The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
THE DAY OBSERVED IN AN APPR0
PIRATE MANNER
Thousands Participated in the Exercises
at the Cemetery and at the CraW-
ford Grand---Col. Lewis De-
hvers the Address.

at the Cemetery and at the Craw-
ford Grand---Col Lewis De-
Hvers the Address.
| Yesterday was Memorial day and it was
observed with proper ceremonies in
| Wichita The city was decorated in an
appropriate manner for the occasion. The
weather was beautiful, not cloud over
hanging the sky: and a cool wind kept the
atmosphere from being unpleasant and
! sultry. AS early as s O'Clock the partici-
pants and members were at their various
posts of duty, and flowers in great album
dance were brought in by loyal women
and children. As was announced, the ser
vices were reversed from former occasions,
the decorating of graves taking place be-
| fore the exercises.
At 10 o'clock the procession formed for
| the cemetary. AS no regular order of
march, had been arranged for this,
the parties participating in these
services went to the city of the silent
dead" in various ways. The G. A, R post
took the electric line, as did numerous
others.
| Over 5000 people had assembled at the
| cemetery TO pay respect to the departed
heroes and loved ones, to strew the beauti-
| full flowers over the graves of those who
| died in the service of their country. The
| prevailing flower for decorating were
| beautiful roses, in which so many gardens
in the city abound. Hundreds of graves
of beloved departed ones, not veterans,
We're strewn with the beauties of nature
The regular rituals of the G. a. r. were
! gone through.
Since last Decoration Day Garfield post
has lost five worthy members. They are
| Comrads II. w. Golfer, w A Richey, H
! c. Hadley, John S. Cozine and B. B.
| Eggleston. Who the next will be to
answer to the last roll, the Grand Com
mander of the universe only knows Every
year lessons the roll of the living veterans
/ BY l o'clock all had returned
| from the cemetery and by
! o'clock preparations for the street parade
were nearly completed. At promptly ESQ
the procession started. Thousands of citi-
! zeus lined the streets to see the parade
pass by. The order of march taken was
| from Market to south on Main street, east
on Douglas to Fourth avenue. counter
marched west on Douglas to Topeka, and
/ south on Topeka TO the Crawford Grand,
where they disbanded.
The order in which the procession was
| formed was as follows:
| General Murray Myers and staff, consist
ing of Capt. John a. Wallace, adjutant
general; Capt John A. Doran, brigade
quartermaster; Lee Taylor. first lieuten-
and aid -H.A-Rapnn and Thomas
Fitch, aid-de-camp.
Browns Military band.
Wichita Light Infantry.
Members of g. A. r. post
Wichita Canton, [. o. o. T.
Artillery of the Kansas National Guards.
Citizens in carriages.
Chas Schaeffer acted as marshal of the
day, and was in command of the entire
procession.
At the opera house, after all had been
seated who could be seated. the exercises
were begun with singing America" by
the audience, Dr. Furley, commander of
Garfield post, who presided over the cere-
monies. introduced j. d. Caldwell, who
read general order No by the department
of Kansas, in relation to the observance of
the day.
All officers and past commanders and
officers of Garfield post, the mayor and the
Ladies Relief corps occupied seats on the
stage.
After the reading of the orders. the Lotus
club rendered some very beautiful vocal
selections.
A beautiful prayer by Rev. L. NJ. Hart
ley. followed.
H. 7 II, \
Dr. Furley spoke few minutes. He then
introduced Col H. w. Lewis, who deliv-
cred very appropriate and eloquent adj
dress. The following is Col. Lewis adj
dress:
post Commander and Comrades, Ladies and Gen.
tenen:
Upon this day. fragrant with the mem
ory of our patriotic dead-this day when
the yearning spirits of the living rise into
the ETHEREAL blue to mingle for a season
with those of departed heroes, it is fitting
that we should, under the inspiration OF
these sublime associations, reflect upon
our duties as citizens of the republic.
Our country has passed through two
great crises and IS approaching the third
and greatest.
In the morning of our history, after
years of oppression and tyranny, culmi-
mating in the war of the revolution, we
laid the foundations, deep and strong, OF
national independence.
At the MONDAY of our civilization, after
three or four decades OF sectional bitter
ness and strife came on at last the red
and foaming crest OF internecine conflict,
and, rolling like sea across the land,
baptized us in blood; and IS we arose from
out the receding waves, there sang above
US the sweet refrain of national unity.
Aud now has begun the third and
greatest epoch of our existence as nation.
God grant that its elimination may be in
peace. But whether in peace or war
come it must and Will.
The lowIy Nszarene, the lovliest
character of earth or heaven, ~'came not
to send peace but sword. >
The struggle is on. and we are in ii, and
though it may not end IN our day, yet it
will continue on down through the after
noon of our history, on If necessary until
the sun shall set, on until az last in the
twilight shall blaze upon our banner IN
letters wrought Of brightest stars the
words
NATIONAL FRATERNITY.
Nv comrades. this is the great con-
summation toward which the people of
this country are drawing. Let Us, in this
the evening OF our earthly span, contribute
what we may 70 this sacred cause.
More than ascentury ago the continental
congress OF America thrilled the world
with the declaration that all men are
created equal" Three thousand years
before, the great lawEiver OF the universe,
amid the clouds Of Ere and smoke that
belched forth thunder from Mount Sinai's
crown. had written in stone the divine
law. chou shalt love thy neIgDbor as
thvself'
l do not believe in the realization of that
beautiful dream OF Edward BeIlsmy's,
PORTRAYED in his Locking Backward -
Neither have l any sympathy with the
Anarchists idea o. an equal distribution
OF wealth 6y trespass upon individual