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TEUTON A US.
Frank H. Howey and wife were in the
city yesterday.
J. D. Sheeford, Sheridan Lake, Col., is
in town today.
W. D. Cole, Paris, 111., is registered at
the Manhattan.
J. A. Leonard, of Youngstown, O., was
in town yesterday.
Geo. Ecker and wife, of AlcPherson, were
In town yesterday.
V. 3L Patterson, of Sterling, was doing
the town yesterday.
E. II. Hardinp: returned Friday night
from a trip to Indiana.
Mr. Ralph Richards, of the Fort Scott
Spectator, is in the city.
John W. Shortel, of Winfield, was up on
legal business yesterday.
B. F. V. Carter, of Richmond, Va., is
stopping at the Carey teday.
John Shiley, of St. Louis, was taking in
the Traveling Men's association.
R. F. Peabody leaves over the Rock
Island this morning for Elgin, 111.
Frank. M. Shick, of El Dorado, was
registered at the Carey last evening.
33. McLain. a knicht of the irrin h.iilinrr
from St. Louis, is stopping at the Manhat
tan. D. P. Moran, of Sf. Louis, is in town,
having been attracted by the Traveling
Men's association.
J. Holliday and party of five loft last
evening for Cincinnati to attoud the big
Alliance convention.
Mrs. II. AV. VanScnden of Paducah,
Ky., and her mother, Mrs. Dr. McEhvain
of Pratt, Ivan., are the guests of Mrs. P.
B. Dilday, 442 Xorth Washington avenue?
Fred Sparling, of Waco, Texas, is in the
city visiting.
There will bo a quarterly meeting at the
First M. E. church this morning.
Louis Dittman, of Salt Lake, is in the
city looking after his property interest.
The Santa Fo passenger department is
changing its ticket office to the Gandolfo
building.
Israel Bros, report sales this week of
nice homes to Mr. J. V. Wood and Mr. D
F. Solliday.
A. V. Kennedy writes the Eagle from
Xashville, Kingman county, that the fruit
crop will be very line.
Mrs. Frank Yiko placed this office under
obligations for a large collection of ilowers,
gathered from her flower beds.
Rev. C. C. Woods returned Friday even
ing from Dodge City, whero ho delivered
two lectures before the school of theology
at that place.
Mrs. A. W. Sweet, of Cheney, who has
been visiting friends in tho city the past
week, left, for homo last week over the
Wichita and Western.
The Knights of Pythias are wearing a
new and neat lappel badge. It is the
latest out and is worn for the special oc
casion of the conclave.
S. Mellingcr has finished his contract on
the custom house at Galveston and has
returned to the city. Wichita is good
enough for him he Miys.
A. H. Kimerick, secretary of the Win
field Chautnuqua, was in the city yester
day. Tho assembly promises still greater
Euccess than ever before.
The Whites and Kelloggs played a
match game on tho lattcr's grounds, with
very few errors. The score stood 2S to S in
fevor of the AVnshingtons.
Uncle John Carpenter came in yester
day from Pratt county and reports aheavy
rain-fall, and the finest crop prospects
that he has ever seen in that county.
Mrs. H. W. Van Senden, of Paducah,
Ky., and Mrs. Dr. McEhvain, of Pr.itt, ac
companied by Mr, and Mrs. P. B. D1ld.1v
were among the pleasant callers vestardnv'
Mr. Dr. McEhvain and daughter, of
Pratt, and Mrs. H. W. Van Senden, of
Paducah, Ky., are in the city the guests of
Mrs. P. B. Dilday, at 442 Xorth Washing
ton avenue.
J. E. Caldwell has purchased from Alex
ander McCormick tho elegant house for
merly occupied by S. D. Pailett, on College
Hill. The sale was made by Niederlander
& Hutchings.
Mrs. Howard Davis and children havo
arrived iu the city from Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. Davis will spend the summer iu Kau
nas visiting with friends in Wichita and
her parents in Pratt.
Early yesterday morning a Ore was dis
covered in the Model bakery on Main
itreetand through the prompt action of
Officer Parks, it was extinguished with
sut the aid of the department.
