The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-03
City Is Owned by Gallant De-
tenders of Their Country.
HARMONY PREVAILS.
No Opposition to Election OF Col.
Little as Commander.
Military Order Of the Serpent
VIII Be Installed.


have taken the town and they will keep
It until late tonight. The occasion is
the first day of the annual reunion OF
the Twentieth Kansas infantry, and the
third annual encampment of the UNI
4ed Snanish war veterans, department
of Kansas.
TIE local members of the two Or
Ezanizations held their regular meetlng
and completed the arrangements Tor the
reception of the visitors.
The Salipa merchants have been very
liberal in their contributions for the
entertainment of the visitors, ana the
Salina camp has announce1e ozo nc 90 ~
reople of Salina have given Szo0 to"aru
the entertainment, $50 OF Wnlcn was
given BIZ the Merchants Association at
a special meeting of the board OF al
rcctors held for that purpose
night.
s.OriginaP, Drum Corps Here.
The Sal1na boys did not expect any
of the ooys from outside the county
until this morning, and consS;qu 49,,
last night did not meet the IAN 49, %
4he east. which brought IN aOo4t 20
Of them from Kansas City, Law
renee and ottawa. When the vets ar
rived they made themselves a. ~ nO 81
and marched from the depot 10 ny .ie,i,al
tionaI hotel headed by the orls5n 20
Twentieth drum corps ana regis -"
the National for the nlghI Lave
'4i Tba base drum which the boys nave
brought to Salina is the orlgln III 10
which the regiment started OUT 49, ~
the outbreak of the Spanish-A ;isiI !,
war in 1895 The old drum Is teILIolI
SCARED. but the big sunno"eI LIE
covers one side of the drum com 1o1,ea
ly is still distingulshanle, an baating it
man who beat that drum IS peaoln s of
4odav His name is E. &. Lucas u
ottawa, Kan, and his brotner, -
J.ucas. is still beating the smart VI ~ IL
a
These drums have peen n, az the war.
union of the Twentieth since the w..
and they are good for several year
more.
175 Are Already Here
The soldiers are coming in on every
train and are met by the local com,
anittees and escorted to the commercial
club rooms to register. There are doouI
175 already registered and many HloI
are expected. while there will be many
who will come barely in time LOT tne
BANQUET at Buckley hall, which Is 10 pc
held at $50 tonight, and remain Ior
the degree work of the Military Order
of the Serpent, and the 1n1tlatloh OIL the
u, S. W. v.
rhe majority Of the members of the
Twentieth are already members or the
war veterans of the state, and many
Of those who are not will join mere
The Order of the Serpent Is Busy.
The Military Order of the Serpent
is creating more excitement than any
gram aud this work will be conducted
by Lieutenant Taylor E. Duncan, Jun
dor vice commander of the department
of Missouri who arrived from Kansas
CITY last night with the Snake
paraphernalia, and is talking up tha
Fart of the reunion, which is the hlgh-
est degree of the U. S. w. V. In the
United States.
cases or cages of snakes. and the W1lds
of Salina camp will be submerged IN
them from this time on.
The Grand Lair of Missouri, last
week received special dispensation from
the Supreme Lair Of the United states
Il. come over into Kansas and install
the Military Order of the Serpent at
Kansas City This was done last Mon
Kansas comes tC Salina to install a
"den of snakes and will use the Mis-
scuri regalia. The Salina camp Will
be the first local camp in the state to
The degree of the Kattee Puma will
elso be administered by the war vet
Grams and the Twentieth Kansas.
The head office of the Serpent order
is the Supreme Gu Gu GrandissisSimo,
and is held by E. c. Little.
No Opposition to Colonel Little.
So far az can be learned at this time
Colonel Little is the only active candi
cate for the office at department COM
mander of the war veterans, ]. H. Cor
bett of Leavenworth having Withdrawn
from the race.
DR.. NJ. G. Cockey of this city is the
only candidate for the office of depart |
ment surgeon
William B. Trembly. of Kansas City, |
the man who swan the Bag Bag river |
under a fierce fire. is the only candi- |
date for the office of president of the |
Twentieth Kansas association.
The secretary and treasurer of the Or |
ganization will be elected from among |
members where the next state reunion |
is to be held. This has been the Gus
tom for several years, hence there is |
no fight on for either of these offices. |
The following towns are after the next |
reunion and encampment: Pittsburg
Kansas City, Ottawa. Lawrence and Alb
ilene.