Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-13
CARLSTROM PAYS
TRIBUTE TO VETS
AledO Attorney Gives Timely Address
at Rock Island County Soldiers
and Sailors Reunion.
DECLARES NATION FACES TEST
Saws New American Generation Con-
fronts Ira In Which Ideals viii
BE Needed.

q. r. Carlstrom Aledo attorney, in
addressing Rock Island county SOL
diers' and sailors at their annual re-
union in Prospect park yesterday ait
ernOon. sounded the warning that the
new American generation is about TO
enter upon an era of industrialism
and nationalism which VIII test the
nation as il has not been tested since
the great Civil war threatened to di-
vide the United States into two re-
publics, and that the only way to be
ready 10 meet the need of this crucial
period is through preservation OF the
ideals that were typified by the old
soldiers half a century ago, when they
voluntarily res pended 10 their coun-
try's need.
The AIedo attorney chose patriot
ism, and particularly the sort OF old
fashioney' patriotism. which is the
crying need of the nation today, as his
topic He said that out of the memoir
les of the past. through our devotion
10 the honored boys in blue, both
those living and those who have gone
on before. We can get the best inspira
tion for the future
FaYoTs Military Training.
Carlstrom came out strongly for
preparedness and military training
wants 20. But if a war comes, we
have got 10 he ready to defend our
rights # this nation is to continue
To be the beacon light of civilization
and progress" he asserted.
Military training in the grade
schools. high schools and colleges of
the nation was advocated by the
speaker as the strongest prepared
ness asset which the United States
L - Il
generation that the successful sOlu
tion of the great problems of the flu
ture or the failure Of America in her
mission OF humanity. will rest. and
by instituting military training the
generation of coming Americans will
be brought up with an idea of the ma
tional responsibility resting upon
each individual, was the idea brought
out.
The speaker paid a glowing tribute
to the yalOr of the men who once re-
sponded TO their nations ell. and to
the comrades who are with them no
more. There should be 10000 peo-
pie here this afternoon to see these
Rock Island county soldiers and
sailors. and to get from them the in
SEPARATION which could not fail TO spur
them on TO higher PATRIOTISM" was
his declaration.
Plea for G. 4. r.
W F. Calhoun of Decatur, depart
ment commander Of the Illinois G. A
r., made a strong plea for all vet
Grams of the Civil war to become
members of the G. A r. The de-
partment commander was in Moline
as guest of the Rock Island county
association members. Commander
Calhoun told of some of his exper-
fences in the war, and traced the
progress of the great conflict That
the people of this nation do not, even
yet, fully realize what the war re-
ally accomplished, was one of his
declarations.
All organizations auxiliary to the
G. A. r. should be supported and
honored by the American people, he
said. There Will be a time, in less
than thirty years, l believe, when the
greatest organization of the country
will be the Sons of Veterans" he
said. The WOman's Relief Corps.
Daughters Of Veterans, and other aux
iliaries, should also have support of
the American public, he pleaded
Mrs. Ella Godfrey of Rock Island
responded to the commanders plea
that all soldiers be members OF the
@. 4. Il. by declaring that the organ
1zation which she represents is
OAN@ ~ an IL II-S HIdlIcI 81 uueS,
when this is necessary, so that all
can be members of the grand army
Of the republic.
Program for yesterday afternoon.
in addition to the two principal ad-
dresses, included several readings bv
Mrs. Fac Mccarthy and musical
numbers by Mrs. Harriet Thompson
and Mrs. Sadie Miller, and closed
with the singing of America by all
T. j. Murphy Of Coal Valley, retir-
ing president. Of the association, pre-
sided. A number Of the veterans
gave "reminiscences Of the war.
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