The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-06-22
TIE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments
THE NATIONS MEMORIAL.

DOVER
Would build new ladder of faith to the skies.
We kneel on your graves that our tears are bedew.
We CALL but no answer comes back to our ear;
Your valorous deeds we grow proud in reviewing
But silence profound regns eternally here.
Yet let us believe you are hearing and knowing
The prayers We are breathing, the praises we
The depth of devotion and love past the showing.
The pledge Of eternal remembrance we bring.
We Irvine your dear names in the garlands Of
That deck the grand temples whose spires touch
the skies;
The songs of the Nation shall echo your story
And future years honor your great saorifioe.
Sleep on. then, In peace meath the flag you de-
Tended,
The God of our fathers your record will keep.
He knows all your names. and when earth life ID
ended
His angels will waken you out of your sleep.
Be glad of the blessings your lives helped create
And when that glad day brings surcease OF ali
sorrow
Well meet you and greet you at heavens open
Thank God for this pilgrimage. Sorrow and glad
Commingle in hearts that with tenderness swell
We come and We go. yet we JOY In our sadness
To bid you o, brothers, all hail and farewell.
Martha A. Burdick, Centralia, Ill.
HISTORIC MEMORIAL DAYS
The following is from the classic address of
Department Senior Vice President Clare Fl.
Burleigh, of Massachusetts, delivered at Cole
rain, under the auspices of Post 20, Memorial
Day:
"a proper regard for the resting place of the
beloved has marked every time since Abraham
prepared with care for the burial of his own,
and David's lament over Saul and Jonathan
was memorial hymn. Rehearsals of the deeds
Of slain warriors characterized the grandest
festivals of ancient Egypt; Homer's genius
gave its most brilliant coloring to the victories
ides said of the Spartans who fell at Their
mopyl@:
"'Of those who at ThermopylD were slain,
Their tombs are altars.'
"When Timoleon of Sicily died proclama-
ton was issued that, for all time day should
be kept sacred to his memory who not only
conquered despOts, but restored to Sicilian
Greeks their constitution and laws By an
interesting coincidence also, the Christians Of
Smyrna decorate the grave of Polyearp, q
Christian soldier, on the Both of May"
MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIALS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Memorial Day was sacredly
kept by the Relief Corps of Massachusetts,. De-
psrtment Headquarters were closed, and ell the
Department officers contributed in some way
to the sacred ceremonies of the day.
Corps 90, of Westfed, placed large wreathes
In the cemetery in remembrance OF Gen. Logan,
Gen. Sheridan, and Gen. Sherman, and a large
floral anchor as tribute to the heroes Of the
navy.
Past National President z. Florence Barker
and Past National Senior Vice President
Lizabeth 4. Turner participated in the services
of the Ladies' Aid Association of the Soldiers
Home at Forestdale Cemetery, and later Mrs.
Turner delivered a Memorial address under the
auspices of Corps 9, Charlestown.
Department President Emily L. Clark was a
guest of honor of w. L. Baker Post at her home
in Northampton.
Clare II. Burleigh, Department Senior Vice
President, delivered the Memorial address at
Colerain, and Eva T.. Cook. Department Junior
Vice President, at Ashland and Rockland.
Many of the Corps furnished collations for
their Posts. besides their efficient services in
collecting and arranging flowers. Almost every
Corps remembered the Army Nurses. and In
many instances floral memorials were erected
TO the memory of the brave unknown.
Past National President Sarah E. Fuller ad-
dressed one of the schools at Medford on the
observance of Memorial Day, and June at
tended the services of Post IL. Charlestown.
The pupils of the High School at Shrews.
bury assisted Corps SO in decorating the Sol
diers Monument.
dressed the public schools Monday preceding
Memorial Day. This is in line with growing
custom and beautiful one.
President Mary II. Andrews, of Corps ia,
visited all the schools of Essex prior to Me-
mortal Day to secure their interest in the ex-
ercises of the day, with excellent results. Corps
LA served dinner to the Post, besides pre-
pairing lavish display of flowers and arrang-
ing notices around the cenotaph to the I'M
known dead.
Department Secretary Mary E. Elliott de.
livered the Memorial address at Charlestown,
n. II. Department Inspector L. w. Waterman
represented the Department at the dinner of
Post 104, bingham, and Lizzie f. Mudgett,
Department Inspecting and Installing Officer,
assisted Corps 90, Lynn.
Corps 95, New Bedford, prepared floral deco.
rations for coo graves. Fletcher Webster Corps,
Brockton, placed a tribute on the grave of Com
rade A. c. Munroe in whose memory Massa-
chusetts Corps will build monument.
By request of Dahlgren Post, South Boston,
Corps 20 decorated a mound to the memory of
the unknown dead, at Emerson Street Gem
etery.
Ward Corps, Danvers, furnished 200 ported
plants as part of their Memorial tribute to
sleeping conn ades
Corps 81, Athol, arranged q floral barge, in
which were seated young girls dressed in red.
white and blue. the central figure representing
the Goddess Of Liberty and holding the Stars
Stripes.
Corps 1872, Sandwich, and Corps 153 Tx
bridge, held pleasing Memorial Day entertain
ments; benefit of relief fund.
Massachusetts, Corps contributed over SOD to
purchase flags for the decoration of Southern
cemeteries and battlefelds.
Guarding the Flags" was given with beau
tiful effect by Corps 81, Mansfield, on the even
ing of Memorial Day.
Robert A. Bell Corps, Boston, accompanied
Post 134 to Rainsford Island on Memorial Day.
The town of Dartmouth, through the efforts
of Corps SD. New Bedford has set aside lot in
South Dartmouth Cemetery to be known as
SOLDIERS and Sailors lot" The town has
erected flagstaff and flag and mound to the
memory of the unknown dead.
After Memorial services at the Town Hall,
Upton, under the auspices of the Post on q
beautifully decorated stage. among whose en-
blems was cross In memory of the unknown,
all repaired 10 the cemetery, where the SOL
diers' graves were decorated. Then the w. re
held appropriate services at the soldiers monu-
ment. Later, at West Upton, the GAR and
8. of V. were served q fine collation. by the
W.RC.
Edwin E. Day Corps, Greenfield, presented
TO Day Post beautiful bronze vase, placed on
the common, to be kept filed with blooming
plants, as tribute to the soldiers whose monu.
ment is near.
Shelburne Falls had three days Memorial
season, all the schools holding Memorial serv-
ices on Monday. OzrO Miller Corps served the
Post bountiful dinner On Memorial Day, al
the close Of the ceremonies.
Sarah Williamson. Department Correspond
Ing Secretary, Wollaston, Mass.