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Show Gil AND O.G.V. lilTATIONTOIAFT WASHINGTON, June 1C An Invitation Invi-tation to witness the ceremonies Incident In-cident to tho receipt by tho United SLites Government of a Confcdorato cemotary at Springfield, Mo, In Scpl temler, was takon under adviRement today by tho President Both tho United Conredorate Veterans and tho GAR urged him to attond. In a letter to President Taft, George W Jones, commanding the department depart-ment of the Missouri, United Confederate Con-federate VeterajiE, said "What could bo moro pleasant to jou than to be tho Instrument In fulfilling theso expressed hopes and challenges of the great hearted Mc-Klnley Mc-Klnley In his famous Atlanta speech, which gave rise to this action?" |