The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-29
THE GRAND ARMY.
Its Reception to Commandef-in-
Chief Walker.
SOME ELOQUENT SPEECHES.
No Place Here FOR the Red Flag Of An
archy and the Rebel Flag Of
Treason.
SOME ELOQUENT SPEECHES.

reception as SCENE! to touch him most
deeply. while in turn il NAV be said that
the commander-in-hief made most ex-
cslleut impression on the Seattle people.
and that he grew In popular esteem Won
derfuliy from the time he dlsembarkec
from the Northern Pacific train Yesterday
morning till the last hardshake at the re-
ceptior last night was over.
Col Walker is accompanied py MS
chief-of-s;aff. H 8. DIETRICH. OF Chicago.
and by Mrs. Walker. Mrs DIETRICH ana
Miss Grace Dietrich The party was met
al the train Yesterday morning by Post
Commanders j. NJ Wrestling and J. ID
Wilson. Of Stevens and Miller posts. Sc
artie: Past Department Commander j. n
Scott. OF Port Townsend and BY the fol-
lowing reception committee. hcnaru
Bradley. James Led1y. Lyman Banks. u
n Bailey. Amos Brown. ,. u. be1ealc.
l. A. Treen. s. W. Clark. A. w. HASTE
and T. c. kilbourne.
The comma.der-in-chief went first 70
the Ranier-Grand and Afterwards TO the
ArmoIy, where he spent most OF the iofe.
noon in consultation with local Grano
Army men. In the afternoon he was escort
ed over the city. with which ne expressed
himself as delighted. In the evening re-
ception was rendered him at Armory hail,
AT which a large crowd assembled in mis-
honor The people who attended were re-
warded with an excellent programme. the
chief feature of which was an eloquent
address from Col. Walker.
The large hail was prettiiy decorated
Bunting was draped enrrely round the
sides. on the platform was large ma
t.oaal nag, Immediately in front OF which
was a stack OF guns and on each side
small cannon On the rostrum. besides
Commander in-Chief Walker and Post
Commander ]. n. Wrestling. VINO presid-
ed. the following occupied seats: Chief Of
STAFF DIETRICH. Mayor W. ID. Wood. Judge
John p Hoyt, Judge J. W. Langley.
James Leddy, F. W. Sparkling. s. W.
Clark, Joseph Dickerson, ]. w. Schrack.
A. ". HASTE, John r. Kinnear. Lyman
Banks. Mr.. Bailey and J. N. Scott. OF
Port Townsend.
Commander Weistiing on taking the
chair said:
The occasion which brings US together
this evening is rare one IN the history
of Seattle. 1t Is seldom that our people
are permitted to meet and greet the COM
mander-in-chief of an organization num-
bering $50. 600 OF as brave men as ever per-
lied their lives on the field Of battle"
lie spoke at some length OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, emphasizing its
sentiments of fraternity. charity and 10y
atty. and in closing extended q hearty
welcome to the audience. At the close of
his address A. De Caprio rendered a
euphonium solo so well that he was re-
called.
Commander Wrestling then introduced
Mayor Wood. who in behalf of the city
extended a cordial and appropriate well
come to the guests of the evening, after
which the Apollo uuartette sang I'VE Are
the Boys That Marched in Sixty-One,"
and obligingly responded to an encore.
Past Department Commander ]. n. Scott
then delivered the address of welcome TO
the commander-in-chiefa and his chief Of
stan in behalf of the Department of Wash
ington and Alaska. He referred pleasant
ly 10 his former acquaintanc with Chief
of Stan Dietrich. and then spoke In high
terms of the comma nder-in-chief, not only
for his services during the war; but for his
actions and utterances since. He thanked
him for drawing the line between hearty
forgiveness to the traIssgrexssor and an
honorable consideration OF the trzBsgres-
sion. and extended him a heartfelt well
come. assuring him that the remoteness of
this department from national headquar-
tiers and the very fact that Grand Army
men here were far away from their old
associations in service made them all the
more appreciative of such an honor as a
personal visit from the commander-in-
chief
Mrs. Gramhs. who was gracefully intro
duced by Chairman Wrestling, next sang
a solo, which 50 pleased her auditors that
they insisted on hearing her again, and
then she rendered I'm All rhe Gardens
Around Me- so sweetly that. had propri-
ETY. permitted. the audience would have
recalled her again.
When Commander-in-Chief Ivan N
Walker was introduced by the chairman he
was received with applause that continued
for some time. He began his address SIM
ply and unostentatiously.
II am certainly under obligations TO Won"
he said. for this very cordial welcome. no.
only for myself. but also for Mr. Dietrich
and Mrs. Dietrich. ! wish my wife were
here this evening. But unfortunately she
has found thar one can have toothache in
Washington as well as in Illinois, and 80
she could not come"
he gave an interesting account OF his
travels as conmander-il-ch.ef in wishing
the various departments. This led him TO
speak of the magnitude and glory OF the
country az represented by its nag and he
referred 10 the victories achieved under
the national standard by Washington ana
the heroes OF the Revolution. later by the
Mexican veterans. and last and greatest OF
all in the War OF the Rebellion
80 the nag stands replete with history
ana re~aiendent with glory. But notw,th-
standing the vast magnitude of our conn
try, there IS not room in II. nor will there
be tolerated, any other flag than this. The
red flag OF anarchy and the rebel flag both
end 20 both
IRIS sentiment. in connection with -be
commander-in-ch.efs well-known stana
on the nag question, evoked a round Of
applause. The speaker paid a high ,-tb-
ute 10 the Grand Army, which he defires
as The organized love OF those who i'm
periied their lives for the Union" He
urged the generation that had sprung I'd
SINCE the war 10 be as loyal as their
fathers mad been He gave high honor tn
fhe women of the land, without whom he
said the victory could not have been Won
lie spoke lovingly and admir!rgly Of LIN
coin as q typical American. and In a pas
Axe OF rare eloarence ana beauty pro-
nounced a eplogy that Will not be soon
forgotten BY those that heard IL Closing
ne said:
IL may be that i shall never look into
your faces again. but l trust thar each
one o. you VIII be under the guardian
care OF Him who shielded my comrades in
the heat OF battle. and that finally YOU
nav hear from the lips OF the Supreme
Commander OF the universe the words
Well done. good and faithful servant"
AT he close o. she coTnmander-ln-chier
address the Apollo Quarfette sang Tent
ing Tonight on the Old Camp Ground.
Judge Langley was then called On by
the chairman and made a few remarks
saying in depreciation that he felt /, al.
mcss Sacriiege TO attempt to say arvth5rx-
after the eloquent and most feeling al
dress Just listened to. He spoke o, the
Cona-nanSer-sn-Chses Walker. and ~ hss
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