Show HORRORS OF oi DIXIE'S ii's V AR R PRISONS TOLD lOuD TOLDA BY fORMER ATES A campfire was u held by the tho National Association of the Union Prisoners Ex-Prisoners of War Wat last night at the Federation of Labor hall hell beginning at atS at'S S o'clock and lasting until nearly midnight Music was furnished by th the Perk Park City band and the thelI l I Modoc club of f Topeka lan Kan Commander r e In thief Chief M Ml Mar l Harry ar y White from I Indiana was tho the 11 first rat speaker discussing the tho great sufferings u of the veterans durIn dur- dur durin l gan ga gau er eg In the war n In the prisons The ehl chief f sp speaker of or th the evening evenn was wasI the Rev P. P A. A Simpkin who paid glowing I Ih lg W tributes I u t to t the veterans who had suffered I at LIbby Tyler e le and Belle BelleIsle BelleIsle I rl Isle calling them true r heroes Gen W. W T. T Powell of or Pa Pa- past commander of the Union Prison Ex ers era s of War also o gave V an address r l in which he emphasized IZ tt the bravery and patriotism patriot patriot- a 1 I ism of the prisoners of war var Gen J. J IX D. Walker Valker of Pennsylvania Pennsyl pennsyl- vania anla spoke on the business 8 and purposes purpose of the association and ond urged that every member use ue every eVer effort to get representatives representatives In congress to PO pass the several bills providing for the relief of tho the ex- ex prisoners and their widows Governor Spry and Mayor Bransford were on tho program but owing to other en engagements wee unable to appear Thomas the youngest ex ex- prisoner of war warm walin in the Grand Army Republic was elected national s senior vice commander of the Union Prison Ex ers era of War Var at their election |