Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-11

! i II EN- berShlp or 2O-OOU- A vote OF
thanks was extended President Nc
Kinley for his appointment of Gen.
Street to captaincy in the regular
| army.
| The Woman's Veteran Relief Union
| also mustered, three ladies being re-
ceived into the order at the afternoon
meeting. Mrs. Annie R. Taneyhil.
| the national counsellor. and Mrs.
Amelia Fouke. the national secretary.
presented their annual reports, which
were referred, after which general
talk on the good of the order was in
dulged.
Camp Fire at Davenport.
In the evening the veterans and
ladies attended camp fire at saenger-
fest hall. Davenport. where they were
rovallv entertained. The immense
auditorium was filled to the doors.
Gen. j. B. Morgan. commander of the
department of Iowa. presided. Stras-
ser's band rendered stirring patriotic
music, the Apollo quartet sang, j. b.
! Albrook, chaplain of the department
of Iowa, offered PRAYER, and Mayor
George Baker extended words of well
come. Gen. Meade, of Michigan. sec
onG officer in command of the L. V.
: T., responded in behalf of the
order. He spoke of the kindly
| manner in which he and his comrades
had been received, and said he would
be unworthy of being called an Amer
lean citizen if he failed to express the
| gratitude of himself and his fellow
veterans. Gen. L. w. TyrilI, COM
mander of the Iowa department of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was the
next speaker. He said both the organ
ization which he represented and the
U. V. L. were composed of men who
had fought for their flag and country
in the rebellion. although there were
many not identified with either order;
but he said they should be. He spoke
of the bravery and manhood dis
played by these men on the battle
field, picturing several of the more
important engagements in which
thousands gave up their lives, and
stating that it would not be long I'M
til the last of the braves who sur
vived the great conflict will have
| Joined their fallen comrades beyond
the river. and he implored them to
unite for mutual good, in a
spirit of fraternity and brother
hood, and enjoy their remaining few
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the women and the part they played.
Ex-Congressman I. j. Henderson,
of Princeton, on being introduced,
said that the audience, he knew, did
not want to listen to a dry speech,
and ne was not capable of delivering
anything better, so ne would talk
briefly. As true American citizen,
! and as one who saw actual service in
] no tialI Con HoplnrSn,, SfofaA no
he appreciated the worth of the vet
Grams, and would always reverence
their memories. He had a brotherlv
affection for them, because they We're
his brothers fighting for the same
! cause, and continued to be his broth
ers. Gen. Henderson then related
several entertaining war reminiscent
| ces.
Maj. Rendershott, the drummer
| log of the Rappahannock, was called
upon. He told the audience he had
been riding the goat at Rock Island in
! the afternoon, and felt that it would
be appropriate for him to play the L.
V. L. '.quickstep.' The audience de
! manded more, and the major gave an
imitation of the battle between Ad- |
mirai Dewey and the Spanish fleet. |
Gen. j. b. Leake, of Chicago. was the |
last speaker. He Landed the bravery
of our soldiers and said they were |
backed by the grandest and best of
governments, one that stood for the !,
freedom of men. Gen. Leake was |
presented with beautiful bouquet of |
roses by Gen. Morgan.
The speeches were interspersed !
with selections by the band and songs |
by the Apollo quartet.
Moline's Turn Tonight.
Tonight Moline will entertain the !
veterans in a camp fire at Wagner's |
opera house, given under direction of
Benjamin Butterworth command. A |
parade in Moline will Precede the
camp fire, where the program viii in
clude an address of welcome by Mayor
Swensso with response by Gen. H. l.. |
Street: speeches by Louis +. Ellis, |
Mrs. Hortense White, national presi- /
dent of the Woman's Relief L. V. T.; |
Gen. John Middleton. national chief |
mastering officer; Mrs. Anna fancy
hill, mother and first president of |
the Woman's Relief L. V. T.; Gen. j.
B. Morgan, state commander of Iowa;
Hon. George w. Prince and others;
music, Clover quartet, Davenport;
reading. Nellie Benell.
Stray Shots.
Moline enterta!ns tonight.
The encampment winds up tom or
row.
1t is understood Gen. Wilcox will
be offered the position of chief mus
tering officer.
Congressman George W. Prince
and Postmaster F. A. Freer of Gales
burg, arrived this morning.
Gen. DyrenfOrth. the new comman-
der-in-chief. like his immediate pre-
decessor, resides in Washington.
We managed to get through all
right If Gov. Tanner did snub us
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