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SAKLANC SUNSHINE
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Oakland California May 29 1915
VoSc VIH
I saw them pass in the ranks today,
Qrandsire, father and stalwart son.
Each was a veteran tried and true,
Had marched in the ranks and borne
a gun.
REMEMBERED
IN SCOTLAND
Soldiers of Our Civil War
Have Memorial In Edin-
burgh Cemetery.
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One fought with Scott in Mexico.
Then followed Grant, his si . at his
side.
The wine of battle was in their blood.
N one of the oldest burying grounds
of Edinburgh, the Old Calton,
which lies on a spur of the Cal-
ton crags, there stands close to
the mausoleum that marks the grave
of David Hume, philosopher and his-
torian, a striking memorial, which,
through the exertions of Wallace
Bruce, formerly American consul in
Edinburgh, was erected in 1893 to the
betide.
They must follow the flag, whate'er memory of Scotsmen who fell in the
American civil war. The memorial is
visited by most of the American tour-
ists who go to Edinburgh. It con-
sists of a statue of Abraham Lincoln
and, below it. Kneeling with uplifted
hands, a life size figure of one of the
negro race whose freedom from slav-
ery Lincoln secured.
The memorial on a recent Memorial
day was draped with the flags of the
United States and Scotland, and over
the folds of the stars and stripes and
St Andrew's cross were laid a number
of beautiful wreaths, while loose flow-
ers were strewn around the granite
base, upon which the figures resrt. A
magnificent wreath of arum lilies, lilies
of the valley and evergreens was
placed on the monument by the Unit-
ed States consul at Edinburgh, and an-
other tribute was sent by the United
States consul at Dunfermline.
Miss Margaret Taylor, a woman over
eighty years of age. visited the ground
and placed on the memorial a small
sheaf of flowers in memory of her
brother, John Taylor, who. on March
7, 1863. fell in a skirmish at Rappa-
hannock. When he left Scotland Tay-
lor received a presentation watch from
his employer. The watch was found
on him after his death and was sent
home to his people in Scotland, with
a letter which he had written to his
sister the day before he fell.
MASONI
Mt Zion Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A.
Masons, meets the first and third
Thursdays in each month.
J. S. Meaddows, W. M.
B. F. Meaddows, Sec.,
914 35th Ave., Oakland.
Occidental Lodge No. 2484, G. LT. O.
of O. F., meets the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month at Foresters'
Hall, Thirteenth and Ciay streets. Fol-
lowing are the officers: N. G., W H.
Broyles; V. G„ S. C. Moore; P. N. G.,
A. Hunt; N. F., N. Hardy, P. N. F.,
W. A. Butler.; E. S., Wm. Allen; treas-
urer, Geo. Turner; chaplain, J. B. Wil-
son.
Sherman A. Bridges, P. S.,
917 Webster St., Oakland, Cal.
NO
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH
45S, G. U. O. O. F.
Meet* in Forester*' Hail comer o>
i3th and Clav streets, the ,«econd anu
fourth Thursday of
month at 2 d. to
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, M. N. G.; Mrs,
Lena Osborne, R. N. G.; Mrs. 'fcliza
Brown, N. G.; Mrs. Aug. C.raigg, P.
M. N. G.
Tj easurer, Sister L. Baker; Counsel-
or Si«*er C. Jones; W. Recorder,
Sister . E. Crahb, 519 Adeline street.
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"THE FIGHTING M'COOKS."
No Other Family Has a Civil War Rec-
ord Like Theirs.
I was halted the other day before a
. . . , „ remarkable painting that hung in the
e y«"»ter-lie ti«s t.l« to tell .p,eMld Mmsan the oi„ caplt?1
Of war afar oa Cuban soil, buildiug, called the statehouse, in Co-
Of the deadly trencb and the thrilling lumbus, O., says Deshler Walsh in the
charge National Monthly.
And the conqueror's joy in battle toil. U represented a group of ten men.
every one of them strong in feature.
.... . The central figure was that of a man
We may leave our country to our sons. of cominaudillg prescnce, past middle
They follow, as we did, their sires. life, clothed in the old fashioned uni-
No coward strain the red blood knows form of a United States army officer,
seated on a camp chair, backed by a
tented canopy. Around him in grace-
ful positions, apparently considering
HASTEN N STAR
W. M., Mrs. Nettie Cruser; W. P,
Mr. E. H. Barrett; A. M . Mrs. Mat
tie Dawson; Treasurer, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Brown; Secretary, Mrs. Maude
E. Lawrence, 898 35th street); Condn
Mrs.. Anna Clayton.; A. Cond., Mrs.
