The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-07
Preparations for the Observ-
ance of Decoration Day.
VOLUNTEERING.
One Offers Supply of Flowers to be
Placed on the Graves and Another Offers
a Team-who win Add to the Generous
Work

The town people have settled down to
active preparation of the observance of
Decoration Day. A committee met Friday
evening in the room of Post No 146, G.. A.
r., and the reports submitted showed that
considerable quiet progress has been
made
Rev. William Powick, pastor Of the
| Methodist Episcopal church, has been
selected as the orator of the day, and at
$3.50 p. m. on Sunday, 9th inst, the G. A.
r, Post, Sons of Veterans, Womens' Re
lief Corps and Ladies' Aid Society will
assemble in the Presbyterian church to
hear sermon by the pastor, Rev. 4.
Maxwell Morrison. .. ..
In response to citizens appeal in the
HERALD, John A. Reilly has volunteered
to furnish a lot of flowers from one of the
conserVatories in the county and NJ. II.
Master has offered to furnish one of the
teams. More flowers and teams will be
required to make the exercises of the day
success and at as little expense as.
possible to the old veterans People who
wish to help the good work along will
please address David Morgan, chairman
Of the committee, f. H. Hopkins, Sr.
secretary, or may send a message to the
HERALD office.
For years past the greater part of the
expense for the observance of Decoration
Day has been sustained by the old soldiers
and 1t has been heavy drain upon the
treasury of their post. 1t is the sentiment
now that the veterans should be relieved
of at least a part of the responsibility,
and that those who are reaping the
benefits of country made united and
free by the valor of those who lie in the
cemeteries, should share some of it, 1t is
hoped the response will be a liberal one
Department Commander William Ems
ley, of the G. A. r.. of Pennsylvania. has
issued the annual Memorial Day address
as follows -
"The blooming of the beautiful spring
Mowers on the mountain, in the valley by
the waters of river and brook, remind us
OF our loving duty to our comrades who
are sleeping under sod and dew Me
mortal Day-America's floral Sabbath
Will be observed May 30, and on soldiers
graves will be placed garland, flag and
flowers
Anthems of praise will be sung, re-
QUEENS chanted and grateful hearts will |
prompt willing hands to strew fresh
howers on the graves of the nations |
soldier dead, to not only show to the |
people of this great and peaceful country
that our comrades though dead, are not |
forgotten, but to teach the youth of our
land and Memorial Day is commemorative
one country and one flag'-the one day |
consecrated to the memory of the loyal |
soldier and sailor.
The solemn impressive services will re- |
call days of conflict, the vicisstudes of |
the campaign, the horrors of the prison |
pen, the heroisms on land and on sea. and |
as we 90 to the city of silence, the land |
OF the dead the muffied drum beat will |
take us back through the dim vista OF |
the past, and bring more closely and i'm
pressively to our hearts than could the
silver tongued eloquence of thousand
lips, those loved comrades who have gone
to their rest.
The commanders of armies, and the
men who in the ranks swung sabre or
carried musket, or on the decks of mem
ot'war, stood true to country, home and
flag, wear equal honors as they sleep
peacefully beneath the little green
mounds or down in the gardens of the
sea. All were the defenders of the
nations unity and honor, and all receive
the same loving homage of a grateful
people
Let this national tribute be paid by
soldier and sailor in spirit of comrade-
ship and let them 90 forth
With loving hands to scatter flowers
Ana place the flag above his breast
And the patriotism of this and of COM
ing generations will honor and revere the
Grand Army of the Republic because of
It's devotion and grateful remembrance. -"