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A Soldier*’ Memorial.anj The member* of Alton Poet, G. A., R., at the suggestion of Wm. Ellis■ RmRh* have had the old Parrot ^^at I formerly lying in the yard of the Piasa | ^ House, removed to the cemetery and t ad (intend to have it mounted on a atone 1carriage, placedheleloosing me spot where the greaternumber of the Union soldiera, in thellcemetery, are buried. They have j1Su’mhji i«n*d $73 nm»nr IhHnuflvpn froeor the object, ar.d thia morning Commander King received a check fromi- Mr. F. W. Imry, of Ht. I/ouis, for $20d | to apply to tbe fund. The toUl sum If[J, J needed to complete the memorial in »t j good shape with suitable environment I- in, * we learn, about I2.V). Tim I'9 ^ M-m • it'_ ^ I 1 I 99|sr old soldiers are not asking any f J donations for this object, but we *r J feel that the 'expense of thia unique 11 i* memorial ought not to be borne sole h I Jy by them. They have done enough U Now let other citizens, to whom the e J cause the soldiera fought for is dear, it follow Mr. Drury’s good example, n In this connection it is well to state n that Commander King is making an effort to have that portion of ourjt cemetery where lie the soldier dead placed on the baaisof a national ceme-M tery, i. e., receive a sufficient sum an-^Jnually from Washington to cover the expense of caring for the graves and ^ . headstones. 1*14 soldiers were buriedt J there by government, not to speak of the many buried in private lota. In res{onae to Commander King’s letter the 8ec-a retary of War ordered Major BurkeI j Superintendent of the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks, toII visit Alton cemetery and report what was needed That gentleman was here last Friday and made the required examination. There is no doubt that, after his report is received, there will be an appropriation made to put the grounds in good order, and that it willt1 be continued annually hereafter.nJe1
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 26, 1889
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