The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-06-03
The Beautiful Custom.

under the auspices of the G.. A. R.,
the graves of the heroic dead were
strewn with flowers by the loving
hands of those who revere their
memory.
The weather was threatening, but
tho attendance was fair. The
business houses and many private
residences displayed profusion of
bunting.
The procession formed at the
Court House, and led by Prices
band, marched to the silent city of
the dead. Near the grave of the
lamented Col. X. v. Whaley the
solemn and impressive memorial SER
vices were conducted by commander
III. r. Howard, whose fine elocution
and soldiery bearing won special
admiration. During the readings
andresponses, many sensitive chords
were touched which cause the
bosom to swell and silent tear to
fall.
The children took an active part,
and the girls with their wreaths of
flowers and the boys with their
flags, formed pleasing sight. The
committee on flowers was composed
ofMisses Mary Work, Blanche Gable
and Halle Trippett, and the little
girls were chaperoned by Miss
Fannie Ray, while the boys were
under the charge of Adolph Work.
The threatening weather prevent
ed an eulogistic address by Com
mander Howard, and much disap-
pointment was manifested, as Mr..
Howard is a gentleman of rare liter
airy attainments and is one of the
brightest Masons in the State.
After services at the cemetery, the
procession took its line of march to
the resting place of Gen. Lewis and
his comrades, near the mouth of the
Kanawha, who fell in the great In
dian battle at this place, on October
10th, 1774, and those heroes, who are
dead, yet live, were honored by
those marks of affection which are
due to their noble characters as
men and soldiers.
A committee was sent to decor
ate the graves of the soldiers bur-
led in the Hogg graveyard, near
Eight Mile Island.
Our Post certainly paid a fitting
tribute to the memory of those who
barred their bosoms to the enemies
steel in defense of their country;
and TO the Committee of Arrange
ments, comrades Joseph Helm, r. f.
Chambers, j. 7. Greer and F. A.
Work, the latter of whom acted as
Marshal and Officer of the Day,
much credit is due, for their Jealous
and untiring efforts to make the &C.
casion memorable.
And in thus honoring our dead, it
was pleasing to note that the brave
boys who wore the gray received a
full share of the honors bestowed,
and the old veteran in blue, whose
eyes were made moist when his life
as soldier required to him, was
ready to kiss the hand that rover
emily laid wreath on the resting
place of one, who though an enemy
in battle, was a soldier. Soldier is
a grand word and no dictionary
can properly define it.
The REGISTER regrets that space
forbids a personal mention of the
many who took an active part, and
the charming ladies who graced the
occasion with their presence.
The occasion for these demons
trations of patriotism, will never be
allowed to slumber in the Ameri-
can heart, and Democracy and Re-
publicanism can be quickly blended
and become one, when our liberty,
as nation, is threatened, or our
honor as a Republic is questioned,
and these truths should be indelli-
bly, impressed on the minds of the
youth of our fair land.
Decoration Day is potent fact
or in propagating this principle
upon which rests the foundation of
our grand and glorious government.
Vincit amor patrie.
W