Sons of Veterans
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- Apr 23, 1891The Sudden Call for a Mass MeetingLocal property owners protest a suspiciously hurried political meeting held while key citizens were out of town.Yakima, WA
- Feb 22, 1892Olympia's Grand Washington's Birthday Celebration and Statehood PrideA parade, a packed theater, and a speech linking Washington's legacy to the new state of Washington—Olympia celebrates February 22, 1892.Olympia, WA
- Oct 9, 1892Tragedy at the Cornwall Mill WharfAn engineer perishes in the fog while securing a log raft in Whatcom.Bellingham, WA
- May 27, 1895When Seattle Draped Its Church in Flags for the Union DeadIn 1895, veterans packed First Methodist at Third and Marion for an elaborate Memorial Sunday sermon, with stacked rifles, roses, palms and a choir.Seattle, WA
- May 30, 1895The Old Soldiers Wept as Seattle's Schoolchildren SangMemorial Day 1895 found Grand Army veterans in Seattle classrooms, trading Antietam memories for recitations of 'Barbara Frietchie'—then preparing a parade to the Seattle Theater and View Cemetery.Seattle, WA
- May 31, 1895A City Turns Out for Its Dead: Seattle's Memorial Day, 1895Three hundred and five veterans, three militia companies, high-school cadets and a twelve-foot column of flowers marched Front Street and filled the Seattle Theater — while the Board of Health kept the schoolchildren from singing.Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1899The Convention City: Seattle Hosts Five Major Organizations in One WeekFrom the Women's Club Federation to the Sons of Veterans, the capital of Washington Territory is buzzing with civic energy as delegates flood downtown hotels and halls.Diller Hotel, Seattle, WA