The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-09
Fighting Twentieth Kansas En-
jOyed Army Dinner.
Stirring Reunion Of Fighters in
Topeka Today.
Then the Heroes Hiked Out to
the City Parks.
Luncheon and Smoker at the
ArmOry Tonight.

| More than one hundred of the boys
of the renowned Fighting Twentieth
Kansas regiment. which distinguished
! itself in the campaign in the Philip
pines. INDUCED in a genuine old time
! army dinner today at the Armory in the
| four hundred block on Jackson street
! The menu included baked beans. red
horse" OF canned COW. coffee. and bread
and butter.
| There has been fun Gin camp" today.
There has been one big round of pleas
| ure. There were some of the fellows
! who preferred to talk over old times AZ
| the Armory and swap yarns. but the
main entertainment feature for the
Santa Fee train No. 113 was met as sew
eral of the Twentieth Kansas associa-
ton were expected in for the last day
of the fifteenth annual reunion. WASH
burn college was visited. Tnen the
| boys" paid their respects to Mrs. Mar
book, 1.-The Winning of the Wilderness.
brings in this famous regiment Mrs
McCarter made a brief talk.
Raid ON WatermelOns.
On Quincy street a raid was made
on a load OF watermelons. which were
later eaten at Gage park. The sched-
ule included also a trip to Garfield
park.
This afternoon the regimental flag
was viewed-an annual custom. Later
the boys gave an imitation Of the
swimming Of the Bag-Bag in the
Philippine campaign.
w. B. Trembley Of Kansas City,
Kan, who together with Ed White Of
Kansas City-now dead-swam the
Bag-Bag with a rope in the face of a
hot fire, was one Of the main actors
in this scene.
A business meeting will be held at
O'Clock this evening, and a luncheon
and smoker at 8. There will be sand
witches in great variety at the luncheon
-liverwurse, hot dog, limberger, etc.
Coffee and sweet cider will be pro-
yided The latter has been on tap all
day.
1t is probable that the Twentieth
Kansas association will hold a reunion
next year at the Panama-Pacific ex-
position and that two or three cars
bers. This will come up for discus
sion at the business meeting this even
| ing.
Captain Boltwood Here.
Captain Edmund Boltwood arrived
as per schedule on horseback from OF
tawa late Thursday: Although he is
/ mile trip with but little fatigue. He
left Ottawa at 11sD'cfock Wednesday
morning. He is the guest of Judge A.
w. Benson.
Ed Little of Kansas City is here to-
| day and Wilder 8. Metcalf, and c. 1.
! Martin-the members Of the association
recognize no titles-arel expected to ar
rive late today from Ft. Riley where
. they have been attending target prac-
i tice.
| Major A. M. Harvey and Charles
Sessions. secretary Of state. are among
! those who are expected to speak at the
smoker tonight-the closing event of
1 the reunion.
: The Second Regiment band gave a
/ concert at the Armory early Thursday
evening Then headed by the band the
Twentieth boys formed a procession
and marched on Kansas avenue to the
famous old fighting tune, Hot Time -
1t was a jolly and hilarious bunch.
and the people along the streets gave
| the soldier boys cordial reception.
The procession ended at the Iris thea
| ter. The heroes of the Philippines en-
joyed a good picture show as guests
of the Iris management
John S. Dawson, attorney general,
welcomed the Twentieth boys to To-
peka at q dinner held at the Central Y.
M. c. A.
Soldiers in Topeka.
| Following are those who registered
| between noon Thursday and noon
/ today:
! Charles T. Rice. Topeka: T. w. werk-
ham. Kansas City. Kan; Harry J.
/ Keckler. Kansas City, Kan; w. Smith,
Pleaston: A. v. Whitaker. Princeton;
John NJ. Padgett. Topeka: L. T. Cowles.
Wichita; c. M. West. Spring Hill; H.
M. Farr. Stillview; H. L. Cessna. To-
peka: E. W. Sheard, Topeka; Seth A.
Hammel. Topeka: Lester C. Jennings.
Wamego; c. 8. Flanders, Paola; S. E.
Brick. Salina; E. Butler. -Quenemo; c.
E. Steele, Pomona; Noah P. Ripple,
New Cambria; Walter j. Arnold. To-
peka; F. C. Schopp, Abilene: Aaron
Jones. Ottawa; Grant Schopp, Abilene;