Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-07-01
THE OFFICIAL CALL
To the Comrades Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic State
Of Washington

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story of Capt. Frank Hubbell Of
Stevens Post No. |, Seattle.
Forty-tve days and nights es-
I-caping through the enemy's
country from Columbia, South
Carolina to Knoxville, Tennessee
in the financial interest Of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
for the G. A. h, to be erected on
city plot, corner Yesler Way and
Bird Ave, in the city Of Seattle,
the metropolis Of the state Of
Washington.
Forty-one years ago Comrade
Ilubbcll told this narrative for
the benefit of the G. A. r. posts
throughout the middle west.
Authenticated by Capt. Wilson,
22nd Mass; Capt. Mcany, 18th
Penn, and Lieut.. Durbrow, 12lst
Ohio. Comrades with him on his
trip. Considered by the G. A. h.
and press Of the four states in
which he talked one Of the most
thrilling and interesting stories
Of the Civil War. A lesson of
pure patriotism, will power and
endurance of the American sol
der, well told, entertaining and
worth hearing.
Will your Post or Auxiliary or
Society to which you are con
nected help us out in our great
costing a hundred thou
sand dollars-by making an En-
tertainment of singing the old
war songs. With his talk Of one
hour and fifteen minutes includ-
ed. Every soldier of the Civil
War, his relatives and decend-
ants can point with civic pride
to the beautiful shaft Of Corin-
THAN Order which will have a
base Of 31x31 feet with a nine
foot ceiling, built Of Washington
granite with superstructure Of
Alaska marble. The main shaft
feet in diameter by 80 feet
high predicted to be the longest
one piece Of marble shaft in the
world, the highest being rs feet,
Carved tablets will adorn it and
will stand on q plat Of city land
valued at $4,000, gift from
the city of Seattle.
If your post or some society
friendly to this enterprise will
aid in this our last great work,
please communicate with Frank
lIubbell, Portage, Wash, and he
will arrange a date to your con
venience. Nothing Of prison life
is in this splendid story. The
most sensitive Southerner can en-
joy Capt. Hubbell's talk. You
can make the admission to suit
your own judgment and deduct
your expense.
Comrades, we ask your inter
est, this once our last, perhaps,
for those who have preceded us
and for ourselves who will soon
follow to resume our place in the
ranks of that once mighty-mar-
tailed host for evermore.
About a hundred people had
the pleasure of listening to a
strange story of the Civil War
(Forty-fve days and nights es-
Gaping through t he encmy's
country last Thursday evening
at the Armory. The Common
orative Committee had a hearing
of this narrative by Comrade
Frank Hubbell, former proprietor
of Luana Beach and a member
of Stevens Post No. l, for select
ing an appropriate talk to be
given at Grand Army entertain
ments throughout the state of
Washington in the financial in
terests Of the G. A. r. monument
to be erected on city plot, cor
ner Third and Yesler Way in
the city of Seattle.
We have decided upon Capt.
Hubbell's talk of his two escapes
and We consider it one of the
greatest exemplfcation Of the
endurance of the American Sol
der Entertaining from begin
ming to finish and well told and
well worth the price of admis-
sion.
Signed: A. P, Lawrence, Pres
ident; Alice French, Secretary;
c. L. Thompson, Treasurer, Of
fcers Of the Commemorative
| Committee.