Dispatches received at the Missouri Pa
cific Wichita headquarters yesterday from
all the lines and blanches west of the city
o t'.e wvst line of the state report abund
ant raics v.ilhin tho past twenty-four
TO THE EDITOR OP THE EAGIiE.
I visited your sanctum on
A warm bright afternoon;
Was asked to wait your coming, told
You would return full soon;
And sitting there alone, although
My oyes I did not close;
I think I must have dropped asleep.
At least into a dose:
For seated all alone, within.
The editorial chair,
I heard or thought I heard, a strange
Weired voice float though the air.
Quite frightened at the noiso I heard
I looked about, in dread,
And saw, a great, bald-eagle perched
Just up above my bead.
He raised his wings, and bowed to me.
And this Is what he said:
'This Is my watch-tower whecce I seo
The city grow and spread.
Ah! well do I remember, when
I laughed aloud, in glee,
To see the city grow, and hear
The people praising me.
t I spread my wings and flew, from Mains
To gulf, from shore, to shore:
AnU Peerless Princess was the theme.
That thousands pondered o'er;
And men grew rich; and men grew vain,
And, oh! my heart glow sad.
When from my vantage-ground I saw
That men were growing mad
And as a parent fond, who in
Ills child can se no fault;
So grieved was I when 1 felt called
Upon, to call a halt.
And now tho people, one and all,
Did blame me, it appears;
And said, my Peerless Princess I
Pulled down about my ears.
But. from my watchtowor, I could see
'I he city grow, and spread.
Could see my prophecies fulfilled,
In spite of what they said;
The Peerless Princess only seemed
To tumble down, you know
That think, either good or bad.
Don't always make it so.
, Ah! can the people fall, to see
That Wichita Is still,
The Peerless P'incess of tho Plains,
If so I know they will.
Ah! yes, they soon must see the day.
My patrons, one and all.
Will reap prophetic fullness ot
The Eagle's clarion call."
Wichita, May 15, o. F. R.
THE TRAVELING MEN.
The Kansas Travelers' Association Have
Itouslns Meeting A Jolly. Jovial Set
of .Men Assembled for a. OocdTlmo
and Have It The Banquet.
The third annual meeting of Kansas
Traveling Men's association met at the
Hotel Carey yesterday. On account of the
absence of J. A. Kimball president, W.H.
Kendrick was Killed on to preside. Minutes
of tho last meeting were read by the secre
tary, Dick Haus and approved. Reports
of officers were read and approved. Com
munication of the Northwestern Travel
ing Men's association of Chicago, in re
gard to the world's fair in 1S93 was read.
R. J. Haus was elected delegate to the
convention of the Traveling Men's asso
ciation to be held in Chicago June 10, to
arrange for a traveling man's week during
tho fair.
A letter from Charles Cook, of Hugoton,
Kan., was read, in which ho returneil
thanks to the traveling men of Kansas for
tho aid given him and his associates dur
ing their troubles in Texas.
A committee of three- consisting of
Messrs. Seilsman, Richter and Conner
were appointed to draft resolutions of con
dolence to the family of Thos. Corbet, who
was killed during a railroad accident.
Committee on resolutions of thanks to
the jobbers of Wichita and others that en
tertained them so royally was appointed
consisting of Jordan, Jackson and Divelin.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year:
President C. F. Kayser, Ft. Scott.
First Vice-President Asa Forker, Wich
ita. Second Vice-President J. J. Mead,
Jurtction City.
Secretary R. I. Haus, Emporia.
Treasurer-Harry Develin, Leavenworth.
Hutchinson, Kas., was selected as the
place of holding the semi-annual meeting,
Nov. 21, 1S91. '
On motion the association adjourned
sine die.
After the business meeting was over,
the city's guests were taken through the
city. Tho body, numbering over a
hundred, inarched through the business
streets in double file, and as one reviewed
the procession, could not but admire the
handsome specimans of manliness, in
telligence and perseverance which com
posed that body.
