Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-04-20

in life when death thins our ranks
with merciless rapidity. Last year
we laid ABB comrades away to their
long, quiet rest. Over full brigade
passed the last "muster- out" The
year before we parted with 34O6
on the banks Of the silent
river, showing an increase in the
death rate for the last year of 1927.
From this time forward it may be
that the harvest Of death
will increase year by year. So that
the time is now close at hand when
a survivor of the great war in a
village or settlement will stand as
lone, lettering sentinel to mark a gen.
Grafton that has passed away. Ere
we go we can cast one glance behind
in proud contemplation OF the work
we have done, and as the fair land
from the old soldiers vision as the
glories of the nation pales upon his
waning senses he can justly and
proudly exclaim: farewell, Colum-
bia, my home, my land. 1served you
in your hour of peril. l hope those
who come after will be as true as l
have been!"
CHARITY.
There is no record in the organ
ization that gives full statement
of the amount expended for chart
table purposes. BY the last annual
report of the National officers we
learn that the Grand Army Of the
Republic expended $215,975 and the
Woman's Relief Corps, an auxiliary
to the Grand Army Of the Republic
$4,000, making total of $299.274
Yet this very inadequately expressed
the aid extended by individuals t.
their comrades. No other society il
as broad in the scope of its charity a
the Grand Army of the Republic
If we know of q soldier in distress W,
never stop to ask whether he belong
to our organization or not. If he ha
had an honorable discharge that is a
we want to know. While we are nc
bound by our rules to aid him, W
never fail to do SO. Ia all charitabl
societies except ours candidate 10
admission must pass an examlnatio
showing that he is not subject to an
bodily ailment; and in some societie
the applicant must pass a medic'
examination. But we admit ii
infrm, the aged, and the decrepi
We have not drawn the line her
Never have our former foemen, tt
Confederate soldiers, asked for a
sistance but we have been ready ar
willing to give to the full limit of o.
means. When Charleston was
ruins from the earthquake shock, al
the people who staid in the city du
ing the long days of the siege al
bombardment fled from the tremblir
earth and the crumbling walls of the
homes, we were among the first
send them assistance and we CO
tinued to send until they said tn
wanted no more. We aided the 81
terers of Jacksonville aud 9th
places in Florida during the la
= yellow fever epidemic. Now that t
disabled Confederates of Texas a
building home we do not hesita
to contribute. In the breadth a.
g scope of our charity we are not p'
=. alelled by any society on earth.
- FRATERNITY.
y Not only by money contribute
has the good work of our organzati
been disseminated, but in many ott
!, ways. l will only allude to OF
- Through our exertions, advice a
> cooperation a division has been
% tached to the Bureau OF Pensi(
20 known as the "Army and M
" Survivors Division" BY means
~ which the names and postofiice
= dress of 100000 comrades have be
&C obtained. Applicants for pensit
y are greatly benefited by these
10 rangements; they are thus enab
A' to find proof with which to substal
% ate their claims. Since this divis
= has been established evidence
Is been furnished in over 100000 p
III sion claims. While much has b'