The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-23
Flag Presentations Last Night.
A Large and Enthusiastic Audience.
BEAUTIFUL & PLEASING rABLEAU1

the ladies of Lamasco, to the gentle
men of the Grant Artillery, at Turner
Hall. AT an early hour, the large
Hall was filled with ladies and gen.
tlemen; in fact, it was one of the
largest audiences that has attended
the Hall this season. When all was
ready, the curtain rose upon a beauti-
full and pleasing tableau. On the
right of the stage stood young-lady
representations of the States. and on
the left the men ofthe Grant Artillery,
in full uniform; while In the centre
stood the Goddess of Liberty" Miss
Anna Kreipke, a pleasing and inter-
esting young lady. and Captain Christ.
Wunderlich - Miss Kreipke holding
the beautiful banner in her hand,
bearing the following inscription:
Presented to the Grant Artillery
blythe young ladies OF Lamasco, Octo-
Der, 1868"
The presentation of this tableau
wa~sreceived with round after round of
applause. When quiet had been re-
stored, Miss Kreipke delivered the
following presentation address:
Gentlemen Of The Grant zraUery:
BY the choice OF my associates the
nleasing duty has devolyed upon me
| of presenting to you. Ia their behalf,
this banner, which We are confident
will be worthily borne to decisive VIC
tory. 1t has been truly said that
+" Peace has her victories, not less re-
nowned than those OF war. Among
these trinmphs none are, none can be
nObler, thar those which the defend
ers of great and glorious principles
achieved at the ballot-box over those
who, from either ignorance or malice,
assail the fundamental ideas of free
Government, and array themselves in
antagonism to all that is worthy OF a
free people; all that is worth pre-
serving In our holsted civilization.
The proprieties Of social life forbid
that we, the ladies, should participate
in the more active duties of a cam
paign like this; but it is wom2n's
privilege. in her quiet way. to work
for the right and 20 pray for its as
tendency. Whatsoever. therefore.
we may, with propriety, do to aid
you IN this glorious struggle, be as
sured, gentlemen, viii not be left IN
done. And, accept this banner with
the cordial assurance that our COCO
wishes and earnest prayers will attend
you until the people of this nation
by the election Of the Great Captain
whose name you bear, shall say Il
the country and the world, in his owr
simple but grandly eloquent words
Let US have Peace"
On behalf of the gentlemen of thu
Grant Artillery, Capt. Christ. Wuu
derlich replied as follows:
Young Ladies of Lamasco:
We thank you for this beautiful
banner. We have seen this fae
calmly floating over the land IN time
of peace, and have beheld it tatterec
and torn, yet triumphantly and proud
ly flashing It's stars over the battl
fields of war, but cur hearts neve
thrilled with a deeper emotion thai
now while we receive from the fai
hands of beauty our beloved banne
of liberty. We cherisI. this flag be
cause our fathers first unfurled it il
, the dark days of the Revolution, am
handed it down to US crowned witt
laurels of victory. We love it becaus
tie noble of America hav
helped to build up the pride Of il
name and power; for although it i
not womans province to take an activ
part In the rugged contest, yet it i
hers. aud has been hers, to inspir
the heart and nerve the arm tina
! strikes the blow. To deny hersel
that she may provide the absen
ones with home comforts; her
to encourage the dishearteaed. bin
up the wounded, soften the pillow 0
, the dying. and strew with flowers tn
graves of the dead, and hers to trail
the children of cur land, and so in
} terWeave the banner Of beauty an
glory with their hearts first Election
? that they can never become traitor
our banner because If Is the emblem
of justice, liberty, aud truth, and i
always floating from the ramparts il
defense of the equal rights of man
kind. We have sworn to defend tina
, banner with cur lives, and man
times has that oath been renewe
when we have seen cur stricken com
rades smile upon it while falling, an
ask it for their winding sheet whe
3 dead; when we have seen its brigh
> stars shining through the carnage
bastle like angels Of hope in a storm
) covered sky, and have indeed felt tina
. our glorious banner was
e "Ry angel hands to vaIor given.
And ell its hues were born in heaven"
) - "a :. 1T R.E.1-----z - In
I spirits of the dead heroes aseendin
q from the smoke of the battle.
e We are proud of our flag, and mos
n earnestly do w thank you for it, an
for your sympathy with our cause
: aud again do We Tenew our oath
r fidelity and resolve that we will neve
b give up the fight until the Flag of OF
a Union, IN the hands of our gre;
Chieftain, shall wave in peace; an
! respected over every foetof our M
tional soil, its stars smiling upon pa
riots but frowniDg upon traitors, an
!. Ia the name of the American peopl
proclaiming: There shall be peace.
Following this vas another beauti
o full tableau, the Goddess of Libert
resting her hand on a large portra
] of General Grant. The young ladit
c then Joined in singing The Re,
{ White and Blue"
0 Col Philip Hornbrook then intro
duced to the audience Judge B. i. ]
Gufy, Republican Eiector for IL
9 Second District Of Kentucky. III
Judge proceeded to compliment til
young ladies for the handsome maj
. ner in which the flag had been PRE-
scented, and for the manifestations
, their devotion to a good cause. E