The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-05
MEmoaIAL1AxmssEAHA.

Sunday Lat vss obsseys& = OtfepAae *nsns-
rial day" or Tie day o. which Tie graves Of u
soldiers Of the late rsbsllIoa 1T our midst shouA
be visited and strsvl WITH flowers h gEatstnl
remembrance 4 thsir patsistisA sad Asreis ssll-
sacrifice and devotion to tAs saass Of their eoan-
try. The day We anpcepitiesA opening With
rain, which continued until after the hour .ap-
pointed fox organising The peuosaioa.s The 4.
fair was taken in charge by the Grand Army Of
the Republic, except - 10 sseA Il The deceased
q had been knight Tsmplara tie decoration Of
whose graves the members Of that order took
special charge Of g., sf
THE GRAND ARMY or TIE RxrUBIIc. -
The q. A. r. Organized IN prosesin IN front
Of their hall ct o'clock p n, and In tAsir march
to the cemetery, - we'll - during the proceed.
ings there, we're hsaded By tho German Brass
Band, BY whom Ill The szsroisss we're seeoupa-
nisd With appropriate music. Whsa Tie psoess-
sion left the headquarters Of the q. 4. b In town
it was raining. aotwithstanding which, howsvsr,
there was full tsxn out Of Tie nsnbscs, -
we'll asa large sonsourss 81 citizens Of both
sexes, who asosnpsaisd ~ nsseh b tie esns-
terry. Arrived at the latter plaos, the ceremonies
were opeaed With prayer bv ths Rsva @. p.
Clarke and A. Clsghosn; 1irsS W. played By
the bad. and then TIE ssldisrs and othsrs
marched around the grave n order. each drop
ping bunch Of aowsra Except Tie rspsdt,oa
of the prayers, the oecsnoaiss wses ths sans q
each grave; and in their perfect order and
solemnisy, were exceedingly Impressive
At the close, the eonsosEss ~ address.
ed in q few earnest and very appropriate
remarks BY the Hon. B. G. Cook. The whole
was admirably managed. With Tie exception that
. few soldiers graves wscs Enthusiastically
passed over. owing ea4irsly 70 Tie sarsismsss.
We are told, Of tho COMMITTEES vhoss duty Il was
to mark them ouk
THE KNIGHT TEMPLARA
The knight Tempiars mst st thsis Han st Q
O'Clock r. n, and clothed in their ihowy rsgalia,
organized in prossssioa s,d proessdsd a fsot to
the grave Of Gen. W. h L. Wallace, nsar tie
residence Of Col +. Lyle Dietsy, On tie north
bluff. A in the case Of tas q. A. r, it vas
raining ~ they Left their hall, bat In half IN
hour the weather cleared up. and there was no
more rain fall during the aftsenooa 70 interrupt
the eersmonies. Proceeding to the blaa, tie
grave Of Gen, Wallace vas found ne family
burial place, 1t . beautifully shaded and roman
tically located spot O. ths brow Of the rsvins in
the rear Of the Homestead Of Cen Wallasa .
short distance north Of the residence Of Col
Dickey. Tho grounds ass surrounded With .
substantial enclosure Of solid nasDnsy, and ne
neatly arranged and kept 6Hkssfv
The ceremonies observed were alapted ftsm
the ritual Of the Knights Tsnplar. the residing
being done BY the Eminent Csanaadsr Cir
knight J. +. Nash, With . clear volse aal ais-
tinct and impressive enunciation. Each divis.
ion then, in its order, advanced and stsswed tho
grave with flowers. Then the .oeatoa vas az
livered by Sir Knight Julius Avery, Esq, Is
follows: s&aE3 ar nNT
ADDRKss BY JULIUS AVERY. -.
SIR KNIGHTs-We have met around this
beloved grave TO show our respect to the honor
ed dead. Within . few feet Of NJ lie the mort n
remains OF one OF our dearest oompaaioaA The
history of his life would make volume We
of valor, and his social, moral, legal military
and Masonic accomplishments. But = We stand
silently BY his tomb, We cannot but think Of
them all. We all knew Mm-we had saeu him
daily, know ell his characteristics. He was q
familiar to us 40 boon companion, and a. our
memory recalls the past, and We imagine him q
we were accustomed to meet him upon the
street, in business, in tho social circle, and in
the Masonic hall, and all bis many manly and
noble qualities come again fresh to our recollec.
ton, and as we think Of his many virtues,
"Thsughs on thoughts 0 counties throur
Come chasing countless thoughts along"
Gen. William H. L. Wallace, a native Of Ohio.
was in fact reared in L. Sale Co. He came
here in the first settlement Of tho country. All
his early acquaintance and associates reside
here Here he commenced the struggle Of life.
He succeeded. He made friends Of all who
knew him. He made enemies of none. When
/ first became acquainted with him he was in
the successful practice Of the law. He con.
tended honorably, vigorously and msnfully, and
IN his profession won the esteem of the members
OF the bar the respect Of his clients and the deep
regard of the courts. It oan be said Of him,
that no dishonorable action ever tainted his pro.
fessional career; no attorney ever dared to i'm.
pute to him any improper motive or deed. No
client ever whispered suspicious word as to his
ability, fidelity or integrity. He was an honor,
q bright and shining light to his profession. He
had no ordinary mind. It was far above
mediocrity.. He had read much, not only in
Law but in history, poetry and in all the natural
sciences. These acquisitions gave peculiar
zest to all his private and social conversations.
You never left him without new, or instruc.
tive, or pleasing idea or fact.
otis sweet to die for ones country" Here we
haveian example Wallace in his youth risked his
life in the Mexican war. He was among the