The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
THE GAR REUNION
Proved Grand Success-The Old Soldiers Be-
ing More Than Pleased with Yale'S
HOSpitality

the people with several selections in
her own inimitable style, during the
evening, and each one seemed 10 be
liked better than the one before. She
has fine style and appears perfectly
natural.
Yale's Male Quartette sang twice
and scored a success as IL always does.
DR.. DeGurse, of Marine City, made a
brief and right To the point speech.
lie voiced the sentiment of the people
In emphasizing the fact that the old
soldiers should receive pensions. An
orchestra of three pieces gave very
pretty selection, and then Capt. Joseph
Walsh was brought 90 his feet by the
chairman. A bright, witty speech he
made, comparing the few months OF
service seen by himself IN the spanish
war and the long weary years lived
through by these old soldiers IN the
civil war. Several incidents of their
experiences were told, the captain con
fning himself 20 the funny" ones,
funny when told, but probably not SO
funny in the experience.
Hon. Edgar Weeks was called upon.
and in reminiscent way spoke at some
| length upon the war of the Cos, coming
down To the Cubans and Philippine Is
lands. The evening program was clos
ed with selection by Miss Strout.
All were united In saying that the first
day was well spent.
Thursday morning the weather was
not so prOpitiOus, very little rain fall
| ing early. but, although the day remain.
ed cloudy and somewhat chilly, no more
rain fell until evening, giving another
| day of enjoyment. Plenty OF music by
the band enlivened the hours. y ball
| game In the forenoon claimed the at.
tention OF many, as did also one I'm the
afternoon. Seats and platform had
been arranged in the lot south of
Michaels hall. which Is nicely shaded
with trees, ana speeches and addresses
were given here before dinner. The
speakers of the forenoon were Col
| Turner, Asst AdJt. General, Judge
Law, Joseph Welsh, Edgar Weeks
Henry McMorran, Rev. j. w. Gray
George y. Jones and others who inter
ested the audience with brief, pithy
speeches. carrying the veterans back IN
a train Of thought To war times and
war doings. Dinner was again served
I'm Michaels' hall 10y the ladies of th,
village and the yiands were carefully
taken care of by the visitors.
At one o'clock aprocession was form
ed at the school building by the schol
ars, each with lag, and headed by
the band, marched from the schOo
house TO Michaes' hall where they
were joined by the veterans and citi
Zens and the line Of march passed uT
Kennilick street 90 Belts street, IN
liettis street Co Main, down Main and
back 20 Michaels' hall where they dis
banded. IL was a fine parade. witness
ed by crowds of people. After the
parade many proceeded 60 the fair
grounds where a ball game was played
while others watched the preparations
for the balloon ascension.
The members OF the association were
called together nc the hall aud proceed
ed 10 their annual election of officers
the result being as follows: =: President
! William Beard. of Marine City; Sec.
retary. a. y. Haskell, OF kenockee;
Treasurer, Amos Finch, of Armada
Chaplain, 4. b. Leonard, OF Port Hu-
ron. l.. III. Drake ana j. Is. Paisley
were elected honorary members of the
association.
Many took the afternoon trains for
their homes and by night very few
were left TO finish the days amuse.
ments, but other visitors were numer-
Gus and the streets were still well
lined. The ascension was great sue
cess, the balloon filling and going up
rapidly TO a height of about 1900 feet.
sailing east and north and coming
down on the Ed. Youngs farm, the
aeronaut making the drop safely. So
ended the two days amusements pro.
vided for the members OF the Sol
diers' and Sailors Association, two
days, the pleasures and profits OF which
will remain n bright spot I'm the memo
ries of the veterans
/ The committees. who had the mat.
ter of the reunion I'm charge, worked
hard 10 get all things In good shape
and their success was unqualified and
unmarried by failure OF any OF the com.
binatiOns 10 hitch together. All went
we'll and we gather from the talk OF
the visitors that a more successful or
pleasant meeting was never held.
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