Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-12
FINE ADDRESS BY
COMMANDER WELTMER
Al the Grand Army Encamp-
ment. Just AdIOurnedat
Las Cruces.
TIE LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS

Republic. department of New Mex.
leo has passed During ioday's ses
sion Department Commander Jacob
WClimcr. delivered tho following Cd
,dfgaa.
Comradcs Another year IN opt
Grand Army liio has PASSED. and w
meet today for our tWcniy-thirt M
nuui oncqmnmont
it Be- q ereai plca8ufo to have with
gs 1t this reunion. 0af aOuurld com.
maud0r in chief GcucrIl James Tam
nor Having served hia country
I faithfully during che dark days OF the
Civil war. De is SIN lighting the bat.
Ties for tho rights Of his comrades.
Hia famous letter to Hon. James "a,
/ raWnoy. chairman Of the committee
OF appropriations. tells che story of
I hi1 loyalty &C ihu boys in blue
I More than forty years ago me very
cKisiQucc Of this now powerful re.
public wEs threatened History re-
cords tho names and deeds of those
who sprnng 20 her defense in that
| bloody crisis
Tnoac brave defenders Of our ouun.
iry fhuuid ever BE- held iR che ma
Hal gf1iefui remembrance. and
iacir services should be- suitably rec
ognizol iu the distribution M such
Offices as our government has 90 be-
stow upon lts loyal and worthy citl
zcns
40 believe. that other things be.
ing equal preference should always
Dc given 90 those who fought for
the preservation of this grcat Union.
On May 3. 5. M Blazer Post 30.
us was urNlniEDI at AiamuNurdn. WIih
[ fifteen charter members / am in-
dchtod to Past Department Com
mandor h. IA Rudlsilic. who nobiy
responded 10 tho call OF duiy ln mus.
tcring IN this post
Woman's Relief Corps was also
organized May 3 at hlamngordo. with
twenty members. The task of n.
focilng this organization was en-
trusted 10 Past Corps President Mrs
John ~ Merle OF Santa re.
We now have two Woman's Relief
] Corps and one Circle of Ladies' on thc
O. a. H. Ia lhls department
These are no statistics at hand OF
the progress made by these 0rmnlza
items bat ! stand sponsor for the
statement ihat they are doing noble
work, ana are Increasing In useful
ness and membership
No comradc doubts the constant
loyalty oi our women, since that early
revolutionary day WHOM Betsy Ross
worried patiently. while the candl,
dips burned low, to complete the hral
9 modcl of that Gag which today 0
respected hy the whole world.
/ General Wilmon 81 nlachmar. ant
FATHER J. y Lcary. chaplain iu chief
have died since our last oncampmcnt
r After years of devoted service q
their country, they are mld to rest
awaiting TIE resurrection morn cha
shall wake uB an 90 a grand reunion
b Our own department has lost from
J. Iis ranks men, Who in their humbl,
4 sphere. discharged their duty wen
d and they, with those ol higher ranh
have Joined the silent majority %
fallen heroes.
q On less our duty than our nriy
iogo 90 cherish and, honor the mcu
4 DRY of those who have departed ~
this end. Memorial Day should b
reveronily observed by every p1ai q
!, our department
= with each reiufnlng Anniversary o
that day, there are new graves 90 D
strown with nowers--fcwer OF thos
y who remember more % those to b
a remembered.
n An the posts % our department
j. were represented at tho national an
s oampmcnt, ii was a proud gathering
= EighiY-hYe comrades from our terri
p tory we're Ia line. headed By Conrad
~ Peter knickorbOckcr. 81 Aztec Pos
"a representing Uncle sam.
The encanumont al Denver was on
y Of tlo tuust auccI aeful In the Who'll
history OF our organization IN
'i Queen Ciiy on the Plains enieriaine
as With splendid Hospitality, ara
7. iefi nothing uudone that could In an
y way promote tho onicCt of the Eatl
ip orinR
" On retiring from TIE office OF con
mander 81 the department OF No
Y Mexico, / take pleasure in nccordln
y 20 our assistant adiuinnt and quartz
y master general. this public rccoRniti0
~ of HE valued services. The success
y of the past year o. largely due 90 hI
u cmcifnt conduct of the Office.
hereby express my thanks to e
n, officers aud comrades who have "a
y" sisted in the work in which We as
engaged.
Tho assistant adiuiaut generals r
port shows net gain 81 feriynir
m. members during tie year
The report Of the ASSISTANT quartz
ye master general shows that he recel
10 cd from be- predecessor tei.fO
io Cash on hand mp io dRie, amount
So Go fl3i2G-a gain of s42.S4 dul
u. ing the year
al ln conclusion, my comrades. as v
bv reyiew tle past. how Inspiring is q
In Thought thai our services ior %
Ia country were not ID vain
40 Ola Glory hEgcs the breeze fro
d. enc Atlantic 10 tho Pacific. and fro
n. tho Great Lakes 20 The CALI
% we are ciiIzens OF one great IN
IA prosp. nous country. the home OF 0y
on a0O0O000 ct people. "a country ho
GA orcd ana respected by an the "a
ia ilizod nations ol the mrth
m And this groat. grand Union th
st, we love and are proud Oh Was saw
from destruction Dy tho men who q
iia aud have hrCu eligible % mrmhl
Iao shin IA the Grand Army Of the j
oh public.
lF Comrcdo Weliuor has made an
ec' ccllent commander and rotlres vi
the best Wishes OF each Grand Arr
man in the torfiinuy
Tho newly installrd deparimo
comftander Captain w. a. nwnt'
la VOL known business man of s
10" Ia.