, 1896-04-07
AN ELEGANT RECEPTION
Given President Holiday and
Commander O'Brien.
AT NORTH STAR HALL.
Husic. h~ecitatiOns and Songs Serve
10 Enliven tho OccasiOn-
Many Patriotic
Addresses.
AT NORTH STAR HALL.

The old veterans and the Woman's
Relief corps enjoyed another member
able social occasion at North Star hall
last evening. The affair was in the ma
ture of a reception to the department
commanders. Col. N. J.. O'Brier OF
Cheyenne and Mrs. Anna B. Holiday
of this city. The program was replete
with good things. There was music,
recitation and war "reminiscences Of
thrilling deeds and humorous Incl
dents. Comrade Fitch OF Custer Post
No. l acted as master Of ceremonies.
At S:45 Commander O'Brien and
the stage. With them occupying seats
on the stage were Post Commander
Holiday. Comrade N. S. Sage. Mrs.
Mary Ingersoll and Mrs. r. E. Fitch of
the Relief corps department officials,
President Marie Baillie and Secretary
Ada Ulen of Custer corps w. r. C. and
Mrs. Woodland of Tie Siding.
The first number on the program
was music by a string band consisting
of Messrs. Foster, Fred Nash and John
Prick, after which Post Commander
Holiday introduced Department Com
mander O'Brien.
Mr.. O'Brien said that he had been
and he took this change in the pro-
gram by the committee in charge as a
gentle hint for him to cut his remarks
short. The Grand Army of the Repub>
lie was composed Of men who enlisted
between the month Of April, 1861. and
the month OF April. 1865. Many went
forth as beardless boys to defend theii
country. All were loyal Americans.
The instruction in the order was patri-
otto from the time the door was enter
ed. 1t was the highest duty Of the
Grand Army to teach patriotism. The
Grand Army vas passing away and the
country must be turned over to the
youth Of America. and it was the duty
and privilege OF the Grand Army to
teach them to guard the trust which
was to be reposed in them.
The Stars and Stripes should wave
from every school house and every
teachers desk should be draped with
Old Glory.
Our country and all countries SEEM
ed at the present time to be on the
verge of some great change. A paper
which he had just read announced that
England and Spain had formed an
alliance. He was ashamed Of congress
for MOI having recognized the bellig>
erent rights of Cuba. Spain had recog-
nized the belligerency Of the southern
states before an important battle had
been fought. within 40 days after the
firing upon Fort Sumter. We had men
in the halls Of congress who wink at
the Monroe doctrine. Cuba belonged
to the United States and he hoped to
see the flag of this nation float over 1t
before his death.
He believed that the southern peo-
pie were now just as loyal as the
northern. He said at Louisville the
Johnnys extended a royal welcome and
said, I'VE are glad to meet you" Now
there was no north, no south, no east,
no west; one country. indivisible. But
in accomplishing this grand result
300, 900 brave men had laid down their
lives. and our children must be taught
that they died for the right. The prin>
ciples of human slavery and the prin-
ciples upon which the southern con-
federacy were founded were shot TO
death. General Walker was right
when he prevented the blue and the
gray from marching together. We
have one color, the blue; one flag, the
Stars and Stripes.
He spoke Of the soldiers home at
Cheyenne and said he had received
more encouragement from this post
and this corps than from any other in
the entire department. Custer corps