Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-04
REUNION NOTES.
Continued from last week.


Campfire Thursday night, Sec'y Painter
presiding. Music, Englewood drum corps
Short campfire talk was made by comrade ].
R. Quinn. Chairman Painter detailed two
comrades to bring before the campfire John
E. Roberts, late captain of Co. F, 4th Va.
Inf, c. S. A, who was introduced to the
audience and made most interesting address
trimming full of patriotism. Comrade J. NJ.
Brannan made a very interesting speech.
Had Lane gave in his mimical way an Irish
recitation and sang a song Mrs. Alice
Whipple of Dodge splenddiy recited ''Red,
White and Blue After another song Miss
Buehla Gilpin recited 'sSheridan's Ride"
Secy. Painter spoke few minutes and the
campfire closed with music.
Friday morning at 9 o'clock the association
met at the court room in business session,
Pres. Griggs in the chair. The minutes of
the Sixth Annual Reunion held at Beaver
Okla, 1899 were read by past Secy. J. R.
Sencenich and approved. Ford county made
application for membership in the association.
county was admitted into the S. w. Veterans
association. Comrade J. V. Thompson nom
mated Dodge City as the point to hold the
9Th Annual Reunion. Comrade Henry Mott
ghrue and Ira Boyle were appointed tellers.
Dodge City received majority of all votes
cast. On motion of Comrade Sughrue Dodge
City was unanimously declared the place to
L. Sweeney was elected president by accla-
nation. The following vice presidents were
chosen for the next year: Beaver county, H.
Mott, Cline P. O.; Meade county, r. NJ.
Painter, Lakeland P. O.; Stevens county, w.
w. Ramsey, leila P. O.; Haskell county, D.
Woodman, Ivanhoe P. o.; Seward county,
A. Lane, Arkalon; Clark county, w. c. Dey-
an, Ashland; Ford county. J. r. Sencenich,
Fl. Dodge. The president-elect, d. L. Swee-
ney, announced the following appointments:
Secretary, James Arment, Dodge City; Chap
lain, Rev. Isaac Newman, Fl. Dodge; Daugh
Ter of the regiment, Miss Myrtle Gray, Fl.
Dodge. committee of five was appointed
on resolutions to report at the afternoon meet
ing. AT this time comrade Mott was called to
the chair and presented the present daughter
of the regiment, Mrs. Josie Rhodes, past
daughters of the regiment, Mrs Eugene
Groves and Miss Winnie Bonham. Mrs.
Groves made very interesting address, after
which all present gave the ladies hearty
hand-shake. The session closed with fine
address by Mrs. Rhodes and an interesting
talk by Mrs. Robt. Rosenberg.
Friday afternoon session. After prayer by
cnmrade Newman, the president called Mrs.
Lane to the char. Chorus, Tramp, tramp,
the boys are marching" was rendered. The
committee on resolutions presented the follow
ing which were adopted:
Meade, Kansas, September FL, 1900.
We, your committee appointed at the 9TH
annual reunion of the Southwestern Veter-
ans association. beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Ist. Be it resolved, that the thanks of the
members of this association is hereby extend
ed to the citizens of Meade county and the
city of Meade for their hearty welcome ex-
tended to as on this occasion and for the
splendid entertainments afforded us while
here, and we will ever remember the kindness
and hospitality with hearts filed with graft
tude.
End. Resolved, that we tender our thanks
to the Meade Comet Band, the Richie Smith
drum corps, the Fit. Dodge drum corps, and
the singers for the splendid patriotic music
rendered during this reunion.