Between the hours of S and 10 the cuests
were entertained in the Coronado club
rooms. The freedom of the elegant
parlors were placed at their disposal.
Shaw's Jorchestra furnished the music.
Alter enjoying tho hospitalities of
tho club for several hours, the
party were conducted to the
Carey hotel where the banquet was held.
At 10 o'clock the feasters filed into tho
dining hall. Besides tho traveling men, a
largo number of Wichita business and
professional men attended about Z'2o in
number.
After a beautiful and short prayer by
Rov. Eugene Shippen, tho banqueters
were seated. Toastmaster H. R. Farnum
addressed the assemblage as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Kansas Traveling Men's Asso
ciation: "The jobbers and manufacturers of the
city of Wichita, feeling that they are close
ly associated with you while you are wan
dering down life's rugged pathway in tlie
pursuit of wealth and large orders, and
knowing you to possess those characteris
tics iu which are engendered all that go to
make up a good citizen, a sood husband
aud a good father, have availed themselves
of this opportunity of meeting with you
and kicking under the same table; and we
trust that this occasion will be a feast of
reason and allow of soul. And in after
life, when your hair is tinged with gray,
and the shadows are a little longer grown,
and the gripsack receives its lust check
and the last coupon iu the mileage ticket
of life is about to be obliterated by the
Great Conductor above, the remembrance
of this occasion will bo ono of the green
spots to wither on your memory."
Before the several lounds of applause
had died away, Mayor Caicy spoke the
following words of welcome:
Gentlemen of Cars, Carriages and Credits.
It is but natural that you should select
Wichita as a place for coming together, for
if I properly understand the matter a
traveling man is always happy when he
finds something to eat a place to sleep,
and a purchaser who is ready to buy.
Wichita, knowing as she does that you
visit every town and hamlet within this
broad state, feels honored at being named
as the city in which you should assemble.
I feel personally complimented at the
fact of your having chosen the hotel bear
ing my name as tlie pluce for your meeting.
Our resident Knights of the grip are
joined by our citizens generally iu the
hope that you may abundantly enjoy this
visit and that when you have separated,
and each taken up the daily business
routine, you may look back" upon this
coming together with ple.isure.
I tiucerely trust, that the refreshing
rain which came so freely last night, may
prove but au index of what is to follow
and that when the traveling men of Kan
sas next assemble, instead of being ad
dressed as gentiemen of "Cars, Carriages
and Credits, they may be greeted as gen
tlemen of "Car, Carriages and Cash."
R. J. Haus. the secretary of the associa
tion, responded in behalf of the associa
tion. He said:
Mr. Toastmnster. His Honor the Mayor and the Job
bers of Wichita.
On behalf of the members of the Kansas
Travelers association and vii:ing travel
ing men I wish to return our heartfelt
thanks for the many courtesies extended
to us today. Wbichiti, the Peerless Citv
of the Plains, deserves the thanks of every
visiting traveling man, (this is no taffy, see
Cov) for their generosity to us. Their
hearts opened to us and swelled (by Spray
Baking Powder, see Farnum) toward us
on tne day of our festivities. It was
sweetened "(by the sugar of the wholesale
grocert by their kindness to us. If during
our visit to tho wholesale houses dnr-
ing the day any of you fell by the way
and sprained yourself the linen bandages
are ready for you at Sammy Johnson's
dry goods house. If during the banquet
you indulge too freely and risult a head
ache, call on on Bro. Potts' wholesale
drug house and he will fix you up at sight.
If your shoe3 become soleless by your
tramping, get shoed at the wholesale
boot and shoe house of McGlung & Getto.
In conclusion let me say your jobbing
trade is in its infancy, and'the time is not
far distant when the Peerless city will
become a strong rival for the larger
jobbing cities. It is the desire of us all to
see you grow and prosper. Please accept
our thanks."
After the above fitting remarks the
differt courses were served. The boys and
their elders ate with a will. The follow
ing is the
MENU.
Green Turtle Soup.
Ited Snapper.
., , , Hollandalsa Potatoes.
