Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

horror OF the disaster brought more
closely home.
Maj. Archibald w Butt, aid to Pres
ident Taft. was unquestionably the
best known and perhaps the most
popular figure in all social events
here, but the manner OF his death and
the tribute which was paid by suryiv-
ing women TO his labors on their behalf
In the last hour on board the Titanic
have proved that he had every quality
Of a soldier, man and q hero.
The late Frank D. Millet held q
place in the art circles OF Washing
ton which hardly can be filed. It is
believed that the tribute paid by Sen
ator Lodge to Mr. Millet at a recent
memorial service will remain as his
most lasting written monument"
Women's Tribute to Manhood.
The memorial. such as the women
promoters propose. will add to the
capital feature of art OF a kind of
which Washington possesses few.
There are monuments and statues
here by hundreds, but only a few of
them exploit any phase of human life
except military glory The present
endeavor has for its object something
which will commemorate the bravery
and seIf-sacrifice of men who far at
sea on a starlit night stepped aside to
die that women might live" It also
viii commemorate the devotion of one
woman who preferred to stay with
her husband to share death with him.
and of another woman who stepped
aside and gave seat in the lifeboat
to woman who had children await
ing her at home.
The plan for the memorial was con-
ceived by women and is being car
ried forward by women. Mrs John
Hay, widow of the former great seere-
tary of state, is president of the asso-
citation and Mrs. John Hayes Ham
mond, wife of the famous mining en-
gineer, is its secretary. Mrs. Helen
H. Teft;> wife of the president Of she
United States, started the memorial
fund bv giving the first dollar. The
wife of the vice-president of the Unit
ted States, Mrs Sherman, has pledged
herself to obtain a contribution OF one
dollar from each of one thousand
women.
Fuckers Novel Dinner.
A dinner which was in sense
a commemorative service was given
here on the night Of Memorial
day by Representative A. w
Rucker of Colorado who in the days
of his youth was a soldier in the army
of the Confederacy Mr.. Rucker was
the host to II men in official position
in the United States. most of them
members of one or the other branch
of congress, who wore the gray in
the years from 81 to '65.
Never before this has anything OF
the kind been attempted In Washing
ton. 1t is regarded here as a most
graceful way OF concentrating the
northern Memorial day by veterans
OF the south. The guests were Chief
Justice Edward d. White of the
United States Supreme court. Louisi
ana; Associate Justice Horace II. Lur-
ton. Tennessee; Senator John II
Bankhead, Alabama, Senator Angus
tus o. Bacon, Georgia: Senator 10
seph F. Johnson, Alabama; Senator
John r. Thornton, louisiana; Senator
Thomas B. Catron, New Mexico; and
Representatives William Richardson.
Alabama; George w Taylor, Alabama;
Albert Estopinal, louisiana; John
Lamb, Virginia, Joshua F. c. Talbot
Maryland, and Charles NJ Stedman.
North Carolina.
Only Flag There Old Glory.
Til dinner was given in the apart.
ments of Representative Rucker IL
the Rochambeau. While this was
reunion of Confederate veterans. there
were no decorations OF Confederate
flags. The only flag was the stars
and Stripes" which hung above the
head OF the table. Chief Justice White
OF the Supreme court at the request
OF the host acted as POSTMASTER
Each guest had story to tell of the
Civil war. including some of his 9er
i sonal experiences. There were nc
outsiders present to hear the old sol
diers fight their battles over
The chief justice OF the United
States was private in the Confeder
ate army and so was Ills colleague oil
the bench, Mr. Justice Lurton. Lur-
ton served with General Buckner and
was present at Fort Donelson when
It was captured by General Grant
Lurton was among the prisoners. He
was only a boy at that time and the
chances are that the northern general
had no thought that among the men
whom he had captured after they had
made a heroic resistance was fu
ture Justice of the Supreme court.
This reunion of Confederates was
Intentionally set for the National
Memorial day as a tribute Of the south
to the heroes Of the Federal army
against whom the guests OF the re
union fought for four long years on
! :ssry battle fields The dinner was
cooked by southern black "mammies"
who were known to be experts 10 the
art OF preparing food after the .amous
southern style
No Wonder.
"Some men were discussing the