The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-10-02
Membership of Local Organiza-
ton Almost Reached a
Hundred
AFFILIATED SOCIETIES
TO HAVE ACTIVE WINTER

CoSBrove Ladies OF u. A. H.,
Newly Organized, and Charter
Still Open--Congressman La
Follette's Speech
G. A. r. day at the fair grounds
which resulted in so large an attend
ance of veterans as to create COM
ment, was explained Saturday by
Commander c. H. Hoffman. He
stated that the post was growing in
proportion to the increased popula-
ton, as in incoming families there
we're civil war veterans. Interest in
G. A. R. activities is growing pro-
portionately, also. he said.
The local post now numbers about
100 members. The Relief Corps has
a membership of 200 or more. Great
interest is being taken in the ladies
of the @. A. r., an association COM
prising only blood relatives and wives
of veterans. Wives of veterans and
of their relatives are also eligible.
The Cosgrove ladies of the G, A.
r., as the local association is called,
was organized on August 10 last, at
the residence of Mrs. Hoffman. 1t
now has permanent quarters in I. o.
0. F. hall and meets every first and
third Monday of the month. There
are twenty charter members and sew
eral more will be admitted before
tn, charter is closed.
The officers are: Mrs. r. W. Allen,
president; Mrs. Bridgman. senior
vice president; Mrs. Webb. junior
vice president; Mrs. Henderson, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Clark, treasurer, and
Mrs. Haines, chaplain.
Of interest to G. A. r. members
and their friends was the speech of
Congressman LaFollette, delivered at
the fair grounds Friday and the To-
cal post passed a resolution that It
be published in The Herald
Congressman LaFollette's Talk
Representative w. l.. LaFollette's
address follows:
My Dear Friends should esteem
it a great privilege at any time to
have an opportunity to talk to the
number of people assembled here to-
day on this beautiful fair ground in
the magnificent valley of the Yaki-
ma. / would feel under obligation
to the managers of the State fair for
the privilege under most any condi-
ton. But 1 feel that obligation to be
many fold increased by having the
opportunity to address you on Grand
Army day. 1 think the managers
have done a wise, a patriotic and a
fitting thing to set aside a day in
which we as a state and as individ-
ual citizens can show by words of
courtesy and by loving esteem for
the Grand Army of the Republic SO
fast decimating in numbers and
who should become more endeared to
us as their numbers grow less. 1t
behooves US to take extra pains, make
extra effort to do them honor, for in
honoring them we are honoring our
selves, and filling the hearts and
minds of these young men and young
women and the children of our coun-
try on whom its future depends, with
patriotic thoughts, with grateful love
and pride of country that cannot
help but be beneficial to our future
national life.
away since the country was electri-
fed by the thrilling and horrifyine
news that Fort Sumter and the flag
had been fired upon in anger and
that treason which had been limited
at and threatened in an effort to co.
cree, had actually become a reality
And while wave of horror, of re.
sentiment and of sadness swept
there were none who realized the
toll of death and treasure, the suffer
ing of body, the agony of mind, the
sapping of the life blood of the ma
ton of which that act was the har-
binger. But grateful nation knows
with what unanimity of purpose
and steadfast determination our cit
liens offered themselves on the altar
of their country, that its glory should
not wane, that its banner be not dis
honored, that it should not by trea-
son be dismembered, and through
ACKNOWLEDGMENT admit that union
was a failure and that failure be the
ultimate cause of representative gov
eminent perishing from the earth
Oh, my countrymen, these patriots dc
not deserve any less praise, nor their
heroism be diminished in our sight
because they and those who led and
directed them did not realize the stu
pendous task before them, ano
thought the trouble would all be ovei
in so days. In 80 days they began
to realize what was before them
80 days--six months-one year
three years or until the end of the
war. Thus the terms of enlistment
were strung out. If determination
on your part was strong, it was equal
~ strong on the part of the beliger-
ents. We were of one family. The
war was fratricidal Father agains
son, brother against brother. cousir
against COUSIN neighbor agains
neighbor, and friend against friend.
1t estranged families. In many
cases husbands from wives, and Low.
ers from sweethearts; it disarrange6
all social econsmic and equitable re-
lations in large territories Throughout
our broad land.
| The men who shOuldered the mus
ket and -bravely marched away from
those they loved, offering themselves
bulwark Of strength to preserve tn,
nation were worthy of great praise
they suffered hardship and prfvation