The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-03
KANSAS news.
Reunion of Fighting Twentieth
Opens at Ottawa.
Young Veterans Welcomed on
Behalf of City.
TO CLOSE TOMORROW.
Col. MetcaIf Delivers an Address
Last Night.
Items Of Interest From All Over
the State.
TO CLOSE TOMORROW.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. -3.--About 300 vet
Grams Of the Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers are here for the first reunion Of
the regiment a camp has been estab-
lished IN the park on the bank of the
Marias des Cygnes. The boys occupy
tents, wear khaki uniforms and live
pretty much as they did in the Philip
pines.
The first number of the programme
was pulled off at 4 o'clock Monday af
ternoon, when F. o. Hetrick chairman
of the day. called the comrades to order
Judge A. W. Benson and William A.
Deford made addresses of welcome on
behalf OF the city of Ottawa, giving the
visitors to understand that if they
didn't see what they wanted they could
get IT by calling for it. Colonel Wilder
:. Metcalf and Sergeant John o. Morse,
OF K company responded After the
speaking there was handshaking for a
while and then supper was served.
Last night Colonel Metcalf, Captain
"A. g. Clarke and G. T. Cook delivered
addresses about the campaigns of the
regiment IN the Philippines, illustrated
with stereOpticon views.
Inc reunion will last over tomorrow,
and as the Twentieth Kansas veterans
cut ice in politics d large number of
statesmen of various parties viii at
tend.
The following is the programme for
today.
$500 a. m.-Guard mount by Twentieth
Kansas.
1880 a. m.-Campf1re. chairman. Cap
tain E. BOltwOOd. Addresses by Con
gressmen j. D. BoWersock and Charles
Curtis, Lieutenant Colonel Z. c. Little
and others
200 %. m.-Street parade of Twentieth
Kansas and First regiment infantry
Kansas National Guards
400 D na--Business meeting of Tween
tieth Kansas. Prentice hall.
500 D. n.-IOrasS TaradP Tvvx-apffath
Kansas infantry, United States volun-
teers.
TOO p m.-Concert by. Twentieth Kan
sas band, assisted by First Regiment
band
500 p. m.-Campfire. Chairman. J. P.
Harris. Addresses by United States
Senator W. A Harris, Congressman
Chester l. Long, Captain Clad Hamilton
and others
1000 .. manual banquet, Twen-
tieth Kansas.
The programme for Wednesday, the
last day, viii be as follows:
1000 a. m.-Campfire- Chairman VS.
jerks Addresses by Governor ". E
Stanley, United States Senator J. r.
tenant John O. Tent, Colonel Cloud and
others.
200 ?. m.-sham battle participated
in by Twentieth Kansas and first infan-
try Kansas National Guard
500 p m--Band concert at Rohr-
baugh opera house by the Twentieth
H.
ment band, Charles Z. Gormley direc-
tor.
A little history of the Twentieth Kan
sas covering its service in the Philip
pines makes interesting reading along
with the dOings a the reunion of the
gallant regiment
From report of Funston, under date
OF April 3, 1899, showing part played by
the Twentieth Kansas in the operations
beginning with the advance from the
trenches on the north side of Manila on
March 25 and ending with the capture
of Malolos on the 3lst day Of the same
month.
After occupying the trenches on the
north of CaloOcan since February II the
regiment received orders on March "a to
take new position about a mile and
a half southeast of CalOOcan. It left
after ightfan and marched to La
Iona, where it bivouacl1ed for the
night, and before daybreak was in posi-
ton for the proposed advance.
From first we We're subjected to
moderate and not very well directed
fire from the enemy intrenched in the
margins of the woods" says General
Funston THE greater part of the en-
envy fed as soon as we opened fire but
did not reply until we were half way
across the OPEN when we commenced
firing by volleys. The greater part of
the enemy fled as soon as we opened fire
within a. few hundred yards before they
fled, several dead and badly wounded
and a few arms being abandoned.
"On approaching the Tuliaban river,
however, we were subject to a severe
eral points on the opposite bank. Reach
ing the south bank of the stream, which,
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