Susie Hinds; Warder, Dr. G. B. H.
Ruth-rford; Sentinel, Mr. Eli Baker
KNASESBOROUGH COUiiT.
Court Xnaresbororgh, H*». 8609.
meets first and thi/d Tuesdays ii.
each month at Forrsters' Hall. Cla\
nrect. betweer Twelfth and Till
♦er'Ub streets-
Officers of Coort.
d
NAME
Social Committee of
Hanniable & Victoria
p
W. W. Dewson, D. 1. L. C.
J. P. C. R., Frank Smith; Chief
Ranger, Allan Hunt; Sub. C. R., W.
Williams; S. W.. H. Boykins; S. B.,
R C. Gilmore; J. B., W. H. Nath-
aniel; Trustees, R. A. De Bique,
Theo. Lucicn; Auditors, W. Haynes,
W. O. Spriggins, S. C. Moore.
P Purnell
Rec. Sec.—Leon F. Marsh.
Teas.—Eli Baker.
Financial Secretary—F W. Moore
!71-° 1 th ave., E. Oakland. Cal
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CIRCLE 189
A. O. Fi
KNARE5P.OR
C. C F.
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THE SPIRIT OF
MEMORIAL DAY.
H"1 ■H tt'i 'l W I I I 1 i I 11 1-1 1H11
E are apt to live too much in
the world that is and not
enough in the world that
ought to be; too much in the
world of fact and not enough in the
world of imagination. The facts of
life alone will not satisfy human needs.
They may satisfy a dog or a bee, but
they will not satis !y a man. Man re-
quires more than facts in his life.
Along with the facts he must have im-
AT THE "BLOODY ANGLE."
Recalled
w
Once warmed
fires.
in freedom's battle'
Ninette M. Lowater. certain plans of battle, were the other
nine. The scene itself was a shady
nook amid rolling ground, and in the
To the Unknown Dead. distance were a farmhouse and evi-
One of the most touching ceremonies dence of pastoral life such as daily
of Memorial day, perhaps the one confronted the soldier who participat-
which is felt most keenly by the sur-ed in the American civil war.
viving veterans, is the tributes collect- This picture was labeled "The Fight-
ed in memory of the unknown dead, ing McCooks." The leader was Major
There were men who went into battle Daniel McCook. and the others were
with their comrades, who fought the his nine sons, every one of whom serv-
good fight and in the thick of the con- ed in the army or navy of the United
fllct disappeared forever. Some who States. The father and three sons
were captured worked their way back were killed in the struggle, four sons
to liberty. Others are lying in unmark- subsequently died in service, and an-
ed graves. And in baring his head to other survived to become a well known
the unknown dead scarcely a soldier is lawyer of New York.
forgetful of some such incident. These were of "the tribe of Dan."
Men who have tasted battle, who Another branch was called "the tribe
have offered their lives to their coun- of John," in which there were five
try, are better able to reckon the worth members, making a total of fifteen, ev-
of patriotism than those who have en- ery one of whom was a commissioned
dured no greater sacrifice than paying officer, excepting Charles, of the first
taxes. It is these men who feel most tribe, a volunteer private, who de-
palu when they scent a growing spirit elined a commission in the regular
of indifference in the traditions of the army and was killed in the flrst battle
nation. Such an occasion as Memorial of Bull Run.
day deserves reverential attention, and In all the annals of the war there is
by their examples they try to instill none more amazing, none more pulsat-
reverence and patriotic principles in ing with heroism than this record of
their children. one family.
nitata second and fourth Tuesd*«-s ot
je«^n moo.?b a* l"OTT-*t«r< Kali. On?
I Mreet.
1 The following office.s-bave been ci
lected for Knaresborough /"ircle N<_-
189. C. O. F. or A. O. F :
Worthy Chief Companion, Mrs.
Amelia Swannigan; Worthy S.-h
Chief Companion, Mrs. Catherin
Emille-, Recording Secretary, Mrs
) Emma Jarrett; Financial Secretary,
Mrs. Florence Hickersin; Treasurer,
Mrs. Mamie Conway; Right Guide,
Mrs. Clara Basemore; Left Guide,
Mrs. Marie Smith; Inner Guard, Mrs.
