The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-08-22
CAMP WARNER.
The Southwest Kansas Old
Soldiers Association.
9Th ANNUAL REUNION.

said Mike Sutton always got mad when
he referred to the old soldier old
man; but this was because Mike was pay
ing court to Il Meade county young lady
The speaker said they wanted Ford
county in the organization because of the
people and the remarkable quality of the
water in Dodge City.
He would fustill in the minds of the
young what the flag stands for-the bet
terment of mankind-when they under
stand this we need have no fear of our
country's welfare.
The flag does not stand for its lines of
colors and figures, but it stands for true
manhood, true womanhood and liberty.
1t means not only to the isles of the sea
but to the whole world-it matters not.
where, so the people got their liberty and
civilization.
Captain Painter feelingly referred to
the burial of his boy, one week ago, who
had died for the cause of humanity in
the Philippine islands.
Like Judge Madison. to vary the
monotony of speech, Captain Painter in
duiged in humorous remarks.
Miss Myrtle Gray's welcome was a
patriotic address, delivered in graceful
manner The speaker spoke without EN- :
barrassment, in clear tone Ct voice.
Miss Gray wears the honor of Daughter
of the Regiment with becoming grace
She spoke of the patriotic tendency OF the
reunions and their social character
Dilworth Baird, late of the 4th Z. s.
Infantry, made the response to Miss
Gray's address. Dilworih was gallant
soldier, who served for more than two
years in the Philippines. His dignified
bearing the stand was modest like the
nd he of he
conferred on him. This was his first APP
pearance before public audience, and
he acquitted himself with dignity and
honor.
State Senator F. Dumont Smith, Tues
day evening, spoke about the remarks
made by Captain Painter. He was not
an orator. He spoke of the Captain
Painters dignity, and as sergeant at arms
of the Senate. The duties of a sergeant
at arms is to look dignified.
He said the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie was the nursery of patriotism because
of its influence on the younger genera
ton.
He was in favor of Grand Army day
and flag day IN the public schools; and
children instilled with the living MEM
nries. in flesh, of war history. He spoke
of the partial war history in the school
DOOhS III SOuluSIU SCEOOISs DUG uO
warmer hearted people now exist than
The Southern people, and they responded
Ia great numbers to the call of arms in
onr late fight with Spain. This patriotic
fever was not an impulse, but it was the
growth of time.
He spoke of slavery and questions
leading up to the Civil war; of the
bravery and heroism of our soldiers, and
of the Kansas soldiers.
The sterling and mercurial atmos-
phere Of Kansas invigorating, and
here there is no such thing as failure
we simply put property in our wives
names, and go right along
Mr. Smith spoke eloquently and was
listened to with close attention.
Mrs Belle Worrall Ball, Washington
correspondent, was introduced, and said
she would have TO take Issue with Senator
NTH, on the Southern question, She
had worn her badge of w. R. c., in the
Capital city with the contempt and
sneers of Southern people. As a cores
pondent she had attended functions where
the rebel flags were the decorations. She
asked, does this show that the union
spirit is rampant at the Capital. The
picture is not always dark she por-
trayed it, but the regret is that such a
spirit should be shown at the National
Capt. tai.
The bloody side of old glory the
picture we should teach our children.
and not refrain as one speaker had said
in the afternoon. Old Glory was the
oldest national flag in the world-124
years-and of the youngest nation
Mrs. Ball said Kansas school history
only gave page to the Civil war. She
inquired, should the old soldiers stand
supinely by, and see their sacrifices sc
lightly given? The children should be
| taught the truth of history, and not the
reasonable doctrine found in our public
school histories. Reasonable doctrine
was damnable at all times aud under all
circumstances.