The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-03
DECORATION DAY.
Its Observance by Col. Baker Post
and the Citizens Of Cherry Creek.

played at half-nast. About ten o'clock all
our principal business houses closed for the
day. Shortly after the members of the Post,
together with the school children, began 10
assemble ut Grand Army Hall. At IL O'Clock
the procession formed, with Hugh Frank and
j. b. williamson as Marshals, and Miss
Stella Sisson, Daughter of the Regiment
The Post. preceded by martial music, took
the lead, followed by tho veterans Of the
Mexican War-only two in number. Next
came the carriages Of the orator of the day
and choir. followed by the wagon containing
the sch oil girls. each bearing a corps flag,
garlands and bouquets, which presented a
pretty appearance. Citizens in carriages and
on horseback fell in behind and made the
procession quite lengthy. The column moved
Town Z to Main street, down Main to Gene
terry avenue. and thence to Grand Army
Cemetery. where appropriate exercises were
held by the Post. The procession was then
disbanded and the decoration of the graves
of deceased relatives and friends was in or
der. The procession reformed at the lower
cemetery and returned to town in the same
order. Arriving in front Of Nevada Hall it
was disbanded.
The exercises at tho hall were opened with
PRAYER by the Chaplain. after which the
choir-composed Of Misses Blanche and Mat
tie Lewis, Miss Lille 0'Donnell, and Messrs.
Fuller, G%riswold, Weber and Mckernan, with
Mrs. Andrews as pianist-rendered Amer
ican with pleasing effect.
Commander Moon then introduced to the
audience W. c. Love, Esq, as orator of the
day, who delivered an appropropriate and
highly interesting DISCOURSE. Mr.. Loves
Grafton was extemporaneous, and conse-
quenlly we cannot reproduce it in our col
umns. Neither do we feel equal to the task
Of properly outlining its most saliant points.
Nj. Love, being an old soldier himself
Though a follow IT of the Lost Causel struck
a tender cord in the sympathy of his hearers,
and more particularly the old soldiers. No
civilian, however gifted. could so forcibiy por-
tray the feelings that alternate in the soldiers
breast on the field of battle. MS did the soldier
orator. Ills was the experience Of oil SOL
diers the timidity and fear that precedesthe
clash Of arms, the instant change Of thought
and feeling as the command came Forward,
charge - and the wild ''hurrahn of victory
as the enemy's waycring columns fell back
before the onslaught Of the %yietors! These
and other feelings, that none but soldiers
ever know, were called up by the speaker,
and so real we're his descriptions in this re-
speet that many imagined, for the moment,
they stood on the sanguinary fields Of Gettys-
burg OF Chieamauga. The spell, however,
wa. but momentarily, for the speaker next
paid n glowing tribute to the women Of
Ameficn, whose devotion TO their country
and IT. heroic defenders, originated the beau-
tifuf custom Of Decoration Day. Other ma
tions, said the speaker, have rnised monu-
menis Of marble and brass to commemorate
the valiant deeds of their heroes, but it was
left to the women Of America to erect monu-
mcnts to its defenders more lasting than
these-monnments that are yearly renewed
and will continue to be n the cycles OF time
reyolye aud Nature decks the Spring in
doYery robes. The speaker retired amid
hoarty applause.
Tho choir next sung the 'Star-Spangled
Banner after which Miss Lille O'Donnell
reeited The Burial of the Drammer Boy
a highly pathetic verse composition. Miss
Lilies oloealion and articulation were cx-
cslIent for an amateur. She was loudly ap-
plaaded.
Capt. W. NJ, Bell, the poet for the occasion,
took the stand, and IN O clear and well-modu-
lated voice, read the following poem. CON-
posed by himself for the occasion i:
FORGET THEM NOT.
Forget them not. those valiant men,
Now passed IRON human sight and ken;
The Statesman and ths soiAler brave
Who loved their race, who freed the slave
And gave themselves 10 honors ke,plng,
With ardent Il arts and ready hanas,
And now pen nth the sod II sle 'pluS,
Whore Liberty a mourner stands,
Confsssing n she looNs %aproad,,
With all har children IN ncc0fd,
A iind adorned with patriot graves
Is better than IA land of slaves.
Forget them not though cold and lone
They rest ben enth memorial stonei
They peed a place in hearts rs well
A. csrements ia the coffin cell.
They were not dead TO " ars behest
When freedoms phalanx erst lay bleeding
But marched to combat bTcast to breast,
And trusted gallant chieftnln's leading.
They did not ask ii they should die,
But saw their banner floating high,
And only wished their land might share
No canker Union to impair.
Their faith in Freedom never quailed-
Their love of Union never tailed
The tendfils of their hearts entwlned
With all the fond hopes of their kind;
They thanked tho Past for what II brought,
For all the treasures worth the keeping,
And from the stirring Present caught
The spirit, down the ages sweeping,
nh. ..I. thalT tutnTn WIHnu anu DTlKnt.