The National tribune., 1906-08-16

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Down the long and lighted way,
To the glad and golden day,
Which your valor purchased for thorn
In the old, historic fray.
Take back the tattered banners;
Let their sisterhood of stars
Light the inner shrines of Freedom
Till Eternity unbars
The fields of Asphedel,
Where the martyred heroes dwell.
And the symphonies seraphic
In unending chorus swell.
Patriotic Societies Auxiliary to and IN
sympathy With Our Organization.
AS I said IN General Orders No. 3,
while the Grand Army. in the very ma
ture of things, can have no succession
as such, and must march on to an in
evitable but glorious extinction through
death. just as inevitably. to a very large
degree. the Sons of Veterans will be our
successors. They will bear our achieve
ments in loving memory, and carry
them along the generations"
But the time is coming. if not already
here. when we must begin to think
about the property of the Grand Army
of the Republic not belonging to Posts. =
1t is well known that Posts
have acquired valuable real estate
and other property and we
should seriously consider what should
ultimately be done with this valuable
property. OF course. the property be-
longs to individual Posts. but it is en-
tirely proper that the National and De-
partmentai organizations should act in
an advisory capacity in relation there
to, and II is question whether it is not
almost time to appoint a committee to
carefully consider the whole subject,
and the relations to be sustained in fu-
ture between the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Womans Relief
Corps, the Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, the Daughters of Vet
Grams. the Sons of Veterans and other
patriotic organizations.
The Womans Relief Corps is our only
official auxiliary. but the other organ
izations are in hearty sympathy with
US. From the Woman's Relief Corps
we have received generous aid and COM
fort: they have done much to teach
patriotic principles to the young, and
the others have not been found wanting
in the good work, while the Daughters
of the American Revolution have done
a lasting amount of good in reviving
the memory of the heroes of the Revo-
luton. All of these societies have done
and are doing work strictly in line
with one of the cardinal principles of
the Grand Army of the Republic-loy-
turn when the keepers of the house
shall tremble, and the strong men shall
bow themselves, because man goeth to
his long home, and the mourners go
about the streets" That time. we hope,
is distant, yet many are going every
year. and those left behind are becom-
ing less vigorous and less able to carry
On the work. In many places they need
help, and need it badly, to maintain
Post organizations. Outposts are a help
and are recognized, but auxiliary asso-
ciate or honorary members, although
tolerated and unofficially connected
With some Posts, are not officially rec
ogniZed. All of these helps should be
welcomed. Our comrades need them;
their presence would instill new life
nto Posts. would broaden and strength
an our influence, and 1 have no doubt
hat many weary comrade would be
placed on his feet again and encour-
lged in the battle of life If those who
are our friends were given due recog-
1ition. This, as 1 have already said. is
matter for serious thought. and if
say, by joint committees
rom all of these organizations l have
10 doubt that their deliberations would
'esult in much benefit to our own and
Ill kindred organizations. creating
greater interest in the welfare of our
and promoting the spirit of
OydIty throughput the idlu II Will ne
'eadily conceded that this last is of
'ital Importance to our country, when
We consider the constantly-increasing
to our shores every year.
If in the fullness of time these vari-
us patriotic organizations should
merge into one grand body, what an
mpluse would be given to the cause we
lave so much at heart, what results
would accrue to our beloved country.
nd as a minor yet very important con-
Iteration. how much less 1t would cost
o maintain one organization in the
ighest condition of efficiency. than it
ow costs to conduct the affairs of the
everal organizations, all largely devots
d to the same object.
Wirz Monument.
In the course of the last few months
have received quite number of com.