Anita Bozonier; Outer Guard, Mrs.
Julia Mitchell; Organist, Mrs. Rosa
Thomas; Deputy, Mrs. Carrie Bluitt.
Weotern Reieif
jdeet* second and fourth Friday
Hall.
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f month at Foresters'
OFFICERS OF WESTERN
LIEF SOCIETY.
Lawrence Sledge, President; Mrs
F. Portor, Vice-president; St- Clair
Moore, Financial Secretary; William
Allen, recording Secretary: Miss J.
i .Voodson, Treasurer.
QH[ »f tkBOYS
by Civil War Survivors as a
Very Hot Place.
One of the most desperate fights of
the civil war was that which took
place at the "Bloody Angle" on May
12, 18G4. It is still remembered by the
survivors as probably the hottest place
they ever were in. General L. A.
Grant, commander of the Vermont
brigade, described the fight at the
"dead line" as follows:
"It was not only a desperate struggle,
but it was literally a hand to hand
fight. Nothing but the piled up logs or
breastworks separated the combatants,
agination, must see more than is in Our men would reach over the logs and
sight, must feel mo>e than the material fire into the faces of the enemy, who
things that touch him. He cannot live would stab over with their bayonets,
by bread alone. He must live a good Many were shot and stabbed through
deal by faith and by memories and in the crevices and holes between the
his hopes. The best and noblest and logs. Men mounted the works and
most consoling part of life is the life with muskets rapidly handed them
of the spirit, of rebgion, of the patriot- kept up a continuous fire until they
ism that would die for an idea, of the were shot down, when others would
integrity that cares for right because it take their places and continue the
is right and for liberty because in lib- deadly work.
ert- the soul of miia grows strong and "Several times during the day the
for order because without it liberty Confederates would show a white flag
cannot tndnro. It is this part of life about the works and when our fire
that Memoriai <sk~ 5s ordained to fos- sjuckened jump over and surrender,
ter—this immaterial, invaluable, indis- and others were crowded down to fill
pensable part of ii. Money Is useful; their places. It was there that the
wealth is past labor stored up for fu- somewhat celebrated tree was cut off
ture use. Men will do much for money, by bullets—there that the brush and
and they do well to be regardful of the logs were cut to pieces and whipped
usefulness of wealth. But they will into basket stuff."
do rnoie for .spptijnent, for something General McGowan, who was on the
that exists only in th>' n',o"nnation, other side of the trenches leading the
only in their hearts. ji* that they South Carolina brigade, stated in his
will turn aside from the creation of report:
wealth and will give their substance "Our men lay on one side of the
and, if need be, their very lives. breastwork, the enemy on the other,
It is to preserve this trait in men and in' many instances men were
that Memorial day is instituted. It re- pulled over. The trenches on the fight
minds us of our fathers, who gave their had to be c|eared of the dead more
lives for an idea. Edward S. Martin than once. An oak tree twenty-twc
in "iouth's Companion. inches in diameter in rear of the bri-
gade was cut down by musket balls,
"DEAD" SOLDIER AWOKE. and it fell about 12 o'clock Thursday
night, the 12th, injuring several men
Wounded Union Man Came to Life and in the First South Carolina regimenfe"
Scared His Company.
Major Samuel A. Losch of Pennsyl- THE WAR AND AFTER.
LODGES
F and A M
And
NA0M.1 CHAPTER
WILL GIVE A
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GRAND PROMENADE
THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1915
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Phone Lakeside 334?
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Biggest, Best and Busiest Store
QUALITY GROCERIES
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Liquors Delivered
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Oakland, Gal
vania once told the following remark-
able episode of the civil war: Battle
After the charge in the fight at the
. Weldon road, in which his regiment
I he Oakland Literary and Aid So- . \ii»* iq icfLi Poihtistiv
meets at Foresters' Hall the fourth „ . . . from Springfield (O.) district, was
and
iety
ruesdav in each ?~!onth. Jno. A. Wilds,
'resident; Mon.~ Bridges, Vice-Pres-
dent; Mrs. M. Carrol, Recording Sec
etary; Mrs. E. Amos, Treasurer: F,
,\r. Moore, Financial Secretary, address
718 31th avenue. Monthly dues, 50c r
veeklv sick benefits, $4; funeral bene
its, $60.
