Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-13
DEVOTE DAY TO SPEAKING
Stark Makes Principal Ad-
dress to the Veterans.
COMMANDER THANKS HASTINGS PEOPLE
Also Expresses His High Appreciation
of the womRn's Relief Corps and
the women who Com
pose IL.

gram )-The morning exercises opened with
band concert, after which Commander
: requested all Grand Army of the Re-
&c comrades present to come upon the
platform and join heartily in singing The
Battle Cry OF Freedom"
Congressman Stark addressed the crowd
and expressed himself as always pleased TO
attend a soldiers reunion and hear Of the
sacrifices made and the battles won by the
veterans Of the civil war. Abraham Lin
coins life was mentioned, and he was called
"A great International lawyer" When Great
Britain issued a proclamation acknowledge
ing the sovereignty Of the southern states,
the government had very serious question
to face. Lincoln issued a proclamation that
every regiment at the front should read on
February o. 1862 washingtons farewell ad-
dress. Also that in the hall Of the repre-
sentatives, Immediately after this farewell
address was read, that the captured rebel
flags be presented to congress to use as they
saw ft The burden OF this farewell address
being that this is a nation and not a con-
federacy, II is obvious that the action taken
by Great Britain was answered by George
Washlngtons own words. When this and
many other able arguments were presented
by Lincoln every lawyer in Europe was COM
PEELED to acknowledge their force. Upon an
appeal being presented to the European
powers to the effect that the negroes we're
as dangerous as the red men. Lincoln issued
a proclamation embodying Lincoln's orders
to his soldiers. Giving out to the world the
knowledge that the American soldier was to
contend for the rights Of his country and
for liberty. Knowing that the American
army had so high standard European
forces could but treat them with respect and
refuse to interfere in the troubles of our
nation. The oath of office administered to
every of1ceholder OF high or low degree is
result Of the civil war. as each one pledged
his allegiance to his country and promised
to support the constitution hereof.
Thanks Department Commander.
Captain J. NJ. Lee Of oxford spoke freely
of the pleasure he found IN this reunicn and
the increased number Of luxuries and
greater facilities for making campers COM
Portable. He moved vote of thanks for the
department commander and his stan, as well
as for any others who had contributed to
the success Of this reunion. This motion
was carried unanimously.
Department Chaplain Taylor then spoke to
the old soldiers upon the topic. THE Last
Battle" earnestly exorting them to keep
the banner floating" the banner Of the
! of eternal peace.
/ Department Comma nder Steele expressed
earnestly his gratitude to the comrades for
their attendance and attention during this
meeting Quartermaster Thompson of Fair
bury made brief address.
In the afternoon Commander Steele and
Assistant Adjutant General Mart Howe ex-
pressed their appreciation as follows:
The commander takes this opportunity to
thank the local reunion committee for its
| labored in and out of season in minister1ng
| to the comforts and wants of the veterans
promise made TO the department; your
commander or his officers have had no
been no drunkenness nor gambling Your
| commander believes the veterans appre-
our sincere thanks for the loyal and honest
work. To the veterans and their friends
your commander wishes to thank you in
| ence and to you, the department officers,
| desire to extend our sincere thanks for
your encouraging words and kind treat
high compliment was then paid to the
| speakers, musicians and others who as
sisted.
Compliments the Women.
Department Commander C. F. Steele
paid the following compliment to the
woman's Relief corps:
! Our recognized auxiliary. the Woman's
| Relief corps, is ever present In its good
work and the members are firm supporters
! of the Grand Army OF the Republic. Thls
women Vr%SF of 'Sss onr coantTy the finest and best
women of the nation, ana merits recogni-
tion by any and all honorable bodies Of
Possibly no body of women in the world
has done much TO help build up, main
ganzstion gam Sho A as has Ia sRe the % Woma1s R Relief
corps; Wherever a nourishing post of the
also is found a body of noble, true and
loyal women maintaining an organization
Of the Women,s Relief corYs-one OF the
the boys in blue faint or fall by the way
side tender hands and loving hearts Of
their needs. No true, loyal Grand Army
man may. dare for one moment lift his
ment commander has cause to feel proud
OF the fact that he Is commander of an
host of loyal ladies, whose Influence moves
this entire nation and would that all
might know r, their cir deeds dee Of Kindness and
suffering, burying the dead and caring for
the orphans.
Membership of Corps.
Mrs. Annie ]. Kenny Of Blair, department
president Of the Women's Relief corps, is
in attendance at the reunion. She reports
1870 corps. with a membership OF approx
imately $500 number OF applications for
the organization OF new corps have been re-
ceiyed and great interest in the order is
manifested throughout the state.
Chaplain Cole OF the Iowa Soldiers home
made a pleasant call at the Women's Re-
lief corps headquarters and paid a high
tribute TO the services rendered by the
Relief corps among the Grand Army posts
having found that more than two thirds OF
the Grand Army posts depend upon their
auxiliary Relief corps for their existence.
Omcers Elected.
ofheers for the various state associa.
tions were elected as follows:
, New York association: President, A. E
, Reynolds Of Juniata; vice president, A. F
; Benjamin Of Hastings; financial secretary
A. l. Manchester Of Lincoln; color bearer
w. H. Cross OF York; executive committee
E. G. Hanchett and James McKelVey OF
Juniata, and 4. p. Wells OF McCook.
Pennsylvania: w. w. Warrington Of Mon.
roe; adjutant, David F. stover OF Lincoln;
quartermasteT. John w. Munich Of Lincoln
Indiana: President, NJ L. Mawhinney O.
Hastings; vice president. W. W. Dye O
; Kearney; secretary and treasurer. Oliver
Thurman OF Lincoln.
Illinois: Commander I. B. Waubaugh o.
Kearney; first vice president. Frank NAL
loney OF Ord: second vice president u