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Show iLAST OF THE " OLD ZOUAVES Eight Grizzled Warriors Who Were Perfect in Drill Chicago, Oct. 11.--Eight crlzzled warriors who survive tlio once famous fam-ous United States Zouave cadets of which Colonel Rimer K. Ellsworth, the f rst officer killed In the Civil ar, was ihe original commander, sat down to a banquet l ist i.lght at Uie Welling ton hotel. It was the last reunion The roll was called for the last time, and nevi r again will the fa-nous Chicago Chi-cago zouaves meet under the old flag to recount the tales of war and hat ties Very few are left In the ranks. Once ihey were 12' sthrong. They challenged the woild. There was not a better drilled corps in the nation. They claimed the championship nnd tho claim was not dispute!. They traveled all through the cast and the south In lvt-10 to f iii'l competitors who would march beside them. They went to West Point and the greatest mast- ers of military technique passed them for all that they claimed and ad. led praise that were not accepted. When the war broke out. the men went Into the federal service u.S officers, offi-cers, but the orc.m'zation was so llrm that It never broke up except as the men were removed by death. Dul last night they .-taw I hat there was no use of trying to set together ever again. The Vonncot man there was Frank E. Yates, r.S. Colonel II. Dwlght Iaf-l!n. Iaf-l!n. the highest commanding officer surviving, sat the head of the table He Is SI year;, old. |