Incident Which Led Later to
Restoration of a Sword.
General Keifer, later in congress
We-"
en
Indian Benevelaut
Association
of California meet at the»i
temporary headquarters, 715 7th
street, on the second and (ourtn
Fridays of each month. Foreign
newspapers and « supply ci writ-
ing materials kept for the mem-
bers' accommodation
jmd others heartily
Officers: T. A.
M. Patterson,
jjulia Rams'v
Josephine -rr^~
tees—Felix ^
Ramaey, F M<
guarantee. Vn>
P.roar!w—* ~
one of thf last men wounded in the
civil war. He entered the volunteer
1801. and served until
180.Y In all
F had but two men left, named Me
Manus and Kull. These men, under
command of (then) Sergeant Losch.
were among those on picket duty dur- army in April.
ing the night. McMauus had gone be- after Lee's surrender in
yond the line and was behind a tree that time he received three scratches,
when a flash of lightning revealed his but shortly after the surrender he was
whereabouts to Kull, who, mistaking scouting at the head of a small force
him for a Confederate, fired and shot of cavalry and came suddenly upon a
McManus in the head. Ivull's mistake large force of Confederate cavalry,
was discovered, and his comrade s ^here was a skirmish, in which Keifer
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was wounded and in which he would
body was carried to tne rear, covered
with a blanket and placed on the bwn kllled had it not been £or
ground, a supposed dead Union soldier. the intevvention of the confederate
Next morning, while a party of the
commander, who, under the circum-
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regiment were seated.-.- und the^amp- 8tanceSf simply wanted to be let alone,
fire discussing hardtack and coffee in Kelfer retumed to camp, had his
close proximity to McX anus body, the woun(j dressed, reported to headquar-
to iii.jve, and direct
consternation of the
ters and received special orders and
with re-enforcements started to find
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FJFTF.FNTH STREET A
CHURCH
^ {Bftvref .1 West and Market •
Rev Peck . pastor, residence 32r.d and
Filbert streets.
Di\r:ne """vice? each Sabbath a* I
blunket was seen
ly. to the great
party. McManus rose up, walked to th~dereUet" Confwierate's." ^He" found
the fire and asked for a cup of coffee. and CoIouel Tucker> the Confed-
After his comrades had recovered them- erate commauder, surrendered. Keifer
selves they returned to the fire and ae-carried Tuckel.-S sword ,lome with him.
commodated the resurrected McManus. and lt was kept in his libmry at Spring-
Ele was badly wounded, however, and ggi<j as a trophy of the war.
was pent to a hospital The operation In 1876 Kojfer wa9 elected to con-
of trepanning was performed, and. the gress and in 1881 was elected speaker,
soldier recovered. Among his acquaintances in 1879 was
__ ^ John Randolph Tucker of Virginia. In
Th© Flag on Memorial Day. conversation one day Keifer told Tuck-
The following question is asked fre- ej. the story of the sword, and Tucker
aaently: said the officer who surrendered the
What is the correct way to put out a day of the skirmish was undoubtedly
j flag on Memorial day, May 30? his brother. This fact being establish-
I Here is the answer, taken from thee(j) Keifer took the sword to Washing-
{ United States army regulations: "On ton and placed it in the hands of J.
Memorial day at all army posts and Randolph Tucker, who restored it to
stations the national Cag will be dls- original owner. In after years Gen-
played at half staff from sunrise until eral Keifer became again a member of
midday, and before nooo tae band will congress and found the son of J. Ran-
play a dirge or some appropriate air. dolph Tucker in the father's seat.
At the conclusion of this memorial trib-
ute. at noon, the flag will be hoisted
to the top of the staff and will remain At .i r 'n0 °ni
*' ,, At Arlington the sun goes down,
there until sunset. The autumn sun sinks round and red.
On Memorial day or other occasion As though with radiance to crown
when the flag is displayed at half staff. Th® sacrificial blood they shed—
on raising the flas it slfould goto the Thoee heroe3 who by 8tream and 8teep
peak and then be dropped one width of Fought fearless, if they lost or won.
the flag. In striking the flag it should And now sleep deep their long last sleep
be always returned to tbe peak before Beneath the sod of Arlington.
retiring.
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