Show TAPS FOR THE GRAND ARMY Taps Is to be sounded for or orthe orthe the Grand Arm Army of the Republic wIthin the next year ear or two if the advice of o Henry C Cooke assistant adjutant gener general l o of tho department of o Illinois Is 15 follow followed ed cd He says Ea'S that In la five years rears 90 per cent of all the members will be In itt their graves gravee and lie he wants trants a final mustering out there are enough active members to do It right Tea Tell thousand old soldiers die in Ie a year ear and the army Is vanS van va vanishing But Dut why should the he old boys kos desire to disband the organization organization organization tion which has given them so 60 much comfort They might dis die dispense dispense pense with some of the formali formali- formalities formalities ties and even tim tho national en- en enI encampment en encampment I but the should be wed to go 10 on to the end Then when ichen thero there Is a solo sole survivor who Is about to enter the eternal sleep America should close Cloae the muster roll fold told the flag and sound the last farewell The Grand Army of the R Republic pub puh- lie lic has brought the old boys boye to- to together to together gether In bonds of comradeship and it ft should to 10 acne them |