Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-29

Chicago, August 29.-In Studebaker
hall this morning the veterans of the
G. A. r. who yesterday marched in the
parade, turned their attention to matters
of business. The meeting was formally
called to order at 10:30 by Commander
in Chief Shaw. The hour originally set
for the melting was 10 o'clock, but SO
many were late in answering the roll
call that it was found impossible to COM
mence on time.
Gen. Shaw announced that the meet
ing would be opened with prayer by
Chaplain Granin. The audience rose and
remained standing durig the prayer.
Mayor Harrison then came to the front
of the rostrum to formally welcome the
soldiers to Chicago His address, which
was happily received. was In part as tol-
lows:
II esteem It high privilege to be per
mitted in behalf of the city OF Chicago to
extend it's official greeting to the Grand
Army of the Republic and in It's name to
welcome your historic association to our
hearts, our homes and our hearths. chi
cago is at all times a hospitable city
and her greeting to the stranger within
her gates is always warm hearted and
spontaneous, especially 50 when the
guest is the grand body Of men who fol
four long years braved all the dangers OF
disease, wounds and death. and all from
a pure, unselfish devotion to the best IN
terests Of our common country.
"Since the dawn of civilization patri.
otic devotion to the fatherland has led
to splendid acts of heroism and the dis
play of lofty patriotism, but, noWhert
can we find a counterpart to the recorc
of this nation during those days OF civil
| strife when an almost countless arm!
| of patriots forsook home ad fireside tina
| government of free men. the first In al
! the history of the world, might remail
! mighty and intact. The people OF Chi
cago, being part and parcel OF the grea
state of Illinois, the state that gave K
the union a Lincoln and a Douglas, ant
| Grant and Logan, could not be othe1
| than patriotic.
"Nothing so inspires a people rs higf
+, example and with such Illinois has agair
and again been blessed. And so tO-da!
:, can speak for all our citizens In volcint
their thanks for the services of the Grant
| Army as we'll as their congratulations OF
| the success that has attended your ef
forts In every corner OF our land tht
! flags stand for one and the same Idea
| in city and hamlet, on farm ana planta
! ton, it receives equal reverence and De
| votion.
'"rhe people Of Chicago in common will
all the nation, appreclative Of your ser
| vices, bid you a welcome so hearty ant
so warm that fthe thanks OF CRATE
full community count for anything, yo'
may feel in some measure repaid Tor Tn
! trials, the dangers and the sufferings o
| the past. Chicago Is yours, not only TO
| to-day, but for all days"
RESPONSE FOR G. A. r.
Commander In Chief Shaw replied t
Mayor Harrison for the members Of hi
organization expressing the thanks o
the army for the hospitality shown them
His address was as follows:
The comrades of the Grand Army ar
deeply touched by the splendor Of Chi
cago's welcome and the wealth of he
boundless hospitality. Your eloquen
words find an echo in every heart befor
YOU, and over. all this broad land the
will charm and delight the aging heroe
of other times and other scenes, whe
wars hard sacrifices filled the nation wit
mourning Such unexcelled evidences c
the patriotism and appreciative gratitud