Broiled Spring Chicken.
fcaraioga Potatoes
bweet Eread Larded
French Peas.
CLARET punch.
Broiled Plover on Toast.
Fried Frog Legs, ilaitre de Hotel-
Potatoes,
Asparagrns. Lobster Salad
strawberries and Vanilla Ice Crtam.
Assorted Cake.
Fruits, Edam Cheese, Coffee.
Musio by Shaw's orchestra entertained
the guests while partaking of the delica
cies before them. After the repast, toast
master Farnum called upon Hon. W. E.
Stanly to respond to the toast "Wichita
and her guests." He deemed it a great
pleasure to speak to such a grand set of
young men as were assembled around the
tables. He dwelt upon the traits of the
traveling men. They are always a merry
set, jolly and many country stores were
gladdened by the broad and beneficent
smiles of the "drummers."' Ho know3 of
every good thing in the state. Ho
knows the best hotel in every town
in tho state. When a stranger struck
a town, in order to go to the
best hotel, he need only follow a traveling
man. Ho not only knows the best hotels,
said Mr. Stanley, but all the crooks and
curves in it. His hand was always on his
grip, and his grip on everything. Ho
spoke in a happy strain of the new Wich
ita and its friends. At the conclusion,
amid laughter and applause, tho toast
master called upon W. S. Corbitt, who
spoke very interestingly on the jobbers
and manufacturers. He stated that he
was not an orator, but a merchant. Mr.
Corbitt spoke of the conditions of tho
merchants of today compared with those
of years ago. That too many merchants
grew eld before their time, resulting from
too much worry. He thought merchants
should take a precedent in the traveling
men, who thought their organization
formed ties of friendship never to be
broken and were always a jolly, jovial set
of generous and kind hearted men. From
the drummer the merchant could learn
benevolence and many good traits they
lacked. He was proud to havo the drum
mer in our midst, and when the time come
to"meet theni again the latch-string was
ever out.
The toastmaster next called upon Victor
Murdouk, of the EAGLE staff, who re
sponded to the toast, "The Press. "He said
he supposed that if one were called upon
to respond to any subject he could find
some relation of his profession to the sub
ject he had to handle. It would be easy
to say something about the grand Llama
of Thibet iu connection with the road
overseer in Bazoo township, Crawford
county. But it was with more than a con
ventional sincerity when he said that there
was an affinity between the commercial
traveler and the newspaper. In an early
day the paper had grown jealous of the
drummer, because they saw in him the
death of wholesale advertisements in their
columns. But this pristine enmity had
waned and finally merged into the most
pleasant friendship and reciprocity. The
drummers and the newspapers aie both
bearers of news and in their time have
done many a valuable service to each
other.
"But the real connection between the
newspaper and the traveling man was
that part of a paper called the "joke
column." The drummer was the fore
most humorist of tho country. It is the
best fun in ihe papers that como from tho
drummers. Dan Rico has said that tho
decline of the circus clown was due to the
funny paragraphs in the papers. But it
was a mistake. The trouble was the
commercial traveller. The average drum
mer is a whole circus by him
self, clown and band wagon included.
It was a drummer who discovered the
prize echo in a Kentucky cave You hol
low "hello Smith," and the answer will
come back iu fourteen distinct voices
"what Smith?" It was a drummer who
told Chauncey Depew that he could not
take a drink for two reasons. First, be
cause he had promised his poor old mother
on her death bed that he would never
touch another drop of liquor; and second,
he had just had a drink. Ho spoke fur
ther in a humorous strain which the jolly
assemblage much appreciated.
Tho toasts of tho evening were concluded
by a toast on "Tho Traveling Man," by .7.
W. Tarneau. He made a happy hit in
illustrating his speech by means of a chart
on the wall displaying the serene smile of
the drummer when successful and, by re
versing tho picture, represented the
drummer facing his employer upon the re
turn from an unsuccessful trip. His
speech was humorous and was much ap
plauded. Mr. Haus announced that the following
resolutions had been unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The jobbers aud citizens of
the city of Wichita have extended to us,
tho Kansas Travelers' association, their
best efforts for our entertainment, and
have treated us in a most liberal and royal
manner. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the heartfelt thanks of
the K. T. A. be tendered to the jobbers of
Wichita, and that wo will always remem
ber them as the friends of tho traveling
men of Kansas.
