Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-20

bring this spoon as q token of graft
| tude from H. b. Smith of Odebolt to
Aunt Becky Young of Des Moines.'
There was big demonstration rs
Aunt Becky" as the famous old army
nurse, is affectionately called stepped
forward to take the spoon. Her re-
| Spouse was one of the neatest speeches
of the whole evening. She said
Nov, how thankful am that
have mouth which just fits this spoon.
How kind of that old soldier to remem-
Der a woman of my age. If l had been
sweet sixteen would not have thought
too much about it but to think of his
sending present like this TO a woman
of 70. can't Wear his gift next to
my heart for my husband might object
but tell him that l put up lots of fruit
and with the fruit and this gold spoon.
l shall live-perhaps always
DoIliver and Cousins.
The speeches of Senator Dolliver and
Congressman Cousins were beautiful
tributes and brought tears to the vast
audience. Both were at their best. Mr..
Cousins has fully recovered from his III
ness and his address was happy in
spiration.
Delivers tribute to the war govern
Crs was one of the best things OF the
evening. He made an eloquent plea that
The statute of Governor kirkwood be
placed in one of the town inches all
lotted to the state of Iowa in. the hall of
fame at Washington. IL conclusion, he
said:
There are some sad things about a
reunion of old soldiers Ike this: their
hair gray, their faces SCARED, their
forms bent by time and labor and sacri-
flee. Look at this great audience; one
of the greatest that ever assembled in
any city In this state. How many heads
are silvered, how many forms are fee
BILE! ( sometimes wonder if there does
not sometimes creep into the hearts OF
the veterans of the Grand Army doubt
whether their labors may not have beer
In vain. But there is this consolation:
They may reflect that tlts victory which
was won by the grand Old union army
was perfect victory, the most perlece
In the history of the world. Everything
the boys went out to do vas done. me
Issues which you settled were settied
for evermore. No such service was ever
rendered before or since. we OF TINS
generation have entered into the fruits
of your victories and your labors and
your sacrifices. The young men and
women Of this generation have deter
mined that you shall spend the latter
wears of your life in happiness and i'll
comfort In the gratitude and good VII.
of the whole nation. hope that many
years Of golden evenings are stretchins
out before you as you Journey toward
the setting sun. 1 hope that your re-
union here will be the jolliest ana the
most profitable that you have ever
held"
Mr.. Cousins said in part: ITO vel
come an encampment OF the Graha
Army or this union to any place in any
state thereof. is simply to say Amen.
1t does not require the services OF any
officer to welcome the upholders ana
the sayiors of this nation. They are
welcomed by the love of homes, the
sweet security of families the sacred
ness of human rights and liberties en-
joyed by the men and women OF this
land who are all their beneficiaries.
They are welcomed by the spirits OF the
patriots dead though speaking Yet
through deed and thought and dream.
They are welcomed by abe spirits of the
fathers sleeping in the faith of liberty
and independence and security. They
are welcome by virtue of their orders
name which thrills our world, by virtue
of their deeds which saved our country,
by virtue of their valor and their right
cons victories which electrified all
Ch,istendom, by virtue of their man
hood witnessed everywhere that
patriotism lives.
n. is not for mortal tongue to add,
however humbly, to their great achi-
ievement which lives eternally In our
nations perpetuity. The eternal fact
will constitute the utterance-this is
the American nation. the insoluable
union of the state. What more is need
ed? Nothing but the constant and UNI
eauivocai devotion of just such men
and Just such virtues to the nation that
they saved for all of us and for all
time.
"It is with some hesitation always
that assume to speak for the soldiers
Of the civil war, because their great
achievement was before my time. but
for the generation that was born in
the very time of that great struggle,
and I think on their behalf shall as
sign these few remarks, speak with
glad and confident assurance the well
come which our every hamlet utters,
which our every city gives and for the
utterance of which our countrymen for
ever vie In friendly contest to deter
mine whose heart shall be the first
and best to show Its gratitude, which,
is, after all, the rich and genuine well
come that you all deserve.
For the sake of this dear country