The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-03
TO THE OLD VETERANS
Congressman Long VIII
Speak in Riverside Park.
TWO O'CLOCK THE HOUR
First Day of the Reunion Was
a Great Success.

Representative Chester I. Long Will
speak at o'clock this afternoon TO the
old soldiers at Riverside park.
Charles F. Scott of lola will address the
reunion following Mr.. Long.
Department Commander W. W. Martin
will speak this evening.
The excitement and success Of the car
nival in nowise diminished the interest in
their annual reunion by the members of
the Wichita Reunion association.
The reunion commenced yesterday in
Riverside park, and its early sessions
were full of interest to the old boys.
Many wagons are on the ground, which
shows that the old sildiers and their fam
lilies have driven many miles to attend
the reunion. The southwesterly slope of
old GriswoId park is also well covered
with tents, and most of them are occu-
pied. The rest will be today.
Captain w. T. Burgess is one of the
fathers of this reunion association, and he
makes the old soldiers and their families
feel at home at once He is committee
ceremonies, and several other different
kinds of things. He has able assistance,
however, from fellow members of the
association and nothing is left undone to
make the reunion a success.
The absence of the wretched weather
which prevailed at Hutchinson last week
at the state reunion is refreshing. The
tents are on high and dry ground. They
are well stocked with straw. The drives
are dry. The shade is pleasant since the
weather is warm. Everything is clean
and nice.
The reunion opened yesterday afternoon
with the firing of five guns by battery A
At o'clock there was music, recita-
tions and speaking. Mrs. Addie Homrig-
hous sang 1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
and responded to encore. singing an orig
inal song, "Our Comrades in Blue"
Miss Mary Chapman accompanied Mrs.
Homrighous.
Mayor Ross made an address Of well
come which caught the the boys, and
Captain Burgess, in his best vein, re-
sponded to 1T
There was then some more reciting by
a number of young ladies. and Colonel
Sumner Of Oklahoma told anecdotes and
gave "reminiscences of arm life which
pleased the soldiers.
Mr.. Ginger, without whom no reunion
seems complete, recited some of his witty
and entertaining pieces. and the Rev.
Bruce Griffith paid a brief tribute to the
soldiers.
In the evening the initial attraction was
the Wichita colored band, and after some
more Rotations, which are plentifully
bestrewn throughout the program, Paul
Brown made a patriotic speech in which
he declared that the old soldiers of the
civil war were the heroes of the young
soldiers of the Spanish and Philippine
wars, and that our flag always should
stay where it has been planted, to insure
freedom and liberty.
]. L. Papes recited Gene Wares "Or-
gan Grinder" John Fisher. an old sol
der Of this city, made a short talk; Jim
and the evening exercises were at an end.
Department Commander W. w Martin
will speak tonight and also tomorrow.
Corporal James Tanner, who was
commissioner of pensions under President
Harrison, will be here tomorrow, and
will address his old comrades on next
Friday
Governor Stanley will speak on Friday.
Among the speakers for Thursday are:
President Stanley of the Friends univer-
sity, Former Representative Jere Botkin,
Captain Fishback Of Winfield.
There is much interest taken in the an
nouncement that Representative Chester
1. Long Will speak this afternoon. Mr.
Long IS well known as the soldiers friend,
and his splendid campaigns in this con-
gressional district have made him IA
nous. His ability as a public speaker
is unquestioned. and he will doubtless
have large audience this afternoon.
Former States Senator Charles F. Scott
Of lola, Republican candidate for con-
gressman-at-large, will also speak this af-
ternoon, and as he is widely known az an
interesting speaker there is interest in
him.
There is no lack of good speakers for
this occasion, and the reunion bids fair
IN every way to he a success It at least
starts out with indications that way.
1T MIST RI STOPpEO