The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-11


should go ON while they were ava,
and their situations would be open t.
them on their return I'VE may no
be able to see you in your arduou.
work on drill nights" said Mr. Ais
thorpe. We have our affairs to take
up our thoughts and our time; but
we want you to feel that we are your
friends and stand behind you and II
there is anything that any of you can
suggest from time to time. that we
can do to help you along( we want
you to let US know and Wen do It, or
see that it Is done
Mayor Parsons responded briefly to
a request for a few words. He said
he had visited the boys In camp last
year and had been very proud of
them; he was willing to do every
thing possible to encourage them and
make 1t pleasant for them: il was
with this in mind that he had ten
de,ed them reception at his home
some time ago. 1t was important that
the organization be maintained and
he would aid 1t in any movement look
ing to that end.
Major Galbraith said he did not
know OF any class of men who should
more readily honor the members of
the |. N. G. than The business men of
point out to intelligent people the rea-
sons why the company should be en-
couraged and sustained Civil Off
GERS, state and federal, were paid for
their services. but me men of the /.
~ G.. were compelled TO serve with
out pay giving their time and often
their money to maintain an organiza-
ton which was liable to be called
upon at any time to maintain law and
order. That the National Guard had
recently been placed under federal
direction and made auxiliary to the
regular army. raised the former
greatly in Importance The Major |
said he had recently arranged for |
three rifle practice grounds in the
Ozark mountain country each a 40 |
acre tract, where the boys would be |
taught how to shoot without danger !
TO any one. He said he had known |
Company K from the time it was orr
sanized and it had always been the /
best company in the Fourth Regi-
ment. He always enjoyed seeing the
company drill, and he passed high
tribute to Capt. Greaney. He believed
Co. X. would again go TO Springfield
he best in the camp.
Hon NJ f. Gilbert paid an eloquent
ribute to the Citizen soldiery" of
he country which. he said was the
of the country's honor in
me of peril He quoted Won Moltke
IS declaring that while Grant was this
great fighter, Mcclellan had
,een the country's great organizer
Who had made its citizen soldiery
in the field. The citizen sol
lier represented the patriotism of the
'eople and the love of country and of
ome, and as such he was to be :
onored.
Capt. Thistlewood responded feel !.
ngly to Mr.. Aisthorpe's request for
ew remarks. As veteran OF the !
'ivil war he was looked up to by the .
Dung men and his words had more
han ordinary weight on such an occa.
ion. He said the scene before him
acalled his own experiences of
early fifty years ago, when thou.
ands of young men came from all
'alks of life to engage In the greatest !,
onfiict the world had ever known;
nd the saddest part was that all were
experienced. Comparatively small
art of the loss of life was in battle y
the men who went out then had re-
lived the benefit Of drill In the Ma q
onal Guard they would have been :
ueh more effective. He knew az u
pch as any man of the organization G
Co. X as he had exerted himself ,
procure il the right to organize. !.
I'd this was one Of the proud acts 81
his life. The company must not be !"
to disband il must be
and raised to 100 mem .
IT'S. Its existence in the CITY would "
can something. besides the spirit OF ie
Itriotism and loyalty and the right az
march under and fight for the flag %
le way to have peace was to be W
epared for war. and II occasion III
ould arise that an army were re
eded TO defend this country against &C
reign aggression, every man in Co. a.
would probably be a captain and I"
cir present captain would be pu
igadier general 10
Hon. Walter Warder spoke elo- sc
emily Of the soldier boys as the ag
of the city's honor at er
ne when we were trying to make II an
e foremost CITY in the great valleys. IN
d he suggested that they might be m
lied upon also TO be the custodians s.
the liberties Of the people. in view al
the establishments in Cairo Of sn
Il Board of Trade where bulls" u
bears would soon be chasing 10
n other. and threatening the peace Inc
safety of the citizen. Mr.. War eV'
rs humorous illusions we're re-
we'd with hearty laughter. and sh'
re was frequent applause for all the