Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-07
The Memorial Address, Which Was
Delivered by Col. Bentley, a
Literary Masterpiece.
Memorial len a Day Services.
f(From Fridays Daily.l

ships and heroic struggles of those who
fought to perpetuate and maintain the
union of states the greatest and, grandest
presiding officer has few superiors. His
diction is easy, smooth and elegant The
opening course: ave Come Silent Heroes"
was rendered with rare musical ability.
Those who participated in the musical
part of the programme. were O. H. Holt,
organist: Mrs. Reade, Mrs. Lusby, Mrs. T.
p. Davis, Miss Norris and Miss Anderson,
Messrs. E. Van Houten, Hodge, Bushman
and Harry Van Houten. The Rev. George
Kline invoked the devine blessing, after.
which the Hon. John E. Garland was in
troduced..
"THE SONS OF VETERANS"
was the subject which he briefly discussed.
Judge Garland himself, the son of vet.
eran among veterans, feelingly and pa
thetically referred to the noble, grand, in
estimable heritage bequeathed to the sons
of veterans by half million of volunteer
soldiers who trisked and suffered death
that their country might live-one and in
separable now and forever. aPatriotism,"
he said, twas the foundation of country's
greatness, and history fails to record a
more brilliant example of a natiOn's pride
and patriotism than that displayed in the
darkest days of the gigantic struggle that
gave us new nation baptised with the
blood of fathers, brothers and sOns-mar-
tyrs to glorious cause, among which
were some OF the fairest and best of Amer
ica's noble youth and manhood" Judge
Garland, in speaking of the duties and
honors that are bequeathed to the sons of
veterans, said: "As between wealth, hon
or and position and that of being son Of
veteran. would prefer being classed
among the latter. who, should occasion
arise, must grid on their armor and stand
by the glorious banner that their fathers
bore through storm of bullets and fields of
blood. Judge Garland is a graceful
speaker, clear and distinct. The ladies
then sang "Rest Spirit. Rest It was
sweet, it was grand; and right here let it
be recorded that Miss Anderson has a
magnificent voice and is bewitchingly
sweet accomplishments that all brave
soldiers love and appreciate. Col. w. A..
Bentley delivered s9e
THE MEMORIAL. ADDRESS.
All who know him, know his brilliant
qualifications as public speaker and
ripe scholar. 1t was the unanimous YER
dict of all that his memorial address was
the masterpiece of his many brilliant pro-
ductiOns before q Bismarck audience. His
address was scholarly and historic, at times
tender and pathetic, thoroughly cohesive
in detail and narrative, abounding in eagle
flights Of composite genius, and altogether
and iii brief. a brilliant effort, worthy Of
the occasion and the man, himself vet
eran. Colonel Bentley said:
Nations are not altogether ungrateful.
Individuals may seem to be >unmindful of
their duty when at times they labor under
spasm Of supposed economy, but among
the great nations Of the earth, in this en-
lgktened age, there is q growing feeling
Of greater national safety in the love Of
their people than IN their fears. Great
strides have been. and are being made in
this direction BY other governments besides
ours, but as in our principles of government
our nation Is still establishing precedents
day in each succeeding year to garland the
graves Of its heroic dead; to burn on its
affairs the incense of nations gratitude
and pride. This day Is ours alone, set
apart to perpetuate the memories Of our
old comrades set apart for the citizens of
around their silent cities Of the dead to pay.
that respect and honor justly due its ma
tiOnal saviOrs to us, to-day means more
than fleeting sentiment of gratitude e-m0re
than q passing emotion Of grief. 1t means
that in Q comparatively few more repeti-
YNR< <HruSA AvvvxAn
be represented by broken cOlumn-Ou our
flag must soon be planted upon the color
line, where it will wave alone, for there
will be no strong arms In our ranks to bear
it to victory. It must be done, if at all, by
younger hands.
coming more general and more intense.
Although years have come and years have
gone, until generation has passed away
since the last scene Of that great tragedy
was enacted at tAppOmattax-yet, inOtWith-
standing these passing years have placed
those terrible realities Of war SO, far in the
distance, each succe eeding year has served
to bring out a more thorough national
regard for these services in memory of our
fallen comrades, until to-day there will be
very few hamlets in this land where it will
pass unheeded. .@5 s s5s
This feeling is intensified in our own
ranks as they are being thinned out The
remnants Of those gallant armies are draw
in line and get the inspiration Of that mag
netic touch Of the elbow Of old and tried
comrades; no lapse of years can crowd
these memories from us. They are so
thoroughly impressed upon our minds,s SO
thoroughly imbued into our very exist
ence that on the recurrence Of events call
their freshness and we find ourselves.
+ again face to face with the thrilling events