Show THE OLD SOLDIERS review of the G A R organization lion veteran tells about the conflict that made ahe army necessary and iha charitable thirty tour years ago the treat and vital duct tion of whether aunt should continue to live cr bo blotted out from the woolda political map had to be answered at once if the government were to continue the question had to be answered affirmatively noi by speeches reo lations or acts of congress but by the patriotic action of tho young manhood of our country to save our government anil to retain our country iii the great sisterhood biste ot nations required millions of fighting men to place their bodies a living rampart between their endangered countr and the other millions of fighting men who were endeavoring to destroy it the young men of the loyal part of the nation answered anaw ered the question affirmatively at ively with the grandest patriotism und the most heroic fighting tho world ever awn m lyions of them themselves under the national banner old glory and for four long years with the hosts arrayed llie nation during these four years they fought more than 2000 I 1 attics many of them the in the annals of human warfare in that terrible struggle they ost more of their number killed in bat ie than england has loot in all alie fachting she has done in the years he fhe f lias been a nation and while she las been extending her empire around tho globe of the of young men who in the day of ahir count rys dire need offered their bodies a living sacrifice for the integrity of our govern neni and the honor of our flag one in every fifteen was killed one in every six died of disease one in every anve was wounded and one in every ten wax so badly disabled that he biad to be discharged before the expiration of the erm of service for which he had en isled alme are the official figures at the cloce of the war since then thousands and tens of thousands of these men who saved our country from destruction and raised rais ed it from a second or third rate power to the foremost place in the ranks of the grac it nations of the earth a nation which 10 single power dare attack are each year answering their last roll call and the great beyond to in their comrades who have gone beare tins was the grand army of the republic of 1801 5 ahe grand army of today ia an organization of the eur vivo s ot the grand army and the objects of that organization arc 1 to preserve pre berve and strengthen kind and fraternal feelings which liand together tog ethe alie soldiers sailors and marines alio united to suppress the late rebellion and to perpetuate the memory and history of thu dead 2 to assist such former comrades in arms as need i elp and and to extend needful aid to alie w adow s and of those who have fallen 3 to maintain true allegiance to alie united baates of america bawl upon a paramount respect for and fidelity to its constitution and laws to uta whatever tends to weaken loyally incites to insurrection treason or any manner impairs alie efficiency ana permanency of our free institutions and to encourage the of universal liberty equal rights and justice to all men these are the of the G A R and no man is eligible for unless lie aa a soldier or sailor 01 the united states army navy or marine corps in the war for adu i the rebellion between the day of april 18 Gland alie april 1865 and was honorably discharged after ench service no can be born into it no proclamation cla mation of president edict of king czar or pope can command admission no university or institution i of learning can issue a diploma authorizing its holder to enter the wealth ot a vanderbilt cannot purchase admission admission can be gained only on proof of between alie dates specified and of an honorable discharge after euch ees vice three fourths of the old soldiers are bembera of the grand aru of ilie republic today are cowand irive been ainoo alie close of the great war unable to pass medical and al examinations ami nations to secure life insurance ff r the benefit of their dear ones 6 received and disease contracted while battling for their country lias rendered them for the benefits of life insurance and has also rendered them to perform full manual labor there is therefore a great field for the performance of tho duties required by the second clause of the objects Object a of the association ane unit of the organization is cnown as a post each post haq a commander a benior and junior vice commander a chaplain and other officers w ho am elected annually in this city there lire two of these posts alie john A dix no 3 and the john A logan no 7 aggregating about eighty members but few of whom have aught of this worlds gear lut the proceeds of their very uncertain and precarious daily labor notwithstanding li these posts are alu active and charitable associations in to tho old men of alie grand army of he republic atia not necessary for jhc thc old soldier in need to make n appeal for assistance it is the special duty of the oost relief committee if there ire any deserving deser vinc soldiers or sailor or h families famil iBS of thoe deceased who need loi and how well eliat duty ier performed is evidenced by the fact that he ogden are giving relief to om radea and their la miliea to tb amount ot several hundred yearly VETERAN |