Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-05
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given rOuSfDg SenQ-OH w Wednesday
night. Harris Hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity with people from
nearly every section OF the county
who had gathered to give her volun-
teers their parting blessing and to
cheer them on in the great cause for
which they have offered their services
to the country in its time of need.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 9 o'clock by the editor
of the INDEPENDENT who invited sew
eral of the prominent citizens of the
town to occupy seats on the platform.
Mr.. +. NJ. Ish was then elected chair
man of the meeting. Mr.. Ish in d
few words stated The object of the
gathering and called upon every one
to sing America" This grand old
patriotic hymn was sung with a will
by the assembled multitude.
The Chairman then introduced Mr..
George S Brown who made an elo-
queut address to the volunteers. HIS
speech was brim full of patriotic
sentiments that reused the enthus-
iasm of the audiance to the highest
pitch. His telling points against
Spain in the present controversy we're
received with enthusiastic applause.
Mr.. Browns address was able effort,
replete with utterances that stirred
the heart of. every one present and
made them anXiously look forward to
the time when an end would be put
! to SPANS barbarous rule on the
| Island of Cuba and the coming OF
that day when the murdered sailors
of the Maine now sleeping in the
mud Of Havana harbor or taking
their last long rest i'll Cuban soil, un
der the Gag of the nation whose
treachery sent them to their graves,
should rest under the banner of the
Cuban republic.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Browne
address the quartette sang "The Red,
White and Blue" the audience join.
ing In the chorus.
Miss. Cora Taber then on behalf o.
the teachers and students of the higt
school presented to Sergeant Hender
son, the representative of the volup
teers, a beautiful bouquet. In pre-
senting this beautiful testimonial
Miss. Taber said:
81 have been entrusted by the
teachers and pupils of the Eikc
County High School with dut.
wherein both sorrow and pleasure are
closely intermingleG. In their name
and on their behalf l present these
few flowers as token of honor anC
esteem. Many of these volunteer
have grown up among us, and fol
years they have been to us clos,
friends and companions. Now, a
they leave us, our hearts are filled
with sadness. But we bid them God
speed and give them the assurance
that wherever they may be our hopes
our sympathies, aud our prayers vii
go with them"
Sergeant Henderson, in response tt
the speeches of Mr.. Brown and Mis-
Taber, spoke in part as follows:
mo words of mine can express tn,
deep gratitude felt by US for this ex
preston of loyalty to our flag and it
defenders. l am deeply moved by
this public demonstration in our be
half. know that you feel that
should this war continue and it come
TO the worst, you may not see come
Of us again. So be it. But remem
Der that wherever on the face Of thi
earth man dies for man that place Ii
holy ground. Wherever men whit
have died for their country sleep Ii
sacred and hallowed earth.
Gratitude is the fairest flower that
blossoms in the garden of the human
heart, and this gathering here to
night tells more than words that Am
erican men and women are grateful