The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-30
GENERAL BEATHS RECEPTION.
The Grand Army Veterans Unite in Enter
tanning Their COmrade.

General Bobert B. Beath, of Philadelphia,
commander-in- Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, arrived in this city yesterday after
noon at o'clock, and was met at the Union
Depot by delegation of comrades and escorted
to the Denison House. In the evening about
three hundred persons, including ladies and in
vited guests, met in the assembly hall of George
II. Thomas Post No. IT, and a reception was
given him. General James R. Carnahan pre-
siding. Following his introduction to the audi
ence, General Beath made brief address, in
which he spoke of the recent rapid growth of
the Grand Army, which now numbers 225, 600
members-men who served their country during
the last war. He strongly complimented
the work done in the department of
Indiana attended with success that has been
almost marvellous. He spoke of the three
cardinal points of the order-fraternity, charity
and loyalty At the last encampment it was
shown that In the year previous to that meeting
$l07, 900 had been disbursed for the benefit of
disabled and INDECENT comrades and for the
widows and orphans of deceased comrades. He
urged the formation in Indiana of women's re-
lief corps, to work with and aid the posts.
Following this speech, General Carnahan pre-
scented General Beath an elegantly framed en-
craving of Governor Morton. The givers were
Charles Darnell, of Morton Post, No. l, Of Terre
Haute. and Charles H. Lincoln, of George H.
Thomas Post, No. II, of indianapolis, and he
spoke on their behalf
Rev. Myron w. Reed, chaplain OF George H.
Thomas Post, being called on, made speech
On rising he was warmly applauded and said:
This applause makes me think that you who
stand at the butt end of the whip have no idea
how the feels who is at the end of the
cracker" Mr. Reeds speech graphically pointed
out the dangers that were Ginning upon the
country by allowing the English lords and com
panies to gobble up hundreds of thousands of
acres of our Western lands, and thought it
enough to make Washington turn and murmur
| in his grave.
Short speeches were made by Colonel James
A. Keigwin, of Jeffersonvie Will Visscher of
Denver, Col, and Captain Eli Ritter, of this
city Captain Ritter spoke of the recent trouble
| and dissatisfaction in the railway mail service.
| He said number of the men of George II.
Thomas Post were in that service and he de
sired to say that he, for one. would not submit
quietly to see the whitewashing of any men go
on at the expense of his comrades That it was
the duty of this post to stand by their comrades,
and to allow no whitewashing of any one who
| had dealt hardly by comrades.
The full significance of this speech was felt by
every one of the three hundred persons present,
and the sentiment was Endorsed by loud and per-
sistent applause.
| viii G. David recited ''Banta Tim" after
which General Carnahan spoke of the effort now
| about to be inaugurated to collect funds for the
| building of soldiers monument. Two forms
| of subscription were under consideration-one in
which the subscription is to be paid all together,
! and the other where it can be divided and paid
in installments. He thought that good men,
soldiers, should be employed and paid to raise
the necessary fund in the posts and in the
neighborhood of posts over the State.
The Telegraph Quartet furnished the music
for the evening.
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