The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-09
DECORATION DAY.
Stirring Address of Department Command
er Sample.

Stirring Address of Department Command
sample.
CoMRADEs:-Another year has passed and
we are again reminded the time is approach
Ing when we make our annual visitation to
the habitations of the dead. More than
twenty eight years have passed since the
Angel of Peace spread her wings over our
beloved country.l In all that time you have
never faltered in your devotion to the MEM
ory of your departed comrades and now in
the midst of this beautiful season of the year,
when all nature is bright, and the sweet per-
fume of the flowers Of spring is around and
about us, it were well that we stop at the
milestone of 1893 and with solemn thoughts
and utteIance renew our allegiance to the
cause for which so many of our brave COM
rades went down to their death, or since the
eventful days of the war have dropped by
| the wayside. Let us show by our zeal in the
performance of this sacred duty that we
believe it is well for the country to thus
honor her defenders, and in this manner
teach an object lesson of patriotism which
will never be forgotten. For our comrades
who have answered the last roll call there
are in our hearts words, if we could speak
them, that are as Passion flowers and SEN
tences that are as wreaths Of Amaranth.
They sleep under the dew and the daisy. To
their memory, ON May Both, we will drop the
tribute of a tear and on the lowly mounds
scattered throughout our great Common
wealth let us,plant the beautiful flowers OF
spring time that will be watered with the
tears of the people of grateful country
As we bend Ger the graves of our comrades
we can recall, as if in sweet communion
their noble, unselfsh sacrifices and heroic
bearing in the hour of danger, for humanity
and civilization. In this spirit of medita.
tion we look about us and see the evidence
of prosperity over this broad land, and whilst
we can recall nothing that can arouse
feeling of vindictiveness or sectional passion
we feel proud of the fact that our honored
dead were comrades in the grandest volun
teer army the world ever knew. Let us
! therefore, perform the duties of the day il
a reverent spirit, and thus show the wOrlc
our appreciation of their efforts in the day.
of long ago, and for the few remaining dayi
allotted to us let us so live that when we, too
shall have been called, "wemay wrap the dra
; perry of our couch about us and lie down like
one to pleasant Dreams"
II. In accordance with the established
custom Posts will arrange for attending
Divine service, Sunday, May 2Sth. Specia
efforts should also be made to have ministers
of the different denominations address theil
respective congregations ON the duty of thc
citizen to the Nation.
III Committees of the different POST
t throughout the Department should arrang'
to visit the public schools prior to may 3Otl
and call the attention of the children by
short addresses, to the lessons taught by The
C ceremonies of that day.
". In localities where there are are more
than one Post, joint arrangements should b'
made and invitations extended to the Ladie
of the Grand Army Woman's Relief Corps
and Sons of Veterans to participate in th'
services of the day.