The Arizona champion., 1888-06-02


 you are worthy of equal honor, for the same spirit that actuated them, stirred you. You often suffered under the blunder of | ITS, and perhads often others stepped into positions you had won by suffering Your sacrifice is remembered by grateful people. Along side by side with the heroism of the fath CTS of the Revolution, will post erity record the heroism of the sons in the Rebellion. Now and always shall honor be due to those who went out from us to suffer and endure.
 Like the eternal mountains and huge rocks that continue from one generation to another, and .he pine and spruce trees with which nature so beautifully adorned them, so shall the defenders Of our na- ton remain unforgotten, and their memory fresh and greea in the hearts, affections and patriotic de- votioEs of free people.
 And while we are to. day remem- bering the fallen heroes of our be- loved country and in whose inter, est too much of praise cannot be said, let US not forget the boys who wore the gray. would cast no reflection upon the name or mem- ory of one who died for mistaken idea. 1 believe that wherever present loyalty is apparent the past should be forgiven. and that 1t IS our duty as citizens to forgive the l errors of the past aid to throw no 1 obstacle In the way of those who i come with true hearts and wiling 1 hands seeking to build up the glory and prosperity of the nation. We may accord to those who i fought against the flag, courage, ] fortitude, generalshrp, and even honesty of purposes.
 Among the convictions of those who fought and died for the sunny | south, they no doub, dIi 50 from what they believed To De right, thus reared as they were, under influences of peculiar character and doctrineslargely in conflict with our free American in- stitutions, yet educated and i'm. pressed with such ideas and such mode of government.
 Let us then throw the mantle of charity around them now and to- day, in our memorial devotions, know no north, no south, no east no west, put wherever the Amerl- can flag waves, let that be our home, and whenever the true, the noble and tnc hrave need our aid | and sympathy let it be freely given. And when we cease to remember the principles onr heroes dird to defend and enthrone, we cease to be worthy a flag, country and a name.
 MT. Miller's speech awakened feryid enthusiasm m the audience, which responded to the powerful appeal to their sentiments with hearty applause.
 The liue Of march to the ceme- tery was then taken up. forming the longest procession ever seen in Flagstaff. Every man in the line was laden with wreaths of flowers and evergreens { foT which thanks are due to the devotion of the w. R. e. with which to decorate the graves of comrades. friends aud relatives. Arriving al the ceme- tery, hollow square was formed around the enclosure withln which IS the grave of SeIgt. P4trIck K Noonan, G. Company. 27ih Penn sylvania Infantry-the only soldier buried in our cemetery. Here the solemn funeral ritual of the C.. A. K. was delivered, after which the garlands were revereGtia.ly deposit ed over the repository of the com rade's remains. The funeral dirgc was played in solemn measure, al ter which the procession marched to the grave Of Jno. N. Berry, where the Knights of Pythias, of Order he was prominent mem. Der, covered the sod over his grave with flowers. Sir Knight Geo. H. Tinker by request made the fol lowing impromptu remarks memo rial of the deceased brother:
 "Brother Knights: We are as sembled at the grave of an honored | brother, who was, IS citizen of our town, loved and esteemed by | all. This IS an occasion when the | graves of those who fell in the de. fence of our country ate decked l ~ith hp"NlS abd OliC"h "I'u bIlO- utes of love and tears of affection | It is therefore but proper and fit l ting that the esteem in which our dead brother was held be attested by us to-day in covering his grave with these symbols of respect and honor to his memory"
 Rev. N. l.. Guthrie pronunced the benedictlon, which ended the services at the cemetery.
 Again the march was resumed, and the return to town was effect. ed. At the Grand Army hall the ranks were broken, and the days exercises were concluded. Don't Fail to Read This. The California DOsitiye and