The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-21

and giving Ia marriage; tho rearing OF q
common progeny, the ministrations OF
private friendships the ail-subduing infn-
ence q homo and church and school, OF
wife ana child. have eliminated IN such d
closely knit web OF interests and affections
that none OF us care 20 disentanglo the
threads that compose II. and few Of US could
do 40 II we would
"And the flag God bless tho nags As tho
heart OK McCnllum More warmed 10 the TAR
tan. 90 MI hearts warm 20 the nagi Have
you upon your round OF sight seeing
missed n hereaboutss Does II mako itself
on any hand conspicuous by is nhscncci
Can you doubt the loyal sincerity OF those
who from housctop and rooftrce have
thrown II 10 tho brcoxcY Let some snrrl-
leglous hand be raised 70 haul itdown and seol
No, no, comrades; the people en- masss
do not deal In suhtcrfuges; they do
not sioop 10 conquer. they may be wrong.
they may be pcrycrse: but they never dissem-
BILE These are honest flags With honest hearts
bohnd them They are the symbols Of na-
tionaiity rs precious 10 US as TO you.
IT Is with . kind OF cxultatlon that fllng
open the gates OF this gateway 70 The
south 4 bid you welcome "a tho name OF
the people whose voice Il the voice OF
God You came and We resisted YOU you
come. and We greet you: for tlmes change ana
men change with thcnL You will ind here
scarcely O sign OF tho battle. not a
rcminisconcc OF It's passions Grim-viSngcd
war has snoothod hla wrinlgled front. and
whichever way YOU turn on either aldo,
deepening as you advnnco-across tho Chap
lin hllls, where JACKSON foil TO stones
river, where Rosy fought--And on 20 Chat
tanooga nnd Chickamauga and orcr Mis-
sionary Ridge, and down by Rcsaca and
htnncSaw ma Allntoonn. whore COrse held
the fort. a. second time you march 70 tho
sea- pauslng awhile aboet Atlanta 10 look
with wonder on scene risen as by the
-
way 81 Franklin and Nashville ~you shall
encocntcri As you pass those lnoiderlng
heaps, which remind you OF your valor and
travail. only the Ipagnanlmous spirit Of dead
heroes. VITA Grant aud sherman aud Thomas
avd Mcpherson and Logan looking down from
che happy stars. uS " repeating the words OF
the master Charity Tor ALL malice toward
none
-we. too have our graves. we. too had our
heroent All, All uro comrades now upon the
other side. where you ana must shortly join
them; blessed, thrice blessed We who have
ilvcd 20 see n fulfilled"
The BusIncss session.
The hall was then cleared OF all not
members Of the q. A. r.. and after
prayer the business session Of the en-
campmcnt began. Commander IN Chief
lawler. IN his annual address, touched
ON many subjects OF interest TO the
veterans
The report OF Adjt Gen. C. G. Jones
showed that the total membership In
good standing on July | was 357, 630.
The number OF members suspended at
the same date was 80, COO, figures which
he regards as astounding. Nearly
5000 veterans died during the year
There are 5,e45 posts IA the country.
When thc cncampmcnt reassembled
a. 2:a0 the location OF the next en-.
campmcnt was made the special order.
The claims ST. Paul were presented BY
Henry A. Castle and and ex-Cov McGill.
those OF Dcnvcrby Nicholas O'Brien and
Gen. John Cook, Jr.. and those OF BUFF.
falo by 4. l.. Atkinson. ex-consul 20
Toronto. and James Graham. The
first ballot resulted; 81 Paul. sos; Buf.
falo. 220; Denver. Isl; Nashville. %.
The selection Of ST. Paul was made
unanimous
The election % officers was the next
order. For commander In chief Cen.
4. NJ Walker. 81 indianapolis. was
nominated by hisonly competitor. Gen.
Thaver. 81 Nebraska. and chosen
unanimously. For senior vico com.
mnndcr In chief Cen. G. II. liobson. %
CrccnsburR, KY. and for junior vics
commander IN chief > q. Co>grovc. oil
che state o. Washington, were chosen
by ncclamntion.
Veterans "a = Harbccue
LouNn.LE. ny. sept 10. While tbs
xadies ~ the Grand Army and al,
NomanA Relief Corps. a. well a. ths