The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-07-06

UhAAluvsa II today without 4 pUkk
IL the Union Veterans Union Cyrus
IL wuat Command No. ~ laAs eyens
lhR surrendered 10 charter aud " nvl
more. The event of the surrender 81
The charter and The dissolution Of tho
company resulted N quite cuiehtas
ton with tic H. A. H. folks Of PIN
Keafney Post and the Ladies Of the
a. Al R and the womanA Rellef
corps. me whole aifaIr was almost
IN The nature q A enrpriae 70 the
Grand Army following and tho ladies',
and especially 30 was tho prcsentu.
ton Of tue handsome 1ftydollnr silk
dag TO the Ladies' OF the q. A, X,
The nffair was planned and carried
out by the u. v. u, 1oaded by w. w.
Brown, who has been onu Of the prom.
inont Union mon. Tho q. A. II. PEG.
pie and the ladies' had been invited
u the Brown home to participate In o
little social event, 30 II had been CIV.
en- out. Tho bad weather Of the even.
Ing made tho holding Of the camp flrv
at the residence impossible, and the
affair was transferred to tho q. A. n.
nall and nrmory.
When everything was In readiness
John N. Martin for tho Veterans tod
just how II was, That the Veterans
Union had determined TO surrender
their charter and all Of inc old sol.
dlers could give hereafter their undi-
vided devotion and support TO the
Grand Army II has been felt some
times that the Veterans Union was
working TO tho disadvantage Of the
Grand Army, and unplcasantnnas and
contention had been scarcely avoided.
Every one Of the U. v. y. men were
monporB OF the q. Al. r., and the older
and larger body wag always first In
their minds. The matter has been In
the minds Of tho leaders for some NJ
tie time and II was finally decided 10
do away with tbat which might causc
disruption.
Judge r.. O. Blanchard, therefore,
made d very impressive presentation
OF the u. v. U. fiag 10 the Ladies Of
tho q. "A. t., and Mrs. James Lough.
ridge received II and made nice talk
following
Mayor John g. Williams mad been
made acquainted with the racts OF the
case and he made one Of his charac.
teristic talks. ~ was opportune and
fitted 10 tho occasion. II rounded up
the whole affair and made every one
happy. Mr.. Williams lIkcned the case
10 d division OF d church, where 80
much better results follow d reunion.
!. w. Jones gave a nice little talk
that touched the occasion. J. w.
Carr said a few words, and others
falling in with the spirit OF the occa-
sion, tuned their thoughts @nd their
words to the theme Of the evening.
Mrs. Bon Cruzen, Mrs. H. Il. Spencer,
and O number Of others of the ladies
we're called for and responded briefly
with sentiments touching upon the
events Of the evening.
The treasury Of the Veterans had
contained several dollars. This was
expended in furnishing q spread for
the evening. Rerresnments were
served ana the evening was made one
OF greatest pleasure Throughout.
Whites string orchestra war present
as we're also the members OF Che Clam
Shell Quartette. These gave a mum.
ber 81 selections during the evening
ana added 70 tho pleasure and the en-
tertainment Of thc evening
The action Of the Veterans IN dis.
banding has caused the best OF feeling
TO spring up In the @. A. II. Post II
means new iife. new enthusiasm, and
an added interest IN the work 81 the
organization. There can be no more
doubt M 10 motives o. tho other or
der, II any existed, and the energies
that were divided are now conferred IN
the one that will make Phil Kearney
Post the most prosperous and among
the largest IN the state.