The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-22
WOman's Relief Corps.

The following is from Silas Strick.
land w. Fl. G.. of Hot Syringe: 1.-THE
local w. Fl. G.. and veterans rendered
recep ion at the Soldiers Home
May 19 to DEPARTMENT. President Clara
A. Lukens and Past Senior Vice Pres
ident N. G. Nash at which the veterans
expressed their appreciation of the
favors by the w. r. G.. in the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, We, the members OF the
State Soldiers Home are the recipi-
ents of the kindly consideration on
the part of the Woman's Relief Corps
and we now have with us in visitation
the president and past senior vice
president Of the organization, we
therefore
Resolve to take this method, and
the present opportunity to give an
expression of our gratitude for the
touching and tender interest display
ed by the president and ladies of the
corps. The hearts of the old soldiers
in this home are not only touched,
but are made better by the evidence of
your remembrance. Now that we
have lost our youth ''there is lead in
our joints, there is frost in our hair,
and we find ourselves going rapidly
one by one down into the darkness of
the night of death, to sleep until the
bugle shall. blow in the resurrection
morning, we begin to realize how
sweet it is to be remembered in
the home life of those we have loved
and left behind, while we go limping
lamely, down the hill to life's last
picket line, and await the final sum-
mons to answer to our names at the
great roll-call of God. We are
strengthened for the last great conflict
of our humanity by the knowledge of
your thoughts of US and your loving
deeds for us. We are not going down
into the grave unloved and forgotten.
Ladies. we thank you for your re-
membrance. This nation is lavishing,
grateful appreciation for the valor in
preserving the American union. In
the decline of life, in the weakness
and infirmities of age, they are caring
for US with tender solicitude which
betokens no charity, but q grateful
reward for valuable service rendered
in the time of the nations greatest
danger, thereby assuring our sons
and the whole country that 10y atty to
the holy principles of good govern
ment brings its own reward, and, we
veterans pass on to our death with a
great love for the dear old flag, then
breathe q last benediction upon our
native land. But more touching is
the kindly remembrance of the ladies
of the w. r. G. because you are the
wives, sisters and daughters of our
old comrades who stood with us in
the deadliest battles OF the war. We
thank you for the table linen which
make our meals more home-like.
We thank you for the money given
for our library, from which we feed
the mind. We thank you for the
books in the chapel, which aid us in
divine worship: for the useful and
ornamental articles which serve for
comfort and adorn our reception room
and parlor. At the beginning of the
civil war you gave the flags of the ma
tion into our charge to carry into
battle. Now after years have passed,
you place before our age bedimmed
eyes bright new silk flags. We read
between the lines your satisfaction
with our treatment of those banners.
We give, back the old flags, battle
worn, tattered and torn, but without
one stain of disloy atty on them. Wei
give you q thousand thanks for the
six silk flags which adorn this home.
We further
Resolve, To extend to your corps a
most hearty invitation to meet with us
at your next annual convention and we
you in ourbehalf, to in ite with
you with the state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. In be-
half of the Veterans.