Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-14


TO the Ladies' OF The Banner and Flag
Committee OF @ x. Warren Corps .
40 ]. Auxiliary to- q. X Warren
Post No 3. q. A. r. and Friends
A. the request OF our post com
mandDr have consented 20 respond .
to- tho beautiful tribute you have giv
on to OIi Glory and its history, and .
to thc Veterans uf tho Civu war and .
especially 90 General Warren. whose
name his post bears. and tn o. k
Warren post itself ! will attompt in
q foeblo way 90 obey bits command
Ladies'. friends and comradcH o. B
not often Q alk back to a lady cspo
cially Geo my wife. not often { have
the last word but This a the one
time OF my lIf. ant viii attempt
to answer h.r aud thc c1mm.tta. iu
behalf of um pos.
Commd,s and friends. 200 thr 'arh
dara ul h, rebellion boo 'H, e0H when
our comrades vcre nD.na aou. home
uy tuy thousands. sicb and bleeding
VIth nr,ns torn af ana aollos ucted
with pain and disease tho Mobile wum
.n of tho land. our mothers wives.
daughters. svprfhoaTts and 600 rhc
Iayu women banded themselves t".
gothor and yiod with each other us tn
who could do the most to alleviate the
distress and ButfcrInE of our brave
comrades Societies of AN kinds were
formed tu prepare bandagcs scIap,l
lint make uight robes. Knit socks,
write letters. prepare and pacN box
ca uf dclicaclcs. etc. tO Uc seut 90
% front and tD the over crowded
hospital Prominent among 'hom
uns the sanitary Commission rocie.
ucs. formed to raise money iu pur.
chasr flags aud banners, TO bc pre-
sentcd t1 npwly formed companies and
regiments in the larger cities large
/ hall were rented and there the loyal
wumuu thp rich ana the poor tho
| hlgh auI tho low met each day and
u,ght to receive and care for the sick
and wounded soldiers. passing through
. ur coming homo Well do ] remember
/ tn Inne. 1864. when arrived iu PITTS
I burg Pcnnsylyunia, sick and wounded.
I along with hundreds OF other com
rados. nom tbp battle fold 0t the
/ Wldern,ss. huH lhoy mot our train.
/ carried us to large han, washed and
: dressed our wounds. and CAV, us food
I and every attention possible
] There we're our friends then ant
always hav, boon Thoy have been
doing for us over since comrades, o.
has been aaid many times here ln
/ Albuquerque. that had % NOT boon
for tho Womaus Wrliet Corps We
would have had uo post They paid
our haU rent. paid our per capita tax
to the department, and kept uH en-
cuurarvd aud alive SOME timo ago
they saw our pos. Was growing. ana
that we had not decent flag or ban
nor to carry when we turned out
. / This committee was appointed to pur
( chase flag and banner and how
well you have performed the duty
and YOU are here with your corps an'
. friends. and hay, presented uH viii
this beautiful stand of colora. "a honuii
. m bunting nag. with bullion irIug'
, aud tassDls and thIs magnificent slll
banner with golden trimming aud
uamo of our post, ouHCubod iu sold
surmouutod boy a goldon eagle. the om
, hlpm of our country Comrades
Z should We not feel grateful Woul
9, not bc the most ungraioiul ao
, We could do to say aught against On
Woman's Relief Corp7'
o. was one, said by au uminon
4. mat. An migrate is one of The moar
/. est mortais ON earth aud think SD
p. too A man. or body ot men. or won
, on. who will go back ON thoit friend
aud desert them whom there is d
/, cause for a.. except personal sal
: or position. are not fit t1 bo rocoI
= uiEed in respectable communit
Nov. ladies' of the Woman'e Role
!, Corps. iu behalf OF our post comman'
|, cr. and tho commander OF the O.
= warren post No. o. @. a. X. I acccl
Y This beaultu flag and hanLor 30 tf
Iamo of o.. post and Ia friendshi
u charity and loyalty. thanking you fro
:. "a, depths of my heart. and ] b
~ licyD voice tho sentiments OF eyol
't comrai ie under the sound OF my volc
10 comrades. remember wo have but oi
p. auxiliary 10 the Grand Army th
OF the womans relief Corps z
10 member when thcy invite us 90 the
10 diunora ard camp fires they do
OF Tor good, their money 10 ours. it v
10 need a. and it IA freely given Co d
er Let ua not forget h and may the gre
lg Commander above have yongence
n, us should we prove unfaitniul
to ungrateful toward them or any one
". thgu. and may these beautiful o
re- bloms OF loyalty and friendship
6t ever pursued by this post and wh
r., the last veteran of @ X WarroG %
ie. is mustered uut and gone to join {
~. comrades iu the new camp, may th
ss stan be- k,pt comiortod 90 the hn.
Is by the Sons of Veterans wi. HU
IN will take the picket line Tor us.
lr organization hope win soon
az formed boz this city Again : iha
hy yuu