The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-01
VETERANS OF
SL0CUM POST
IN CELEBRATION

The comrades OF Slocum post. No. 10,
met last evening in the post rooms. corner
sabin and Cope streets 10 hold the sSth
anniversary OF the formation OF the post
and to revive again the scenes lived 80
strenuously during the years from '6s TO
81
The meeting was not a public one. but
that did not prevent the comrades from
enjoying themselves and TO one on the
outside passing the hall last evening II
might have been some big fraternity
meeting Of young collegians, so 1ovial
were they all and so Enthusiastically did
they disport themselves.
The first business after the calling OF
the rol was the disposition OF the coll
lation that had been prepared for their
delectation. The edihles were disposed OF
with the ra pidity OF scouts on the firing
lin or the pickets who are being driven
back by the enemy from the vanguard.
During this portion OF the feast. how
ever there was stil time taken for the
mingling again OF those "reminiscences OF
the battlefield and the tenting times that
only the veteran knows and which alone
can thrii his soul. Though meeting often.
yet at each new meet ting there is some
thing 10 tell OF that has a new feature
and TO look back upon the success OF that
strenuous time with the mementos etrewn
about them is one OF the dearest delights
OF all OF them
The commander Of the post called the
meeting TO or.er after the collation., and
those old songs that stirred the soul were
sung in plenty, then the speaking be-
gan. At the outset It was announced that
Past Department Commander j. ] Wool
ley OF Pawtucket would not be present,
owing to other duties.
The chief speakers then were Colonel
Daniel r. Ballou and Comrade John Sher-
man, the only surviving charter member
OF the post. Colonel Ballou was intro
duced and he spoke first OF the success
of the post. then turned his hearers to the
early history OF the country and the mas
terful minds OF those leading men whose
birthdays come during the months OF
January and Fe Jruary Among those men,
toned whose lives were intimately inter-
woven with the history of the country
were James Russell Lowell Franklin.
Longfellow, o. w. Holmes. Lincoln and
Washington Having sketched briefly the
relations OF these men 20 the success OF
the country he contrasted their principles
with those that dominate the leading men
OF today. He showed the broadminded.
liberty-loving spirit and principles which
actuated them as contrasted with the
hampered and biased spirit OF commercial
ism that permeats the minds OF all today.
In conclusion he congratulated the post
upon its success up TO this time and
wished for IL prosperity i'm the future.
Comrade John Sherman, the only living
charter member OF the post, was then
called upon for a few remarks and they
were very interesting, as showing the
struggles which ne post passed
through and the general history connect
ed with it's 3S years OF existence. He
mentioned number OF the comrades who
had passed away. but who were with him
In the formation of the post.
There were anumber OF the other COM
rades called upon for short speeches and
the responses given. after which with
the singing ot patriotic songs the cele-
bration broke up.