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West POillt firaduates k l‘ IIIOIET AT “All mm “In I The~ graduate. of aha-United Stated Military Auden-y. in Chan and vicinity‘ Wad ale ooa baa- dndu- amen-r: or, awn-dine 0! that inatimfion, Saturday evening, March 15. 1902. by" a dinner a: :5. Grand Pacific howl, Chicago. ._ 0f the mom} who ”Raglan are in civil life. It was the {bank‘- mth meeting ”of _..ths )ti in 52h? ago. the first. mee‘ing being held in V The oldest graduate pie-ant coca: pics the_ “chair” at the table. This fall t6 Colonel P. T. Tumley, oi Highland Path, who" Is a We! thaclmof 1846. Then followed in] dates of graduation: Semi Milo 8w Bane-ll of 1852 Bangui William; Sody Smith of 1853, with or. théaé residing in Chicago; W. H Upham, law gamma: of Wisconsin, ma Grimm! Charles King. both of the class of 186%. Major, A: D, Schmuck, :Glflingtou and Charles _.L Hun- mnd, allot the claésof 1876;11apt W T. Wood. dam of 1877;]: C. 31:30 Townsend and A. M. 03 m1: of the class 0! 1879, Charles 9.1 Bart, class of 1880; Captajn S. E- .Allen and Wilfiston Fish, both of 1881; Captain L.- G. Berryrclasé of 1886;0011011131 E. C. Young, class of 1837; Captain John J. Bradley, class of 1891; Captain F. B. McKen- na, class of 1893; Lieutenant J. C. Nichols, class. of 1899. It was a delightful social gather ' ingapd a sumptuous dinner,vvell firepared and ganged. Colonel Turn- ney, holding the chair, was the firpt to speak. Then followed short speeches by others, Generals Has call, Genera}, Sooy Smith. Governor Upham;Generk1 King, etc; ' Coloneutnnley in acknpwledging the honor of the chair said: Brother Graduatesâ€"The honor of oc- cupying this chair this , awning has come no me by 'reqaon of age. There are other games. played ’in life in which age holds the winning hand. In fact, age is a valu'ible uset in humming one s doomsday book of life. The dog:- in“, of uge is, or ought to b¢,o£ cider-able vnlue (obit any be “Nut.“ md me grate“ sane 0! no In: ever “min. TWenty-four hours ago I h.“ all m 3.3 hum «mu-3' b-‘M WM.~ in my do. “We-M nu mm which lhthWt to [In attention to‘ ,0. M “Maul 0! our Nutionfl May. 1 Issued that. to our n- Fw utmvfi‘ln‘omrm S. Bun. ,I‘lfinq“ an 5. read it. mun ‘uoflm Dam hill 1 nailed that ivy-“rial :00de 3 second Iona from our unreal-y. arcing no to com. um “mph“ u; do Iwmuk natural. 0‘! Wind" (Mane. Gover- :0 “as! huh; M burp-fight, nor Upbeat, it“ Red thnt paper“ -_-._.l..._ _-..- -uklue- l Laun- wan mu. leek lawman.) in. it wm tutu”; you mwdQMthufl spoken-hype {within-1r. To a: the truth. ny‘ Mimpdndhadng. together with l .- of my teeth. yer; much tinctures mt my mum This photoéxi'ap‘h was takeri somé wears ago (I, althou‘gh the Colonel is well past. fou‘r wore yeara‘ he is as halo and hearty most men are at fifty. Governor Upham then read the tbefofloiving paper, which elicited universal applduw, and sitter some other short . addresses “Benny Havens” was sung standing, and the meeting dispersed near 11 p. m.: The Unite}! States Military Academy ot West Point. was permanently estgb. fished as: government ‘nohool Much 16.1802 and we have voluntarily u aembied here this evening as graduates from that fondly cherighed slma. mater" lo commemorate ,the birth ind to ceie» broke the fruits of that nunery of military tnining as exemplified by mm, of its Manes. iihppily for us. cut-mt. Whinwry 3nd olmoat dolly reci- tation in. our public schoOls, relievu COL: PARMENAS TAYLOR TURNLEY IN [HS 8181? YEAR. THE shaman: new msmm r ’ . * It might, 3t first. sight. appear ru- “my Academy (lexical to say that the truly eduglzz'ted1 nonently “t9“ qfileer 15 the hendmaid and coâ€"worker > school Much with the mlplteer and educated advo- voluntarily 3" cute of J‘peace ind good will among ng M Ufa-dull!“ men” ; yebl clnlm that history demon- had ‘1'!"- meter filtrates {his to be urns. The progress “h and to “‘6‘ of clyilintlon has shown that the great ”13? “WW“? English scholm‘s (Chetham) ldeel exemplified by “heaven- born general" has become a “39?