The herald., 1893-08-09
RECEIVED THEIR COMMANDER,
The Local G. A. r. Posts Honor
A. G. Weissert.
The COMMANDMENTS Chief States His
s. Views on Pensions.
Asatures OF tho Reception Last Night
Hon. M. T. Allen, Maj. Geo. w.
Merrill, Capt. Barrett and
Mrs. Hartwcll Speak.


various posts Of the G. n. r. and w. r. @.
Of the city rendered reception at the
s Los Angeles theater last evening to A.
g. Weissert, commander-in-chief OF the
g. A. R., who is visiting this section.
The affair was pleasant in all respects
and was purely social gathering, there
being no formality whatever during the
entire evening.
The programme, which consisted OF
addresses and musis, was followed by q
general handshake by all in the audi
ence. Nearly every seat in the dress
circle and parquette was occupied. Inc
crowd was composed equally OF ladies
.ss and gentlemen. There would probably
have been Q much larger gathering had
the idea not been held that the affair
vas fntanded only for members of the
- q. A. r. aud W. r. @. As it was, how
ever. 1t was q worthy compliment to
~' Commander Weisssrt from the people
Of Los Angeles. Yesterday morning
the commander and party visited the
: 1 Goldiers' Home, whore they were re-
ceived by the entire home and shown
!, about the grounds. Santa Monica was
, :, also visited, the party returning to this
~
The committee Of citizens waited upon
the commander at the Hollenbeck last
evening and escorted him to the theater.
81 There was but q email crowd present
when the party took their seats upon
al the stage, but by the time the pro-
! aleramme was begun the house was we'll
sus Allied. There were no decorations ex-
= Cept upon the stage, which was neatly
, decorated with flags, the silk colors of
!, Stanton post being on the left Of the
stage while those of Bartlett were on
~ the right. The John A. Logan colors
ar and another were at the rear of the
st stage. A email table with the national
% colors thrown over the top was placed
by the side OF the guest OF the evening.
On the stage were seated besides Com
mittee, which consisted Of L. 8. Butler,
Chas. jenkins, ]. 8. Van Buskirk, H..
Sherman, D. Samson, @. 8. Fairbanks,
"a John Roberts, w. H. Newman, g. Wiley
Wells, J. M. Quinn, ]. L. Skinner, E. r.
s. Alexander, ]. W. Hunt, ]. @. Oliver, E..
4 Boutcn, l.. E. Mosher, Gen. H. Bone
brake, Fred ]. Cressey. w. H. 6hinn,
VIM. Young, John Reardon, B. H.
~ Smith, J. A. Donnell, Geo. W. Merrill,
W. H. Seaman, F. H. Marion, J. j.
y Walsh, K. N. Hamilton, E. w. Clark, D.
Jones, H. v. Van Dusen. Chas. Wick
ham, L. NJ. Brown.
Among the others present were Capt.
- Barrett. Major Geo. W. Merrill, M. T.
Allen, Col. M. Nudge and O. Masteller.
adjutsnt general of the department Of
California.
The ladies on the stage were Mrs.
Mary E. Hartwell, Mrs. Col. Nudge,
~ Mrs. Alexander, past president of Stan
ton post W. R.. O.; Mrs. Calvin, past
vice department commander W. r. G. ;
Mrs. Austin OF Stanton post w. R. c.,
and Mrs. Lyon of I--Aesaw post w. r.
G. M .s
At exactly 10 minutes past 8 O'Clock
Capt. Barrett, who presided, arose and
announced that the programme would
be opened with music by the Modoc
four vol NM, .-,5
The quartette is composed as follows:
DR.. J. A. Munk, L. R. Parson, j. f. SAL
year and A. M. Salyer. They rendered
. the selection entitled. The Grand Army
Rally, with much spirit and force. The
last line of the song was: "Hurrah, we
saved the flsg," and the four singers
silk flags. The little act took i'm.
mensely and they were heartily encored.
In reply to the applause it was an.
y nounced that by special request they
would sing Marching Through Georgia,
the audience being asked to join In the
) chorus. The crowd instantly caught
! the idea and with one accord arose to
once again give vent to their enthusi-
aan, through the inspiriting strains of
this most lasting remembrance Of Sher.
-, mans great march.
At the conclusion Of the music Cap
: tain Barrett stated briefly the objects
~ OF the gathering. 1t was to enable the
commander to meet the G. A. r. peo.
X pie in this city. It was desired that
aahe should grasp the hands of those pres
= aent, 90 the various speeches would be
a short. In order not to interfere with this
!, programme. The first speeker was Mai.
Geo. w, Merrill, who would deliver the
!, address Of welcome the distinguished
visitor in behalf of the G. A. r. posts
Major Merrill spoke 40 follows:
'Those comrades who have wandered
'ss' from the scene of their early triumphs
,nst0 the shores Of the Pacific, where they
ai iewait the welcome revillee'of eternity,
nv commanded me to bid you hearty
y Welcome to this City of the Angels.
4 You are thrice welcome to the west
Srn shores Of continent where a loyal
people rejoice that sunny tkies and bril-
- liant stars perpetually smile upon paat
of that domain which you aided in c.
menting in everlasting union and dedi.
3 eating to eternal freedom.
Y 81 "But apart from the memory of clash
y ing sabers-the serried ranks OF human
.s4tty in hostile array-independen of tho
,;spoetic Significance of the beautiful
sn iowers as we decorate the graves OF our
I. Z, victorious heroes-these reunions en-
phasize the triumphs of grand princi-
pie, they are memorials OF the second
birth of that liberty christened by the
immortal Lincoln, government of the
people, for the people, by the people,"
ssPermeating the political a. we'll as
spiritual world there Is and ever has
q been powerful. automatic principle Of
81 growth, improvement. progression; an
impulse pervading the army of human
ity to close the bands and move upon the
lntrenchments of fossilized idsas-to
advance from high to higher planes of
thought, action and government.
No human government Is 30 good
that it may not be better. Wf
I'VE claim, and no doubt our assump-
lion is true that the governmental plan
adopted by the fathers Of this republic
Z and deft nded by their sons for over =
~ sentury, approaches nearer perfection
ss Than any conceived by man yet; if it is
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