The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-07-26
FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
Letter from a Former Member Of Stod-
dard Post-Thc G. A. R.-Forest o.
ty-Sons of Teterans-FOrner WORTH
tngtonians at Minneapolis.

M1NNEAPoL1s, MIMI, July. 1883.
EDITOR ADVANCED see by your
paper that your village is on the eve Of
a prosperous future. You have waited
long and patiently for this and it Is no
more than fair that you should soon
| begin to reap the benefits Of your Ia
bors. In one respect you are now en-
jnying the benefits OF your early lators,
and that is in the beautiful trees will,
which your city is abundantly supplied
I think you can justly claim tho name
of Forest City," think the name
more appropriate than Arbor City, us
the definition of the latter is "a SHADY
bower; u seat in u garden surrounded
by feliage;' while tho definition OF the
word Forest" is "a tract Of land
covered with trees;" and l think the
word Forest is much mere euphoni-
Gus.
| am glad to see that steps are being
taken to re-organiZe the G. a. II. Post
at your place. When Stoddard Post
No. 81 was in eXistence it was 4 power
i'll Mobiles 20. for good, for at that time
the people were passing through trou.
bled waters in the way OF grasShopper
times and many were the homes made
glad bX me:.ls Of that organization. BY
all means, comrades, keep tie old name
and No., and get together and organize;
brighten up your arms and accou;re.
ments; get out your drum and fife, and
hold your camp fires as of old; and
nights when your business as a Post is
over, throw open your doors and let in
those of your ncighGols and families
who were not Fortunate enough 10 have
passed through, the fire of our great
war; and get some old war songs and
sing them, such rs THE Battle Cry OF
| Freedom, "Ma:ching Through Gc"r-
eia," and ''Tranp. Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys are Marching.' etc.
Geo. N. Morgan Post of this city is
recruiting fast. ~ week ago last Tues
day night. between fifteen and twenty
were mustered in. and we had the U.
$. Grand Comma'.,lant there who. in q
| very interesting sptech, Informed US
| that the organization Numbered over
IT'S 600 members. Of which Go.HA0 were
| mustered in within IL year. This shows
one thing, viz that the soldiers of the
| littc Nd! ltlV i''"<i A'' ''''' At'll'' ~
they only work and act together. And
another thing | wish to mention, there
is an organization OF The Sons OF Vet
Grams" here, and there should Ge in ev-
cry place where there Is Il post OF the
G.. A. r., for the time is coming when
the men who are cligab'e to lm muster
ed into the Grand Army will have an
swered to the final Roll Call. and t'Iei'
sons will have to take their place in
some form or other.
| see several of your former residents
here in this city every few days, among
which are Mr.. Farnam and family liy-
ing OF Sd Ave, s.; Mr.. Stnck'!ale and
family, and Mr.. l.ackor'S people living
corner 10th St. and 7th Ave-. s.; A. G..
Robinson and family living on 81 Ave.
Is. understand Mrs. r: has gone east
on a 6 weeks visit. Mr. Leroy Cole and
family. also on st Ave.; b. N. Carrier,
living in Oak Lake Addition. S. E.
Chandler is also here, stopping on 18th
St., I believe. his family scattered, a
part of his children in New York, and
a part in Iowa.
I also see Albert Sargent occasion
Tally. and Mr.. P.nlson who used t" live
in the II, r. htrn part If y'ur county
'rhen their is father and mother Pit
ney. whom al the Methodist brethrel
will rcm"nl e.. They aepassing thei'
old age with Henry Burch, former
, Wortllingtonian.
PLEEE.