The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-01
MEET IN REUNION
Old Soldiers Begin Their
Exercises Today.
PROGRAM OF THE WEEK
Many Prominent Men to Make
Addresses.

Today the old soldiers OF southern Kan
sas viii commence their annual reunion
in Riverside park. Yesterday the big as
sembly tent was put up and also large
number OF small sleeping tents. Battery
A OF the Kansas National guards has
been ordered out and VIII go into camp
in regular army style and each morning
will fire a sunrise salute and in the even
ing will fire a sunset salute Each morn
but there VIII be campfres and addresses
by various members of the association.
These speeches will be short and mostly
"reminiscences OF the war and camp life
The ex-confederate soldiers have been
invited to attend and the mornings viii
be devoted to tales OF the camp life OF
the two great armies. II is expected that
fully two thousand old soldiers viii be
in attendance here this year Those who
were at the meeting last year were so
well pleased with the reunion that they
are coming and many Of their friends viii
come with them.
During the afternoon and evening there
will be addresses by prominent men and
songs and recitations by local persons.
The programs have not been fully COM
pleted. as there are a great number OF
ex-soldiers who will be here one day only
and they have not notified the officers Just
when they VIII be here and the commit
tee could not state last night at what time
these men would appear. The principal
speakers have been secured and the pro-
grams for each day have been made out
in full The speakers from out OF town
who have not been given places on the
PR grams will be placed thereon when
they arrive IN the city.
All the Rotations and songs have been
secured and the numbers placed on the
program.
The following is the complete program
fer each day of the reunion. except the
short speeches by different members OF
the association.
Major Durham's drum corps VIII give
a selection every day. Congressman
Charles Curtis will be here either Wed
nesday or Thursday:
At 1870 p. N. the speakers Will be Hon.
S. r. Peters. ex-congressman of this dis
trict, Major 7. NJ. Kelley. late member
Of Morgan's command in the confederate
army These gentlemen are strong plat
form speakers. Mayor MCLEAN will make
the welcome address and the response
win be by ]. NJ. Knapp. There viii be
ew0 selections recited, especially prepared
for the occasion. Miss Mabel Snyder OF
Cheney will give In the Rife Pits" a
descriptive battle scene. Miss Gail SUIT
ton viii render q responsive musical dia-
logue between the blue and the gray.
Mrs. Child and Miss Blanche Child will
give Duet. Major Durham Will direct
the drum corps in calls and reveille. Miss
Grace Chapman will execute relevant in
teriudes on the piano after each address.
Listen for the battery salute by Capt
Downing and go 70 the park. The pro-
gram viii be unusually fine and patriotic.
Wednesday-At 1:30 p. m. invocation by
Rev. Prundge.
Solo. Mrs Homrighouse; address, Gov.
Stanley; recitation, Miss Lena Fuller;
address, Department Commander NJ. Nor
ton.
Program by womans Relief Corps, con-
sisting OF songs. Rotations and panto-
mines.
In the evening there will be addresses
by local talent.
hursday-Campfire in the morning.
Address by an ex-confederate at i:S0 d.
n. Address by Chester !. Long: recita-
ton. Estella Burke: address. Rev.
Father Then: duet. Mrs. Hubert Child
and Blanche Child.
Program by the Ladies OF the C. A. p
consisting of songs. recitations and pan
t0mimes.
Friday-Address by Senator J. R. Bur
ton at 80 p. m; solo. Mrs Homrighouse:
address, President Stanley OF Friends
University; recitation. Miss Gail Sutton