The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-27
DAVE PAYNE'S
BODY MAY BE
RE-INTERRED
Effort Being Made TO Take 1t
to Oklahoma
IT WAS HIS REQUEST
Movement ChrystaIized Into
Organization at Blackwell.

Blackwell, o. +, April PA David
L. Payne Memorial Association has been
organized in this city. At a meeting Of
citizens H Z. Horne was chosen to i'll
the chair and after stating the objects Of
the meeting, called for a selection Of Off
GERS for the temporary organization and
the following officers were selected:
Chairman, z. watkins: Secretary, W. J.
Krebs. A few minutes was then occupied
by some well delivered speeches on the
life. character and work of David l.
Payne. by D. ". stallings. Capt Louis
Weythman and Capt J. W. Hamilton
who also IN behalf Of the @. A r. post
Of Blackwell, proposed that the matter
be taken up By the G.. A. r. Encampment
TO be held in that city May 22-25-24
4. hbvnapEGkeeau camnmebtnA- eRpn
NJ w Billings was present as a repre-
sentative Of the G. A. R. post Of Black
well. and extended a cordial invitation
to the Association to meet with them
1T the coming encampmenb which was
most heartily accepted
Tie committee composed Of the follow
Ing named persons was retained as the
committee OF this organization at the
c. A. r. encampment:
Capt J. W Hamilton, NJ ". Billings,
Louis Weythman, ". J. Beb5. d w.
StaIings, Noble BallengeT, II. z Horne,
". O. Proctor, T. n. Athey, VIM Fox,
Charles Hartgrove. J. II. Wright, B. c.
Payne. George PresburY.
The following persons were chosen as
~, r,v-ero s7s-ru Ffor1. Stall
lincs. W. J. Bebb and D. II. Wright, and
they reported that the organization
should consist of the following officers:
President.
Wee President.
second Vice President
Recording Secretary.
Corresponding Secretary,
Treasurer.
The report OF the committee was ac-
cepted.
The following Is the report OF the com
mittee on resolutions;
Whereas. Believing that II was largely
through the untiring efforts Of Capt
David i. PAYNE, that the territory was
opened for settlement. and. whereas. the
remains of Capt. David I. Payne now
resting 10 The cemetery at Wellington,
Kansas. should he removed to some place
IN Oklahoma that may be determined
fter. IN IS much that Il was his
request that his remains be buried in
Oklahoma.
Resolved: That we ask the hearty CO
operation of the Territorial C. a r., at
their meeting to be held at Blackwell.
Nay 22-28-34. and the press as Wen as ali
citizens of Oklahoma in removing his
remains and securing a suitable tablet
or monument 20 his memory.
Resolved. That we commend the care
taken and interest shown by James
Shield post and the citizens of yelling
tom
#. n. Athey. D. ". Stanings. w. J.
Krebs and John r. Wright. Committee
The organization was made permanent
by the selection of the following officers:
President. Capt. Louis Weythman; First
Vice President. e. Watkins; Second
Vice President. D. w. Stallings; Record
Ing Secretary. T. n. Athey; Treasurer,
H. z. Horne.
The following press committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the Editorial
well May q.
Homer Chambers. Blackwell
H. w. Billings, Blackwell.
John " Randall. Blackwell
Charles Mclean. Tonkawa-
r. n. Athey, Braman.
N. J. Krebs. Rraman.
The meeting was adjourned 70 meet IN
Blackwell, May % 1901.
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