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YOUNG PAYS HOMAGE TOVETERANS OF CIVIL WARCAMPFIRE PROGRAM ATTENDEDIKV LARGE H'MBER Tl'ESDAY.MUSIC IS OFFEREDROLL OF HONORAudience Attends OpenlnfMeeting of Thirty-fifth Iowa Asportation at I'. B. Church.Taps were sounded for twelve members of the Thirty-Fifth Ipwa regiment at the annuai campfire and reunion of the association Tuesday evening. The following members passed away during the past year, with the exceptioni of the first named, whose death oc-Upholding Abraham Lineoln as an t curred September 19. 1919, but wasexemplary citizen, speaking ot his i ^ recenUv reported:many virtues and of his characteris- Charles I). Sibley, New York City, tics, and at the name time payinghomage to the soldiers oY the civilwar, (\ L. Young, secretary of the Y. M. C. A « delivered a forceful address at the United Brethren church Tuesday evening. Mr. Young was the main speaker at the campfire of the Thirty-fifth low$ association. whilt; featured the opening day of the annual reunion. Although the rainstorm marred the complete enjoyment of t he session. an audience of members the association and friends that filled the church auditorium, attended.W. L. Davis, of Uedar Rapids, head of the association, presided, ami in response to the welcome extended, expressed the appreciation of the association to t£e city, and to all who assisted in arranging the reunion. The eight-piece orc hestra of the assoc iation, under the dirt tlon of Carl C Schmidt, offered a group of patriotic selections throughout tlie program. Several humorous readings, ‘ A Yankee in Love/* Night Life in the 'Barnyard,” and other varied selections. were given by Fred Martin ofDavenport. H. J. Maher of Davenport gave a tenor solo, “That Old-Fashioned Mother of Mine.” IHonor Departed Ones.The memorial service for veterans wh(\?e deaths have occurred in the past year, was impressive. Following the reading of the honor roll, Mrs. Amalia Schmi It-Gobble of Davenportsang, and taps were sounded. jThe singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner and ‘America* bv the audi-ence. with orchestra accompaniments.concluded the campfire.In his address to the veterans, in which he reviewed the sacrifices of the Thirty-fifth Iowa, Mr. Young said,:1:n pat■Non Kamil; Evonf*.The reunions of the Thirty-fifth j liwa association are now in the na-j ture of family gatherings in place of the platform speeches, parades with I brass bandsid such programs which! marked reunions in former years, i You have learned the true meaning of j comradeship in the last few years, j The only thing that mars the pleasureof these events is the thought that j many c|mr#ides are not here. Of the, vast number of men that made up the ; regiment only a handful are left. Your! roster shows the youngest member to*he 74 years old, with the ages rang-I ing to 9b years. Some of your ci»m-i rades are gone, some are too feeble to he here, some are down on the southern ban efields. others on the northern fields, some in your own home cemetery and a large number in unrecognized graves.But the going of these loved oneshas brought heaven nearer. It robs ieath Df its horror, when we think of hofie who have gone before. You've 1 stened to the bugle ; - : »r com ratalnany times this la^t year. Many of jhe people you know best #ire resting n the cemeteries. Let’s remember he purj4)se and the principles to vhich they gave the highest sacrifice.FraUi s lo Aotion.“You’ve come to this reunion to da up the hands of comrades. It’s (Mir day. We praise your devotfm md loyalty to your country, the course and bravery you manifested in out deeds. Your sacrifices are allhe more idmderful because of the irincfples for which they were made.On was nresident of a peopleFruitland town-Company A.George Knopp, Muscatine, Compa-nv lt;\. AMAlex Hidlebaugh. Letts. Company F; George Hettinger. Humboldt. Kan.,Company C.John C. Hunter,-hip. Company R. !Robert W. Ward. Lakeside, Wash- 1ington. Company G.Thomas Raynor,Company R.Rrvan Connor, Muscatine, Compa-nv E.Wilton Junction, jAndrew Walker. Muscatine. Compa- jnv AJ V Wells, Rock Island, Company G.S G. Funck. Panora. Ia . Compa-ny K. ^O. P. Holmes. Relvidere. WisconsinCompany H.44everyone is proud of the Thirty-Fifth'.A i“The thing I like most is that youfought for a principle. Your homec wore not endangered. But you fought for a uniftn of states forever. Our forefathers taught you way back in 1776 with their example, when they braved the storms of the seas to come i to a strange land. When the principles which first sent them to America were endangered, our fathers of the j Revolutionary war fought as the French fought in the world w'ar, and for the came purpose. IPrinciples the Same.In the davs of the Revolutionary j war. our fathers fought for our land, jYou went to war so this nation would 1 remain as united as the land left by j our forefathers. jWe know of the sacrifices, of the hardships endured by the civil war soldiers, in order that our country might be preserved. And we know that as a by-product there came to usa freedom and libertv for all men on♦the soil, whether white or Mack We remember all through the history of the country there has been the same loyalty to principles on which this nation was builded. to the principles on which our forefathers first founded the United States. *GLEASON'S BONDSLASHED $9,000peoria cotet hears his taleOF ENGLAND TRIPl« Now Making Effort to Obtain 5.000Rond* For Release—Says AFas Ina Sanatarium.Con Gleason. Indicted at Peoria for his alleged part in a confidence game in which Henry Kath, this city as defrauded of 51*1.000. has sue-PlantNarcissus Bulbs
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Muscatine Journal and News Tribune
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 14, 1921
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