The National tribune., 1904-08-25

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And missiles whipped it to rag
| Ere it once more might float in peace!
All, call the roll of fight and field,
or march, and charge, and camp. and
| siege:
Along the paths where bugles pealed,
To home and country he was licgc,
To flag and purpose he was true;
No faltering or turning back
| Go call the roll; these places knew
| No stronger, stauncher one than Black.
| Chevron and stripe and epauet-
He earned them where the cannons spoke
| Where man aud man In struggle met
Enwreathed In shrOuding battle smoke;
| Where trumpet call and soldier shout
Rang high above the crash Of arms;
| Where victory was won from rout
And Death rode over dreaming farms.
Aye! More than warrior. more than foe
His blade was drawn but to defend;
| The vanquished came at length to know
| A Onetime fOeman a friend,
For when the drums had hushed their cal
And red no more the rivers ran.
When rust crept over shell and ball
He stood soldier, and q man!
No longer then North and South:
| No longer two cOntending lands
| But. gripped across the cannOn's mouth
| Were now the clasping brother hands.
This land OF blended South and North.
| Placed. that 1t might attest his worth,
| Its honor medal on his breast.
Our Bayard! Aye, a Bayard then,
| He felt the laurel on his brow
A gentleman OF gentlemen
| He lives a fearless Bayard now!
| He Will not think his wounds OF old
SO deep that they should leave a scar
| What filter breast than his to hold
| The gracious jewels of this star?
This star--it shall commemorate
His noble faith and hope and aim
And mark how never shall abate
| The jeweled luster of his fame
| 'Tis not the star OF eyening-nO,
Nor yet the golden star Of dawn.
Through years to come this star shall glow
| The day star OF great years agone.
At the conclusion he pinned on Gen
Blacks breast a magnificent diamont
| badge, the gift of the National Staff.
Gen. Black replied gracefully.
| COmrade Mcconnell then presented Mrs
Black with a copy of the poem magnifi
Gently engrossed and framed.
Mrs. Black responded charmingly AM
brought down the Encampment in laughte
and cheers. Among other things She re
called her girlish memories of seeing tn,
9th Mass. march through Boston at th,
| beginning of the war.
| The Encampment gave her three cheer.
and q tiger.
The W. r. G. Committee got an oppor
tunity to announce that lunch would b,
served.
| AUTHORIZES OF THE LIVING FLAG.
Comrade Burrows introduced Mrs
Wordsworth, who had gotten up the "Liv
| ing Flag, who was received with ap
plause, and responded by saying that if tn,
| Flag gave the comrades one minute o.
pleasure she was well rewarded.
| ANOTHER LETTER
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with cheers. and read the following lette
from the President:
| "White House,
washington. Aug. 6, 1904.
''My Dear General Howard:
1T is matter of keen regret to m
that am unable to be present at the An
nual Encampment of the Grand Army o
the Republic in Boston this Summer.
have already written the Commander-in
Chief of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie. Gen. Black, and the Chairman of tn
Invitation Committee. and Gen. Black
mar, expressing my regret. To you, will
whom l have been thrown into association
OF affectionate respect. and with whom
have consulted in reference to so man,
of the governmental problems affecting ou
Nation, l wish to send a special note, AM
| L ask you to say to your comrades of tn
great days Of '61-65 word to tell then
that felt sense of real and personal los
at my inability to be present and to se
them pass in review, and to wish then
| well.
Ever since the days when, at the clos
OF the war, the armies of Grant and O
Sherman marched up the streets of tn
National Capital the grand march in re
view OF the veterans of the civil war a
the National Encampments where the,
| nave gathered together has been somethin,
to thrill even the blood of every youn,
man.
''The lessons that you and your com
rades taught us alike in peace and war la,
the lines along which we should NOV,
steadfastly to do our work for the homo
and interest of the Nation.
'Yonrs faithfully,
| "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"Gen. o. o. Howard, Burlington, Vt"
Comrade Stewart responded briefly an,
fittingly.
The Adjutant- General announced the fol
lowing committees:
Credentials-C: A. Partridge, Franl
Battles, Geo. A. Newman, A. M. LAWYER
John n. Thatcher
Rules, Regulations and Ritual-R. B
Beath, E. b. Stillings, G. w. Buckley, A
G. Weissert, 1. N. Walker, FL. M. Nevius
e. A. Blodgett
Report of Senior and Junior Vice Com
manders- in Chief. r. Carnahan, ]. p
Averill, NJ. NJ. Barney, A. T. Vining, Jud
son Spofford.
Report of Chaplain-in- -Chief-J. G
Woolley, d. r. Lucas, III. Bross, Il. 81
Haggerty, p. p. Parker.
Adjutant- Generally. B. Rodgers, w
G. Bentley, Frank Seaman, C. A. suy
dam, j. e. Mayo.
Report of Quartermaster-Gen General-W
FL. Armstrong III. O. Kent J. Day Smith
Report of geAdvocate-G General
r. McFie, n. H. Burbank, Jos. N. Val
Kleek, III. 8. Clark, P. H. Coney.
Report Of Inspector General-E. ]. At
kinson, G. w. Cook. A. j. Woodman, T
h. Lang, s. G. Spear.
Report of Custodian-DanieI Ross
John McElroy, r. G. Butterfield, NJ. Rig
gins. r. b. Bagnie.
To Visit w. r. C.-John R. King, A
s. Fowler, ]. r. Chase. Gilbert Harris,
To Visit Ladies of G.. A. R.-Thos. G.
Sample, 0. Fl. Coulter, G.. F. Beyland.
Report of Chief Aid-A G. Weissert
W. G. Johnson, A. p. Burchfeld.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Alabama-C. c. Chaplin.
| Arizona-A. ]. Sampson.
Arkansas-A. S. Fowler
| CalifOrnia-S Merrill