The record-union., 1895-04-23
WELCOME TO THE VETERANS.

Sacramento extends the hand of good
fellowship to the Grand Army men
and associate organizations who are
her guests this week. Arrangements
have been made for what Is believed will
be week Of pleasure, rational and re-
Treshing. Destinations display has not
been attempted, nor has there been such
effort put forth to entertain as will, as is
too often the case, prove annoying by
Over-oficious sOlicitude. A welI-flled
programme is made up. and the means for
making the visit pleasant and profitable
have been so provided that our guests
will, without being solicited and marched
and marshaled, be able to avail Of them
easily.
The artistically inclined will find the
city's Art Gallery open to them daily
and polite attendants ready to escort them
through its picture galleries II desired.
The meetings of the gathering are to be
held in the beautiful Capitol building,
where the State Library will prove Of in
terest to the many lovers of book col
lections, while the State officials will
welcome the visitors in the various de-
partments.
The extensive railroad works will
prove of interest to those who desire to
examine fine and ponderous machinery
and busy manufacturing establishment.
The residence sections Of the city, and
Sacramento is proud of her beautiful
homes, viii be seen to excellent advan-
tsge in a ride around the electric line sys-
tenn, which penetrates to the boundary of
She city in three directions. The exour-
aion TO Folsom will take our guests along
some Of the best Of the American bottom,
orchard, hop and vineyard lands and to
the great water power plant of the State
and of the Electric Company, The trans
United power from the works of which is
TO be introduced into the city in few
weeks.
There are several fine drives about the
city, and one very picturesque one ex-
tending down the river some five miles
over superior roadway. The free
library, the county buildings, the factories
and the wholesale sections will each have
some attraction for a greater or less num-
Der Of the city's guests.
It is with more than ordinary interest
that the Capital City witnesses this gath
sring of old soldiers, for her people are
aware that in all probability it will be
the last time the veterans viii meet here
in considerable numbers. The men who
took up arms for the union of States in
the early sixties are now in the scar and
yellow of Iife's autumn, and many have
passed already into the frosts of wIntry
age. Their number Is rapidly diminish
ing, and it viii be but very few years
when the survivors of to-day's line of
march of veterans will appear on holiday
occasions only in carriages,
The republic is not ungrateful. If ma
terisl reward has not been given to all
who sprang to arms to defend the in
tegrity of an inseparable union OF SOW
erign States, it is to be remembered that
they did not contemplate such recon-
pense when they offered their lives to
their country; they know that in the af-
fections of the American people and the
recognition Of patriotic service flowing
from the hearts of freemen the volunteer
American soldier finds his true reward.
whether these men who are with US
to-day were in the heat Of battle thirty
three years ago; whether they chilled in
camp, suffered in military prisons, or
stood guard at lonely outposts OF the ma
tion; whether they were called into serv-
ice in the far East, or were detailed to the
unexciting duties of guarding stations far
removed from the central scenes of STRIFE
or were kept upon frontier or Indian
duty, their spirit was the same. That
which prompted them to enlist was the
same; the actuating motives of our citi-
zen soldiers who were then hred by patri-
otic purpose were alike in all parts Of the