Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-06-06
THE H0yORED DEAD.
IIew Memorlal Day was Observe cd in Apache Land-A Large Parade aud


 On Saturday the solemn and beauti fal custom of decorating the graves o the dead soldiers was observed by the members of the Grand Army of the Re pu liic ID this city in the most elaborate End imposing manner. The tempera tUrs Of the atmosphere was disagreeably IIgh, for 1t was indeed the wsrmest day oi the season, and many We're thereby q. tered from participating in the grand TaTade and incident ceremonies. When the procession was formed however T. Presentfd an imposing Rppe france. fIrst following the martial music, came Lieut. Stanton A. Mason with a platoon of twenty men of the Fourth Cavalry fctlng as q firing parsy. Following ttese came Arizona Legion No. l Select Knights, their bright plumes, brilliant reyala and gllstenIng swords adding
 much to the general appearance of the procession; their various maneuvres uf Grlil and sword manual were especially admired; ArIZona Lodge, A. O. U. w., then followed and behind them came Pioneer Hose Company, decorated in t1e usual and brilliant style of the fire boys, who seem to have an eye to the beautiful. The hose carriage was ap- T-Opri,tely draped, aud seated npon 1t UGs Miss Katie Mckenna, with the national coloTs encireling her; the fire men, as upon every such occasion, adG- ed much to the occasion Tn the way of numbers and appearance. Behind the gf.aen p ftnnfaIarusa- and following them came Nesley Post No. B, Grand Army of the Rspub- iir. aud behind them ex-soldiers and citizens on foot and he carriages co1taIn: lug the orator of the day-Col. z l.. lidball. Rev J. W. Robinson, the chap lain; Miss MaggIe Hughes, the poetess and others. Crowds of people and many vehicles thrOnged not only the line of march, but about the cemetery.
 After reading the ritualis tic services appropriate tO the occasion, by Post Commander F.. I. Meeker, and the prayer by Chaplain E. W. Robinson, the flower offerings were strewn by members of the Post, after which 6 salute of three volleys wHs fired by the soldiers and the hnes reformed and marched to the Park.
 AT THE PARK.
 After the multitude had become con- fortgbly seated at the Park, with the va rious participants in the services seated upon the capacious platform, Adjutant Arthur BJrton read the order directing rhe proper observance of the day. Col z. l.. TIdoall was then introduced and gave the following eloquent address.
 COL. TIDBALL's GRAFTON.
 COMMANDER AND COMRADES OF MEDLEY
 POsT:
 Ladies and Gentlemen: On Gn occa- sion like thi the mind of every Union soldi-r seems faced about" and instead ot be ng occupied win thoughts of the present, becomes absorbed m events Of tue past; and for one day, at least, the veteran WaBdeTs Tn memory amid tue exciting scenes of tine camp, the march aud the battlefield, aud in vivid lmagi- nation participates again iD those fierre and determined struggles which were jne test of the Uuion's strength; the vrTy trial of the Nati ms life. In thought he passes through the alternate joy of victory and bitterness of defeat; nov ch~ered and In-pired, a'd again de- pre- sel and almost discouraged. iu-t bs ne u-ei to oe n war time, when success or failure closed the day of weary march and sanguinary encounter. Thu for h h,tle period on every succeeding Ami. vrrsary of the Dead, the soldier looks back over his army life, iniulging a sort of day dream, made up of happy and sorrowful memories; Of events that occurred between the day of his enlistment and the time when the Angel of Peace proclaimed throughout the land, and unto the uttermOst parts of the earth, the glad tIdings of great joy, saying, ''strife has ended; ihe Union Is free" Then, as if startled by bucle blast, he arouses from his reverie to find at var has been banished, and that Peace once more smiles upon a united country, and promises, out of her abund ance, to give happiness and prosperity to every section.
 Such Is the Memorial Day retrospect Df every member of the Grand Army oi the Republic, ss be stands by the grave side of hls comrades whom death has mustered out, and covers theIr last rest ng-piace with fragrant flowers.
 To every member of the Grand Army of the Repuolic; to every American, SOL iIer aud cIvIlIan alike, Memorial Day IT. as sacred as Independence day of oui and bs much to be revered, since ths memories 1t recalls are born alike ot sorrow and of Jny. To ever! loyal man and woman of the United States the IhirtietI day of May seem- hallowed by the events which It con- and the touching ceremonIe- W hieh are part of its observsnce; and 4li over this vast domain, Tn every State and Territory, Tn fifty thUu-and different places, in cities, towns and hamlets, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Lakes 10 the Gulf, aye. even Tn foreign aDds, the Grand Army of the Republic has remembered tbis day, and has dec lrated the graves of the Nations heroes, ust as you have d ne Tn Tucson, and Ias renewed the pledge of Fraternity. Charity and Loyalty. Yea, in the full xercIse of that second great virtue, RItlout winch the others could not ex- st, IL has done still more, and in some ,laces, where Fate has cast the last rest ng place of the soldier who wore the I ,ray beside that of the hero who wore re blue, the Grand Army of the Repub- | ic. "vith malice toward none, with char " for all,i has bedrcked both graves l like, thus expressing for the dead Con | eierate s1ldir that forgiveness which l ne Nation has granted to his surviving 1 umrades. In the performance of such l m act there WAS nothing discr, dItable. l .othing dishOBursble; for no sympathy l yas thereby manifested for the Lost | 'au-e;7 1t was only the Union soldiers | .iud- hearted manner of saying to hIs | ale adversary. Rest m peace; bear | bee Io III will
 Flowers are the symbols of purity and I leace. How fitting that they should toe husen to decorate the graves of the ,raye snl honest dead. Suftly from UyIng hands they fall upon the little gentle as the dew of Heaven, very tiOw'ret t'ken of love.
 There Is no nobler institution in this than the Grand Army of the