Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-30

stained the wheat fields of Antietam the
troubled tide of the Rsppahannock, ard
the deep flood of the Mississippi, shall rise
up from the devout services of this day,
purified and respondent with hopes.
Let us resolve that the growing power
which America holds shall be the growing
power Of freedom and righteousp5 IS. Let
US resolve that the spirit OF our heroes
shall animate US, and by US into the moral
struggles of today. Let us resolve that
justice shall be done to the lowiy, that
safes guards shall be placed about the
tempted, that enlightenment shall come
to the ignorant, and that punishment
snail come to the guilty.
OTHER EXERCISES.
The address was followed by songs,
Soldiers Grave" and "Our Comrades
Have Fallen" by the full chorus after
which there was martial music by the 5.
of V. drum corps.
This was followed by remarks appro>
pirate to the occasion by Hon. W. II.
Gest, in which he spoke of the day as it
is observed all over the land when thous-
ands pay tribute to our honored dead.
de said the history of the American SOL
der was too well known 20 be repeated,
saying that they did not fight for glory
and for pay as did many of the soldiers
whose names illumin the pages of his
tory of many foreign nations, but for
liberty and home, that we who live after
them might enjoy the God given rights of
freedom He then said we should teach
manhood and uprightness to our children
and assist one another IN our voyage
through life, after which he paid a
tribute to our common school
system, and closed by saying we should
train our children as did the Carthaginin>
an who swore his young soa, not to
eternal enmity toward Rome, but to eter-
nal devotion to his country. At the
close of Mr.. Gest's remarks came song
chorus, ''Ye Comrades Tread Lightly
the solo being taken By F. &. Hollister,
of Chicago.
Mayor William McCono chie then on
behalf of the committee in charge of the
decorating, thanked the school teachers
and children for the many beautiful flow-
ers which had been given, and made q
few fitting remarks regarding The custom
OF strewing flowers on the graves of our
fallen heroes, which lie said was not
modern one, it having been followed
in the earliest ages. He then
traced the soldier through his hard fought
battles in the south, and paid tribute to
the memory Of John A. Buford and gave
an account of his own boyhood days a,
the breaking out of the war, when after
leaving school he made his way through
the world without the advantages of an
education which he was then denied,
but that he had never regretted the step
then taken, and closed with a fitting
eulogy oa the honored dead.
This was followed by song, Com
rades Rest" by the full chorus, and was
| followed BY the impressive mem orial SER
vice in accordance with the ritual of the
| G. A. X, conducted by Post Commander
Wilcher, Chaplin Cue and other offers of
the post. The male chorus sung
America. after which Rev. c. E. Tay-
lor pronounced the benediction and the
! solemn ceremonies were at close.
| TO THE ISLAND.
This afternoon an immense crowd OF
people have gone to the national Gene
terry on Rock Island to attend the tri-city
observances. The electric cars have
been running with trsilers and are doing
rushing business via Moline. The pro-
gsamlne prepared for the ceremonies under
the direction of Graham post of Moline
is app ended:
| Call to order by Grahm post.
| Reading of order OF adjutan'.
| Prayer
Music by glee club.
Address by post commander.
Oratl on by Assistant Postmaster General
| Whitfield.
| Music by band.
| Music by the slee club.
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