The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-10
HOLTON ENCAMPMENT.
G.. A. r. and Auxiliary Orders
Begin WOrk-COulter's
Address.

Holton, Kan, May 10-The nineteenth
annual encampment of the Kansas G.
A r. opened here Wednesday. Aside
from the encampment the various aux
iliary organizations, the W. R. c., Sons
of Veterans and Ladies of the G. A. r.,
are holding their annual meetings. Hol-
ton is gaily decorated with flag and
bunting for the occasion and the people
are doing everything possible to make
the stay of the visitors pleasant The
meetings have attracted all kinds of /
fakirs.
The principal event was the presenta-
ton of medals to the Twentieth Kansas
boys The Fighting Twentieth" was |
invited to hold its first annual reunion |
here this week, but for some reason no /
interest was taken in the matter by the \
volunteers and as a result less than /
nifty members of the regiment are here. /
Colonel W. S. Metca1f and Captain |
SchheInan are the only regimental Off |
GERS on the ground and Captain Adna G. !
Clark is the only other line officer pres
ent- Several months ago the Kansas G. |
A R. department decided to present
each member of the Twentieth with a
medal A small cannon which Colonel
Metcalf brought home from the Philip
pines, was to be used in their manu-
facture. The name of each member
will be engraved on his medal. The
funds to pay the expense was to be
/ raised by popular subscription. Only
! $500 have been received so far, enough
/ to pay for 500 medals. An appeal will
/ be made for enough to complete the
work
In the presence of a big audience Com
mander o. H. Coulter, in behalf of the
| Grand Army of the Republic made the
regimental presentation Colonel Met
calf, Captain Sehlieman and Captain
| Clark responded. In his response Cap
tain Clark took occasion to express him
| self in favor of expansion.
1t has been arranged to have the
medals given to the members of the
| Twentieth by the local Grand Army of
the Republic posts. AS soon as they
are received at the state headquarters
| they will be assorted and sent to the
towns where the various companies
were recruited, and a local presentation
ceremony will follow.
The medals are made of bronze. On
the bar is this inscription, BY the
Patriotic People of Kansas. Presented
to - - Through the Department
of the Kansas Grand Army of the Re
public, 1907
The bar also contains the coat of
arms of the United States. On the pen
dant is this inscription: Spanish
American war 1898 Twentieth kansas
infantry. Manila Bagbag, CaIoocan,
Apalpit, Mololos, Calumpit, Polo.
Mariliao' There is also a sunf1ower in
the center of which is the corps badge
g" At the top of the pendant is the
hailing sign, two fingers" the old
swimming sign.
Coulter did not refrain from criticising
Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans.
He declared that Evans was a worse
enemy to the old soldier and the pen
SiOner than was Lochren- He said the
old soldiers wanted a service pension
; but if they could not get that the pres
! ent laws were good enough if the presi-
! dent would put someone in the pension
: office who would construe them as they
should be and as congress intended.
He denounced the pension bill, which
was passed by the house a few days ago,
$ and said it was not the bill known as the
&c. A R BILL If National Commander
= SHAW mad lndorsed the measure he did
S II on his own account and not as the rep
| reSentative of the national C. A. R or
ganization. Colonel Shaw, he said, would
nave to stand personally responsible for
the odium the bill would bring on the sol
diers if II becomes a law He also spoke
o of an interview he had with President
Mckinley concerning pension matters and
said he was surprised that the, president
views.
- In fact his utteranees were received
with indifference. indicating that the great
with the movement to criticise Presiden'
| Mckinley for the conduct of H. Clay
In his report the commander declared
| that if there could not be a consolidation
of the two orders-the w R C. and tn,
Ladies of the G. A. RAthat the organiza
ton of two lodges in one town should b
4 discouraged and if necessary, condemned
The conflict between the two. he said
He took a shot at the school histor,
adopted by the PopuIist text book com
mission and said it should be eondemne
Il by every patriot in the land. He spoke o
q the national soldiers home at Leaven
I worth and called attention to the fact tina
the notorious joints and dives in Klon
4 dixie had been closed This was NOR
I than Colonel d. r. Anthony could stan
I and right in open meeting he interrupte
the commander long enough to obServ
/ that Klondike was again in bloom
1 There are 494 posts represented and
4 plumber OF politicians are also on tn
/ ground The attendance of the W. r c
1 the Ladies of the G. A. R., and the Son
/ Of Veterans is also large.
1 The contest between Ed Jones. of HO
| ton, Colonel Allen Buckner, of Baldwin
/ and W. W Martin, Of Fort Scott. is yer
| spirited The election will take place tC
| Guy selIeck, of Emporia, will be electe
| division commander Of the Sons of Vetel
Mrs. Della Rawlins, of Kansas Cit,
/ kan, president of the Ladies of the G. !
4 R.. read her annual report in which
1 healthy growth of the order was show
1 She was given a handsome silver tea 81
i as token OF appreciation OF services rel
1 dered the order during the year Of h'
a presidency.
Mrs. Julia P. Shade. of Philadelphia. n:
uonal president of the Ladies Of the
II a. R., is in attendance.
II Mrs. Minnie D. Morgan, Of CottonwoS
4 Falls, called the Woman's Relief corps
= order The secretary, Mrs Belle c. Ha
RS, OF Emporia- gave her report, and
4 shows a prosperous condition for that o
4 are now 1924 members and nine new cor
B were organized during the past year al
s.; sl6 was expended for relief
Mrs. Sarah NJ Whitzell. of LawrenC
n will likely be elected president fop t
Il coming year.
Over ten thousand lives have been 10
in the African war Ten times as maj
die every year as result of impu
Beggs Blood Purifier Its the be
u spring medicine ever made. Fred Acks