The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-01
TIE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for The Good of the Order
CHICAGO'S RECEPTION.

Posts and Corps of the Windy City Enter
tain Commanders Chief Lawler and Off
GERS of the Allied Orders.
The red letter event in Grand Army and
Woman's Relief Corps circles this month WAS
. the reception rendered by the Corps of Chicago
and Cook County TO the sCOmmander-in-Chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, Comrade
Thomas G. Lawler. OF Rockford and the Ma
tional President of the WOmas's Relief Corps,
Emma L. Wallace, of Chicago.
The reception was held ia the spacious parlors
of the Grand Pacific Hotel, Wednesday even
ing, Oct. II, from 5 until IL o'clock. The par
lors were deliberately decorated, with red, hlte
and blue bunting festooned as a background
while here and there the Stars and Stripes
large and small, met the eye, and attracted the
attention of every patriotic heart. From the
glass chandeliers the Stripes waved aud fut-
tered in the glimmeriug light, and the Stars
looked down upon heads gray with age and faces
wrinkled by time. of the men who only few
years ago were young and strong, brave and
true in battles fought for one country aud one
flag.
Under these same flags we're women who
gave their hearts to the boys in blue and the
old flag 80 or more years ago; maldens FAIR,
who love the same veterans, and yonng men
whose fathers wore the blue, aud whose own
love of home aud country is as true as that of
their sires; aud there were loyal men and
women too, who though they bore no kindred
ship TO the heroes OF that glorious past, delight
in every act Of their lives to honor true valor
and meritorious service by their esteem and
companiOnship Mrs. Flo JsmsOn Miller De-
partment President, on behalf of the Nomans
Relief Corns. delivered the address of welcome.
and Comrade Z. A. Keller. Senior Vice Depart
ment Com mander, performed ike duty in be-
halfoi The Grand Army. Commander int hlef
T.G. LAWYER and National President Mrs Emma
L. Wallace responded for their respective or
CARNATIONS Short addresses were made by
Past Commander in Chief Robert b. Beath, of
Philadelphia, and A. g. Weissert. of Mil
waukee; Surg.-Gen. o. w. Weeks. of Marion,
O., and Mrs Margaret Ray Wilkins, Past Ma
tional President.
Other prominent and distinguished guests
were present as follows: Adj't- Gen. c. c. Jones,
Q.-M.-Gen. J. W. Burst, Asst dj't-Gen. j. l..
Bennett, Past Department Commander Smith,
OF Iowa; Asst Adj't-Gen. Talmadge, of Wis
consin; Past Adj't-Gem. Z. b. Gray, of Mil
waukee; Past Department Commanders +. ID.
Swain, /. T. Dickson, w. l.. DIstin of Illinois;
Department Commander II. II. Mcdowell ard
Asst Adi't-Gen. F. w. Sphinx, of the Illinois
Department; National Secretary Miss Jennie
Bross, Department Secretary Miss Jameson,
Past Department President Mrs. Julia G. Sine,
Department Treasurer Mrs. Mary E. McCauley,
Illinois Woman's Relief Corps, aud John A.
Walters, Senior Vice Commander Illinois Divis-
ion Sons of Veterans
Comrade II. s. Dietrich. member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. National Council of Adj
ministration, as Master OF Ceremonies, intro
duced the speaker of the evening in pleasant
remarks repete with patriotic sentiment, and
later presented TO the distinguished guests the
vast assembly, one by one, as in single file they
passed by. The haudclasp of new acguaint-
snce the hearty shake of old friends aud com
rades given and returned. Veterans o.
the 18th ILL.,, the regiment IL which COmrade
LAWYER spent three years of his young mai
hood, were present in uniform, aud greeted
their old comrade with the old regimental vei
of "seven and tiger" Later they gave Ma
tonal President Mrs. Wallace the compliment
Of the seven and tiger" test of their vocal
accomplishment acquired at the front.
Following the addresses and handshaking |
Patti Henri. the accomplished soprano. sang /
two songs, Comrade Harry P. Kelly reciled
the Dandy Fifth and Miss Fanny Brown, of /
John Brown Corps, recited a" Barbara Freitchie."
The veterans sang the old war songs and en-
ioyed themselves most thoroughly.
Letters and kilograms Of regret were received |
from Past Commander-in-Chief" Jack Adams, |
Lucius Faircbild. Paul Vandervoort r. A. |
Aiger, 5. 5. Burdett. Past National Presidents 1
Kate p. Sherwood, E. Florence Barker, Sarah /
E. Fuller, and other National and Department /
officers
The Committee of Arrangements having the |
reception in charge. representing Department |
officials. Aids aud Corp Presidents, were: Mrs.
NJ. N. Kyle. Chairman; Mrs. Anna S. Smith, /
Secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth Morse, Treasurer