The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-26

hcially recognised at the encampment.
Tho State Agricultural college ca
diets win come today-35o Of them
And with the arrival OF the cadets,
Topeka military headquarters will.
make arrangements for the handling.
Kansas towns. It II probable that q
special train viii this afternoon bring
the Lawrence milttiamen and tho
Kansas university band to Topeka
Comrade W. D. widger, of Beloit post.
Of the Forty-fourth Wisconsin. past
commander of his post. II attending
the reunion. He Il ono OF the pioneers
Of the solomon valley. and says he
never before has seen crop prospects In
30 good condition.
Frank Strain, Of Phillipsburg. MANI
ber Of the legislature from Phillips
county. was one Of the first comrades to
show up from that section OF tho state.
He served in the Eighteenth Indiana
regiment four years and two months.
Other old comrades from his post are
c. W. Caswell Of the Fourteenth Kan:
sas, and Phil Townsley. who served in
an Ohio regiment.
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Central avenue, North Topeka, enter
tanned several members Of Ldvermore
Circle L. Of q. A. r., Of Beloit. at sup
per Tuesday afternoon. Tho Olivette
were former residents OF Beloit and
Mrs. Olivett retains her membership in
the circle there.
Mrs Alice Creitx, OF Beloit. past pres
ident Of Livermore circle, II q candidate
for department treasurer. Her home
circle has . largo and enthusiastic dele
CATION present who are loyalty support
ing her.
The little town of Scottsvills which
q few years ago had vigorous q. A.
r. post Of more than 30 members. IL
now without one. there not being
enough old comrades living to I'LL the
offices. Two Of their former members
are attending the encampment. c. W..
and W. T. Daniels of the Thirty-sec-
ond Wisconsin regiment
p. II. Conarty is here from Norton
post. He was ono Of the brave boys in
the Third Missouri volunteer cavalry.
peka he II glad he II here. He says
this city is doing proud with the old
Boys in Blue.
Three sons of Mrs. Mary o. Delaplain
Of lola are attending the encampment.
b. Delaplain, all OF lola. The three
men are veterans OF the Civil war.
Their mother is the widow Of J. B.
Delaplain and she is a pensioner by
reason Of her late husbands service
in the Black Hawk war. Mrs. Delaplain
is SO years old.
A. J. Mitchell Of Cove City, an old
comrade Of tho Twenty fifth Iowa regi-
| mcnt. comes all the way from the short
grass region to answer present at the
delegate roll call. He says Cove county
is surely in the good wheat belt this
year.
Colonel A. w. Smith, former pension
agent, will preside at the campfire to-
west Of the new Memorial Hall. Tenth
and jackson streets. and a number Of
| widely known Kansas veterans will
| speak at the meeting. Special music
by military bands and TopekG musical
organizations will be furnished during
tho evening.
The campfire tonight win be held
Immediately following the reception TO
the old soldiers and to Commander-in-
ception will be held In Memorial hall
"Bob'' Painter of Meade, one Of tho
widely known plainsmen and pioneers Of
Kansas. IL attending the encampment.
Painter Is well known among tho pio-
! prominent character in the affairs Of
Meade county tor number Of years.
J. W. Boyle Of Sylvan Grove who
wore the blue with the 5lst Ohio reg
iment. is attending the encampment.
Cyrus CASTOR, q hearty comrade
well met of the a3d Iowa, IL here
from Glen Elder post.
Comrade M. J. Holloway Of Wash
ington is attending the encampment.
He served in both the 18th and 12sth
Indiana volunteers.
Comrade W. ]. Bower Of the 18th
Ohio Independent battery, came in
from Norton. He will combine bust
ness with pleasure. having served a.
president of the State UndeFtalkeFs'
association.
| A. S. Chase Of the 5th New York
regiment was ming1ing with the q.
A. r. boys this week. He has been
probate Judge of Ellsworth county for
more than twenty years.
| e. J. Goubleman of Wilson, a COM
rade of the LIST New York cavalry,
couldn't miss this encampment. hav-
ing attended all of them since the or
ganization OF the department.
| Way out in the short grass county
of Cove. where there ia better pros
poets for crops than in the last few
years. Comrades J. w. Benson Of the
18th and S5th Iowa; N. e. Terrell Of
the 5th iowa, and D. s. Maxwell OF
the 18th w. Va infantry, put on their
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