Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-25

AN IMPRESSIVE sPRECH TO GATHERING OF
| VETERANS AT WHITE HALL, y. Y.-ApDREssEs
| AT FAInHAvES AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
TIE TRIP.
| WHITE HALL, N. Y, August 25.-when the
Presidents train left Saratoga the party in the
Presidents car was composed of the Presi-
dent. Secretary Proctor, Second Vice Presi-
dent E. C. Smith of the Central Vermont rail-
road. Private Secretary Haiford, Homward Gale,
the Presidents stenographer. E. +. Tibbott, and
| correspondents OF the three press associations,
J. b: Townsend of the Press News Association,
T. w Tyson OF the Associated Press Geo.
/ Gran than Balm Of the United Press and ]. B.
Townsend of the Press News Association.
lie train arrangements were in charge of
/ G. d. Hammond, the superintendent Of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad. who accom-
panied the party. The President put on his
little soft felt travelling cap when the train left
Saratoga and sat down with o morning paper
! and cigar. He did not have much time for
reading. however, for at $50 the train pulled
| up at the Fort Edward station. where a crowd
OF about $50 people were waiting for it. They
came running helter-skelter down the platform
and crowded about the end of the Presidents
car; The President came out on the platform
and shook hands with ex-Representative Bur-
leigh. Maj John Dwyer and Gen. j. c. Rogers
of SANDY Fill. who joined the party as far as
White Hall. The President thanked the as
sembiage for the morning greeting, but made
no speech.
AT WHITE HALL.
The run to White Hall was made in quick
time and the train reached this station at $40
o'clock.
There was big crowd in the railroad yards,
composed Ill great part Of the members of
the Washington County Veteran Association.
VINO were on their way to Dresden to attend a
reunion. As the train pulled up the band
struck up Hail to the Chief" At the coneu-
sion Of the music the President came out on
the platform OF the car and Mr.. Burleigh intro
duced him. He was greeted with three rous-
Ing cheers The President said:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Comrades and fellow citizens: 1t is pleasant
to come this morning upon an assemblage of
comrades gathering with their families to a
social reunion to recall their services and sac
ritices and to battle their souls in the glory of
this bright day and of this great land
that they fought to save. (ApplaEse.l
Such assemblages are full of interest to the
veteran. and they full of instruction and
inspiration to those who gather with them.
1t Is our habit in the west, as it
Is yours here, to have these annual meetings
and 1t Is always pleasure to me when l can
arrange to meet with the comrades of my old
regiment or of the old brigade with the
veterans OF any regiment of any state
who stood for the flag. lApplause.1 There is a
pathetic side to all this. We gather with di-
minished ranks from year to year. We miss
the comrades who are dropping by the way. We
see reported now that which We saw as the great
column moved on in the campaign of the
war2a comrade dropping out borne to the
hospital. followed to the graye--end vet these
soldier memories and thoughts are frightened
by the glories which inspire and attend all these
gatherings Of the veterans of the war We see
the old flag again and am glad to believe that
there
has never been period in our history when
there was more love for it. [Appiause.1 1t is
quite natural that it should be so. These vet
Grams who stand about me have seen
many days and months in camps and
battlefelds and in devastated coun-
try through which they marched when
there was ON all the horizon only one thing of
beauty.that glorified flag. Applause. They
their hearts, wrought in every fiber
Of their nature. and it is very
natural that the children who have come
on should catch this inspiration and love from
the fathers who periled everything that the flag
might still be neld in honor and still be an
emblem OF the authority Of one con-
stitution over undivided nation. We
see today how worthy the land was for which
our comrades. and for which you, my comrades,
offered your lives, In its great development
and its increasing population, in its multi
plying homes, where plenty and pros
perity, the love Of God and social order
and all good things abide In this great
nation stridlng; on In wealth and prosperity to
eartb IN sh;s Iand in tr,,6 40 ,SoI aS u, ,hoor
the land OF the free. we see that which was
worthy of utmost sacrifice of the truest men. L
recall with pleasure that some of the
New York regiments coming to the western
army. with Hooker and Howard and Gerry and
Williams and another ,lserved in the same corps
of which l was designated during the great
campaign upon Atlanta. Some Of the COM
radss who made that march from Chattanooga TO
Atlanta and the sea are here today, survivors
of one of the greatest, in all its aspects, of all
the campaigns OF the war. lou came from
those ol1ooy neioS upon Ihe foto
rho vest as brothers Yon he,,sd
us in the struggle there to cut the confederscv
in twain and tapping around by the sea to
| strike hands with Grant again near Appomat-
tox. Applause.
friendly RECOMMENDATION and presence II had