Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-22

John j. Pershing. The others seated In the pic
ture, from left to right Spanish-Amerlcan
War veteran, Union Civil War veteran, Con-
federate Civil War veteran and Mexican War
veteran, now ninety-five years of age Standing,
from left to right are World War veteran and
commander of the local American Legion post,
Civil Yer nurse and World War nurse.
Seated in front and not the least interesting OF
the group is member of the G. M. T. c.. He Is
interesting because Of his potentialities. TO MIN
the future of the nation is to be entrusted. What
situations will he be called upon to meet? AID
will he meet them? Why doubt? Old Glory has
never yet been lowered in defeat. In the mean
time this G. M. T. G. young American is symbolic
Of preparedness that does not exat militarism
and should further the cause Of peace. This sum-
mer there will be many thousands of HMM
GLIDING the two sons Of President Coolidge.
The veterans in this Camp Sam Houston group
suggest that the ranks of both the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans
are thinning fast. The time is fast approaching
when there will be no more Blue and no more
Gray-only the Khaki which grew out of the Blue
and Gray The latest pension figures give hint
Of the way the veterans are dropping from the
ranks.
Pensioners for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1928 numbered 539.756 as compared with 647ol6
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1922 The amount
of money paid out for pensions for the fiscal year
of 1923 $26S,o12,5oO, as compared with szo3,-
807583 an Increase Of $9,204917. Soldier pensions
of the Civil decreased by Io,Z0O durlng the
last fiscal year, the number being 193,8S1 In
1922 and 168,623 1929 while the widows of civil
war veterans drawing pensions fell from 272l94
;r 1922 to 264,50S in 1923, a reduction OF 1914.
Pensioners of the Spanish-American war were IN
creased during the year by 2243S The number OF
widows of veterans of this drawing pensions
a1so Increased from 9,198 to 1857 An increase
IF &c pensioners of Indian occurred during
the last fiscal year. There are only ~ solulers
of the Mexican drawing pensions from the
government Widows being pensioned from the
war Of 1912 declined from 40 to 40
Another picture shows Prof Edwin D. Meany
and David Spaulding unwilling bronze tablet on
honor of fifty-seven men and one woman who gave
their lives for their country in the World war
The sense of responsibility in the youth OF the day
is one of the things that gives us hope. All the
college men were valiant in the World War-as
in every war. There was intense love of country
and passion for service no less strong. 1t is the
picked youth of the country--the high school boys
and college undergraduates-who are resOrtlng
voluntarily to the military training camps Doubt
less they hate war; but doubtless they intend to be
ready for intelligent service in the next War-f 1t
comes.
The washington Monument at the capital is I'M
pressive-perhaps there is no more Impressive
memorial on earth to human being than this
great shaft in honor of the Father of His Coun-
try' The Lincoln Memorial at the capital is Deau-
tiful-perhaps there is no more beautiful memorial
on earth to a human being than this temple erect
ed in honor Of the "Savor of His Country Inc
recent unwilling of the sculptured head OF Gen.
Robert E. Lee suggests that the great Stone NOUN
tain memorial to the Confederate army VIII De