CAPE MAY STAR AND WAVE Saturday, October 4, 1919

THE G. A. R. CONVENTION THE S3RD NATIONAL ENCAMP. MENT OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Monday morning puper® had print on the front page the following announcemen YOUR ON THIS COMMITTEE For 25,000 veterans of the civil war, this encampment will be the last they will ever enjoy. For the old soldiers are dying at the rate of 2000 a month. Let us, the people of Columbus, band together: and. pledge ourselv to make this reunion the happi they have ever had. Let us all help entertain the "bo. of ‘61, their wives and fam Let us answer their questions with pate rience and sympathy. And let none of us hestitme .o go far out of our way if need be, to act as pilot if any of the city‘s aged guests become bewildered and need guidunce. Don‘t attempt to profit by the visit ‘of these old soldiers. Don‘t gouge them — And don‘t permit anyone else to hold up the veterans or the members of any of the maxillary orders meeting with the G. A. R. If you hear of anyone charging out rageous prices for service of any kind-meals, rooms or taxi hirereport the incident to headquarters of the Citizens‘ Committee on arrangements. 8 E. Broad-st. Citizens phone 4161. lin! arrangements . for | Wednesig G. A, R. Parade were comIt will start at 10 A. . and will-be as short as possible owing to the advanced ages of the Postmaster Kinnear will arge of the parade and twelve rticipate, A tremendous ewiter stund has been erected on to Broad: street and seats . have ate — Officers, Army Official National G. A. R. Officers. On wither vide of the Officer is the grandstand which will seat 5,000 people these seats and tickets ill be distributed to G. A R. memfrom every stat e encampment will be beld in Memorial Hall. it has a seating capacity for 7,000. There was over 50 members of the association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War registered: at the House of Representatives at the State House to-day and many more will be here from every state. Tuesday September 9, 1919 p oe Co aca cc o here from every state. They have their headquarters at the Hotel Chittenden. They will hold memo-ial Service this morning at 10 A. rou is the only auxiallary of the G A. R. which requires credentials of a daughter or granddaughter of a Union Vetcran of the Civil War. Their member ship has increased largely since last year. Grandaughters of Veterans are coming in and taking an active part La c e Cac ea ans are here in large numbers and it Js noticable that many have and wear the French Cross and other medals denoting brave service in the world war. The old "Boys" are proud of them. They have their headquarters jut the Hotel Virginia. ‘They will take part in the parade on Wednesday. They will have about 2,000 in the pa Frade. venerable old Civil War nurses are in evidence. Their headquarters jare at the Hotel Deshler. They are wery old women. ‘The dear old souls have lost none of their kindliness and they sometimes meet with some of the Old Boys that they have taken cure half a century ago. It in quite m pleasure to converse with them. They have a great store of informa: | tion and their memory is wonderful. One can nee them sitting quietly in ; the hotel parlors or rooms and some times a number of the old Vets and sons around them listening to stories and recalling incidents of the past, "and at times their faces will assume a stern look and again a happy pleased smile will illumine their features.. ‘There are only about twenty-two of ! them here. Quite a number have died «ince the last Encampment, a year | ago. | the third day of the Encampment and still they come. The house ing committee told us that there is fifty per cent more visitors here than looked for. The fact is that many Veterans brought with them . thier wives and young members of their fumilies to look after the old ones. It is known that nearly one hundred. thousand | visitors . are . here present. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 The most spectculer parade in the history of our country will be held

