Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-05-31
MEXORlAL DAY.
Il Was Observed a. Usual In this City
--RUster VI Old Soldiers In Line.

--Ros,er VI Old Soldiers In Line.
The gonzales OF T.. u. Baker Post,
NJ. 6, Department of Idaho, G. A. r.
net At their headquarters, yesterday
and, headed by the HALEY Band, pro
cesded to the Haley Cemetery, where
the Grand army Memorial Service,
we're held, aud William q. Lavake, q
son Of Comrade I.avakc, delivered the
following brief GRAFTON:
ComrAd.s Of the G. A. r, Sons OF
Veterans, Citizens Of Ha,ley:-We
are gathered here to-day to pay OUT
respects to III. Nations beloved dead
- laurel the graves Of your Comrades,
aud our fathers, un,.les, brothers OF
sons. Some OF our chief objects IL
accomplish to day, are-to keep green
not only the soldiers graves, but their
memory, and the fact that they once
severed all the endssrinx ties of
"Homs, Sweet Home," shouldered
their guns, "mArched through the
j.w. Of death, Into tn, vsry mouth Of
holl," in the defense of those homes.
Here. in these graves before you,
lies Ill that remains Of those bravo
men, who, with yourselves. in days
gone by, were RECOGNIZED as the
Nations Safeguard. How well tn.
volunteer scIdiery proved true to the
tras. imposed upon them by the Gov.
rsaInent, in its dark hours Of 81 and
IS, can now b, r,cit.d by every
school boy or girl who has "Excelsi, r"
Tor motto. Many are the tears tina.
are being shed this day by the aged
parent. wife, and sweetheart Of the
dead. whom they babe goodbye, ia
aaswer to their country's cali for pro.
section.
Members Of the Grand Array Of
the Republic: Your career on this
earth is fast drawing to II close. You
Can " al be- proud Of the record you
a, ada as volunteer soldiers. You can
he proudsr Of the record you have
MA ie a. s,ldier.citiz ~ IN caring for
che widows aud orphans 1t your
comrades who have Fallen by the way
side; III. Nations history You kept
sividly before her eyes. There is
hardly day passes, now. hut ~hat
several OF you arc detailed to 10
placed by the side Of those who have
gone before.
And, Comrades Of the G. A. r., is
Il not some pleasure TO you to know
that sons IT the same veterans are
fast marching t, thu front l.? In sup.
port ot this, | will read an edt.rixl
from ono Of tie leading Eat m pa
psrs. Of recent date:
"No Order has 80 glorious a future
bsfose it rs the Sons OF Veterans. 1t
has gathered and is gathering into it.
rsnks the very best blood Of the
eouptry-,he sons Of the lion h-sr,ei,
patriotic men who fought through t."
:viut ny the most savage!y contested
war in hix,ory. Everywhere Sons Of
Veterans sre bscoming more rromi.
nent in business, manufacturing. ag.
sioul' ure, enterprises Of al kinds. the
professions. education. science. and
society. Every year sees them far.
thsr in che lead. This is because they
Game Of good stoek--.h-y are the
Offspring Of men distinguished from
the rcst of the community BY energy
OF brsin and character, and wno have
inoulcxtsd into th-m the true princi-
PIES Of life. l. will not be many
yssrs che" every important inter-. It
in this c"untry Is controlled aud mar.
aged by sons Of veterans"
Their main objects are: To insure
tho Observance OF Memorial Day.
To care for their own needy members
and dependents. and to aid and as.ts,
the G. A. r. in its charity. work. To
inculos.s Patriotism aud Love OF
Country. To battle sesinst Anarchy,
Socialism. the Olsn.ns.Ga~l, or any.
thing that tends n weaken LOYALTY.
TO keep ever in the mini Of Young