The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-26
PATRIOTISM TAUGHT,
w. A. McHenry Camp S. of v
1nstalls Officers.
GREAT PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Dean Barsa!ou of Memorial Univer
sitY, Speaks Before Enthusiastic
Audience.

Dean Barsalou of Memorial Univer-
sitY, Speaks Before Enthusiastic
Audience.
w. A. McHenry Camp, Sons of
Veterans held notable meeting on
last Saturday evening. 1t was the
date of the installation of officers and
it was wisely arranged to take place
on February %. the birthday of the
great Washington. That the occasion
might be Kept with exceptional
honor the Camp sent to Mason City
and secured from the Memorial Uni
versity speaker. The choice fell
on Rev G. F. Barsalou the Dean or
acting president of the University.
and the citizens and members of the
patriotic organizations who heard him
here feel that fortune favored them
in this case.
Camp. Corps. and Post meetings are
held in McHenry hall. The members
spent much time in decorating the hall
with flags and making 1t look fine for
the occasion. On the walls are the
likenesses of Grant and Logan, and
also of the honored man from whom
the post took it's name. w. A. Nc
Henry.
There is large picture showing
the condition Of things in Anderson
vile prison. After looking at it. one
is amazed that any body of women
should have the audacity. the heart
lessness to erect monument to
Wertz the cruel commander of the
prison. by whose orders the union
prisoners were starved. shot and
treated generally with the hatred and
deviltry which the most intense rebel
could desire. 1t is a fact however
that society of Southern women will
erect monument to that most loath-
some man.
The installing officer was Comrade
Jerome Blackman of the local post
James Mcclellan. Jr. acted as mar
shall of the day. The ceremony OF
installation was swiftly carried out.
The following officers most of whom
just before held the same positions.
were placed in Office for another year.
Captain-N. L. Hunt.
1st Lieut.. D. Vasser.
End Lieut.. Fred Marshall.
Council L. d. Vasser. A. C. Weeks.
Nora Cavatt.
The ceremony was we'll carried out
The obligations call for loyalty to the
United States. and to die for its
continued existence.
Comrade Biackman performed his
duties we'll and was complimented by
the Camp Commander.
During the exercises which were of
general character. Sears McHenry
was called to the chair. He is a
master in such position. perfectly
at ease. and carrying out his part of
the program satisfactorily. OF
course the assembly sang Marching
through Georgia, :" Tramp the Boys
are Marching" "America." and
other patriotic songs. In due time
the speaker of the evening was neatly
introduced and received a cordial
greeting. Rev. Barsalou is Meth
odist minister who is just know act
ing as an educator. He is in full
connection with Northwest Iowa Con
ference and was at one time an in
structor in Morningside College. He
is son Of Union veteran and full
ly in harmony in feeling with the
patriotic spirit Of the North.
At Mason City he is held in high
esteem both as an educator and min
lister. there being nothing his friends
can say too good about him.
Rev. Barsalou took for the leading
thought the character of Abrahn Lin
coin. He however gave high words uf
eulogy to Washington whose great
character. and ability as general
made possible the independence of
the colonies and the establishment of
our representative government. He
also spoke of the war of 1872 of An
drew jackson. and of the war with
Spain and the record made for himself
by Admiral Dewey. The speaker be-
lieved that as time went by the great
ness of Lincoln would increase. At
the time of his great services to the
country there were other large men.
such as Chase. Stanton. Seward. Ben
Wade. Sumner. and Stevens, and the
overpowering superiority of the CEN
trail figure was not so apparent. He
told of climbing Pixies Peak and how
he could not appreciate at the time
how high it was. because of the great
mountains near by. and that not until
he was fifty miles away. did he have