Resolved. That we are under deep obli
gation to the management of Hotel Carey,
Messrs. Stough & Carey, lor their many
nets of kindness to us during our stay, and
we heartily recommend tnera to the trav
eling public as worthy of patronage. May
you all live long and prosper, is the prayer
of every traveling man who ha3 enjoyed
their hospitalities on this occasion.
To the Coronado club will extend our
thanks for their kindness to open their
rooms to us and entertaining us royally
during our visit to their club rooms.
( Jordan,
Committee, Jackson,
( Develin,
JThe elegance of the occasion was height
ened by the presence of the four queens of
the Traveling men's association, which is
composed of four beautiful ladies, viz:
The Medames Young, of Boston, and
Jacobs, of Wichita, and Misses Anna Con
nor and Rose Westgate, of Wichita.
The hall was very handsomely decorated
with choice flowers. On some bunting
stretched along the ceiling was inscribed,
"Make Merry. Train Leaves at 3:30 a. m."
The affair was one of the most enjoyable
ever held in Wichita, and whenever the
knights of the crip come to Wichita the
latch atnng will always be out.
Friday night at the doctor's banquet,
after the muic had ceased just after a
toast, the rain was heard patting on the
panes. The crowd involuntarily and with
electrical effect gave three cheers. They
all appreciated ir.
Mr. I. U. McKenzte, roadmaster of
Mulvane extension, informed a representa
tive of the Eagle yesterday that he had
received instructions to go out to a place
near Coldwater and also another near
Ashland to repair washouts. So much for
the rain.
Within two weeks tha calamity mem
bers of the Alliance will be complaining
of the incessant rain. Everything will be
ruined by too much water. The wheat
will all be spoiled in ehock, the com
drowned out and the cyclones will wipe
no what's left Of course.
THE RAILWAY-AGENTS:
An Enthusiastic Meeting at the Carey Enter
tained by the Coronado Club.
The Kansas division, of tho Railway
Agents' association met in. annual conven
tion yesterday at tho Carey. The associa
tion represents the agents of all lines in
the state. Its objects are to advance the
interests of the various companies and at
the same time those of the agents. The
officers elected for the ensuing year were:
R. F. Scoffein, Bucklin, president
L. E. Damon, Newton, first V. P.
George Harvey, Augusta, second V. P.
L. F. Bacon, Lyons, secretary.
M. F. Carpenter, Concordia, treasurer.
The annual convention of the Grand div
ision will be held at Denver, May 20, to
which the following delegates were elected
to represent the Kansas division: L. E.
Damon, F. M. Shick, H. P. Palmer, J. A.
Mulholland and E. T. Tucker.
The meeting was attended by represen
tatives of the various roads of the state,
and much enthusiasm was manifested.
President A. H. Harvey, of the Grand Di
vision, was present, and presided at the
meeting. The future of the R. A. A. is
bright, and by proper work and attention
on the part of officers, is destined, at no
distant day, to rank high among the or
ganizations of railroad employes. Reso
lutions were introduced and passed com
mending the action of the Chicago and
Alton in the present ticket commission
complication, also thanking Traveling
Passenger Agent Tibbitts, of the D. & R.
G. The citizens committee, also the manage
ment of the Carey for courtesies extended
them during their stay in the city.
About fifty were in attendance and after
their session in the afternoon, were enter
tained by the Coronada club. They ex
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
Wichita and her people.
The next meeting will bo held at Concor
dia in 1892.
The members of the association who re
mained over night were the guests of the
K. T. A. Banquet at the Carey last eve
ning and the EAGLE has been requested to
extend thanks of the Kansas division R.A.
A. to the K. T. A. for the hospitable
treatment and kindness shown them.
ANOTiIEK VETEKAN GONE.