“! ’0' “"~ fellecy m war, and obntmcvive to true no“ ‘1‘“! reel- clvlllutlon. The heaven-born neul schools, relieve; 'Inny have been well enough in t lines of muffle ego-fit} n: We: we on the «mm 0! WI“ ewe!- pace! of the “Demon!" from of the limery Aeodemy. ' ' ‘ I enter. the-veto". to bake only-e but "perk. pertment to. We [meet hr; 'dlepeneihlllty of onr Academy. “a w the high toil noble “phonon! " lla- phml in the ham nnd-uinfio! thug who pe- through in curried-II. Wherever one meets e redone. whether In {his or any ,oeher lend. he moon I "htothervin-chlp" who, eqeelb' with hhuelf. pays homage to am ‘ cherished fleece of hi: qerly eduoeuon. It in the one spot. on earth wh£ch every 88‘.“an um.” u‘uu an“. Mango-3w v. u hgny 11.19999; gt. h the duke gt whicfivery Mum lunch in swat- eol. Wain-lace ind reverent devotion. It is fitting. therefore.’thu we con- munal-Ito [to birthday unnlvomry. The government, too, is doubly war- ran (1 it} holding in high esteegn that nurfiry of its brave and distsnguishgd :fiicers, citizens and patriots. It is a. school no less renowhcd for its high morality than for its discipline and its merits! and pysical education. ' :_a A _.‘_-A_. _-__ Woo-flu m mono! bun- incubation. but it onto! pm. in our (by and (caution. No intelli- :11“ union or people 0! this period dun an "no won-tut in a. m 0! Idaho. ad biannual chl- tm. and that bout elm-nu in nun- nlly denial)“ by rule- snd pdnciplu vita sun in- mutant! by pita-uk- lncuulyw u odour 1-!th mundane: n "my. front!» at!" Omaha times aim-try duo-“on bu been confident! noun-try to am ohm aha-low ‘demnded by an gospel o! humanity. It in the well- instructed mind winch leads in "my up to mph“. 0! mounted people. This culture of the ooldier any not All he acquired In the college. yet the (roundwork, the 'seed. Innet be then plated. Albeit its full growth Inn’y requir'nmhe wlder when! of «up Ind- bnttlefleld. ‘The (Belem. nematode: must hue heel tnniht by innate:- of themnd science. end it in dnrlng the process of this tenchlng that nelenee Fad intelligence clap the hnnd of hu- “nullity nnd both open the path of elv- lllzntion‘wgréthér‘ and whine mml a: well u" milltnry gonqnest. Therefore we any. so long as were must need come in. essentinl to nian'smgher de- velopment in all that is Worthy and noble, that officers who control armle- nnd eommnnd Ioldlers shall be edu- cnted. notonlyiin the science indent of WM. but. 'ulso above the politicnl minions of the hour sad the savagery of conflict. Our . Military Audemy fills this requirement more than my other institnflon in the wofld; ' We hm‘e entei'ed the' twentieth cen- tury of the Christian era, spanning a period of two thousand years since a. gospel 0W was proclaimed to the in; the direcfion .01 peace and goof! «4m among \men. ' “ ' [From the days of -the apostles to the present, men of the purest lives and highest culture, have preached this gospel and urged its acceptance by mankind. It. has, softened obdurate hearts, restrained and subdued the passions, and planted in lost and erring natnres the seeds of celestial virtpes. Nations and lawmakers have felt its influence and have been. led onward and upward by its divine spirit. and still we are forced to deplete the feet ‘that in all this time, that. gospel has not been made the basis {or the settle- ment- of diflerences betWeen nations and peOples. Selfish ambition ans! un- Godly yin-poses still away unions in criminal aggression on the weaker peo- ple. ~ - " - 'It‘is a . humiliating reflection that, with our 'boaeted' adyenoement inert. science and Christian graces, we must still iwitnees the 1mm spectacle of brothers and kindred rising from-bend~ ed knee: and with prayers‘ to the God of that gospel tut-ten to the field of battle and there slay each other till the stronger shell overcome the week- er. Blasphemy MR smrilege emhe fitting Words to necrlbe to such action . by any nation or‘ people. But. while We deplore this futility of men' I mtm and look hopefully for better method'u by the peace mm, Continual on ~nex‘t page. 09