The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-22
Secretary Comey Tells of Com
ing Reunion.
Details Of Arrangements for the
Gathering.
THE SOUVENIR MEDALS
Not Necessary TO Have One to
Gain Admission.
Sons and Grandsens Of Veterans
Hold Meeting.

The executive committee meeting of
the State Soldiers and Sailors Reunion
association Thursday afternoon had
under consideration some of the propo-
sitions for the promotion and advant-
age OF the great reunion. Through
some bungling blunder or selfish de
sign. the electric wiring that was in the
buildings on the fair grounds, and was
TO have remained there until after the
great reunion was taken down and
this necessitates replacing the wires at
a cost of over $50 to the association
which expense they did not expect to
have to incur. The exact responsibility
for this betrayal of the agreement be-
tween the chairman of the committee
on camp and grounds of the Soldiers
and Sailors Reunion association, and
the management of the State Fair as
sociation, has not yet been place
However, the wiring has been ordered
replaced, and the entire grounds will
be relighted, satisfactorily at an un-
necessary cost to the reunion aSsocia-
ton.
The reunion medal badges, were re-
ported received and being sold as
speedily as possible, but there seems
to be some misunderstanding as to
what rights go with the medals. This
medal is being sold exclusively as a
souvenir of the State Soldiers and
Sailors reunion and cornerstone lay
ing of Memorial hall and the presi-
dents reception and entertainment and
address, and in celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary or Senaicentennial
of Kansas a s a state. Tt is one of the
most beautiful and historical souvenirs
ever offered to the public in Kansas,
and one that no one can afford to be
without. But a apprehension is
abroad that it is necessary to have this
medal to get access to the reunion
grounds and entertainments. This is
not correct and anyone making tile
statement should be disregarded. The
medal is a souvenir that everyone
should have, but it carries with it no
special privileges and rights not ac
corded to the entire public. The slight
profit from their sale goes to help de-
fray the expenses of the reunion.
Bureau OF Information and Comfort.
Secretary Badders, of the Commercial
club, has a list of all the rooms and
rooming houses in the city that can be
rented for the reunion and Presidents
day and applications for rooms and
accommodations outside of the regular
hotels and boarding houses can be
made to Secretary Badders at the
Commercial club rooms, as we'll as all
other applications pertaining thereto
Lincoln Post NO. 4, G. A. R.
This grand old post will act as
tire reunion. All its members will
wear badges bearing the picture of
Abraham Lincoln and the name of the
post and the number of the same, and
full information regarding the reunion,
that can be supplied. They will also
act as a reception committee at the
Missouri Pacific and Atchison, Topeka
& Santa F'e depots. Lincoln post Will
keep open house during the reunion,
at their spacious and interesting his
torica1 library and hall at 119 East
Sixth street where all comrades and
visitors to the reunion are welcome to
visit and rest and be entertained. The
Ladies of the Grand Army will assist
in receiving visitors and entertaining
them there.
The sons of Veterans.
old Abe camp No. 16 of the Sons of
Veterans will as a body act as a re-
ception committee, and will wear
badges indicating the same. They will
visit the different depots during the |
reunion, and receive incoming visitors |
and give them such information as |
they desire, and also assist in convey |
ing them to the various quarters and |
camps. They will act as a general re-
ception and utility committee.
The Sons and GrandsOnS of Veterans. |
Thursday night there was a we'll at !
tended meeting of the sons and grand /
Civil war, at the Commercial club |
rooms, and after due consideration, a |
meeting was arranged for Monday |
night, September 25, at s o'clock, at |
the Commercial club rooms, and the |
meeting last night adjourned until |
then, when an effort viii be made to /
have in attendance all sons and grand /
sons of veterans. residing in Shawnee I
county or elsewhere, who can be in /
duced to attend the meeting which will |
take only an hour. So it is hoped that |
all sons and grandsons of veterans will /
sociation for the reception of the I
president and for the parade