The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-06-22
THE G. 4. R. ENGAMPNENT
OLD VETERANS MET HERE
Reception aud LupeIseon Thursaay Eve
ing. Elertienan INSTALLATION - Df-
fsers. Excursion On The Lake ceur
d'AIese.

VI Ailc hetJatttltNh VI AuAtiDg ~ ~ ~
and the annual convention Of the W.
II. G. were held IN this place, beginning
Thursday and ending today The
weather was perfect duilng the en-
clmpment, cool and refreshing breeze
from the lake making It most delight
fnl.
Thursday mornings train brought
most Of The delegates. They were met
At the wharf by committees from the
post and w. II. c., and were escorted to
the meeting places. where assignments
10 rooms and boarding places were
made, many of them being entertained
in the homes Of cur citizens. The
afternoon was spent 10 preliminary
business until o'clock p. M. when the
/ delegates we're escorted TO a grove near
by and treated TO an elegant luncheon
served by the ladies OF the local corps.
This feast continued until o'clock,
when an adjournment WAS taken TO the
pavilion for the evenings program. con.
sisiing Of vocal and instrumental music.
address Of welcome and response to-
gether with other speeches by promi-
nent persons. Capt. James Graham
WAS chairman for the evening and Miss
Susie Nesbitt presided at the piano
4 opening tlie program with plano solo.
/ In a few appropriate remarks the
chairman introduced Mayor Chamber.
HR, who delivered the address OF wei.
come. lie said 10 part that an appne-
eiatiye people had not forgotten the old
veterans. bat remembered their great
service 10 tiae country. lie referred 10
the benevolent work that is being done
by the members of the W. II. C.. and
closed by extending TO the delegates
cordial welcome, wishing them an en-
joyable time and hoping that they
would return home with pleasant mem
cries OF their visit 10 Cru- d'AIene.
Mrs 7. j. Seallon came next on the
program and rendered a solo. "Yeter-
ans welcome," IN a most pleasing
manner.
Department Commander Clark, OF
Caldwell. responded 10 the address OF
welcome. opening his remarks with a
pleasant reference to the luncheon he
had enjoyed lie thought Cgur d Alene
vas = Pheasant place and had pleasant
people lie told Of a trip through the
south just before the breaking out Of
the war and Of interviews with colored
people who logged for liberty and free
dom from the woke Of slavery. Refer
eaee was made 10 poem that appear
ed in the New York Tribane IN 1862 on
the dishonored dag Of our country
which protected slavery AMI whose
folds were stained with tie blood Of
tlse black man. Bat It hsd been cleans
ed by the war fought by the odd soldiers
OF the q. A. H. and was nov 4 better
emblem OF liberty than ever before. II
is the emblem Of one union and must
stand for the freedom and eqsal rights
OF all men and women under its pro-
lection, no matter where il goes. lie
Thought We were now enjoying the most
perfect liberty any people ever had and
closed by saying that his life would
soon end without disleyal feeling
against his country, and by paying
high tribute 10 the people Of the town
and It's beautiful surroundings.
Edward Badlong recited ~rhe Flag"
at the close OF Commander Clark's ad-
dress.
Mrs Carr. Of Denver, Col, national
president Of the W. Il C. ~as introduced
and said shat she was eratifed at the
cordial welcome extended to the dele
gates and members OF the orders by the
mayor She then gave some interest
ing Information regarding the great
organization Of which she is the head
officer. The corps was organized 10 as
sist needy veterans. The national or
ganizaiion was founded in 1855 at Den
vvr aud she was a charter member. IL
now sent greetings TO eomads from
Il3,0o0 members, has raised $25al0.010
for relief work, built a comfortable
home in Ohio for army NURSES, expend-
ef 5000 TO maintain it and spent an
nually large sums in caring Tor tie
graves of union soldiers whose remains
were buried in the fair southland, spent
$751; 90 ia cash and elothlRg Tor the
Galveston sufferers and was constantly
engaged in works of charity aud love
She hoped the e.. a. II. would never
tarn bigamist, but would continue to
have one love. The brave men who
suffered In Andersonvill were not for
gotten. FOR the corps had purchased the
land embraced within that prison pen
aud built stone pavilion over the
spring that burst forth from the roots
of a tree torn asUnder by bolt OF light
ming when the prisoners were praying
for fresh water to quench their thirst
Their work also includes relief to fam.
lilies OF old soldiers aud the providing
Of homes for orphans. II had taken up
the question OF teaching patriotism in
the public schools. She paid a high
tribute TO the dag. saying that it should
be used only as the emblem OF q, o0o,oo
free people. 1t stood for freedom
and justice from Washington to the
close OF the Spanish war. She was
pleased TO visit the department OF Idaho
as she had a very friendly feeling for
the old veterans who were carving out
. living Ia the west. She had been a