The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-18

below the water line so that people might
forget the accident or would it not be
right to leave that mast sticking up above
the water to warn other mariners of the
dangers that surrounded it? He likened
that unto the ship of state and said that
the memories of the war should be kept
alive and fresh in the memory of loyal
Americans so that they may be ever aware
of tue dangers that threatened TINS repub-
lie. 1t would be an exhibition of the most
vulgar vanity for any man TO pretend to
give an accurate description of Governor
Anthony's remarks, for his eloquence or
the force of his thoughts cannot be con-
yeyed through cold type.
The next address on the program was
that of Miss Nan G. Sherwood of
this county Miss Sherwood was
born near Muivane in this county nearly
eighteen years ago, and has been raised
and educated her much to the credit of
our institutions for she Is n remarkably
bright young lady. 1t might be also stat
ed that she is a very handsome young lady
and in both respects she is credit to the
county that gave her berth. She did not
miss single word or hesitate for mo-
ment in her delivery, and before she was
half way through half a thousand old
soldiers were in tears for her voice was
very sweet and sympathetic and went d.
rect TO the heart OF the hearers. At the
request Of over loo gray haired veterans
it is published in full as follows
Mr.. Chairman. Members Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, Ladies and Gentlemen:
1T gives me pleasure TO appear before
you today. | thank you for the honor you
have conferred on me by inviting me 10
address you. Let me assure you if |, as
soldiers daughter, can do anything TO add
to the comfort, or say anything to add to
the pleasure of any of my fathers COM
raGes, / will always be ready TO give my
best efforts to its accomplishment
The subject assigned me oy the mana
gers of this reunion is Then and Now
Then" carries me back to '6l. when the
war clouds fioated over the south, but the
principal one doomed up from Charleston
harboF II was not larger than a mans
hand at first, but Ii spread rapidly and
grew more dark and threatening The
first star liag clap OF thunder broke
from that cloud April IL, 1s6l, when tie
rebels fired on Fort Sumpter, which was
then defended by Major Anderson and less
than 100 men, one OF WON was oQr own
Tim Mccarthy, past post COMMANDER. That
shot WAS Cred from gun stolen from the
govern meut and loaded with powder and
she'll obtained ia the same way. When
The smoke from the first gun fired on
SumpteT slowly rose on the Cain. clear air
OF that beautiful spriag morning, the un
wouted sound rolled far cut TO the sea. and
reyerberated inland from city TO hamlet,
from plain to mountain, from state TO
state and from ocean 10 ocean. II was the
tocsia OF long and bloody war. and It's
sound enclrcled the glooe. Ii awakened
the peaoe-.oviug peop!c OF the north TO the
fact that the long Threatened war was on.
A proclamation from the president. a few
days later, calling for -. 60 volunteers TO
serve three months and suppress the re-
bellion, was answered SO promptly and so
pumerously that the call was nlied, aud
many OF you had 10 return 10 your homes