The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY.
Now It Was Observed by Col. Baker
Post at Cherry Creek.
The Exercises 1t the Cemetery-The
Grafton, Recitation and Poem.

OFahh0ms K4BGEt8hhOM ~ EOOhAs
Pursuant to announcement, Col.
Baker Post, G.. A. r., turned out last
Monday, in obedience to a national
custom and to pay a fitting tribute to
the memory of such of their dead
comrades as are buried here.
At 1890 A. NJ. the procession formed
In front of Grand Army Hall, under
the marshalship of Comrade I. G.
Moon, 8. v. c., with J.B. Williamson,
ESQ, as aid, Miss Carrie Pierce as
daughter of the Regiment" and at
II o'clock moved in the following
order: -
Music, Col. Baker Post No. Is, g.
A. r.. in uniform, Veterans of the
Mexican War, Hon. o. II. Grey, ora
tor, in carriage, Mrs. l.. o. Benedict,
~poetess, with Miss Lille 0'Donnell, in
carriage, choir ia carriages, school
children In wagon, bearing garlands
and flowers, citizens on foot and citi-
Gems In carriages.
The column moved down Thomp-
son street to T., down L to Main, up
Main to Cemetery avenue, thence to
Grand Army cemetery, where Ii halt
ell and formed a square about the
graves of Comrades L. NJ. Sandles and
Hunt.
The ceremonies opened with prayer
by Comrade Chaplain X. ID. Par
ker, which was followed by a respon-
sive service by the comrades, when
the graves were decorated with en-
blems of "Fraternity" by Comrade
D. b. Pierce, "Charity' by Colnrade
w. Cary, and "Loyalty" by Comrade
n. Kinsloy, followed by an address
by Comrade Chaplain II. ID. Parker.
Comrade T.. =. Drake then read the
following poem, which was contrib
uted for the occasion by our towns
man, X. q. Schoiield :
In Memrlam.
We meet once more, dear comrades,
In remembrance OF the dead
Those noble youths who fought for Us,
And for our country bled.
Though years are passing quickly by,
On stone their names engraved,
Remind US never TO forget.
How they their country saved.
Bring forth the tsttered Union Gags
10 show to every one,
Asd let tks littls children know
What nebla works were doHo-
How the black man gained his liberty.
No more TO be n slave,
How equal rig hts we're given all
By good old Uncle Abe.
Then let Us place our garlands.
And onr voices raise IN pray er.
That Inc graves of those brave soldiers
May be ever green and fair.
The procession then disbanded and
decorated the graves in the adjoining
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Odd Fellows aud
City. Reforming the procession re
turned to town and halted in front Of
the new hall, where the literary exer
cises were held.
When the audiep 90 was seated the
members of the Pos: marched in and
took their positions on either side of
the stage. The choir which vas
composed OF Mrs. p. Weber, Mrs.
W. H.. Fillmore, Mrs. L. NJ. Foulke,
Mrs. l.. ID. Pierce, Mrs. Frank Nay,
and Messrs. j. Fuller, Charles Fisher
and John Frank-rendered the ''PaLri
otlce Glee,n in a fervent strain, which
elected the admiration OF all present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
"America," was then sung by the
choir, the audience joining In the
chorus.
Hon. o. II. Grey then delivered tho
Grafton.
Comrades Of Col Baker Post. Ladies and
Gentlemen !:
My inexperience ~ q public speaker might
perhaps form some excuse for an apology. but
shall spare myself the labor and you the
infection. trusting the sympathies Of my good
neishbors for an apology more ample and
complete than words never so elegantly fer
mulated and pronounced could afford.
Some twenty years ago our country. which
We had been taught in household, school and
church TO extol and venerate as the model Of
all civil governmo ats, was assailed by a we'll
organized and stupendous rebellion. which
threatened It's disruption, II not total destruc-
ton.
To quell that rebellion was the problem that
presented itself 10 President Lincoln lhe OF
blessed memory on taking the reins OF gov.
ernment on March 4, 1861. Without a stand
ang army, he called upon the patriotic citizens
'oi TIE nation, and almost a million men re-
sponded to that call, the graves OF hall, OF
which number are to-day, so far as may be,
Ane OBJECTS OF decorating rites.
lou have htly named your Post after the
d~auntless baker. Many had hoped that the
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