The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-25

has a Comrade Simmons md Ohio and
no other state In the union ever had
such a prince Of entertainers. - This
opened the way for the other speakers
Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago al
ways favorite with the Wisconsin,
soldiery, told interesting stories OF
Vicksburg and paid highest tribute tc
General Stephen f. Lee, who recently
died. lie aroused the greatest enthusi-
asm among the old soldiers when he de
clared that General Lee had died while
showing his greatest loyalty to the
triumph OF the Union by entertaining
the men whom he had fought against
in the great struggle Bishop Fallows
paid magnificent tribute to the mem
bers OF the Grand Army and his perora-
ton to the United Nation aroused the
enthusiasm of the great crowd to the
greatest heights Of the evening"
Miss Jessie Harding of Evanston ac-
companled by Mrs. Annette R. Jones on
the piano then read Edward Everett
Hale s '"The Man Without a Country :"
The beautiful pathetic story was rem
dered IN way which held the atten-
ton or the great concourse Of people
and several times the reader was forced
to stop on account Of the prolonged
cheering. The reading became the key
note OF the entire evening and each sue
ceeding speaker referred to the oman
without Country" in some way OF
other.
Department Commander E. Coe of
Whitewater was the next speaker and
he was given a great ovation. He spoke
briefly Of the days when the First Wis
consin was in camp in Kenosha and told
Of the love that the army boys always
held for the people of Kenosha. He re-
ferred to the days Of "61'' in Kenosha
and recalled interesting incidents of war
time. He was followed by Past Depart
ment Commander James A. Watrous of
Milwaukee, who spoke especially Of the
work that Mr.. Simmons had done for
the members of the Grand Army de-
claring that he had honored them as no
other civilian had done and that the
members of the Grand Army were
proud to claim him as an adopted
"Comrade. -
United States Judge Joseph V.
Quarles was given a great ovation when
he was called to- the platform and he
declared that the man without a coun-
try was no worse off than he was for
he was man without a speech. In
closing, Mr.. Quarles spoke of Mr.. Sim
mons. He said: "He never forgets the
Old Boys and I III gamble that they will
never forget him. Posterity may be
all right, but thank God that there is
some one who believes that we should
have some things while we are in the
flesh. After all it is the gracious
recognition Of Mr.. Simmons that counts
with us and takes every man of us by
the cookies of the heart. Mr.. Sim
mons has shown us more than court
esy. He has done us an honor"
Then there were rapid fire speeches
| by General F. G. Winkler Of Milwau
kee, Phil Cheek, the idol of the pr
Yates of Baraboo, Past Department
| Commander John G. Martin Of Madi
son and others. At the end of tn
Ispeech making Mr.. Simmons was callec
out and he made Few remarks assur
ing the members of, the Grand Arm
| that it was his highest honor am
greatest pleasure to have them will
him and that it was his desire that al
should live to enjoy many other re
unions at his home.
1t was the spirit of the evening tina
made it most interesting and it is i'm
possible to reproduce this spirit il
print. It was the singing Of Marching
Through Georgia, the touch of tn,
empty sleeve and the ring of tn,
cracked voices that made the tear drops
start in many eyes. All of these things
taught to the people new lesson O,
patriotism and the evening proved
quite as enjoyable to the great CROWD
OF Kenosha people as to the members
OF the diminishing ranks Of the Crane
Army who honored Mr.. Simmons BY
being his guests for the evening.