The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-04

! bEO0UWay ana mafcheQ 10 the ren.
de4vous of the war veterans of Lin
coin Post at the Court house. Herr
they were joined ny the members O.
Ridgely Lodge I. q. 0. F.. thu
Llederkranz society, the city fire
department and citizens in carriages
Col. +. n. Dolman. grand marshal OF
the day. assisted by assistant mar
shals Col. J. &. C. Thornton
and Captain Shepherd and City
Marshal Hauswirth. as .bugler
formed the several organizations in
! line and the parade commenced. The
! procession presented fiue appear
ance. The Union Guards, in their
snowy uniforms, attracted much at
tention and elected flattering COM
ments by the precision Of their move.
mems and fine military bearing.
The veterans of the war were in large
force and were among the most
closely observed by those present.
Tha Liederkranz society, the I. O. O..
+. and the city fire department were
also conspicuous figures in the parade.
The presiding officer. mayor Of the
city, and orators. Of the day and q
large number of citizens followed in
carriages.
After parading through The prin-
cipal streets of the city, the
procession marched to Renshaw hall.
where the exercises Of the day were
concluded. The hall and stage were
decorated with a protusion Of flags
and flowers. The stage YVES occupied
by officers of the &. A. r.. the off,
GERS of the day. city officers, speakers
and representatives Of the various
civic and military organizations of
Butte.
TIE band played medley of pat
riotic airs and soon after three o'clock
Col. p. r. Do]man, post commander
and marshal Of the day, called the
meeting to order and in few well
chosen words stated the object of the
meeting, after which he called upon
Adjutant Z. s. Warren to read the
orders directing the observance of the
day by Lincoic Post. Col. Dolman
then introduced Judge Knowles, the
presiding officer, TO the audience. In
taking the chair the Judge stated
how Decoration Day came to be first
observed, and eloquently referred to
the fact that the kind acts performed
on the day were uniting hearts once
estranged and bringing into one great
brotherhood men with common OBJ
iect In view. a common purpose to
attain, and common pride in the
glory and honor OF our country.
Hands that were once raised in dead
ly strife were now scattering flowers
over the graves Of the blue and the
gray and bringing peace and good
will to desolated hearthstones in the
North and IN the South. His speech
was replete with sentiment. patriot
ism and eloquence and frequently
elected the hearty plaudits Of the vast
audience.
The Rev. Mr.. G.. G. Stull was then
introduced and offered up fervent
Lrayer. After its close, the presiding
officer introduced Surgeon J.. ~:
Holmes, of the G. A. R., who read
the following poem:
TRIBUTE TO TIE SOLDIER DEAD.
To honor tho dead who fo1 country have died.
Whose devotion and yalor 50 we'll have been
tried.
In the hot blasts OF war, on land and OF sea,
Unyield1ng to aught save deaths mastery:
To honor the dead who died on the field.
Who fought for the Tag and never would yield,
Till the blood of their veins had soddened The
plain,
And death had relieved them from struggling
and pain:
To honor the dead whose valor has saved
This Ia OF the free, unfettered, unslaved,
And for ages and ages, forever shall be
A home for Gods people. u1lshackled and free:
To honor the dead while yet there remains
One gallant survivor who yet bears the stains
OF the fierce front Of war, of battles red rain,
Where fighting they fell that nag to maintain.
While Freedom shall last these wreathes we'll
entWine
Rouna their graves as on L,berty's holiest
shrine:
Well meet on this day to speak OF the slain
That green In our minds their deeds may re-
main.
While the spirit OF Freedom inspires an emo
ton,
Well renew at this shrine patriots DEVOTION:
Wen honor the brave who won the proud
name
Redeem,ng their country from rupture and
shame.
Heroes your tolls and your hardships are
ended.
Your names In our annals Of glory are blended!
VI doaA "a u,o,a maud I'll q n the living can b