The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-24
REUNION WAS
HANDICAP ED
Old Soldiers Have a Fine
Time Despite Rain.
COURT ROOM WAS CROWDED
Veterans are Fired by Ardor
of Speakers.
Judge w. II. Sconcd, George II.
Christian and Others Deliver Ad.
drcsses OF Rare Merit.

Despite the fact that the weather
conditions were very unfavorable the
annual reunion of the old soldiers and
sailors of Marion count: al the court
house, Thursday was quite success
full. The attendance was quite large
during the afternoon and the old COM
rades had an enjoyable day greeting
old friends of the battenelds.
At the noon hour Thursday q splen-
did repast was served in the base
ment of the court house and several
hundred took dinner there. including
members of the the ladies of the G.. A.
r.. Women's Relief Corps and Span
ish War veterans and Sons of Civil
war Veterans. Immediately after the
noon hour the old soldiers and their
friends retired to the court room
where Major S. il. Titus took charge
Of the program Of the occasion. DR..
G.. T.. Harding looked after the ar
rangement of the program and was
in charge of the exercises of the day.
Each of the speakers of the after
noon was loudly applauded and each
was heard with remarkable interest
by the soldiers and their friends
Among the first speakers of the af-
ternoon was Judge william Il. Sco-
field, who gave an able talk to the
veterans. lie declared that never
again would this country be within
the throes of such war as the Civil
war in which these men participated
This war was one in which men
Fought flercely and were undaunted
in their mighty effort to conquer. The
men of the South were just as brave
and just as firm In their purpose as
those of the North and as n result
It was mighty conflict. the like of
which should never again he seen in
this nation. Great honor is due these
men who are gathered for their an
nual reunion, that they have partici-
pated so nobly in this greatest strife
in the history of the nation. Condi-
tions indicate that no such war will
ever again be waged in America for
men are coming to feel that each is
dependent upon the other and human
kindness is being spread abroad over
the land.
Father Joseph Denning of st. Mary's
church, gave a very interesting ad.
dress. He referred to freedom and
| spoke of the desire for freedom on tn,
| part of the old soldiers. 1t was this
desire that made America what she Il
today, Now that the nation is fret
the kindred evils should be elimin
ated and America will go forward 4
greater things.
Rev. J. =. Currin, pastor of tn,
First Baptist church, was introduce,
and gave an excellent address. II,
l'eulogized the soldiers and told Of thei
oil Ia. coil h gl,g IL IL
to seel the last man of the veteran
of the civil war. When all ,hav
passed away and the last man VIII
participated In II is alone, he surel
would be man to be adored an,
looked upto. Today, however w
have quite a number of the soldier
here and they should be informed o
the fact that their children are gla
for what they have done. Some da
these men will not be here, the
should be honored and praised today
The next speaker introduced b
Mr. Titus was Grant II. Mouser. MI
Mouser's tddress was very out of tn
ordinary but was one of the mos
interesting of the afternion. He de
clared that the soldiers had been re
ferred to enough and he took tn
l,occasion TO talk about the north pole
A certain negro family was re>,rre
to. which had arrived at the stag
when there were seven children in tn
family. The mother did not knov
just what to name the children an
her husband seemed to be of tn
opinion that there were enough name
and he suggested that the child b
named Cook-Peary. The mothe
feared that the controversy woul
have to be settled first and then tn
child should be named after the sue
cessful explorer. The husband, how
ever, suggested that the child b
named Cook-Peary in case Cook wa
the favorlte and Peary-Coolx in cas-
Peary was the successful man. NJ
Mousre's talk along the line served t.
enliven the old soldiers and mulch in
terest was shown. During the pro
gress of hi remarks Mr.. Mouser refer
red to Governor Johnson, of Mime
sofa and paid him wirthy tribute
He said the occasion now when Nh
Johnson Is dead was much like tina
when the great President Lincoln wa
dead at Washington.
1--WE should thank God" said Mr.
Mouser in conclusion, that the Amer
lean people selected Mr.. Lincoln TO
president rather than Mr.. Seward fo
| Lincoln, IL seemed was the one grea