Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-20
RINGING THE BLUE AND GRAY TOGETHER.

The bitterness of "a having been sofened by fifty YEARS, efforts
ederate-hold JOINT reunions in the future, The plan is being urged
IA $ a final demonstration that the United States is country, knowing
movement ar Major X. M. Van zardt of Fort Worth, who fought for
the Confederacy, and Colonel Andrew Cowan OF Louisville, KY who
was the Union side.
Major Van zandt, long a prominent factor in the fnahia1 and in
dent Of the Fort Worth National bank and commander of the Trans
Mississippi division of the United Confederate Veterans. He and Col
cowan and other veterans are in correspondence and they arc hope
year in Birmingham, Ala, and the Grand Army of the Republic in
Kansas City. Those who are urging the joint reunion hope to- hold
According to the southern veterans there is more opposition to the
proposition in the north than in the south. There are less than 10000
Confederate veterans now living and not more than 100000 Union vet
ran Because OF their advanced age every day sees a reduction in
their ranks. There will not be very many mor reunions as very few,
except those who enlisted at the age II 9 or Il, ne likely to be living
ten years from They will be at least eighty then, and few of
them are able to travel and stand the strain OF a reunion.
Colonel Van Zaunit is hopeful THAT if he is not able ito arrange a
joint reunion in 1916 it will be possible the year following.
TO THE FELLOW WHO'LL TAKE MY PLACE WHEN I AM
GONE"
Here is a toast that I want to drink to a fellow I'll v know
To the fellow who's going to take my place when it's time for ne to CO.
I've wondered what kind Of a chap he'll be and I've washed NIL
just to whisper. 81 wish you WE'LL old man" i'm a way he'd understand
I'd like t. give uhe cheering word that I've longed att times to hear;
I'd like to give him the warm h'nds'asp when neveF " friend seems
I've learned my knowledge by sheer hard work and I wish I could ass
To the fellow who'll come to take my place some day when a gone.
Viii he sex all the sad mistakes I've made land note all the battles lost?
Will he v e guess of the tears they caused Or the earache wnch
Will he gaze through the failures and fruhless toll to the underlying
plan.
And catch a glimpse of the real intent and the hprt of the vansned
man?
I dare to hope he may pause some day as he tolls az nav WROUGHT
And gain some strength from his weary task from THE battles which
HAVE fought.
But I've only the task itself to leave with the cares for him to faee,
And never a cheering word may speak to the fellow who'll take my
place.
Then here's to your health, old chap; l drink a a groom to- his bride;
I leave an unfinished task for you, but God knows how tried
iva drehmed my dreams, IS alb men dc, but never a IN came true,
And mi prayer today is that all the dreams may be realized by you.
And wen meet some day in the great unknown-out in the realm of
space:
Youul know my clasp as l take your hand and gaze in your tired face.
Then All failures will be success in the light of the new-found DAWN
So I'm drinking your health, old chap, who'll take my place when
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