The brief announcement in these col
umns Friday morning last of tho death,
the night previous, of Judge James D.
Long was a surprise to the commuuity
and a shock to his immediate friends, for,
although ho had been in feeble health for
several months, his early demise was not
looked for at the time it occurred, even by
his own family. Had he lived .until Au
gust 15, next, he would have beon SO years
old, having been born in Guernsey county,
Ohio, in 1S11.
Judge De Long was descendant from
French Hugenot, English and Irish an
cestry who were adherents of the faith of
the Presbyterian church, of which denom
ination he became an active member in
tho later years of his life. His education
in earl j' life was only such as tho common
schools of the time imparted, but being of
a studious turn he pursued his studies and
researches for general information as op
portunity afforded. He followed the oc
cupation of a farmer until the nge of 30,
when ho began the study of law in
the office of and under the instruction of
Hon. B. R. Cowan, one of Ohio's distin
guished lawyers, and was admitted to
practice in tho state courts in 1S40, in 1850
in the federal courts of that district, and
iu 1S71 in the TJ. S. supreme court. Ho
was elected to judicial position in Ohio in
1850.
Iu 1S61 Judge DeLong was appointed by
President Lincoln as United States coun
sul at Tangier, Morocco. He was at that
point in tho position named in 1S63
while Capt. Ralph Serames with his con
federate privateer, Alabama, was creating
such havoc among the shipping of the high
seas that carried tho United States flag,
and it was through the courageous action
of Judge DeLong mainly that the career
of the Alabama was to a sudden end in its
destruction by the Kearsage brought
about as early as it was. This was brought
about by the arrest, by DeLong's orders.
of two of the Alabama's officers whom
Semmes had sent from Gibraltar
to Tangier to obtain coal and
other necessary supplies. The arrest of
the two officers mentioned caused the de
tention of the Alabama at Gibraltar for
several days, aud g.ave the Kearsarge,
which vessel had been following the track
of tho privateer for weeks, close the gap
between them and overtake it at Choborg,
France, a short time afterwards, with the
result named. But for the Tangier inci
dent the Alabama would most certainly
havo continued upon its course and career
of destruction indefinitely.
After returning to the United States
from Tangier, Judge DeLong served the
government in similar capacities at other
foreign points, and it is to im credit that
the records show that he was efficient and
faithful to every tru3t or responsibility
imposed upon him.
In politics Judge DeLong was originally
a Whig, and when that party went down
he gave his allegiance to the Republican
party, with which he continued to affiliate
through the remainder of hia life. He was
also, during the active years of hia life, a
zealous Mason, which order will perforin
the last offices for the dead today, as an
nounced elsewhere in this issue.
Judge DeLong moved from Ohio to
Kansas in the spring of 1S71, and located
at Independence, of which place he was
mayor for two terms, and subsequently
held other local positions. He removed to
Wichita about five years ago.
For several months past he has been en
gaged in the preparation of the mauu
scripis of r book that he intended to have
published as soon as the manuscripts were
comoleted, and upon which he continued
to labor, as his strencth permitted, up to
the day of his death. The work is devoted
largely to an exposition of Mohammedan
ism in contrast with Christianity, and the
author's knowledge of the subject, gained
by personal contact and observation, and
almost limitless research, renders the
work especially interesting and valuable.
It is not known just now what disposition
will be made of the manuscripts, but it is
presumable that hi3 family will have the
work carried forward to completion.
In til the relations of life James DeLong
was true to convictions of right, of scru
pulous integrity and fast friendship, and
he lays down the cares and responsibilities
of life in the full consciousness of duty
well performed, and in the enjoyment of
the resaect and confidence of all who
knew him, and better than all, the assur
ance within of a blessed immortality.
C E. LOCAL DION HEETIXG.
The officers of the Local Union met at
the Y. M. C. A. budding last night, with
representatives from ten societies present,
who reported entertainment secured net
neariy sufficient. One thousand delegates
are ejepected to arrive Wednesday and
Thursday, and entertainment muse be
provided in the homes of the people or the
reputation of Wichita suffer.
