The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-29
G. A. R. MEMORIAL
SERVICES HELD

ceased members of the post and COL y
Saturday, November "A. This wa
their first service OF the kind eve
held. The last meeting day in Novem
Der of each year has been chosen b
the post for memorial service. Ii
IemaT ksble that since the organiza
tion of Candy Post, % years ago, th
loss OF members by death has bee
but seven. Their names follow: Ben
janiu Hull, Edwin Gorton, Thoma
Mcdonald, Daniel II. Clough, Viii
liam L. Bansberry. Harvey j. Byrk
EFT and Charles Il. PratheI. Ant
what is still more remarkable, Of th
q commanders elected by the post al
are living. Ii has been the custom o
the post each succeeding year tt
pass the honors round by selecting
member for commander who has no
before occupied the chair. The pos
for several years has had member
ship of about 80. Probably this rec
ord for past commanders cannot bt
equalled by any post in the United
States.
On the occasion of this mem
orial service nearly every chair in the
large hall of the W. r. G. was filled
by members of the post and corps. In
front of the altar we're nine chairs
draped with flowers, seven to repre-.
sent deceased comrades and two, de.
ceased members of the corps. The
latter Mrs. Anna Flagg and Mrs. +.
G. Mooney Mrs. j. l.. Blount, pre-.
sided ut the pening service when all
Joined in singing "Nearer My God to
Thee" Mrs. SteinhoH at the piano.
The president of the CORPS then hand
cd the gavel to Command r S. A.
Skim r, who presided at the service
conducted by the post. Comrades
lsenberg, Cunning and Bailey sang
"renting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground" after which Adjutant Buck
was called upon to read the list OF
the dead. Comrade lsenberg respond
ed for and eulogized the memory OF
William L. Hansberry. In bis intro
ductory he showed that the volunteers
OF '6l we're mostly boys who, though
imbued with true patriotism, enlisted
through love Of adventure, not know.
ing nor appreciating the hard sery Ice
a soldier would be called upon to en-
dure, but the volunteer of '62, among
whom was william I. Hansberry, were
mostly men of mature years who rea-
lized by that time that our civil war
was no picnic. William I. Hanserry
was born in Indiana, went with his
parent to Wisconsin, thence to Iowa,
where he married, moved to Kansas
and from there to Hood River, where
he lived respected citizen until his
death.
Comrade G. j. Hayes next spoke in
memory of Edwin Goiton. Comrade
Gorton was born in Ohio In 1911. He
enlisted in an Ohio regiment and
served as hospital steward. He Joined
Candy Post at the age of Sc. Com
rade Hayes, who had been his friend,
was the only member of the post to at
tend his funeral. Comrade Hayes
spoke feelingly of the departed COM
rade and showed him to be man OF
sterling worth and true Christian.
Comrade Cunning responded when
The name CT Daniel ii. Clough was
called. The speaker related several
Incidents witnessed by himself in bat
.le showing the bravery of the enlist.
ID man and paid an eloquent tribute
20 the valor of the American soldier,
whether he wbre the Union blue or
he Confederate gray. Daniel ii.
Jlough enlisted in the 9th Ohio artil.
cry aud served four years. He was
known by his neighbors and comr ade
rs quiet, unobtrusiye man, but
leep thinker and hard worker. His
'mall but we'll kept farm and orchard
'howed his interest in horticulture
md his work helped make Hood Riv-
" what il is today. He had tho true
Hood River spirit.
Comrade Henry spoke of his neigh.
lol and comrade, Harvey j. Brykett.
Jomrade Brykett was born in Ohio
md served in all Ohio regiment. He
moved to Kansas soon after the war
md from there moved to Trout Lake,
Wash, where he lived for II years,
in farming and stock raising.
about two years before his death he
lold his farm and moved to Hood
River, where he died. Comrade Byrk.
ut was genial companion, a good
Iitizen and ever ready TO administer
o the wants of dependent soldiers or
heir families.
Other names ON the list we're not
esponded to for the reason that the
comrades selected to speak we're alb.
ent.
Commander Skinner gave up the
,avel to Mrs, j. L. Blount, president
If the relief corps.
Mrs. b. l., Smith spoke in memory
VI Mrs Anna FIagg. The speaker had
noble character to eulcgize and all
'resent will agree with the writer that
lei remarks we're elegant and fitting.
lis, Anna Flagg was plain woman,
arnest In very undertaking, and her
Jss to the corps will be felt as long as
contemporary member Is left.
MIR. j, w. Rigby spoke of her de.
,arted worker In the cause, Mrs. Il.
:. Mooney. Mrs Mooney was a sol.
Iier's daughter, and she was loyal
member of the relief corps. Mrs. Rig
'y's remarks In eulogizing the memo.
y of deceased we're appropriate and
omforting to the relatives and sis.
ers In the work of the order.
The exercises closed by all singing
America. "