The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-20
the PATRIOT VETERANS
One OF the Most Successful National Camp Fires
Ever Held BY the Order.

the great veteran camp fire Mt Columbia,
Ohio, the Grand Army men in uniform, and
led by drum corps, began to form for the
parade, which was one Of the grandest ever
witnessed on similar occasion. There were
eighteen divisions, eight OF them comprising
the Ohio department. which was ont in full
force. The ninth division was made up of
:le Veteran Crippled Soldiers association,
Mexican veterans and Andrews raiders,
naval squadron and the Fifth United States
Colored volunteer infantry. The depart.
ment of Illinois constituted the tenth divi
sion, Wisconsin and Iowa combined to make
the eleventh, Indiana divided into the twelfth
and thirteenth divisions, Kansas came in
the fourteenth; the fifteenth included Penn
sylyania, New York. Connecticut, Massa-
Maine, New Jersey, Virginia; Michigan was
the sixteenth division, the seventeenth COM
prised California, Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire, West Virginia, Vermont. Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, Georgia, Da-
kota, Potomac, Colorado, Delaware, Oregon,
1ontana and Texas, and the Sons of Vet
Grams came in as the eighteenth division.
Gen. w. T. Sherman appeared on the stand
and was received by the crowd with cheers.
Gov. Foraker appeared soon after and wer,
welcomed in the same way. Judge Thurmai.
also occupied q seat on the stand. During
the parade Gov. Foraker, Generals Alger and
Fairchild, Commander-n- Chief Rea, ex-Presi-
dent Hayes and wife, Gov. Thayer of Nebras-
ka and many Others took seats reserved for
them on the stand. Naturally this Ohio
town cheered the Ohio boys, but they did not
stop there. When the other states began to
pass
AwARM AND HEARTY WELCOME
greeted them. And this was not alone be-
cause they were welcome visitors, but because
their soldierly bearing and their general
excellence Of drill would in many cases win
applause from an enemy. Illinois came first
after Ohio and very hearty greeting was
accorded that states noble representatives.
Mrs. Logan was evidently their special pet,
for the veterans passed by their old leaders
on the reviewing stand and cheered and sa-
luted the wife of their gallant Black Jack,
and as she stood with glistening eyes and
waved back a response the kindly smile ON
her beautiful face gave evidence of how much
she loved those who had braved danger with
her beloved husband. Besides banners,
Wisconsin announced herself with q
banner, which was carried just behind Gov.
Ruskas he marched on foot with his com.
rades. The Lincoln post drum corps received
much deserved praise for the quality of the
music made on the drums and flies Com
mander Curtis and Senator Miller headed
New York's well-drilled veterans The sight
of a small delegation from Maine called forth
long continued cheers. Missouri, marching
In strong lines, as il just ending four years.
active service, received something of On ova-
ton, st. Louis and Kansas City being es.
pecially and deservedly applauded. Michigan
was headed by Farquhar Post, of Detroit, in
which Gen. Alger marched on foot to the
great delight of his comrades.
THE SONS OF VETERANS
nearly all in uniform and many carving
arms, deserved all of the continued applause
that greeted them. After the parade about
ten thousand people crowded up the review
Ing stand to call for speeches. Gov Foraker
took charge of the meeting and one after an.
other introduced the distinguished people
who stood around, the crowd cheering each
name. More were added and, although the
meeting lasted but few minutes, over
thirty thousand were shouting and cheering,
before the crowd dsperseu, for Mrs. Logan,
Mrs. -Algsr, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs Foraker,
Mrs: Fred Grant, ex-President Hayes, Col.
Fred Grant, John A. Logan, Jr. and Others
This evening the officers of the national Or
ganization dined at the Commercial club.
In the evening Gov. j. r. Foraker delivered
the address of welcome, which took hold of
the audience, and cheers and clapping OF
hands punctuated his remarks. Gen. W. +.
Sherman was introduced. and after minute
of most tumultuous applause he started by
calling them comrades by the acre" After
expressing his love for them he said they had
given their "old uncle q supreme place by
their noble and soldierly bearing during the
day. He remarked "of course we were right
/ would not question the fact by discussing
the subject which has been settled
right by the god of battles" After stating
that he was the last of the old commanders,
but that he proposed to stay as long as pos
sible, he thanked them and sat down. An
other storm of applause closed his speech.
Commander-in-chief j. P. Rea, in his speech
said the welcome given by Ohio was never
equalled by any other welcome. and the
pageant Of the day was the grandest Of the
century, excepting only the final grand re-
glowing tribute to the veterans Of Ohio and
to the women who suffered in silence while
their children or husbands or lovers were
fighting and dying at the front. He had
attended encampments for years, but in
Columbus he had heard less grumbhng than
more people together, He believed
the Grand Army had done moro
than any other orgapizationto bring about the
time when war shall be no more. They had
given the world this republic. He reminded
them that the Grand Army was fraternal
organization, and told them to be true to
each other and their organization,
Gen. Fairchild was introduced as an Ohio
boy, now Of Wisconsin, and he said:
His adopted state equaled the hest for 10y
atty and it ia to-day true to tho same princi-
ples.. None fought for their own states, but
4uK cuo QNtcu dtdtte. 1ucy nAu IOuGQG LOT
every state they fought for the Southern
states and got them. He denounced rs lie
the published statement that they
had fought for the North, say
ing again that they had taught for the nation.
He Joined with others in speaking nf the i'm
mensity of the encampment Encampmenta
are schools Of patriotism and he loved them.
He did not love those who did not love the
Grand Army. which he said attended strictly
to his own business of caring for the old SOL
diers. In Wisconsin, he said, there IL not to-
day an old soldier. nor tho wife of an cid sol.
der, in any poor house. He closed by saying
the Grand Army was an organization he
loved and he believed it would continue its
work Notwithstanding the criticism of anr
one.
Gov. Thayer Of Nebraska, Gov. Hovey d
Indiana and several Others addressed the
veterans, who gave close attention to all to
q late hour. Department. Commander ]. W.
FetghAn Of Kansas presided at North Neil
camp, and an enjoyable reunion Was held.
The local WomRn'S Relief corps gave a sue
ceasful reception to the members of that or
der who are in the city at the deaf and dumb
asylum this evening Estimates Of the num-
Der of men IN the parade are close to the
same figure and range from 65. 900 to TO-
600, even then all the Grand Army men in
the city were not IN hne.