The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
An ELOQUENT Address Delivered by Col.
A. N. FlOry.
From Fridays DAILY,

II was Washington Irving who said
that "the sorrow for the dead Is the only
grief from which We refuse 70 be d.
vorced. Every other wound We seek TO
heal--every other affection to forget;
but this wound we consider it duty to
keep open-thIs affection we cherish
and brood over" Ills this remembrance
of the dead, to which We turn even from
the charms Of the living, that called 8
grateful nation to-day to bring, In pur-
suance of an honored and beautiful Gus
i tom, the spontaneous offerings of nature
with which to hsllow the memory of the
sleeping patriots whose lowlY beds the
fingers of spring have again decked with
verdure. This ceremonial IL the fitting
expression of sense OF
gratitude which can never fail a.
long as men cherish liberty and revere
patriotism, and the call TO this sacred
duty will be answered on each recurring
year, long after the generation of men
who live to-day have ceased from out the
armament" and stepped aside forever
from the paths of human activity.
The celebration of this significant and
beautiful rite is one in which the noble
women of America, who made such lofty
sacrifices to establish the results of the
war for the union, join with
religious deYOtIGn to the cause
which 1t commentaries, and their def
and willing fingers never weary in weav-
ing the chaplets which beguile with
their fragrance and bloom the remem-
b-snce of the horrors Of perlshing NOR
talItY. In this labor of loYe the pGtri.
otto ladies of Emporia join year after
year. and the zeal with which they ad-
dressed themselves to this sacred duty
to-day was evidenced in the remarkable
profusion and beauty of theIr emblem.
attic offerings.
The preparations for the day In En-.
poria were more than usually extensive,
and had the weather been fine the
pageant would have been the most i'm.
pressive in the history of the town. The
places of business were all closed at
o'clock, and many of them were pro
fusely decorated with Hags and the
NATIONAL cllOrs. The supply of flowers
was exceedingly generous, and the
floral mementoes were artistic and beau
tiful
At the time appointed for ths
forming of the column . heavy
rain began to fall, though this dad NO
prevent q very large crowd Of people
from assembling To witness the process
ion, and the streets were crowded with
vehicles filled with citizens.
The K. p. band headed the procession
aid played . solemn dIrge with impress
siYe effect. They were followed by d,
veterans of EmpOria Post No. IS G. A
K, COmFade j. A Young acting q
marshal. The Emporia Rifles and theil
band turned out, aud with true devotion
, to the cause for which the boy
in blue brGved the fury o
the elements on many q marcl
. and faced death on many battle 1eld
. the cOlumH moved to the city Of Ii
! dead, accompanied by large Humbe
J OF citizens in Carriages
b Arriving ct the cemetery, the mem
b bers Of EmpOrIa PUst proceeded to deC
crate with wrcsGhs and various apprC
pirate floral devices. the last restin
places of their deed comrades, Of WHOM
eighteen sleep in Msplewood cemetery
The procession then took up it marc
, for the city, and upon arriving here r.
, paired 20 jays opera house. where th
remainder Of the exercises were heIi
The prayer was made by Rev. W.
Snodgrass, Of the II. E. church, and
was peculiarly fttlDg 70 the occasion.
g Then followed . mastery and abb
a address by Col. A n FlOry. Ut who
e the following is the substance.
% A correct understanding and Apr,
D, citation of the lofty vantage ground {
C, the present remarkable era Is best .
NJ tanned by consideration Ot the tot
Or and struggles by which IL has be-
II. reached: Standing today on the lof.
in mountain top, as II were, and lOokiE
II over the dark valley Of me past, an
g.: viewing the CLEANS of light shIning q
IN through the dark background, Y
" prophecy with well grounded hop.
b more glorious things for the future thu
n We have yet realized. Our present e
s is tbs treasure house Of all the lastin
beneficial results wrought out ioT ma
kind which have survived the shock
the falling and rising nations.
be- The true value of all nation
re life is measured by its contribute
1T of enduring pTiaciples. which pusi
q and enoble the race The ~Heue, Me-
al Tekel Upharsin" Of the old Hebre
n. prophet il the summing up Of the q
eV lional life of the gFsa9 RsElO1s of .
By ltiquIty, and mankind Is enriched on
Ian the memory Of their gigantic folli'