The National tribune., 1893-11-16
RHODE ISLAND REUNIoN.

| RHODE ISLAND REUNIoH.
| Every officer of the Rhode Island Division was
present at the Reunion. held In. Columbia Hall.
Providence. BUSINESS was soon dispatched. Diys-
| ION Commander Webber in the 'ciair aud The fol-
| lowing Ulcers chnsrn: Pres, w. Arthur Me-
| kenzie; V-p Mary NJ. Brown; Chap. Emma j.
! Burt; Investigator. Eva +. Pryor; SeTgrant-nt-
Arms, James Mason; Board of Control, Alfred
Spencer, Il. A. Webber. john X. Pickett. Presi-
| dent Mckenzie appointed En,nin <. Perkins as
| Secretary aiih Treasurer = =
The next thing WAS "A debate on the question:
- ReS0Lyed That o the Nur hren and not 10 CO.
lunInu> teiongs Ire honor OF discovering America.
MsS. Brown led he affirmative. and Arthur Nc
Keuzje ie neg alive while others foIIo wed on both
sides. The stood six to four in The negative
snort literary and musica! program was followed
by ice cream and uspec;iop OF our charter
executed by our artist, W Arthur McKeuzie, which
| Is - beauty.
Several were accepted to member hip during iire
evening and AT inIe hour the party '!isbaJ,ded
wei! Pleased tn have met once more in the Of
Progress aud Patriotism.
Emma 4. Perkins, Secretary Rhode Island Divi.-
Ion. Lakewood. X. l.
THE NEED OF THE C. C. GUARDS.
FRIENDS OF THE GUARDS: In thin ing recently
the past, present aud future of oTSaniza-
tou. the question OF what need the Nation has Of
as naturally came foremost 10 my mind.
In fancy SAW iiie large hH!Iowed mp ground
OF the Guards. tents new and uniquely piici-ei
and the piekeis At their re.pectiye Ports in tfe
pursuit Of Their patriotic dut -: The girls occupy
ing line East and the boys tie West. ~. -l.e.
Each one f-rventiy alive tn the future and
welfare of his country. Such perfect order,
and healthiune,s prevailed throughout the
entire camp ibat it hard for the gioanng
pe--u-I tn fad fault
A little beyond the picket-Ine on all sides
belIed the aggressive trend OF Anarchy, Clan Ma
Gaclisn the Maha aud the enen,y OF tue Amcri-
p,sb ic school lying in ambush snake the fatal
charge ja-t "s soon AZ their relative strength
would 4fTant po~-ihe victory.
Further ia The back ground ] saw army OF no
less nggFessive yRucn- aglnw with tire fever II .sl-s
OF vcs nad scfisl. iieenre. ready 10 snpI.ori any
fish ffteiF
* iTtniShers.
And lat. in the dim. trembling twilight horizon
] saw millions Of American cilizeus WHO vote aud
exert po~erful Influence on he body polite.
caring uoling for Bunker Hill. Lexington Get
ty-burg. Atlanta. and AppomHtI"x.
70 All ths array Of uniained. selfish, licensed
material teneis. which transcend tie military
spirit mud far above rraron logic aud Iaw
that they reach the plane Of divine inspiration are
| aa unknown quantity and qaH!iIy.
To them ORDER and regularity Of all kinds are
iisFnHei sub.ervIeBcr. anu tie task o civilization
- diverted to t:e desire Of Conquest. TO them
iierr j. no inspiration ia singing AnIerica." or in
COMMUNICATING the glorious gctiievenients OF the
makers and defenders Of the Union with orstory,
song aud dowcrr.
Tue approaching struggle will not he over
Mason and Dx"ns line, but between nteI genco
md patriotism one side. and ignorance, SUPER
s;t'tnn and license the other.
Never before dear friends. WAS this great Nation
more iu need Of The concerted operation of lhe
iuicl Ieence and patriotism which National or.
ganiza, ION represents.
Les ,s therefore enlist the -ervices of everybody
vino loves Odd Glory y''-p,rebt., brothers, sisters
cousins. friends. sweetlearts. ali--in patriotic
cause.
Th-n dip our pen in the sunlight OF Liberty. and
write in the clear blue Union sky the word. of
Edward Everett, THE gtoriou- Union shall nos
perish precious legacy of our fathers ia shall 90
down honored and cherished 10 our children"
Yours Pro Pairis
Julius w. Gogarn. Munising, Mich
WHAT rs THE REASON?
Sometime ago wroIe To ilIe {. c. asking every
and daughter OF "A soldier who lived I'm
| AIsbama. Georgia, aud Tennessee. who wished To
become mem bers of the c. c. aud N T. C. e, Guard.
| to write for fuiI particulars How Ino,y
letters do you iltink received? Jusi one and tnt
was from the old Badger State. aus wered IL, aud
the result WAS two new &. g. members for old Wis.
! consin. Mary and Annie Grund. of Stockholm
| Now. Cone. y"u and Buchen 20 to work md
make Guards ous of ti-in. and let evcry u,cni ber
welcome them. Now what is the / did not
get letter from ihe South? Are the young p-op.e
OF the North more patriotic than those of te sont?
| The NATIONAL lRIBUNE IN stranger in the
South. beiieve that hundreds of young people
| in the South read the &. &. oumns every week
IL there not soldiers son or daughter If, the
hu-;ling cities Of Chattanooga or Knox Vile who
would like 10 Join the n. +. C. g. or Guard.? If
there Is. let them write to once There ought
To he "a dozen In Chattanooga alone.
| Come, You -ons and daughters ofthe South rally
around the Stars and Stripes Ike yonr noble sires
| did 80 years ago. and show your Northern cousins
that you are Just As full of patriotism they nrc
wish To hear from every one wlro reads this and
| lives In the Sunny South. aud wilt answer every
letter that contains stamps Guards of Tennessee
let us continue to press onward. Yours very 10y
ally Lou nj. Staring, Grand View, Tenn.
| NATIONAL RECRUITING PRIZE.
According to the certified report Of Adrt- Gen
Seaman, made prior to the fourth annual Reunion
y. T. c. c. Guards. held =, Indiana polls the prize
| offered to the Guard who should bring in the
| largest number OF recruits awarded to Har-
| riet b. Lewis Haight. Torrington. Conn.
This 'prize was beautiful gold watch On the
case Is the monogram,
| IN t."
while inside is inscribed the folowinas
NATIONAL TRIBUNE
| Recruiting Prize,
| N. T. O. q. Guards.
| Sept. 6. 1899.
| Indiana polls, ind.
| Sister Haight, who an early @. c. and In
one Of the charter members of The NATIONAL,
| TRIBUNE Con versation CLUB Guard- did not X now
when busiiy recruiting Of the offered prize the
| matter having escaped her attention. This fact
makes her work NIL the more valuable and wort ~
of a prize Sho worked for the good of the cause
aud success crowns her efforts Following is her
LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| DEAR SISTER AND COMMANDER: Your letter re-
ceiyed yesterday, aud thank you most heartily
for your kindly appreciation of my poor efforts In
behalf of Patriotism and Progress shall be only
too glad TO do what can In the future 10 advances
| the interests Of our noble Order.
| The lovely little watch o-day, and am
| moro than pleased with IL. always have wanted
| asmsli one. Mine have had great W hile and
II has been IN the family many years. It is a large