The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-19
TIE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for the Good of the Order
MEXICAN COMRADES.
Seven Members of Ord Post, City Of Mexico,
Presented with Medals.

Seven Members of Ord Post, City Of Mexico,
Presented with Medals.
Seven members of f. o. c. Ord Post, 100,
Department of Tennessee, located at the City
OF Mexico, made the recipients OF the
beautiful bronze medals Of George Ii. Thomas
Post s. Department of Illinois, the other day.
The pressntaiion was made by Comrade Mar
tin Conrad, = prominent member of the latter
Post. who was especially delegated TO perform
that duty The comrades who received this
great honor were j. c. MOrdough. u. P. Webb,
w J. DeCrcss C. II. AgraRonte, ii. ID. Whit
temore. r. C. Pate, and W. II. Alexander. Com
rade Conrad placed the decorations on the
breasts OF these comrades, prefaclng the act
with the following remarks:
Comrades Of f. O. c. Ord Post: have been
delegated by George III. Thomas Post, D. OF
Chicago 10 decorate seven OF your members
with the medal Of honor of that Post. The
duty is pleasant one, and ieei hlghly non
ored in having been selected TO perform IT.
Your Post is one of the few which exist
outside of the United States. We in Chicago
know the history of your Post; we know how
that magnificent soldier and statesman, Gen.
Porfrio Diaz the President of tins wonderful
and historic country, gracefully gave ms per-
mission that the Post might be established,
and even loaned you the muskets with which
to decorate your hall, and has cheered you
with his kind words; we know that il has
organization by reason of lack OF numbers.
Although your numbers are few, we know well
the material of which your Post is composed (;
and George ii. Thomas Post knows that while
you are on the picket-line they are safe from
surprise.
"Our Post is the largest in the world, num-
bering over j 300 members. and when the vote
was taken on the presentation TO seven OF your
members of the George II. Thomas Medal. 1t
met with an enthusiastic and unanimous assent.
Many of your members are personally
known 20 u.s. Gen. Agramonte j have known
for many wears and be is we'll known to Chi
cagoans; they will never forget those July days
so many wears ago when, with his cavalrymen,
be crushed out anarchy and riot; but all are
dear TO me and 10 us, for thete is the soldier
blood in all our veins. and through that we are
knsmen. So You will understand that it is
with no feeling of indifference that pin these
medals on yonr breasts.
"On the front of the medals you see the face
of that glorious aud gallant soldier who never
knew defeat nor dishOnOr, and for whom oar
Post is named They are made OF bronze from
casnon that were in service during the war OF
the rebellion. and that will make them dearer
TO YOU than if they were made OF gold and
precious stones They are presented 10 you by
George ii. Thomas Post, of Chicago, which thus
shows its recognition of your merits. Wear
them comrades and treasure them, and with
them accept the love of the donors. That you
will do so as become soldiers, no one can doubt"
At the close of the ceremony of decoration
Comrade Agramonte was requested by the
members of the Post to respond, which he did.