in this Western city: on Wednesdtuy morning. . | From the fact that Vet vranx of nll the wars in which thi country. has engaged: in since IKK soldiers and sailors of the World Was will march with grey-hired Veterans Will march down the streets of Ohio‘ great Capitel City and grand » s and their sons all unite in this first greatest parade of this kind i this country or for that matter th old World has never witnessed: the like. It is a low estimate, 20,000 All the bands that can turn out in Columbus will be furnished. Reveral fife and drum corps of old Veterans also will be in line. ‘The parade route will be over two miles. The great event the Parade is over and a matter of history. Not so long sgo northern Veterans of the Civil war turned out by hundreds of thousands, but year after year the ranks began to thin out slowly and at last it seemed suddely to have fallen off to half the number, INCIDENTS OF THE PARADE At the start 10 a, m, the clouds began to appear. Parade formation on right of line, . World War soldiers and next Spanish War soldiers, then came the Sons of Veterans, followed by United States Grant Post National colors, commander‘s colors and the communder-in-chicf and | staff. New Jersey Post Delegation was seventh in line. One of the bands in line was the Ladies Fife and Drum Corps of Clevland, composed of Tent No. 6, Daughters of Veterans, They ame nere with the Cleveland G, A. R, Veterans. They came Monday and they have been received with tremendous ovations and could play some too. Another famousfifeand drumecame from Siou Falls, Oklahoma, all ‘61 Vets Same old drums and fifes, same old soldiers and there was a drum and s corps from Chicago, HL, a reli | of the Civil War, the same old instra- | ments and musicians and the great- | est feature of all, the flag bearer was |a handsome buxom western girl. One supreme memory. stands: out from the Civil War, that is the scores of martial songs the soldier sung. All the way the spectator took in ‘Yankee — Doodle," "John — Brown‘s oa C aa e s Through Georgia" and "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" and numerous other ald time melodies were heard during the parade. The New Jersey department. carried an old relic of the war in the shape of the first flag that was carcied over the old long bridge at Wash ington into Virginia, May 23rd, 1861, at the hour of 11 p. m, and the Vetcran that is carrying it now in the parade is Joseph Lawton, Trenton. There was a band of twelve fife and drum corps from Dayton, Ohio, their ages from 75 to 81, a frisky old bunch of western veterans. At about 11 a. m. when the parade was in full swing, heavy clouds gath‘ ered and less than 20 minutes a down pour of rain fell. It was a deluge of water, some said it was a cloud burst, but it came down so much that the marchers were soaked to the skin in less than five minutes, but it failed to stop them. men who braved shot and shell. their ardor, born of the darkest days in our country‘s National history, could not be quenched by a heavy rain storm. ‘The boys al chough heavily touched by the hand f time, marched on, singing old time ongs. The fighting spirit of many hard fought battles carried them on hrough the cheering multitude of people and the schrill fife and drum beat never ceased for a moment. At he first heavy down pour of rain the rowd of onlookers made a rush for cover under awnings, in stores and iouses, but many had umbrellas and ny stood still. There was & band consisting of Scout Bays and Sons of Veterans; during the rain storm, undaunted, truck up the tune "How Dry I Am." t sure did create minusement. At the grand stan many men und +> sefused to buse their seats and th Commands In Chief A-tima, tood stiffly at attention, wiped the ain from his cves as he saluted the assing column. The rain stopped an uddenly as it come, and brfore twelve n. hme sun came out, the thouands A people came from their places of halter into the stroee agoin and still he old fighting spirit of the Veterins stood by them and they came on teadily, the people seemed to look on n wonder and suddenly a great uast THURSDAY, SEPT. 1ith ._ The business session of the Encamp- ; ent commenced this morning at 9:30 | ommander-In-Chiof Adams‘ address cas great, he denounced all those clements that has tried to tear down the hings which these men fought for nd built up, he said "If any atmpts to raise the red flag of anarhy in his country was mde, to shoot him on the spot.". Hi« address

