Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-09-01
THE BIG REUNION.
1t Was a Grand Success
Every Day a Big One
Larger Attendance
Than Ever.
THE FIRST DAY.

as the Nineteenth Annual Iuter.
State Reunion, was opened by VIM.
Blundeli, the camp gunner, when
he fred two morning salutes from
the big brass cannon which was
captured at Pea Ridge during the
civil war. The. noise occasioned by
the salutes was the signal for loud
aud prolonged cheering and a gen
erai hustiing around. The camp.
rrs arose early Monday morning
and seem determined to have big
time. When the salutes were fired
the big reunion was opened, SO far
as Blundell was concerned, but OF
course the official opening took
place in the big amphitheatre.
All night Sunday night people
poured into camp. They came
from all directions. like grasshop-
pers used TO in Kansae, and by
daylight Monday morning the
camp was pretty well filed. The
major part Of the day was put in by
assignment to quarters.
The camp ere Monday afternoon
was an informal affair. Col. Weldy
made a short speech, which was
followed by music by the Jay Bird
Band of Baxter.
Comrade Benson of Seneca, Mo-,
was introduced and made red hot
speech, full of patriotism and 10y.
atty.
Capt. H. r. Hubbard of Boston
Mills, who is probably as good an
informal camp fire speaker az there
is in the country. then delivered a
short address, to the aesemblage.
Miss Grace Coglizer. daughter OF
Cogiizer the tent contractor, re-
cited Bill Masons Bride" TO the
entire satisfaction of the crowd.
She was encored go forcibly that
she re.appeared and recited a Let.
ter From the Philippines This
was fine, too.
The evening exercises in the
amphitheatre were of varied ma
ture. They opened by the singing
of America" By the assemblage.
Divine blessing was invoked by
Rev. Benson of Seneca, Mo-, after
which J. N. Cooper. president OF the
Association. made neat and
forceful speech. concluding by di-
recting Col. Weldy to take COM
mand of the reunion for one week.
In taking command Col. Weldy
made nice talk and asked the old
comrades TO cooperate with him
in making the reunion a grand
shccess.
The Sunflower Glee Club of Ga
lena, composed of Messre. Cha
telle. McKelvey. Palmer and Coe,
rendered several fine selections in
% most creditable manner.
c. ". Daniels, secretary OF the
Association. made one of his char
acteristic speeches, telling about
the business affairs of the Asso-
citation. /
Miss Nellie German, adopted
daughter of the 18th Illinois, read
"Gray Billy"
Several camp fire talks were
made by comrades.
THE SECOND DAY.
The second day OF. the big re.
union was daisy, 90 far as fine
weather and big crowd were con- |
cerued. Thousands of people
poured into camp all night Monday
night and by Tuesday morning the
grounds presented the appearance
of regular beehive. As soon az
the morning gun was fired people
rolled out of their sleeping quar-
ters and got breakfast. BY the
way, this breakfast business is
pretty sight. Down the long streets,
ON either side of which are nice
clean white teuts, can be seen
of people drinking their
morning coffee and feasting on the
bosom part of hog. OF course,
some have something else 10 eat, in
fact most of them do, but the whole
thing makes a pretty sight, never
theIess. Breakfast 10 usually over
by 2 o'clock.
Roll call at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning was gladly responded to
by the old veterans in camp and
resulted 10 the meeting for the fret
time since the war of many who
fought, bled and died for their
The afternoon camp fire was
quite interesting. After music by
the Galena Firemen's Band and
The Sunflower Glee Club. Hon. N. u
DHnsmore, known as the Bald