Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

In fact, the boys who wore the blue have
made Kansas what she Is today.
Many OF the distinguished members have
passed away. In the Grand Army organiza-
ton all of the men above mentioned have
been efficient working members. Among
the past department commanders vet liv-
ing who are occupying prominent positions
IN public life may be mentioned John c.
Carpenter, lawyer and state senator now
chairman of the Kansas commission ST
Louis exposition; Major T. j. Anderson,
who was charter member of this organ
ization, who is still in active service hold
Ing down several public positions, among
them that of government statistician; Ber-
nard Kelley, cha plain in the regular army
now stationed in the Philippines; D. w
Eastman, receiver of the land office at
Enid, Okla; w. w. Martin, treasurer of
the National Military Home, Leavenworth;
A. r. Greene. inspector in the land office
in this city; j. P. Harris, banker and post
master at Ottawa and the republican can
didate for Congress in the second district
four years ago; John Guthrie, ex-judge now
postmaster at Topeka.
Filling High Places.
A number of the members of the Grand
Army of Kansas are filling high places in
the affairs Of the nation-Thomas Ryan,
first assistant secretary of the interior,
member of post No. 1, Topeka; Eugene F.
Ware, pension commissioner, member Of
post No. 80, Fort Scott, and aid-de-camp
on the staff of the department commander;
General John c. Caldwell. member of post
No. II, Topeka, now and for the past six
years consul to Costa Rica: j. L. Brigham,
member of post No $50. White City, consul
at Cape Town, South Africa.
Among the prominent members still in
active service who are now living In Kan
saS are two ex-governors of the state-L.
U. Humphrey of post No. 8, Independence
and f. N Morrill, of post 13O Hiawatha
Mr.. Morrill, was the chairman of the pen
sion committee in the House and had charge
of the pension bill passed in 1890 Another
one of the prominent members of Kansas
department S a. W. Smith of Mcpherson
Post, No. 81. He is also the Kansas MEM
Der of the national council of administra-
ton. Mr.. Smith was the republican candi-
date for governor a few years ago and at
the last general election he was one of the
electors and was selected as the messenger
to deliver the electoral vote of Kansas.
General j. K. Hudson is also one of the
leading and active Kansans. He a
brigadier general in the late Spanish war.
The ex-soldiers in Kansas are among the
leading men out there and have been an
important factor in the development of
the state.
Statistical Showing.
The following is the roll of past command
ers, showing the year they served:
Past department provisional commanders:
John A. Martin. 1856 81; John {. Carpenter,
Chanute 1868; w. S. Jenkins Leayenworth,
1872; John Guthrie Topeka, 1876; ]. H. Gill
patrick, Leavenworth, 1S77'7S. The first
named John A. Martin, has passed away.
Past department commanders: ]. c. Wal
kinshaw, Leavenworth, 1S19-'S2; T. j. An
derson, Topeka. 1888; Homer w. Pond,
Denver, Col, 1894: Milton Stewart. 1885
transferred to Department of Illinois,; c.
]. McDivitt Randsburg, Cal, 1885, T H.
Seward 1887 transferred to Department of
Oklahoma); ]. w. Feighan, 1883; Henry