The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26


he was 80 years old. For years We
did not know we had a man pretty
near in line with the Savior of the
world.
This young man Abe worked on
farm" continued the speaker. We
heard of him as a captain of a COM
pany His stepmother got him papers
and books and he studied away so that
he could fit himself for distinguished
career. Later we heard that he was
| in congress.
IN debate he said that they could
/ not stand half slave and half free-it
| had to be one or the other. He went
/ to New York and made a big speech.
| There the die was case. He was to
| be the savior of the Union. In his in
! augural address he said, L have taken
| the oath to preserve the Union, and
am going to do it,
/ ''Then the call came. We as kids
got our heads together in our little
town-we were from 16 to 20 years of
| age. We didn't think of the pay or
about getting q pension later. We
/ were thinking of saving the American
republic.
I'VE saved the republic. and thou
sands were killed, but it was worth it.
I am suffering with my limb but I am
glad had part in it.
Prayer was offered by Comrade
John w. Crouch, department chaplain.
Ex-senator w. A. Peffer. Comrade
J. ]. Buck of Emporia and Comrade
Boher of Rice county were called upon
for brief talks.
This afternoon the camp fire opened
at ? o'clock, Conrade A. W. Smith of
Mcpherson presiding. Rev. Comrade
D. d. Akin of Hutchinson offered a
prayer. Addresses were given by
Comrade Carl c. Anderson of Ohio and
Tx Governor John P. St. John of
Olathe.
There were about 800 old soldiers
on the grounds Monday night and sit
ting around numerous fires stories of
the old days were told until a late
hour. Today all trains have been
bringing veterans to the city. Tomor
row, however, will be the big day.
Hundreds of people are expected to
arrive in the city tonight and by the
early morning trains.
Route OF the Parade.
The presidential party will arrive in
Topeka at SIS a. m. The presidential
train will be set on the Santa Fe spur
near Adams street, north of Fourth
street The presidential party will re-
main in their cars until z a. M, at
which time the party, in six automo-
biles, will be taken to the Country
club over the following route:
West on Fourth street to Jefferson
street, south on Jefferson street to
Fifth street, west on Fifth street to
Kansas avenue, south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Eighth avenue west on Eighth
avenue to Harrison street, south on
Harrison street to Ninth street, west on
Ninth street to Tyler street, south on
>
Tenth avenue to Film street, south |
on Fillmore street to Thirteenth street, |
west on Thirteenth street to Clay |
street, south on Clay street to Six !
teenth street, west on Sixteenth street |
to Buchanan street, south on Buchan- |
an street and the Burlingame road to |
the Country club, where the president /
and party will take breakfast; after |
which the party will go north from |
the Country club over the Burlingame |
Road and Buchanan street to Six !
teenth street east on Sixteenth street |
to Clay street, north on Clay street to |
Fifteenth street, west on Fifteenth |
street to College avenue, south on Col |
lege avenue to the Washburn college |
campus, where at S:45 a. m. the pres
ident will dedicate soldiers flag pole. |
The party will then circle through |
the college campus back to College |
avenue, north on College avenue to |
Fifteenth street, east on Fifteenth |
street to Clay street, north on Clay |
sire to Thirteenth street, east on |
Thirteenth street to Western avenue, |
north on Western avenue to Huntoon |
street, east on Huntoon street to To- !
peka avenue, where the line of parade |
will be formed at 9:15 a. m, and pro- |
ceed thence north on Topeka avenue
to Tenth avenue, east on Tenth ave-
nue. to Harrison street, north on Har-
rison street to Third street, east on |
Third street to Kansas avenue, south |
on Kansas avenue to Tenth avenue,
and west on Tenth avenue to Jackson
street, at which point the president wiJ
lay the cornerstone of the Memorial |
Hall Historical building at 1890 a. m.
Next the president and party will
march west through a double line of
school children to a platform south of
the south steps of the state house in
the state house grounds. where he will
make a public address. Then the party
will proceed east through the state
house grounds and Ninth street to
Kansas avenue. north on Kansas ave
nue. to Fifth street and east on Fifth
street to the Santa Fe depot, where he
will take his train for Atchison at
11:45 a. m.
Department Commander T. P. An
derson, representing the Department
of Kansas, G.. A. r.. and the Kansas
State Soldiers and Sailors association,
will present to the president at the
that is duplicate of the association
medals that are being sold to everyone.
The medal cost $25.
The department of the ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
present to the presid ent, following the i
presentation of the gold medal, a semi
centennial pillow, beautifully made of
silk and decorated with satin, repre-
senting Kansas and its sunflowers and
corn, with the seal of the state and the
words Presented to the President of
the United States. 1911"
The Kansas Soldiers and Sailors
association cornerstone laying semi
cen tennial medal is for sale every
where and everyone should have one
as a souvenir of this great reunion and
its ceremonies.
.'All members of Lincoln post No. 1
department of Kansas G. A. r., are
commanded to assemble at Eighth and
Harrison streets, right resting on Har-
rison, "wednesday morning. September
q, at $3.50 a sharp, without fail.
After formation they will march to