The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-23
VETERANS GATHER.
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The uuartette then rendered beauti- fully the old camping song "Tenting To-Night.'
 Governor Rollin s. Woodruff was the next speaker. He was greeted with great applause. His topic was "The States of Connecticut on which he said in resume: When we are talking of the G. A. R. we are, talking of the noblest military organization of the world, and one that is fast disappear ing. No monuments of marble or bronze can commemorate their deeds. Their monument is in our hearts where their deeds are eyer held in reverence.
 "The state of Connecticut is proud of its veterans who are living and proud of those who are dead. In every con- flict since colonial times this state has furnished more than its, full share of fighting men, and we are proud of the fact.
 As citizens we all belong to the grand army of civilization We are fighting for good government now and we must fight for 1t all our lives. Our children must be taught that the gov ernment of the people depends upon ths | people.
 This is day of rejoicing through | out the United States. There Is a nigh CT tone manifest in our political life. l True things are triumphant. It is no l longer fashionable to be dishonest. | What is the reason? Because the peo- | pie are taking an active interest in public understands all.
 It is so easy to be patriotic to-day l compared with the days of the peril through which you passed. Yet the l fight for good government is not easy 1 It took the best manhood of America | to save the nation and 1t will take the | best American manhood to maintain 1t.
 After another orchestral selection | Charles Burrows, the quarter-master general of the National c. A. R. spoke on the topic, "The G. A. R." He said:
 This is the fourth time I have had the pleasure to represent the National Commander in Chief in Connecticut. have found that the comradship as ex- empllfed in this state is fine as in l any one of the forty-fve departments | It was in this city that 1 attended the first national encampment thirty-four years ago. At that time there was a | great assemblage of notables on the | platform, Sheridan, Grant, Sherman, Hancock, Burnside and many others, all great men,
 ''since then the G. A. R, has lost 100000 men, yet it has more than 200, 900 more on the rolls that 1t had at that | time. Then there were SO,000 names, now there are 239,000.
 'The idea of the G. A. R. had its birth in the minds of Dr. Stevenson and Chaplin Rutledge of the 14th Illi- nois, during Sheridan's campaign in Maryland in 1884. In April, 1866, Stevenson formulated 1t and the or ganization was started The idea did not take we'll at first but in time 1t became evident that the great lesson of those times required such an organl- zation to inculate it.
 We hear a great deal in these days about universal peace. Now there are no men who believe more earnestly in peace than those who have taken part in war. Yet there has never been an age in the history of the world when the soldier was not necessary to pro-
 tect the nation. I don't want to be-
 little the peace conference but those who talk of disarmament make a great mistake"
 Another selection by the quartette
 followed whereupon President B. P, Raymond of Wesleyan University was introduced. In part he said:
 We have heard the great leaders praised here tonight and do not wish
 to take from them one iota of all the praise that can be bestowed upon them.
 But I am here to speak about the man behind the gun who went forth