Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
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manly people. The brightest, the bravest
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manly people. The brightest, the bravest
and the best.
1--WE are living, we are dwelling,
In a grand and awful time;
In an age on ages telling,
To be living Is sublime
1--WE will here demonstrate that man has
ability to govern himself through his own
choice. Opportunities are presented here
the like Of which the world has never seen.
All that goes to make up a great, prosper
Gus people is possessed by us This splen-
did heritage Ia ours, given to US by our
fathers at great cost Of life and prop
erty. 1t is ours to use and enjoy and to
hand to our children, spotless and unsul-
lied.
1T is our duty, If need be, to die in its
defense. 1t is our duty to tell to our chill
dren the heroic deeds of valor Of these men
whose graves we this day cover with flow
ers, and tell them to emulate their virtues.
and, If need be, to give up their lives that
this great republic may exist.
1t seems to me it would be proper, here
and now, near the tomb Of this great can
to speak of the part that his state took in
the great war.
Tribute tOH'IllInOis.
illinois rests like a shield upon the bosom
of the nation. The state extends from
Cairo. at the junction of the rivers Misss-
sippt and Ohio on the south, thence north
ward to Lake Michigan, in length about
four hundred miles.
1.-The early settlers of the southern por-
tion Of the state came largely from Vire
ginia and Kentucky. Their friends ard
relatives were there. The graves Of their
loved ones were there. They were imbued
with southern ideas, and every tie which
binds heart to heart bound them to their
native state from which they came The
early settlers of the northern portion of
the state came largely from Puritan stoc k,
ana they, too, were bound by every SYM
pathetic tie to their New England homes,
in x.y;th Il
IDEAS. This was the peculiar position the
state was placed in prior to the war.
me southern portion of the state, po-
litically, was not in sympathy with the
President-elect, but, fortunate for the state
and for the nation, there were two men
who had power enough to cause the south
ern portion Of the state to go they de-
sired. One of these was the rival of the
President-elect had contested with him
at the bar, in the legislature, on the stump
for the sena torship. for the presidency, the
bralny patriot, Stephen A. Douglas.
The other was a member of Congress,
with a democratic majority of fifteen thou
sand at his back, the idol Of his district
young, ambitious, rugged and honest who
loved his country more than his party,
and who, from the first denounced Sc
cession with all the vehemence of his
intrepid nature, John A. Logan
The power and individuality of these
Two men were thrown in favor Of the cause
of humanity, and they nobly supported the
great Lincoln. We of Illinois have right
to feel proud Of what she did in the great
struggle: She gave to the nation and to
the century-Lincoln. the emancipator;
Grant, the conqueror, Logan, the volun-
teer Your work, great volunteer, will
never be forgotten. Your fame Is secure.
Each recurring Memorial day your name
will be spoken kindly, reverently and low
irgly by people whom you loved and for
whose interest you gave your life"
MI George c. Ross also made a short
address fper he h.
visitors departed.
The Committees.
The services at the Soldiers Home were
mittees
Committee on reception-Brev. Mai. Gen.
David S. Stanley. U. S. A.. chairman; Capt
d. A Irwin. U. S. A.; Brew. Maj. R. c.
Parker. L. S. A.: Lieut.. Gel w H. Ford
wood, L. S. A, Past Deputy Commander j.
NJ. Pipes, Commander Jacob Moore, Com
rades John J. Glover, w. d. Wallace, VIM.
land. George Funk, T. W. Tallmadge, Geo.
c. Ross and VIM H. Decker
Committee on decorations-Mrs. George
Van Fleet, president; Mrs: Georgiana
Chambers, Miss Lottie Wakefield, Mrs
Laura Orr. Mrs. Jane Bridahan, Mrs. Mary
Mangan, Mrs. Sallie Miller Mrs Mildred
Z. Rice, Mrs. Gertrude McElwee, Mrs
Mary Young Mrs. Sarah Campbell, Mrs
Mrs. Laura Chamberlain Mrs. Mary White,
Mrs. Laura Wheeler. Mrs. Caroline Funk
Mrs: Cecilia Ford. Mrs. Mary Moudy, Mrs
L. w. Mcdonald, Mrs. Adelaide Wilton
Miss Nellie Clark Miss Lille Boyland, Mrs
Jennie Langley. Mrs. Mary Gilroy, Miss
Florence Chamberlin. Mrs. Mary Sullivan
and Mrs. Marion Gregory.
Grand Army Musical Union-Comrade E.
D. Tracy, director; Mrs. Mary A. Tracy,
pianist; Comrades r. H. Boswell, E. H.
Brown, d. H. Clark, P. w. Coleman l.. F.
Callan, Granville Fernald, J. o. German,
Geo. {. Johnston, ID. G. Proctor, Harry
Player, Geo. B. Rose L. P. Seibold, H. F.
Smith, f. d. Tracy, Geo. Wheeler, j. c.
Windsor assisted by Mrs. c. N. Avery,
Mrs. Belle Bradford, Mrs. Lucy R. Brown
Mrs. c. A. Began, Miss N. R. Began, Miss
Ruth r. Blazey, Miss Maggie f. Cox. Mrs.
Helen Engle. Miss Eta Gilliland, Mrs d.
w. Hougnton, Mrs. Agnes Rowland Mrs
J. +. n. ingalls,, Mrs. Batus De Long Mrs
h A. Proctor, Mrs. Susie H. Rose, Mrs H.
F. Smith and Mrs. j. c. Osborn