was received with great chcors. Action on the League of Nation Covenant followed a lively debate when Win, A. Ketcham, of Indianape lis, former attorney general of Indi ana entroduced a resolution condemn ing its adoption by the United State Communder, but stated if the dele gutes were in favor of the rarolution he was also. | Ketcham, in speaking of his resolution said "It would forever lose the true spirit of the constitu tion," but as it is now the League of Nationg . would only. entangle us which would not give us full contro in the direction and movements of on troops. . We do not now object to the idea of the League of Nations, but to the form of it as it was passed by the Paris conference. The delegates then voted. unant mously against the covenant as it now stands, it is against the rules o the G. A. R. to engage in "Partis Politics, and the League of Nations" is not a party question, but a world affair and question. It is an entirel new situation differing from any hei tofore facing the Veterans end hene there was no precedent, and we com» mend this memorial to the careful con sideration of the Senate of the United States: RESOLUTION IN FULL The resolution in full was as fol: lows: The Grand Army of the Republic, not at all interested or participating in partisan | politics, is nevertheless vitaily interested in all public ques tions, especially those involving principles for which its members, in the hey dey of their youth, offered thel lives in the service of this country "We believe in this nation; we fought for its preservation and in waving it we saved for the people of the world the last hope of liberty, and now, in our old age, we are loath to see this nation embark in any poicy that may endanger the great character of its liberty. We cannot | bring our hearts to believe in internationalism, Sosialism or Bolsheviem, different in degree, but not so much in kind. "We believe in this mation. We believe it is the hope and light of the world and we condemn. any policy that may by any possibility result in the surrender of its independence ar place it under the domination of any «ther nation or combination of nations on the face of the globe. NO OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE. "This nation has questions for soution that, now that the war is in fact ended, call for the best brains of the best men in the country and in the solution of these questions we do not need nor desire the assistance or control of any other nation, "For more than a century and a quarter, this nation has been striving to justly settle its relation swith the unfortunate race that has been cast upon our shores. In the middle of the century that is now dead and buried, we accomplished much in ameliorating their condition, giving them the benefit of freedom and the hope of a possible future. In the years ‘hat have elapsed since that date we have not accomplished as much as had been hoped for their welfare and the ques tion is still acute with us. DIFFERENT IDEALS "We are not concerned with the international policies of the mations of Surope, Asin or Africa, many of whom have far different ideals from those that obtain in this country. We believe in peace and if necessary are ready that this nation should fight for it. but when it does we want it to do so of its own voluntary choice, and not under dictation of any other nation or combination of nations any» wherewhere. We are unwilling that this nation shall be combined with other nations who may have the power to commit us to policies out of harmony with cur ideals and in"titutions and we are especially unwilling to be charged with the duty a? caring for or co: iralling lands and people far distant from our shores, under the dictation and control of any authority in which we will practically have small voice. "® r these all ««*fclent reasons and for the pr-serval on of ‘:* notional integrity and independence, we protest against being committed to the covenant for a league of nations as the same is now proposed as a rider to the treaty of peace for consideration and action by the senate of the United States and we commend this memorial to the careful consideration of the senate of the United States." After the league of nations ques tion had been disposed of the dele gates took up the queation of the next place to hold the convention, next year, Atlantic City, N. J. was selected above all other places. Next in order and the greatest of interest was the selection of officer. There were several prominent men of the (G. A. R. who had been placed in nomination. | James D. Bell, of Brookly, N. Y. was finally chosen and clected Commander in Chief, as soon as his name was put forth, the other |

candidates withdrew. The new Com ;| mander In Chief, a soldier, a lawyer and is at present serving as United tate district attorney for the oust ern district of New York. | He in 74 years old. There were other resolutions prssed before the convention adjourned and others turned down. A standing vote of thanks to Cotombus for it‘s magnificent hospitulity to the Veterans and stating that the devotion shown thirty one years ago had increased, not diminished. Turning down proposition to amalgamate associations of soldiers of the Cival War, Spanish War and World War into one big organization. Approval of Shreve. Bill, pending before congress, that Perry‘s flag. ship, the Ningara, be restored. Approved: | Monthly payments | of pensions for soldiers, instead of quarterly. Furnished granite instead of marble headstones for soldiers graves by the government. Thanking | President . Wilson . for granting leave to Veterans in the employ of the government, with full pay to attend encampment. Plan to continue issuance of War Saving Stamps, ‘The newly elected officers were installed and the 53rd National Encampment adjourned. The Sons of Veterans held their election of officers. . CommanderInChief, Harry D. Sisson, of Pittafeld, Mass, The Daughters of Veterans elected: President, Mre. Clara G. Yengling, Cleveland, Ohfo; Second VicePresident, Mrs. Nellie M. Goodman of Knoxbury, Mass. SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 The Old Veterans are bidding farewell to Columbus, they take their departure with a kindly feeling for the fine and generous spirit manifested to them by the people of the western is encampment has shown how the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic are rapidly. thinning, they are passing away at the rate of 2,000 a month, Since the 1918 encampment 9,708 have answered the final roll call and 1919 finds less than 110,000 living members of the army. out of 2772408, who served in the sixties Of this great army, some day will dwindle down to two or three totte ing old men who will come together |to talk of the long ago and some day the newspapers will announce that over the last member of the Grand Army "Taps" have been sounded. . It must be so. Willard SH RVC SI Decide CR C73 Next Battery now

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