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wm served by 13 p. a. Be it in a regular practice of the Grand Army of the Republic of this city to cele brate Washington's birthday. This historic event was observed Saturday night with apparently unusual interest, although the program was no more elaborate than usual. The hall was decorated with a forest of siege. Many large and blooming plants in large vases and numerous sweet and ar tistic bagneta were at the front on the stage. At one end of the stage was an old camp kettle with pieces of rails piled un der and about, with a fire burning beneath the kettle, which was supported in the rus tic fashion of army life. This we under stand to have been conceived by Chaplain Hutcheson, of Treecott Post, who superin tended the work of decoration. Another feature was a pretty tant upon the stage, with arms stacked in front. The work was appropriately done. The ladies of the W. RB. C. began to serve supper at 5 o'clock. The tables were all soon filled, and as soon as emptied they were again filled, and the engagement at this part of the line kept up until nearly 8 o’clock without cessation. A corps of roast pigs was the drawing card. But they were not enough for the steadily re cruited lines of invincible yanks, and they were swept away, greatly to the disap pointment of the commanding ‘‘gnerala, ’ like Pickett’s division at Gettysburg or like Hood's seemingly unconquerable host at Franklin, so that those who did not get into position by about 6.30 saw nothing but scattered remnants of Pig's brigade upon the field of action. Still the Relief Corps held the field, allowing the multi ‘tude no opportunity to “‘squeal’’ until the moment for the next thing on the program had arrived The law of limitation is often a lucky provision, and it was reached just at a time when the supply of ammunition had been about exhausted. By this time the ball was filled and the orator of the occasion, the Hon. J. T. Brooks, had been waiting for some time. After a piece by a quartet composed of young men, W. G. Bentley introduced the speaker, who was loudly applauded as he stepped forward. He said he could not find it in his heart to say a word against a “soldier boy,’ but he thought one John ‘Tescher was guilty of obtaining goods by false pretence. John called upon him a few days ago and said that Trescott Post would celerate Washington's birthday and j invited him to “talk to the boys.’” He can't say a word about the girls or anyone else, only the boys. He promised to do 80 if in town. On coming home he found el ‘eyupl invitations had been issued, with a regular program with an oration, and Twing Brooks the orator Instead of ‘“‘the boys’”’ he beheld a vast audience of ladies and gentlemas He says: “Now think John Tescher ought to be arrested,’’ and he _ “would esteem it a favor if a squad of ‘the boys’ would do so and march him out of the audience.” Another thing John did. He told him ‘to be around about a quar ter to 8 o’clock, well knowing that before that time the roast pigs and baked beans would all be gone.” After this jocular preface he said that the occasion called to his mind one with whom he played in early boyhood on Green street, on High street, and in the fields about Salem now covered with houses He little thought then what, the fate of that companion would be. A few years later he went at the call of our impenled government and perished its defense That friend was Trescott. We see tonight that that cause is loved to say as then, and that the men who went forth jim its defense are honored, and that those who went and never returned are not for gotten. He would that it were the order of things—he did not know but it was— that the spirit of his boyhood companion, Samuel Trescott, might hover over us to night and witness the admiration of the people, even those of a new generation honored and admired the petriotism of the youny men who went at their country’s call to battle for a cause so grand and so essential to the welfare of free institutions. Washington stood highest in our temple of fame. We honor ourselves in celebrating this 159th anniversary of his birth. ie was aa statesman and a trusted leader in war and peace when our country contained that 3,006,001 of people, whose wisdom, courage and patriotism in opposition to the mother evantry called to our ard and sympethy some of the beet minds of the old seors. 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Salem Daily News
Salem, Ohio, US
Mon, Feb 24, 1890
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