Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-30
NEARLY HALF OF SOLDIERS IN
IOWA TEN YEARS AGO HAVE
PASSED 10 GREAT BEYOND. ",
VETERANS LIVING IN 1915
NUMBERED ONLY 1soss
Majority Bstwssn - ard Is Ysars Of
Ass- ssvsrner Clarke os,ivsrs
Msmoral Address q Aazlsten-.
STATE tseass clesed Plans For In
struetion Camp For Guard Officers.
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S Dies Moines, May ao.dn ten years
nearly half Of the surviving war vet
Grams Of lows have died. according to
Ora Williams. editor Of the census, In
compilation Of information regarding
the surviving war veterans for the
forthcoming census report Mr.. Will
liams found that 81 per cent Of those
reported living in Iowa ten years ago
were still living in 1915, which indi-
Gated unusual vitality for persons Q:
their age.
The number reported to the census
for 1915 was 1869. as against 1865
for 1906. 3a ~
OF the survivors 5.47s served in Iowa
regiments. II
Tho youngest Of the survivors was
past 81 years Of age and the grea;
majority were between 10 and Is
years. The mortality was great among
the older age classes. There were so 1
reported for! 1905 who were then be-
between so and 81 years Of age. They
are now between 90 and 81 inclusive,
and only forty-two are living. OF those
who were So to SO ten years ago, 40
III number only nine survive. OF the
thffty-six reported ten years ago as
aged over ninety none survives.
Governor at Haxleton. =
Governor George w. Clarke gave the
Memorial Day address today at Hazle-
ton. Buchanan county, and tonight he
Will mako z commencement address
before the graduating class of the DEL
vein high school.S The governor has
been speaking almost every night for
the past ten days to high school grad
uating classes. Is - .% So
Ri, w. Garrett. clerk Of the supreme
court, spoke today at Roland in Story
county at their Memorial Day services.
He denounced the preparedness plans
which contemplate q large standing
army. He said We should have navy
strong enough to protect = the east
coast and the. west coast from an in
vading foe. He said that militarism
and preparedness were largely re-
sponsible for the present European
war but that he believed out of that
awful conflict right and Justice would
In the end prevail on the continent Of
Europe. ,, -. -
Tho state house was closed today
and many Of the state officials. assist
ants and clerks went to their homes
out Of town to spend the day. mas
much ~ this was the fiftieth anniver-
sary OF the organization of the Grand
Army OF the Republic special effort
~as made by all old soldier. members
Of this organization and their wives to
make the observance Of the day a
memorable one.
Members Of the state board OF con-
tfol received copies Of the Memorial
Day program carried out tolay at the
Iowa Industrial School For Boys at Ell
dora The boys Of the school took
part. Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
read by Clifford Barr, music was fur
I1ished by tho school band and by the
choir. The address OF the day was
given by Rev. Thomas Gallagher.
4. N. q. Camp Of Instruction.
Ait Gen. Guy e. Logan, Of the
Iowa National Guard, Is sending out
special orders relative to a camp OF
instruction for the non-commissioned
OFFICERS Of the infantry and the medi-
cal department to be held at Camp
Dodge. near Des Moines. June 26 to 80.
and also q camp Of instruction for all
cavalry non commissioned officers to
be held at ,Lope Tree, Iowa. June rs to
20. Brig.-Gen. Hubert A. Allen. of
Cedar Rapids. will be in command Of
the infantry camp and Maj. Ralph P.
Howell, Of Iowa City, Of the cavalry.
The commanding general Of the cen
tral department Of the United States
army has detailed Capt. Edgar Riden-
our and FIRST Lieutenants Robert
Phinney and Resolve P. Palmer as in
structors for the infantry. The fol-
lowing officers Of the Iowa National
Guard have been detailed as assistant
Instructors: Lieut.-Col. w. H. Bailey.