The new North-west., 1885-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY.
National and Department General Order

National and Department General Orders.
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC,
ADJUTAST GENERALS OFFICE,
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 30, 1885.
General Orders No.15.
IMMORTAL DAY.
In accordance with rules and regulations,
May 50 win be observed as Memorial Day.
As defined By resolution Of the Eighteenth
Annual Encampnent, 1t win be kept sacred
70 the memory Of our heroic dead. Let no
idle merry-making mar its consecrated hours.
Twenty-thrss years have passed since our
last Grand Review. The death-rsli Of years
has added tens Of thousands to the half mil
lion graves We left behind. The daily tolling
bell, the freshly knotted Grape, the muffisd
drum, the slow and solemn procession, tell
how fast our comrades join the silent ranks
above.
One by enc q gallant leader lsnguishes
upon his couch Of pain, and over myriads OF
homes the death angel hovers darkiy. Hal
lowed bs the day that brings such solemn
thoughts As these.
Our comrades sleep we'll. No tear can dis
turb their profound slumber; ne perfume OF
flowers make thsir rest more sweet. But
wherever Memorial Day is observed there
rises q higher ideal of American valor, .
heller care for the men who saved the Union.
Let Posts of the Grand Army everywhere
assemble. Enlist all legal hearts in an oo-
servance of the day. Let the women and
children DO invited. Let all whs reverence
the flag unite in the ministration Of loyalty
and affection. The custom of inviting the
clergy to hold memorial services on the sun
day preceding Memorial Day Is again com
mended, and comrades should feel 1t prlVi-
lege and duty to attend.
Where there are no graves to gather around,
| as ON the far frontier, memorial services may
still be held. Where there are NO flowers to
wreathe, thsrs still remains that perfect
hswor of fresdom-ths Red, White and
benedictions fall.
The flowers of love are immortal. Be II
| ours to cherish them in our hearts and le,
their fragrance fill eur lives.
| BY command of JonN s. KoUSTz,
| Commander in Chief
| Wv. ALcoRN, Adjutant General.
HEApo'Rs DEPARTMENT OF MONTANA,
| GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, J
HELENA, M. T., May b, 1885. J
General Order No. 5-Ths observance O
Memorial Day in an appropriate manner Il
snioined upon the different Posts Of thu
Grand Army of the Republic In this Depart
msnt. On the 3oth day of May inst, al
comrades are earnestly requested to lay asid'
secular pursuits and assemble at their re
spectiye Pest rooms between the hours OF II
o'clock a. m. and 3 o'clock p. m, and there
upon act in accordance with such arrange
ments a. may previously have been made TO
the proper observance Of this solemn Ant
sacred day.
Enlist all loyal hearts, for wherever Mem
orial Day is observed there rises hishe
ideal Of American valor and holier care TO
the men who saved the Unisn.
Let pleasant paths invite the csming an
going Of reyerent visitors and fond mourners
let tender and loving hands strew the flower
that shall tell the story Of loyalty and love
With every token of the highest and pures
patris stism the Nations Memorial Day
forever linked. Where there are no grave
to gather around, memorial services shsul
be held ut Post halls or other appropriat
places. By order OF
THos. P. FULLER,
Department Commander.
JOHN MoPFITT, Asst Adjt Gen.