Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
THE LATE GEN. LEAvENwoRTH.

ment to enlarge it's scope and change
the name from Infantry and Cav
airy School, to General Service and
Staff College," To meet the in
creased garrison which its enlarged
scope will require, to consist of 5000
enlisted men, not Including the hun
dreds of officers to be sent there for
instruction, a great deal of construc-
ton in the way of barracks and quar-
tiers is made necessary. This is now
in progress. The plans for improve
ment convince those who have knowl-
edge of army affairs throughout the
world that Fort Leavenworth will
when these improvements are COM
pleted, become the largest military
establishment in the world. By rea-
son of it's prominence, the people of
the city believed the proper way to
honor the distinguished soldier who
established the post, is to transfer
his remains to the national GENE
terry and there, over his grave, erect
a monument worthy the great serv-
ices he rendered to his country.
Many distinguished army men viii
be in attendance upon the ceremo.
MES. Among these will be Maj. Gen
Macarthur, Gen. John G. Bates, Gen
Fred Funston and Col. C. C. C. Carr.
Fourth cavalry, commanding at Fort
Riley.
The Memorial day Grafton will be
delivered by that prince of Kansas
orators, Senator F. Dumont Smith, OF
Kinsley, Kan. Gen. Macarthur has
also agreed to make a brief address
upon the army. Bishop Millspaugh,
of the Episcopal diocese will conduct
the religious feature of the exercises
and a choir of $50 voices, comprising
the best singers in the city, will rem
der appropriate selections.
The parade will be one of the inter
esting features of the days ceremo-
MES. It will consist of four separate
divisions.
The first division will be made up
exclusively of the military of the
post, commanded by Col. c. c. c..
Carr, Fourth cavalry. A feature OF
this division will be two batteries Of
artillery. One siege battery OF
four pieces, each drawn by eight
horses and the other a mountain bat
terry carried in sections, upon the
back of mules. This will be the first
time in the history of the army
where such battery has even been
seen mounted as required by the
ordnance regulations and will be a
sight worth going miles to see.
The second division will consist OF
the veterans. of the civil and the
Spanish war and a small
detachment of flower girls, dressed
in white. who will scatter flowers up
On the graves of the soldier dead.
The third division will consist of
the artillery casson drawn by eight
iiorsos bearing the remains of the
general Bishop Millspaugh, rela-
tives, distinguished visitors and mem
bers of the masonic order. To the
Ia tier the deceased officer belonged.
The fourth division will be made
mp exclusively of civic societies, city
and county officers.
The only living grandchildren o.
Gen. Recommendations daughter:
will attend the re-interment
They are the daughters of Col. JESSE
H Leavenworth, who organized
in 1862 and commanded the 'Rock.
Mountain Rangers" This regimen
defended nearly 1000 miles of from
tier from the incursion of hostile In
dams and confederates. In 1864 b
had command of the Santa Fe dis
trict with headquarters at Larned
Kan