The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
IN GREAT CROWDS
People Attended Old Soldiers
Reunion in Riverside.
Mr.. MARION, COMMANDER
Speaks and the Session Is
an Enthusiastic One.
Mr.. MARION, COM M AN DE.

could not carry them. The large ten
| was flied and running over all the at
ternoon.
The Halstead band was present and
played several excellent selections. otheI
music was rendered by Miss Grace Chap
man. She is an accomplished pianist ant
the audience was highly pleased with
her recital
L. England of Renfrow, o. T, denv,
cred an address bristling with army stor.
les and "reminiscences and kept his hear,
ers laughing and applauding.
| Captain Fishoack then spoke in hi:
usual forcible and eloquent manner. HI.
| pictures of the struggle and eufferings oil
comrades of the civil war were startling
and greatly stirred his listeners. He
paid a touching tribute to the women OF
| the war times and the women OF today
| in their loyalty and influence to the
| home and the country. His address was
loudly applauded
Next on the program was President
Stanley Of Friends university. His
| quently delivered. He has wonderful
power of expression and held his audi
tors in unabating interest. He pictured
well the blending OF the American SOL
der and citizen. He discussed at length
the foundation Of this government and
showed wherein our greatness as a ma
ton lies This address took well with
the old soldiers, many saying it was the
best OF the reunion.
The next speaker was Department
Commander w. W. Martin. Everyone
| listened attentively to what he said and
there were frequent outbursts of ap-
plause. The speaker spoke principally
of the soldiers work. He referred es-
pecially to the great work accomplished
by the old soldiers. His peroraton was
grand. It was as follows:
Comrades. your patriotism and deeds
of heroism have coveredeour nation with
martial fame that dims the achieve
ments of the world and bequeaths to the
generations to come heritage so rich in
its lessons of love and loyalty. so replete
in unseifish sacrifice IN freedoms cause,
that only thosse devoid of gratitude can
forget.
You, my comrades, are fortunate in
deed. You have lived to see the day
when, as the result Of your patriotism
and bravery, the last stain OF slavery
and its conclmtant train Of evils has
been expunged from this, the land of the
free and the home Of the brae,' and
from the rock bound coast fthe At
lantic to the golden sands Of the Paci-
dc, from the ice fringed shores OF our
northern lakes to the sun kissed waves
of our southern gulf, our starry flag Is
alike, to the descendants OF the gray and
blue, the emblem OF loe, loyalty and lib-
erty; and wherever floats its silken folds
a guarantee of equal rights to all man
kind
How often memory calls you back to
that sad parting when upon your brow
a mothers lips pressed, perhaps a fare
well kiss. and a sisters warm embrace
a silent goodbye said, and with trembling
grasp of the hand a father babe you 60
be manly brave and true. What II you
did leave that home with tear-dimmed
eye?
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring
1.-THE camp, the field. the prison pen.
Is a memory to you no artist can paint,
nor poet tell. Amidst all that rapidly
shifting panorama the eyes Of the world
were upon you. No danger that you
would be forgotten then. You were then
the central figures in the grandest
drama ever enacted on the worlds
stage When you left your homes beard
less boys, your gravest thoughts were
to the world trifles light as air, your
highest aspirations a theme to Jest upon.
But when in solid phalanx you pushed
your way over the battlements Of Don
aldson, and crept up mid shot and shell
TO Lookout mountains guarded crest.
and marched with stately tread over
Missionary Ridge. bearing back each time
a foe, whose boast OF invincibility had
misled the world, the enemies Of free
dom stood aghast. The boys from the
farm. the field, the store, the school,
youthful in years but invincible in war,
were marching on 20 victory or death.
and nothing could stop or stay them t
was intelligent patriotism IN battle with
ignorant fanatiesm. VINO Tor moment
could doubt the result.
When freemen grid their armor on
To battle for the right.
They sweep before them slavery's hosts.
As sunbeams scatter night
with bated breath and tear-dimmsd
eyes 2 nations people waited and watch
ed. Every footstep % your tramp,
tramp. echoed through the world Your
battles we're indeed the battles OF free
dom against slavery; good against eyil,
against ignoraHce. and n The
name Of liberty and equal justice yog
Once 70 every man and nation comes the
moment 70 decide.
In the strife Of truth with falsehOos. for
the good Or evH side;
Some great cause, Gods new Messiah.
Offering each TIE boom or blight.
Parts the goats On the EFT hand. TIE
sheep upoa the right.
And the choice goes by forever txirt that |
darkness AID the ught"
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maintain nat e1oics AMI 70 sstabl.Fh re
Go5-given principle that = sach IS vovef-
safed tae rigat - ~ and liberty n lae
pursuit q happiness. Tou dz-s5 70 tae f
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