Pastors of the various churches are ex
pected to request their congregations to
ipen their homes and take the delegates
in. Tho who cannot entertain are urged
to contribute money, and a collection is
expected to be taken up in each church to
aid in providing lodging at other places.
Meals will be sirred in the rear rooms of
the First Presbyterian church, and those
who cannot entertain are asked to send
supplies of proviJojoi to the church by
eaaesosy morning. .
' CEAIEHAS FCa C03
Irim jR
5,500 YARD
Of beautiful Angora Homespun suiting, now displayed
in our window, on sale every day until it is closed out at
6c. Would be good value at 15c.
6,000 YARDS
Of Gingham, very choice patterns, on sale every day tin"
til closed out at 10c. Well worth 15c. - -'"
CASH HENDERSON.
130 and 132 N. MAIN.
THEGKAXDhODOE KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS.
The time for the twentieth annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
has almost arrived. For weeks the gen
eral committee has been working faith
fully to perfect arrangements to entertain
this representative body of the order, and
with the assistance of a majority of the
best business men of the city aud the in
terest which they have thus far manifest
ed, both by contributing of their means
aud in other ways, the committee is ready
to announce that on Monday next every
thing will be in readiness to receive tho
visitors who will begin to arrive. Tho
hospitality of our citizens and more espec
ially tho laborers of the reception commit
tee of tho local lodges of the
order will begin and will be
continued until the last of the
program, so well arranged for the week,
shall have been completed. It is the de
sire of the general committee representing
the two lodges here that nothing shall be
done during this convention which shall
make our visitors feel like strangers far
from home, but, on tho contrary, that all
shall be treated kindly and justly, so that
when all tho festivities of the week are
past our friends from the four quarters of
the state may go away with nothing but
words of thankfulness for their reception
and entertainment aud admiration for our
beautiful city. Tho hospitality of tho
citizens of our city ueeds not to be adver
tised as it is well known. A11I that is nec
essary to sustain the reputation already
acquired. In order to do this we may have
to be a little more charitable to the visitor,
who, in a hilarious moment, may overstep
tho bounds of quietude and disturb the
slumbers of the tired and weary ones,
than would be prudent or necessary on
ordinary occasions. But let us be good
natured during this week, having in view
the fact that we are to entertain, and be
prepared to overlook an error of tho head
and all will pass off pleasantly. That
there will be a large crowd here is certain.
All that will prevent this from being the
largest gathering of Pythias over held in
the state, will be continual rainy weather.
The business houses have already begun
to decorate and beautify their rooms, and
the beautiful decorations of the electric
railway poles, which is being done by the
general committee, is a manifesta
tion of tho interest taken in
this coming convention. The program
will be published from day to day so that
all who read may learn what is going to be
done.
The following is the program as arrang
ed and perfected for Monday evening:
At 7:30 p. m. Brown's band and Wichita
Division "o. 2. Uniform Rank, will escort
the Grand lodge officers and members
from headquarters to the United States
government building.
At S p. m. the Grand lodge will convene
in special session for the purpose of con
ferring tho Grand Lodge Rank.
At 9 p. m. reception at the Crawford
Grand opera house.
Address of welcome on the part of the
city of Wichita, by the Mayor, Hon. John
B. Carey, and in behalf of the Knights of
Pythias of the city, b3 Ed. O'Bryan, Esq.
and John D. Davis, Esq.
Music, Ariou Quartette.
"Response by Grand Chancellor, X. L.
Hallowell, Kingman, Kansas.
Music, Arion Quartette.
Address by Hon. Christopher Reed.
Music, Arion Quartette.
In addition to the foregoing informa
tion the committee desires that each and
every member of the order, and most par
ticularly tho visiting Knights call at Gen
eral Committee headquarters, corner of
Main ana 1st. streets, to register and re
ceive complimentary tickets to all places
of entertainment during the week.
3IAYOK CAREY'S APrOI.NTMENTS.
