Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . executed the work, Fritz Triebel, was unable to overcomehis emotions and burst into tears. Thereupon, in thorough sympathy andadmiration, the President grasped him by the hand and congratulated him mostheartily. An address was delivered by Airs. Lucie B. Tyng, president of the AlemorialDay Association, in which she related in detail the work of the various personswho had been instrumental in contributing this testimonial to the heroes of theCivil war. Colonel Alartin Kingman, president of the day
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . executed the work, Fritz Triebel, was unable to overcomehis emotions and burst into tears. Thereupon, in thorough sympathy andadmiration, the President grasped him by the hand and congratulated him mostheartily. An address was delivered by Airs. Lucie B. Tyng, president of the AlemorialDay Association, in which she related in detail the work of the various personswho had been instrumental in contributing this testimonial to the heroes of theCivil war. Colonel Alartin Kingman, president of the day, delivered an addressto the women of Alemorial Day Association, to his comrades of the Grand Armyof the Republic and to the people of the county. The monument was formallyaccepted by John C. Kingsbury, chairman of the board of supervisors and byHenry W. Lvnch, mayor of the city of Peoria. William AIcKinley, president of the United States, who but two years there-after died at the hands of an assassin, after being introduced by Alayor Lynch,addressed the vast assemblage in the following words:. (i. A. R. ilEMOKIAL HALL. IEOFJA HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY 257 Fellow Citizens: I am glad with 1113- fellow citizens of Peoria county andmembers of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Ladies Memorial Day Asso-ciation, to stand about the monument dedicated to patriotic service and heroicdevotion in the holiest cause for which mankind ever engaged. This monument awakens sacred memories, fellow citizens, and that is itspurpose. It was erected by these patriotic women that it might for all timeperpetuate a glorious page of American history. It tells the whole story ofwar, the siege, the march, bivouac, battle line, the suffering, sacrifice of thebrave men who, from 1S61 to 1865. upheld the flag. It tells of every page ofhistory of that civil struggle, and tells of its triumphant consummation at Appo-mattox court house, when Grant accepted the surrender of Lee, and we were kepta nation. I like
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