The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
1 G. l. K. NIGHT OFF.
Members of Stevens Post Ex-
eelIentIy Entertained.
COMMANDER BUCK PRESENT.
estrotic and WITTY Speeches, Good
snsic aud General Good Feeling
Among the ..Boys'' of the War.

x.svsns Post. No !. O. A r.. gave las
g~saar monthly entertainment ia Hfrek-
= a. TUESDAY night. ard the programme
- 81 an8naaI excellence. lseparf nasnt
rnnreanaer Hon. Norman Buck. STAN Of
49, rtssi. Isavery. Of Spokane. ard Sen
- Vice Commander w. Z. Alexander.
s..r. EIsssp county, we're present, ansa
..asarnanaer j. 81. Wrestling presided y in
- fans for which he IL noted. giving eg-
- sneaker or performer an fntr0d setfon
sea- psgt them at ease His opening re-
49, Oh calling the gathering 20 order
- : good preparation for the feast that
foilowed-
ne audience was composed OF the wives
6aaghsers and friends OF the yeterams
asa the veterans themselves grew Young
sgaIn while listening 10 the reminiscent
a54fessss Of those on the platform. carry
r. them back 20 the days Of the war.
ex!sen brother fought against bro her"
The bitter experiences of those days bs.-
eams 10 the light Of memory pleasures
aaa while those who died by their side
xera mot forgotten. the tendency TO re-
member the humorous side % Ii all vas
aspsrrnost The ''boya" laughed over occur
rsnees that hal seemed mCst bitterly earn
esa al tho time.
After the opening remarks by Command
A. Wrestling an lnferIude. taken az by
address Of Hon Norman Buck. department
commander OF the q. a. X. FOR I. flashing
ton ard Alaska RE drew a picture Of the
scenes in the farming districts Of Mime
ssta when the call of President IAneoIn
s5r more man was haraided throughout
tie country How men working in the
fields left their plows. ana hurried 10 IN
list he referred pathetieaiiy and loving
II 70 the memory Of Abraham Lincoln.
Speaking or patriotism. ne said:
saNye bu.ld Qualifications. Raze them TO
he earth. ard ieaye this country as nature
made IL, aud the sentiment OF patriotism
lylng deep in the hearts of the people
woald be d bulwark OF defense"
Hs encouraged The relief corps by tell
!ag az ihe good done by the mothers and
aaughters during the war.
The audience, after being lifted Co the
clouds by an interval devoted To music
was brought TO earth and put in an excel
Ieat h4mor by a characteristic speech b.
Lieut. I,avery. iaroduced as "the night
iagale OF the arm s." He said his mother
and her mother before her bad preeii Ted
that he would never amount to anything
but there he waE sitting among all those
great men lie gave "A reminiscent chat
telling of his first gun, and the painful
shoulder that was It's insepaFable com
panion and his first picket guard. with
al HftSMGNt1NEAA NNDFE 10 8AHfElkA4E a
stump that looked like man in the moon
light
Tho war for thu preservation Of the
Union has dwadied 10 peculiar contest
in these peaceful days Stevens Post IS
divided within itself. and the cause of the
hearg-bgrnlng is the fact that two Of the
sboys' ara bound 10 lisp in nussbarssf
s. VI, Clark aud II. :. Keene are poets
Original productions OF their leisure mo-
mefts were read last night one by Mr.
Clark, being ia answer TO a former poem
b Mr keene, aud the latter replying 70
the reply.
Thomas T.. McMulien spoke Of the Pc
euiiaritles Of tho rebellion. d topic full Of
material for an interesting talk. aud lie
ela II fall Justice lie thought II he could
muster Just a corps OF the ''oid boys"
they could ego to Cuba and clean out all
those fellows"
Abe Spring who was for three years a
eQnscFipt in tho Austrian army, gave an
Interesting account Of his experience in
that body and his description Of the con-
ditions under which the soldiers lived was
highly appreciated
Five hcyS representing Company G. Sc
attic brigade. gave an exhibition drill
They were between the ages of and "a
years. and their maueuYers were executed
With much skill
flle musical and recttative numbers that
We're inteFspersed throughout were eXccp-
uoaaily good. some OF the best talent ia
The city being represented