Mayor Carey and the city council seem
in entire accord, which will prove a pleas
ant factto the people of the city. The ap
pointments submitted by his honor night
before last were unanimonaly approved by
the member of the council, which leaves
no room for kicking among candidates, or
for factional dghts among other interested
parties, which circumstance will prove
satisfactory to the average taxpayer and
voter, who only desire capability nnd
efficiency, coupled with harmony and
economy. The EaGLE has always made it
a rule to have no candidates for appoint
ment, not desiring, in any waj, to embar
rass its friend3 and, with a sicgia excep
tion, it has bad acontinnal line of mayors
personally friendly to it. But none of
them, even Grlffenstein. Hope Harris or
Joe Allen could ever charge officiousnes:
upon the part of the Eagle and they
were all personally warm friends, as ww
Aldricb, although his administration was
held more closely within Democratic lines.
Captain Carey having been elected by the
people, without regard to party, or rather
in spite of party, will undoubtedly eawy a
non-partisan administration, in which ws
hope and expect he will have the concur
rence of the people, as he will certainly
have the endorsement of the Eagle if it
remains a3 pure and as honest as it starts
out, which we have everyreason to believe
that it will. There are other appoint
ments to be made. And we bop that in
these he and the city council will bs found
in au accord equal to that evinctd by the
proceedings of rriday nigh-
NOTICE.
A meeting of the Republicans cf Sedg
wick county will be held in the Garfleld
opera hone, Wichita, Kan., on Monday,
June i, IS31, at 3 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of organizing a Republican clnb,
The central committee mice the request
of Republicans generally that a Repub
lican club with fall representation from
trerj township ia the county be orcaaized
oa the date above slated. A fall attcrid
ance of Republicans is requested.
E. T. AtLzx.
Chairman R-pubUcaa. Coust7 CDtrzl
j Committee-
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Ckpman & Ma
147 Xorth Main St
NEW
Spring -:- Jacket
-AT-
1-3 LESS
THAN YALTJE.
$2.50 Jackets now $1.6 7.
3.50 Jackets now 2.30,
4.00 Jackets now
5.00 Jacketsnow
7.50 Jacketsnow
9.00 Jackets now
12.00 Jacketsnow
2.67.
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An Inspection will prove
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147 North Main St.
GRAM) I,OI)GC 1C OI 1',
The'judges for tho band contest to take
place Thursday morning, tho 2tst, havo
been selected and agreed on tho fol!oving
points for tho bands competing for the
$100 and f."0 prizes. Tho points nre: Tunc,
time, tone, expression and execution.
Each band competing must furnish the
judges with duplicate E fiat parts. Several
bands havo already entered and many
more will enter before the day of the con
test, which will take place at the fair
ground at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr. Will E.
Reeves is chairman of tho committco ou
music and will havo charge of nil music
for the week's meeting of the Grand lodge
Brown's band have been engaged to fur
nish music for the occasion, being on duty
from Monday noon until Saturday.
Flavor
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Vanilla -" Of perfect purlty.j
Lemon -I Of great strength!
Aim nr4 I Economy ,n thoiruso
Rose etC-J Flavor as delicately
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HEMOIUAf, DAY.
Next Snnday morning Garfield post will
ttnd divine &ervicfs Jn a body at tho
Central Christian curch, the pastor, Rev.
L. F. Van Clevc, having extended that
body a very cordial iuTitatiou to listen to J
a memorial sermon. The rnlei and regu
lations of the Grand Army require evry
pott to attend fcervices oa the Sunday pre
ceding Memorial day, and in obedience to
thi duty the post will attend service! at
this church in compliance with their in
vitation. Several members of Garfield
post deliver memorial addresses at cifTer
ent places. Col. Hallowell. at Aagmta;
CoL Stewart, at Benton; Chaplain Har
mao, at Mulvane. Comrade Harrnaa alto
deliver" the memorial wfmoa next Sun
day at 3ft. Hope. Judge Slew rc-ird n.
number of invitations bat w oblisred to
decline them all.
Tee committee haTine charge of the ar
rangements are preparinjr for the usual
elabor.it obrrance of that acrtd day.
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