The Globe-republican., 1903-09-03
Began at the City Park Tuesday Morning Attended by
Larger Crowd Than Previous Years
EACH DAILY MEETING HAS BEEN FULL OF INTEREST.
Prominent Speakers Present and Veterans Here From All
Over the Western Halt Of the State.
Workman Rally Wednesday,

(only study the history Of solder-neigh.
bors we will find that there Is moving
about among us men whose deeds Of val
or and heroism far out did anything In
ancient history. There never was such q
war as the great Civil war, for In that
] contest you were not fighting men Of
different race, a different blood, but men
of the same race, the same blood, pos
sessed of the same bravery, the same
determination the same courage"
Speaking of pensions the Senator said;
~ have drafted and introduced 10 the
senate a bill which provides the minimum
pension shall not be less than twelve dol
lars per month, this pension to be given
to all who can show record of ninety
days service.
The record of service isall that is to be
required. | believe that every soldier
who gave ninety days of his life to his
country Is entitled to twelve dollars,
without regard TO what bis physical con.
dilion might have been when be quit |
the service. shall use every effort to
have the bill pass the senate, While
have no desire to be ,profigats with the
nations money yet this bill would only
increase the pension roll about twenty
millions Of dollars, in doing this however,
1t would reduce the expense of the Pen
sion department something like a million
and half dollars by letting out lot Of
clerks and examining physicians
The second day, Wednesday, was
A, o. u. W. day, and after dinner the
program was turned over to the Work
men, Judge Madison presiding. Three
of the Grand Lodge officers, Grand Mas
ter Workman, r. W. Turner; Grand Re-
cordcr e. M. Ford and Grand Medical
Examiner s. j. Crumbiue were present.
A grand parade headed by the Garden
City band was made from up town to the
reunion grounds, After the program
was completed the fat men and lean men
Of Dodge City struggled for base ball
honors and finished in a score OF II to II s
before hundreds of interested spectators.
In the evening camp fire was held at
the grounds and the Workmen had a big II
time at the rink. A competition drill be- s
tween the dill teams Of the Hutchinson
and Dodge City lodges resulted in the
award Of a $50 cash prize from the Grand
lodge to the Hutchinson team. The
Judges were from the lodges of Garden
City, Stafford and Topeka. lwenty.six
new members were initiated at the be-
ginning Of the meeting. 6
Wednesday evening Congressman Cald.
erhead spoke at the camp fire, dwell
ing upon the subject of pensions. He
was followed by Col, d. R. Anthony Of
Leavenworth who made an interesting
talk on bis experiences before and ct the
Of the war.
Thursday morning Congressman Victor :
made fine address to the old =
soldiers and their friends and the re.
ception accorded him shows that be is .
popular In this part Of his district ;,
The crowds for Wednesday and Thurs. !,
day were about equal in size. More peo. ;, =
Pile were camped Oh the grounds this :
year than last. One Of the features which
bus delighted the Veterans this year ID
The excellent rectations Of the daughter
of the regiment, Rosa Rhodes. Another :
Is the little girls and boys Of Maj. NAL n n
lonee's drum corps. !,
President D. l.. Sweeney, Secretvry . !,
Arment and the vice presidents Of the .,
various counties have once more shown '
heir ability to plan and carry out great -
'eunlon. "
Senator Chester |. Long was the chief "
peaker today. :.
SENATOR LONGS SPEECH. u
Senator Chester I. Long returned 90
Thursday morning from a four weeks sc
'acatlon in Colorado, and stopped off tn
lere to address the Southwest Kansas re. dl
uion. Senator Long was tired from bis cr
ong journey, and only spoke briefly.
Ie went somewhat into details as to the a
eason-the chief reasons--for the war Of gt
be rebellion, being the preservation Of or
he union. He depicted the character Of
lincoln, and praised the prowess Of DR.
lraut, the superb military chleitaln. He Ok
ketched the dissolution OF the vast union
rmy upon the close Of the war; its dis. K'
'ersion 10 Its homes; and lti resumption
[ the duties Of home lille and citizenship. ioI