Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-13
Memorial Day.

HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF CAL,
| GRAND Army OF THE REP'C.
| Asst ADJ'T GEMS. OFFICE.
419 California St., Room ", San
| Francisco, April 25th, 1885.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 4.
l. Pursuant to General Orders
from National Headquarters direct
ing the observance of Memorial
Day, on Saturday, the 3Oth proxino
the Department Commander re-
quests the different Posts through
out this Department to make
proper preparations for appropriate
ceremonies upon the hallowed ami
versary that has been forever set
apart as our Memorial Day, and
thereby once more testify to the
people of this broad land our
devotion to the memories of our
Country's loyal dead, who willing
" laid down their lives that the
Nation might live, and whose men,
DRY still lives, not only undimmed
by the ravages of time, but with
each succeeding year growing
brighter and brighter as our now
united citizens evince their appre-
citation of the noble services rend-
cred by the Union soldiers, sailors
and marines, and voluntarily gather
with US to deck with beautiful
flowers the silent mounds that con-
tain the sacred remains Of our
heroic dead.
Then, comrades, as we gather
about those graves, and loving
hands place upon them Springs la
test garlands, let loving lips re-
hearse the stories Of their patriotic
valor, in order that the rising gen.
Grafton may CLEAN therefrom some
knowledge of the events that so
seriously affected the prosperity of
this Country quarter OF a century
ago; that caused the desolation of
so many hearths and homes, and
that left so many widows and or
phans all over our land. Then,
Comrades, tell the children who
are gathered about you that all
these sacrifices we're for the main
tenance of this Union and the
preservation of this fag-Colum-
bias Flag" Whose brilliant stars
flashed through our wars for truth
and liberty"
Comrades, but few short fleet
ing years remain to US before our
children will be called upon to per-
form the sacred duty of placing up
on our graves the offerings that
symbolic their affection for our
memory. Then, let US, while
awaiting our transfer to the Eternal
Camping Ground, so commemorate
the browning virtue of loyalty |
that that principle will be
sy,nbolized in the ceremonies of
Memorial Day, and be so deeply |
npon the tablets Of our
hearts that nothing can
efface it, and that the lessons of |
loyalty and patriotism taught by |
the observance of the day that the
Grand Army of the Republic in
augurated in 1868, and has observed
annually since, will be by them
taken up and perpetuated for all
time to come.
II. Post Commanders are,
8 with malice towards none and |
charity for all, specially charged
with the duties of carrying out in
their different localities, in a
proper manner and in accordance
with our regulations, the observance
Of Memorial Day and the custom
airy attendance by the respective
Posts Of Divine services upon the
Sabbath preceding. They should
be careful also to invite all clergy
men and priests in their vicinity to
offer a tribute to the Memorial Day
Services from their respective pull
pits and chancels upon the Sabbath
the 3Oth of May, and
also to request the Press to give
the Day and its observance proper
appropriate mention.
LII. Post Commanders will also
cause, Immediately after Memorial
Day, the Post Chaplain's report of
the ceremonies of the occasion,