Union veterans of the Civil War were honored in a presentation by the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois, dated 1861-5 and 1914, under the leadership of President Ida E. Wright and invoking Lincoln’s words, “With malice toward none with charity for all.” Support came from Circles of the L of G.A.R. and individual contributors including Ida E. Wright, Ada Drake, and Rose Boggiano.