Excerpt from Lee in Hall of Fame: Address Delivered by Jasper T. Darling Memorial Hall, Chicago, January 1, 1910

To the Department Commanders of the Grand Army of the Republic, Greeting:

The first edition (5, 000 copies) of this address, having been quickly exhausted, it has been decided to publish a second edition of 50, 000 copies for more extensive distribution.

In accordance therewith, I take the liberty of forwarding to the Commander of each Department of the Grand Army of the Republic a sufficient number of copies to reach every Post in their respective Departments, and I also forward, in same bundle, enough copies to serve each Relief Corps, Circle of Ladies of the G. A. R., Camps of Sons of Veterans, and Tents of Daughters of Veterans, in each Department.

I most respectfully suggest that each general office in the various departments of the Grand Army send out to every Post at least one copy, and as many more as an equitable distribution will admit, and also notify the head of each of the four other bodies above named that they may call for their donation, this being upon the understanding that they will distribute the booklets throughout the Department to each of their respective bodies, it being my wish and the wish of my Advisory Committee, that this address be read before each Grand Army Post, Relief Corps, Circle and Tent in every Department of our Republic, and that it may be read by every Comrade and others who may be unable to attend their respective meetings.

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