The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-24

i called The two first met when they
we're in the campaign of the Wilder
ness. and the greeting between them
was affecting. Clasped in each others
arms they stood for the space of full
minute and then stood and looked into
! each others faces
There was much of old times In the
minutes which followed, and their talk
was of the days of 40 years ago, when
they we're fighting for the flag which
never goes back.
Dept. Commander Drake said he
came east for the express purpose OIL
attending the national encampment.
He was last in Massachusetts in 1890,
but at that time did not attend the q.
A. r. encampment at Boston. He
will leave for Boston today about
noon and will take in the encamp-
ment, and will be in Worchester one
day after the business of the encamp-
ment is finished.
He will take time to visit two
brothers, John NJ and Il. g. Drake,
of Warren, and then will start for
home. He will go by way of New
York to Washington, where he has
business. He will there take time
to visit some of the places where he
helped to make history in the Civil
War, and will then go to Pittsburg,
where he has business. He will stop
at st. Louis and see the exposition,
at Denver ON business visit and will
then work homeward
Before he goes back he hopes to at
tend reunion with H Co., 10th
Massachusetts volunteers, his first
company, and he has been assured by
j. W. Hersey of Springfield, comman-
der of the veteran association of the
army, there will be an effort made to
have the reunion of the company be-
fore he starts back west.
. Dept. Commander Drake said |
yesterday afternoon he thought there
would be five or six of the members
of the order from his state at the Bos-
ton encampment He said the mem
bers of the order there, like himself,
enlisted from the eastern and middle
western states, and there we're none
who had enlisted from Idaho, for the
very good reason that the state was
not stettled at that time. He said
there was one difference between the
G. A. R. in the west and the east,
while the posts in the east are grow
ing weaker numerically, the western
posts are growing stronger, OF at least
holding their own.
Besides his badge as department
commander of Idaho, Comdr Drake
wears the badge of the department
of California, and it is one of the best
badges seen in Worchester thus far.
The cinnamon BEARS head is in the
center, which marks the seal of the
state of California, is of oxidized sill
yer, and the rest of the badge is pure
gold.
Comdr Drake is accompanied by
his wife, who is making her first trip
east and sees New England for the
first time on this journey. She is a
member of the Woman's relief corps
and will represent her state at the w.
r. @. convention this week at Boston,
being the only one of the accredited
delegates from Idaho.
Mrs. Drake is in the Federation of
Woman's clubs, and as member of
the>Woman's club at Weiser has been
instrumental with the members of the
club, of which she is member, in
getting free reading room and
library in Weiser, in effecting the
Sunday closing of stores and shops,
and in other ways helping the town.
Her first impression of New Eng
land was not good one. Her husband
and other veterans of the party with
which she came east had been telling
her how they would get into New
England by the Fall River line and
thereby get good rest before hitting
the land of the Yankee. Right here
is where Comdr. Drake got eloquent.
III you will write the most insulting
piece you can, will sign it," he
said. :
He said that Saturday night the :
steamer line crowded its boat SO there
we're 1000 more people on board than .
there were accommodations for. all
the while charging the regular first
class fare. :
Mrs. Drake said it was pitifur to
see the weary old veterans sitting in
chairs, utterly tagged out by their !
long railroad journey or bunking on !
mattresses instead of in the berths for
which they had paid. while. her hus-
band made his remarks more emphatic.
lie said there was going to be a com
mittee of 100 Ia call IN fba o.,.o..As