The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-25
Old Soldiers Respond to En-
campment Call.
Memorial Hall Is Magnet Of
Attraction.
MUTE. EVERLASTING MARBLE
1t Is Token of Men Who Fought
Civil War.
A Week of Reunion Started
Here Today.

Here Today.
| More than 1000 old soldiers and
| their wives have arrived in Topeka
| today for the thirty-third annual G.
A. r. encampment and the dedication
of the new half million dollar Mem
orial hall. The encampment official
" opens Tuesday morning and will
continue until Thursday night. 1t is
perhaps the last big state wide en-
campment to be held in Kansas by
the veterans Of the Civil and Span
| ish-American wars and a crowd Of
not less than 10000 people. including
about 5000 veterans and their wives,
is expected for the three days cele-
bration.
Hundreds Of members Of the Kan
sas National Guards, cadets from the
State Agricultural college and Battery
A, are included in the big military
escort brought to Topeka for the ded
| ication Of the new Memorial hall. Six
big bands. as many drum corps and
several augmented glee clubs and or
chestras will furnish music during the
week. Campfires will be held on the
state house lawn. west of Memorial
hall, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings. Enrolment Of the old
soldiers began this morning in the
state house and as fast as the veter-
ans arrive in Topeka they are taken
direct from the depots to the state
house for registration. This registra-
ton is more complete and thorough
than ever before and includes the
visiting Topeka
Tuesday morning the various COM
mittees in charge Of the program for
l. ~ %
quarters in the state house. The first
meeting of the encampment will be
held in the auditorium on Quincy
street Tuesday afternoon at 1880. The
address of welcome will be delivered
by Mayor r. L. Cofran and the re-
sponse will be by Judge A. w. Ben
son, associate Justice Of the state su-
preme court
In the evening a reception for Com
mander-fn-Chief Washington Gard
ner will be held in the hew Memorial
hall. The reception will be held at
1880 o'clock. AT $3.50 a camp fire will
be held on the state house lawn, west
Of the Memorial hall. Col A. w.
Smith will preside at the camp fire.
Should weather not permit an open
air meeting, the camp fire will be
transferred to the auditorium.
Nine companies of Kansas National
for the encampment. The companies
include: First infantry-Co. H.,
Lawrence; Co. l., Manhattan; Co. j.,
Garnett and Lawrence; First Infantry
band. Lawrence. Second regiment
Co. B., Holton; Co.. E., Hutchinson:
Co. L.. Emporia; Second Regiment
band, Topeka.
There will be an abundance Of mu-
! sic throughout the weeks encamp-
ment. Six bands engaged for the
week include: MarshalIs, First and
Second Regiment bands, Knights &
Ladies Of Security, Santa Fe Appren-
tices, Kansas University band. Music
| will also be furnished by the Modocs,
Veterans Glee club and the high
school orchestra and an augmented
orchestra Of Topeka musicians. Drum
corps will come from Wichita, Par
/ sons, Marysville, Minneapolis and the
National Soldiers home, Fort Leav-
enworth. These organizations will fur
| nish music during the encampment
and will play under direction of the
committees in charge of the program.
All of the bands and drum corps will
participate in the big parade Wednes-
day morning.
The annual reports Of the depart
ment commander and department
chaplain will not be read until
Wednesday afternoon.
That at least 10000 people win at
tend the encampment is the prediction
| of Col. ]. N. Harrison, department COM
mander for the state.
There are 1900 old soldiers living In
Kansas and 1 believe that fully one
third of them will come to the encamp-
ment," was the prediction Of the de-
partment commander. IT also believe
1t is conservative to say that 5000 Wis.,
itors will be here for the three days
and that a crowd of 10000 people will be
here from out Of town.
Arrangements were made today for
the feeding of the visiting national
guardsmen and cadets. Members of the
national guard and the Agricultural
college cadets will be fed at the First
Methodist church and First Presby-
terian church. The Presbyterian church.
between Eighth and Ninth streets on
Harrison. will care for the cadets. while
the First Methodist church ladies will
feed the national guardsmen.
The headquarters Of the Spanish
war veterans during the memorial
functions will be at the adjutant gem
erals Office on the east side of the
north wing of the state house Span
ish war men attending will have an
opportunity Of registering there and
procuring badges. All Spanish war
men Will march in the second division
of the parade on Wednesday The
committee has desired to form the
men attending in a big company. All
Spanish war men are requested to be
| at Eleventh and Harrison streets at
$3.50 sharp Wednesday morning.
May 27. An appropriate standard
has been prepared which will be car
ried at the head Of this company by
selected color bearers and guards.
Captain William Peterson has the
1 honor OF having placed the ilrnt flne