Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-06-03
CONFEDERATION DAY.


served by Post No. 1O3, G. A. r. pursuant to
orders from the COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the
order. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
had been raining, and Saturday morning
was cloudy and lowering with indications of
rain. But about eleven o'clock a. NJ the
day opened up fne and suspicious as could
have been desired. All the forenoon the
people from the country kept pouring into
town, and long before tire commencement of
the cxerci scs the Court House was literally
packed with people, crowds of whom had
come from all parts of the County, UNI
deferred 10y the i'll omens of the cloudy morn
ing.
The Court Room was decorated with CONS
mendable taste. Two large fags-stars and
s,ripcs-stretched along the whole north end
formed an appropriate back ground. Against
the flags were three banners each bearing the
names Of thirty from Tama County whose Of
fering of their lives for their country had
been accepted. Another banner bore the de-
vice. "Cur Cause it is Just, In God is our
trust" Aud upon another banner was de-
liniatei the outlines of a monument crowned
with u wreath bearing the inscription, "our
Dead Shall they lie remember ed2'
The Court Room was hung with wreaths,
ana evergreens, and each soldier bore boz
quot Of lowers At ono o'clock the ccrmo-
MES were opened by Music by tie Choir, af-
ter which the following programme was car,
ried out
Prayer, by Rev. r. Wilkinson.
2-Music by the Choir.
3-A,liress of welcome, by the Commander,
+. S. Free.
4-Music.
5-Oration, by NJ. 3. c. True.
6-Mas;c.
7-Toasts.-I The Nations Protectors and
Defenders, The Debt due them the only one
our country will fail in paying.
Response by DR.. S C. Rogers,
IL. The Intelligence and Virtue Of the
people the Bulwark of Universal Freedom.
IL The Dead Soldiers. Our Comrades in
arms, the noblest sacrifice ever voluntarily
made for this or any other country.
Response by Capt. Dickinson.
S-Musc. fsAs
w. The Widows, Orphans and Depends
ants of the Army and Navy
Response by C. W. Hyatt.
V. Our Martyred President.
Response by Capt. J. G. Safely
9--Music. rs.N
10-Benedction, by Rev ]. L. Martyr.
As soon as the Court Room could be clear
ed of the immense crowd that packed it, thu
Martial Band beat the Roll Call, and the
members of the G. A. Il. formed in column
and MA rchcd around the Court House, when
it was joined by the School Children and cit
liens who were on foot, after whom came dis.
abled soldiers in carriages and then citizens
in carriages.
Arriving at the Cemetery, procession was
formed and marched around to all the graves
Of the soldiers which were decorated and
strewn with flowers and wreaths.
After the ceremony of strewing the graves
was closed, few W 1rds Of response were
made by Rev. Il. Wilkinson. The column
then returned to town in the same order as il
went out.
In the eveninga rc>union was held in the
Court Room, of FL soldiers and their friends
WHO chose to be present.
Taken as whole the ceremonies Of the day
were conducted with commendable precisisr
and the feeling manifested by all of patri.
otic and noble character. During the exer'
cises, at the Court House, however, large
part Of the speaking was lost to large por.
ton of the audience ON account of the healthy
tone Of innumerahe irfantile lungs which
We'd with those Of the speakers on the pro.
gramme commanding attention. OF course
the babies were not eensurable.
KLEpToN A-Snturiav Nornipp there