The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-10

the loss of husband father or brother.
But, my dear boys, did not this short ex-
perience teach you to more fully appre-
cate what your fathers did before you?
You served but months; their service last
ed for years Many thousands were killed
in battle or died in prison pens, while
many thousands more returned only TO be
tortured to death by disease contracted
while giving such noble service 10 their
country. Are these the men you, as Sons
of Veterans, are banded together for the
sake of making the few remaining years
of their lives more endurable, more pleas
ant. If so, DO your best. In this case son
is TO care for father, and not father for
son. Never let an opportunity pass 10
render them every comfort and pleasure
possible; never fail to give them pleasant
good morning or evening as you pass them
on the street Even this small act of
courtesy will be appreciated by the dear
old boys of 81. who wore the blue and
fought so valiantly TO preserve the Union
You have for your auxiliary the daugh-
ters of the veterans, The Ladies' Aid"
To whom can we more safely entrust the
welfare of the fathers than to their own
sons Snd daughters? Goo bless you in
your work.
The Caroline Harrison Circle IS organ
lied for the same noble service. I bid
you welcome to our installation service
this evening. ana heartily wish you
Happy New Year"
To Garfield Post 1 will say that you have
for your auxiliary 100 ladies with loya.
hearts and willing hands to help you in
your work We are pledged to care for
Union soldiers and their dependent ones;
but as we are your auxiliary, We are es-
pecially interested in Garfield Post. One
member of this Post remarked TO me not
long since that the Relief Corps would be
all right IL it would only admit soldiers
as members. Comrades. we DO not need
YOU in our secret work any more than you
need US. and we want to prove 10 you be-
yond a doubt that a woman can keep
secreta. Our passwords are secret and
known to women only. A few years ago
we would have needed one of your mem
bers to have kept the books. but at the
present time We have lady b0Okkeepers.
Women are advancing, and in few more
years we expect the president Of the Unit
ed States, be he Pop. Democrat or Repuo-
ican to appoint for commissioner of PEN
sions a lady from the Relief orps. Then
the old soldiers will be well cared for.
With plenty Of money you viii not lack
for friends. No more need for you 20 run
for Office or seek employment 10 earn
few dollars upon which, with the small
amount the goernment is now giving. you
ran exist And when that time comes
bons they will not appoint stingy-hearted
little woman Ike myself but pig irse-
,,.or,ad woman ike our retiring president,
Mrs Mason. for If the soldiers ever mad
friend. they have IN her. And / assure
YOU. YOU will not get enc penny you nave
not earned. Uncle Sam viii not be giving
YOU anything. but only paying you "hat
he owes you: and only hope he viii nave
10 give YOU back pay 10 the close OF the
war. and interest on that and Il MIS-
Mason ever frs the Office Of commissioner
OF pensions and gives 20 the high officers
widows a larger pension than she does the
private soldiers. who did the lighting 20
save the Union and the stars and stripes.
we will have both she and the president
dishonorably discharged al once
Comrades OF Garfield Post. all We ask OF
you IS 20 stand by Us, and Il you DO this
l assure you that In Garfield Relief Corps
you will find the help you need n caring
for your sick afflicted and d 9. I sin
cereIy hope this Relief Corps viii nOt BE-
disappointed N the president they have
elected for the coming year; but = you eK-
pect ne 10 at once properly III the place
OF one who has had three years eXpe-
renee YOU vii certainly De disaDDofnted-
I an proud % she corps q officers tazt
have just been installed. and il them
expect help and cooperation - make our
Corps q success n the noble Work Ne are
expected 20 perform
sons OF Veterans. Ladies AID. Ladies %
the 9. A r ard ladies % che " z G.
when We have folded the six faz over TIE
h-ess: 81 tae last old c0mrzde. then. and
Tot till then. j. Il time for Us 20 tgrn our
societies into social orders, % speud oar
tine IN 6isagreeins and Guarrsling vita
each ether Our work VIII soon Be done.
bur f1r the next fzw pears = wlI increase
Zach year Increases the death rate q the
v-crro1- soldiers. but re few remaining
orss are more feess and nees osr es-s
ana svrra-hy che more Let us not tLre
IL We. doing. ba- may 3; BE- trs=at1lly sid
o d vhea ne lsst cs1 ner0 4 la.lt . rasi-
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iolg ! DC you good u3gzl
CITY IN BRIEF