The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-23
MEMORIAL DAY.
Arrangements For Paying the Annual Tri-
butte to Our HOnOred Dead,

Arrangements For Paying the Annual Tri-
butte to Our HOnOred Dead,
HEADQUARTERS CANTON POST, No. 25,
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO, G. A. R.,
CANTON, OHIO, May %, 1888.
In compliance with the rules and re-
gulatiOns Of the Grand Army and orders
from the Commander in Chief, through
the Department COmmader, Wednesday,
May 30th, will be observed as Memorial
Day. By order of the Commander in
Chief every Post throughout the several
departments are requested to attend
Divine services on the Sabbath preced-
ing Memorial Day and march In body
from the Post rooms to the church in
which memorial service is to be held.
l therefore earnestly request that each
and every cOmrade Of Canton Post. No.
%, attend the memorial services to be
held in the First Nj. K. Church next Sun
day afternoon, May 9th, at 2 o'clock.
Comrades will meet at Post Head
quarters at l o'clock sharp, and march
in body to the church.
Each cOmrade will wear G. A. R.
badge, and as many as possible will ap-
pear in uniform.
Alt tveteTans not members of the Grand
Army, the Sons of Veterans, Ladies'
AuXilery Society, Cadets and the flow or
members of the Post.
and fall in line and march with the
comrades to the church.
The ministers of all the churches, and
all citizens with their families, are es-
pecially invited to attend the service.
Memorial or Decoration Day had its
origin in an order issued by Gen. Logan
in 1868, the then COmmander-in-C Chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic. Its
annual observance is made obligatory
on the part of the Grand Army by the
rules and regulations of our order.
1t is therefore eminently proper and
fitting that we, as soldiers and comrades,
observe this day in honor of our dead
| comrades, who so braVely defended our
| flag and died that our nation might live.
Let us by the observance of this holy
day teach our children that to die for our
country is honorable; and that the sac
rltices made by their fathers were not
in vain; but that the flag they defended
is the emblem Of liberty and equal
rights to all men, and the banner of the
greatest and best nation OH earth.
In the language of our Commander
tn-Chief, Let us unite in the sacred
duty. Let the choicest, fairest and most
fragrant flowers be culled, and
the soft, white hands of the 10y
al women of the land entwine the
wreaths and fashion the cross and crown
dropping here and there like the dew a
tear for the dead"
Comrades, let us not forget to honor
the memories of thOes who fought and
fell by our sides; who marched with us
through scOrching sun and burning
sands, who with us endured the priva-
tiOns and exposures of camp and prison
life and have gone but a few days before
us to answer the long roll call that we
too will soon be called upon to answer.
One by one we are dropping out of
line and soon the last cOmrade will have
answered for the last time to the roll Of
hOnered men who laid their lives upon
the altar of their country living sacri-
flee, prompted only by love for their
Country and National liberty. But q
few more short years, and our children
Will be called upon to strew flowers on
our graves.
This is National holiday and a day
appointed to be held sacred to the mem
Ory OF our dead soldiers. | therefore
earnestly request that all business be
suspended after O'Clock p. M, and that
all turn out to pay tribute to our hon
Ored dead. By command of
w. o. MYERS, Post Commander.
ii. K. PACKER, Adjutant.