Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-31
FOR ANATI0N'S DEAD
REV. !. ?. Pcwfll's ADDRESS
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osiAi day than ysssesday. Never vas .
Memorial day IN Grand Rapsts Esoru
sdesiiy csietsstsd. TIE inhabitants a
the city united In payinG sribuss ~ shs
memory of those uho lsarpsd the great
principles q truth and sAcriKesd then.
seises that the truth might hse. TAs
heavens above coutsned with the earth
beneath 10 cast . rsdisnos 81 glory csss
the day and it, snemosisA
In the early hours of the morning shs
day war consecrsted by ssiutr fred BY
the Fox battery.
The parade formed at the Garner of
Turner and West Bridge streets and tie
procession started - ? O'Clock
II wac headed By Sergeant Wehb and
a platoon Il p,lice. Martial Nm. T.
Johnson aud aids. - ". BAXTER. W. A.
Palmer Hiram Maidri. Ebef Rioe. &.
5. Wilson. Charles A. Besie and &. ".
Dippie. all or horseback. Tbe officers
~ the day. Orator 4 T. Bc~cll, char
lain. Rev. j &. Floyd. TREASURER. &. l..
Csssin, vice presidents. a. A. Cotton II
Watson poet. q. r. Hnniley % Custer
poet. Hiram Maaien ~ ChanspIin pest.
and (. ". Dippls Of Grand Rapids poet;
Colonel Rose and staff: Bronsou ana
DicAinson's roginental land. tonpany
T., under command ~ Captain 10 g
Bennett. Company III, under Captain
John &. Boon. Company u. under Cap
tain J -. hr.aacr: to1 batter, captsin
j. =. Baboock: Mayor Stuart and the
city ofiicials Tho first veteran enrE.s
was John A. t<sgan pei from tie
Soldiers home aud was undef command
of W ". Fowler. Immediately follow
ing was Colonel A, T. Mckes-rOids. the
veteran 10 the Mexican asf. riding in Z
carriage with General fyron x Pierce.
Custer. Champlin. Watson ana Grand
Rapids rosfs followed. with old soldiers
too feeble to walk. ia carriages.
The PROCESSION was completed hy car.
riages fiiied with members - the various
relief corps.
In Hartman's Hall
The line Of march extended up Canal
Monroe Park and III, ision street,. and
ended al Hartman's hall
The hall was prctfily and fas,efuily
decorated with Gags and flowers. An
American flag was enwrappei about the
speakers table. graceful liy lcop.d With
bows of Grape.
Ii was 1000 when J. A. :. Nersiisr.
the presiding officer. callesi tie mee;ing
10 order Among fho~e who occupied
soats on the stage were the Rev i T.
Powell. the Rev. }. G. floyd. CO.. A. 4.
McEeynolds. General hyIon R ffene.
Colonel l.. Y. Fox. Coloae. ps.uie Nc
Conneii. Moves J.. Avcry ans Judge Al
len G. AdsIt. Tho isenlhcrs ~ thc -
lief corps and many ether prominent
citizens occupied eeafs alsu
After dirge by the band. krlle,'s
american Hymn was sung by douhie
male quartet. consisting ~ Messrs Her
rick. Ballard. fyfe. banning. Rowland.
Murphy. Fysh aud Nan Dnrieren
The Rev. j G Floyd offefs.i an invo.
cation. ant the double qusrtei furnished
another s~srction
Mr.. Ncrdier then made short ad
dress lie spoke - the righifuiness -
the Dorth's struggle. and hoped that
Memorial day should never l- neg
lccted. The decoration - the soldiers
graves Is a time. .honored custom that
1 should never know neglect, II is q
tribute b. the American freemen who
laid down their hives that their country
might live. =
MIR. poMciis Aidrc~>.
After another selection by The quartet
| Mr. Nerdier introduced the kss T.
I Powell. who spoke as follows.
PILLOW SoLDIrss. LsDrrs kSD GYN
( 1i.rxF~ lie Is greatly honored "a bo has
/ the righ; 20 say Fellow Soldiers That
honor was purchased by mo%f % us =, a
large price. and we prize u accordingly.
am not looking al this time into ihe
faces 81 many boys In iioe- with whusn
| have personal acquaintance. bot
pc,m io SO h,fsrr me a best ~ CON.
tasiee uho gathered upon tho fieldr -
Fredericksburg aud G-tpshurg. Chan
coliofavslic and the Wilderness: ct
/ Spoiis!ivania and Apromattor
They wore the sane blue. answered
50 tho same call. defended the same Sag.
belonged 10 the same army II patriots;
/ an1 those ~ them pho are sslli alive
/ the essi ani able 90 answer TIE rn.i eaii
( arr gathered AS we are gathered 20 rs-
call the memories Of Other dave aud -
place flowers upon the grass-s - fho-e
who have ieeu mustered out ~ SERVICE
her, and have entered the land ~ pssco
More flowers are reedei each .esr
bccauec nbore grnvc~ have been flied
hus the patriot 10 never weary - paying
tribute TO men who have made the spi
sacred 10 liberty.
We. a the east. vere proud q the
heroic achievements - our connrssies IN
the west And when r~J'ostso - victories
reached our cayr. end fhose reg,orss
came often. no gratitude vss deeper
than ours. no prasee mo~e eene-oua
shcsynaae Msyvsh.
-And when sherman hogan that h,s-
toric march through Georgia. his np
pesring eouewhere. ne knew not where.
was watched for. sbd ionged for. and
prsysh fof With desire that 10 sorss
can eypresa Especially sss this true
| a certain epcampments 81 Ardersnv Vile
and Macon. si Salisbury. Chsri~s,sss
and Columbia. where were confin,~s
fhousapds ~ brave Deh from both the
east and the vcst.
The vcur iey<rs and Victims u al
fosus q misesy vbo In Pais~sine 20s
years ago. awaited ths besiine sypcb 20
oar Lord. we're hardly Dore anxious "a
So Jesus himseif fban ~ vese to $50
sherman end his -hoys M biue II
meant escape from heil Gould Dsrss
have .e~n kpdsr~ouviise. be would fsvs
rsvi-sd bee ~1nfsrno~
There should he r~prs-s>pse5 - Ch,
cseo panorama q ADd@suviiie. q.
: q product - the csviiizstifsn vh,ch fis