The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-29

for such a position. 1t was regiment
of six weeks and its effectiveness as a
fighting body has astonished experts in
military organization all over the world
Major Brodie has received requests fol
information as to how it was done from
nearly every European country and it is
not unlikely that similar plans of military
organization viii be incidents Of all future
wars. Major Brodie thinks that in wal
with China the Rough Rider idea will find
materially enlarged development. He says
the principal of recruiting natural cav
alrymen for quick, active service was in
evitable and has come 10 stay.
An essential in the successful organi-
cation of such fighting forces is knowl-
edge Of and familiarity with men. The Of
icers and men must be nearer together
than under the old rule. which deemed
It essential in the interest Of discipline
to have the stations of the leader and
the fighter as wide apart as possible. The
great success Of the Rough Riders was in
the fact that the officers and men were
on such familiar terms that they mare
easily understood one another. Had the
organization been perfected along the Old
lines of arrangement between officers
and men the Rough Rider regiment could
not have been made a successful fighting
force in six months.
Major Brodie kept very close. familiar
relations with his men during the time
he was training them, with the result
that they learned more rapidly and be-
came so attached to their leaders that
they would follow them into the jaws of
certain death. Thus it. is that while
Theodore Roosevelt is the head of the
Rough Riders. Colonel Brodie is the real
heart and soul Of the organization. His
spirit IS the spirit Of the men
Major Brodie was shot and reported
fatally wounded the second day after the
Rough Riders landed in Cuba He had to
be threatened with arrest and court
martial before he would consent to leave
the field for the hospital.
Colonel Br0die is a very modest man
as all brave men are. He has a fine ed
ucation and many intellectual attain
ments, but IL you didn't know him you
would never suspect him to be the ideal
soldier Of the volunteer army in Cuba.
When his old colleagues Saw him at
the Wichita union depot it would do ones
heart good 10 see how they caressed him
and how he greeted them in return. His
wife was by his side. and her reception
Of the boys was no less interesting She
knew them all since the reunion of last
year and called their names without hes
itation Of memory. She manifested a
motherly interest in all their affairs
At Newk.rk Major Brodie heard that
Captain McGinnis-and some OF the veter-
ans Of Company D were at the depot.
and he left the sleeper and ran up ahead
to meet them. The greeting was very
enthusiastic and affecti9nate Captain
McGinnis and the boys were hustled to
the car to meet Mrs. Brodie and the other
ladies. The gallant boys Of Company D
were in their shirr sleeves. but the fair
never cares about the clothes the brave
wear, and the reception was charmingly
cordial and interestingly informal
At Guthrie Governor and Mrs Barnes
Joined the party. Mrs. Barnes was de-
! lighted to meet the chivalrir colonel and
the ladies Of his party, and the feeling
was mutual. The governor welcomed
them all 70 Oklahoma and hoped they
would have a pleasant visit in the land
Of the fair god"
Colonel and Mrs. Brodie are very fond
Of Colonel Roosevelt, apd they hope he
will be triumphantly elected vice presi-
dent this time and president in 1901 and
1908 Mrs. Brodie Is such an admirer of
the genius and sterling qualities of the
Rough Rider hero that she thinks he
should have been nominated for first
place on the ticket this year.
Oklahoma City has made the most
IL,
While the people expect to have a ire
mendous crowd, they really have no con-
ception of the crowd they VIII have
Everybody one meets says that every
I body else is going, and from present ap-
( pearances all 6f the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma. one-fourth OF Kansas and
Texas asd ? big slice Of Missouri Ar
kansas and New Mexico will attend
Besides the regular accommodations
400 cots have been secured and placed
! 50 as to give an immense crowd COM
( Portable sleeping accommodations.
Thieves are the best judges as Il
crowds, and the way they are pouring
/ into Oklahoma City indicates a tremend-
/ Gus, concourse Of people. The police
/ foroe viii be ~trehled during the week
and in addition the sheriff viii commits
/ sion as many deputies as viii insure or
I der in the city and protection to the
! visitors
twould be impracticahle to give in
| this connection even a reasonably par
! tial synopsis Of the weeks program. II
/ consists If such a Investigation OF
unique features that an entire column Of
/ the Eaele would he required for their
enumeration. It will undoubtedly be the
/ most elaborate program ever given ir
/ this country in Connection with a military
reunion and in grandeur viii approach
II not equal the fctes given in elder
| times 70 distinguished and victorious
/ fighting bodies If men.
Governor Roosevelt viii reach Okla
homa CITY on Monday night. trave]iu1
over the Santa Fe a sthe guest Of Vice
President Paul Morton. He viii deliver
an address July ;. which VIII be the big.
gest day % the reunion.
When the reunion IS over the country
( will say Of Oklahoma CITY that she dit
herself proud she will have done homo,
- TIN Rough Riders that no city viii d
! fa~ wears 70 come. Much Of the credi
Tor the success # the reunion VIII be du.
to Charlie Hunter and Frank Frantz 81
/ Enid end Prof Johnson of Shawnee
They have been uutiring in their efforts
II make II the great success it VIII prov,
TO be.
latter THE FRISCO EXTENSl on
Cit .ens OF Marshall Township, Lo&ar