The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-23


| that treated tenderly traitors who had been
| granc1y pardoned, again brought forth re-
| sponseS.
| An event of the evening was the introduction
| OF Bruno Schmitz, the architect of the soldiers
4 monument He was sick. and did not deliver
the address in German he had intended, but to
the generous welcome accorded him, he re-
eponded briefly in his native tongue, While
| Treasurer OF State Lemcke read the translation
| OF the speech Mr. Schmitz proposed to denver.
| 1t was as follows
veteran oldiers of the Great Republic-I
| greet you here to-nipht IL the name of the Ger
man people. from whose midst | departed but
| lately. Is is that nation whose greeting bring
which more than century sent you the
| gallant Steuben and other valiant heroes to aid
| You in your struggle for freedom.
The blood of my people courses in the veins OF
no small portion of this mighty naricn OF
| the new world to-day, and, therefore. by right
| OF consequently, greet you as brothers.
For generations past Germany has sent to
your shores brawny hands and loyal hearts, and
they and their progeny to-day rank amongst the
best stock of this land. They were received by
you with true and answering hospitality. and
they III return shouldered the musket and girded
their Joins when the tocsin of war sounded for
the defense of the country of their adoption.
and mingled their blood manysa battlefield
with that of your brothers and fathers.
Il say to all here assembled tonight that
keenly appreciate the pleasure to be with the
citizen soldiers, the veterans of America,
this Joyous and festive occasion, and that am
permitted to rejoice with you that from the
memorable days of the struggle for
the suppression of the rebellion the torch
of freedom has taken on additional
and brighter RAYS, and now shines with equal
glory for him who was the slave. and for him
who was the master, but Who thanks to your
prowess and the great and good Abraham Lin
coin, is his master no more
Il can readily picture to myself when, from q
distressed government. the call to arms was
sounded. how he who is now old and gray. but
who was then young and buoyans, pressed to his
bosom bis loving wife and little chill
dren, how the boy snatched mp. the
gun, and departed with the passionate
blessing of his old. fearful mother accompany
ing him. never perhaps to meet her in this life
again. I how he barred his devoted
breast to the enemy. giving freely his own
life. that the life of his country might be pre-
served.
.You have called me amongst you to erect a
memorial creditable to yourselves and useful to
barbor of New York. the gift of noble and lib
erty-lovine citizens of republican France. it
shall hold aloft the torch of liberty to enlighten
the world; and desiring to commemorate the
great deeds of your dead comrades you ask me
TO write with the stlius of art against
the scroll of the heavens indelible characters
the fame of the departed and departing. | only
wish that when work shall have been COM
pleted, the stone may speak in unmistakable
language, so that the coming generations shall
pause and listen, and SO listening resolve and
determine to be worthy scions of brave sires-
the tireless guardians of priceless liberty"
The other features of the programme con-
sisted of recitations and q poem. Mrs. u Wal
ton Macoy. of Nashville Tenn. gaze with fine
force and pathos 1.-THE Old Man and jim" Ii
struck the popular chord and led to intense ap-
plause. to which the lady responded by recitine
''Sheridan's Ride" Again was the enthusiasm
great and again she came forward with hui
story IN ss Of s;ad the s
of De Pauw University recited with
fine effect, Lookout Mountain" and in answer
to enthusiastic recall gave a pathetic war
story. during the telling of which there were
many moist eyes in the vast audience. But
the character sketch of Comrads win
NH pa He WAS
the typical veteran he could be seen on the
march, and he recited what soldiers
eff that's what the officers done. what did the
privates dol" peal after peal of laughter marked
his periods. At times the half of his auditors
were waving hats. handkerchiefs or cheering in
the intervals of laughter. Recalled, he gave
amusing paraphrase of Barbara Freictsche,"
which was less heartily received. Again
English dialect of the hungry soldiers.
This did not satisfy the audience,
aud the comrade had to beg for
mercy. Comrade John Hogarth Lozier gave
happy close to the evening by reading poem.
s.Tenderfoot and Grayback Times" It
highly appreciated, as is everything OF the kind
Georgia." led by Mrs. W. W. Scott, the audience
joining in the chorus. closed the campfire with
the enthusiasm that marked its beginning.
Addition to "Marchine Thro' Georgia"
At the camp fire on Tuesday evening Gil r.
Stormont of Princeton, the newly added
verses to Marching thro' Georgia." which had
been written by Vesper Dorneck, commander of
Archer Post, Princeton. Dorneck, it is said, sat
down and wrote the after Of the
camp-fires OF his post 1T occurring TO him that
no mention made in the old song about the
lads who had fallen before the march was ended.
The addition is as follows:
Soft. the boys sleeping; do not wake them from
their rest;
May the howery sod lie lightly Ger each bring
patriot breast.
They paid mighty ransom for the land we love the
best
While we were marching thro' Georgia.
(Chorus)
The blood so freely offered has brought the jubilee,
the stars eternal the banner of the free
Sing soft. their mighty sacrifice made for you
and me,
While marching thro' Georgia
Mr.. Stormont's singing of the verses was re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm
Encampment Notes.
At the campfire last night as it is in the
campment, the mention of the names of Oliver
P. Morton and John A. Logan always brought
applause.
those that adorned the Indiana DEPARTMENT at
the National Encampment in St. Louis and they
were then said to be the handsomest displayed
there.
The encampment yesterday provided for the
appointment by the department. commander of
nine visitors for the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans Home by adopting the resolution to that
effect that was approved two years ago.
For department commander, Gil. r. Stor-
mont. of Princeton, Colonel Vanausdol, of
Madison, B. Wilson Smith. of Lafayette. and
Comra6e Fife. of New Albany, the leading
candidates. and in the interest of each there has
been enough electioneering to make the election