Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-30

any pomp or circumstance. It touch
ed but little upon the days of
suffering and not at all upon purely
temporal matters. In It's unaffect-
ed eloquence Ut asked rather for Di-
vine guidance of halting footsteps,
bent upon the western slope, than
for any material gain. As the
wouds fell from the chaplaiRs lips
many of the listeners furtively wip-
ed their eyes, and at the conclusion,
there was a chorus of reverential
"amens."
One of the most impressive
scenes of the entire meeting was
when little Miss Cordelia Mason,
granddaughter of w. H. Kennau, and
appointed life sponsor when 2 yeaps
old for the Missouri Division. waiy.
ed a Confederate flag while the band
played "Dixie," and little Miss An
nella Graham waived the United
States flag when the band played
America" The latter is the grand
daughter of Henry Edmonds, COM
mander of the local camp.
The addresses of the Rev. WA.
Hanna, Geo. p. Gross, of Kansas
City; NJ. E. Benton. of Neosho; Cor
neliVs Fountelroy, Of st. Louis, and
7 m bnNs tya,so aII y1pxua,.f,,1 ssffraYxha
and proved entertaining to the large
audience present.
The music was feature of the
program which was especially en-
joyed. Miss Ahene Cauthome sang
"The Last Rose OF Summer" as only
she can sing it, with her delightful
lyric voice. The Mexico double
quartette sang several selections.
r. w. Armstrong, of Mo. NJ. A., rem
dered a trombone solo capably and
the New Bloomfield band, ONE Of
the best musical organizations in
the State, played a number of se,ec-
tions.
The bal this evening in the Elks
: club rooms promises to be one of
the largest affairs held in Mexico
, in years. Many out-of,town guests
/, will swell the local attendance and
the ball will be the social event OF
the season.
J The speechs wene all stirring al
: both morning and afternoon sessions
g Mayor e. D. Graham, In his ad
dress of welcome, said, in part:
: 81 never felt the need of the
e ability to deliver an address as l dc
: to-day. l have been the Chief Exec
9 utive of this city for something owe
g three years, during which time
a have received a few invitations t
make addresses of welcome on occa
q sions similar to- this; l want to sa.
r to you candidly, that | never receiv
g ed an invitation that l appreciate
S more than l do this one on this oc
rs casion. am a believer in Ok
S soldiers am a believer in OIL
s, Soldiers Reunions. believe tha
Ie men who gave years of their youni
IS lives in struggles Of war and it's dis
lie appointments, and Its bitterness, d.
n serve some special consideratio
IS from their friends"
81 know of conditions in a he'
is of the counties in this State, coul
le ties with which am familiar, nam
a ly, Lafayette, Randolph and Audrail
I'd and theme are men there who are e,
Confederate soldiers, and we fin
ia among them some of our best cit
in zens; we have men in these cou
ties who served in the Spanish-Ame
ID lean war whose fathers were Confe
n rate soldiers, and we find the
some OF our best citizens; we hay
nd men in these counties who fought
be the Spantsh-American War whoi
od fathers were Union soldiers, and
-er find among them some of oMr be
ar citizens. So you see, my friends, 50
IT, of men who wone the gray, and sol
tn of men who wore the blue marchii