JOR a number of reasons the annual pilgrimage to Sungkiang of the American Legion, Shi anghai Post No. 1, to the grave on June 6 of their patron, General Frederick Townsent Ward, was of more than usual significance, Price, ©, C. Fourth Marines, as in that. capacity, in that with Col. Charles F. B. the speaker of the day, it was ranking military officer attended who come to the russed and me hospitable coast of New England and, overcoming' the. rigours of nature the opposition of the hostile no~ ties Nasveoped Kita one of the fast prosperous communities of our Commonweal, His father' was Eninsmaster and, since Salem of that jay was dominated by mariners and shipowners, "the environment and of hhis youth were those Ins, ¥. D, Mortimer, Commander untipoat in welcoming the guest, The Tore of the Far East and a nowiedge of the China of that day were also a part of his curly Tear Inge" A privateer, *The Grand Turk" selling from Salem was the second American vessel to reach Canton {it3. From that time on the famous American clipper ships kept up con stant contact between the New Eng-find. port and-China. Such articles ave all. familier with. to-day, camphor. wood. chests, "camel halt loth, pongee. silks, Canton ching, frontes "and. slver'Aligree were as familiar to" Ward in his childhood in iis home and those of his neighbours they-are to our children to-day. Bren. "Chinese servants wore to be {ound in Salem in those early days.
itis blographerr describe fin 95 small, wiry, with straight black hale, Brand Yorehead aequiline nose, firm mouth and intense dark eyes a doer, not a talker; an expert sailor and Swimmer; aman. of indomitable courage anda fighter of great skill fre was mild in. manner' but not meek and he probably had the tort and. violent temper £0" often found in men of the rea. in. the fugged days of suiling ships, but in recorded that he had a een sense for humour asa saving grace. pay homage. {0° our lustrous Wace again we are gathered here
fend' countryman, Gen. Frederick SBwnvend Ward. The bravery and {onitude which he 40" ably. demon= rte "on hi chnpaign against the Taipings is well known 10 you Robe privilege and honour to be Able to eave for" his nal resting lace," ands we hope that these Bradt "igsimages which began Higo may eon tong ater We are some, ime og, through the ove given additional ground" for cerosity of our chinese trends, we
Mala, "buring the past, year we tore' proud to have been abie to add these rounds to the "present tomb rounds by -eneosing them. with few wall. We hope that the future tilt "show an fnereaged. interest ths ape and to which you are all Invited a any tine Tee just twenty years since America's "entry Inn war which many of us here experienced, and, teems "fitting and proper that, ' at this time, we shoud have as,' our spanker one who has also shared them, It Is with great pleasure that introduiee to you, to-day, one whom we all respect and! admire, Col. Price.
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