Evening journal., 1894-05-31
ORATORY AT TEE CAPITAL.
THERE WERE FINE PATRIOTIC
SPEECHES ON THE GREEN.

Or. Murray Says IT'S PitiabIe Sight
When the One-armed Soldier Reaches
Ardent Spirits over the Bar with His
Good Hand-Other Events. @
Special Correspondence Evening journal
DOvRR, May 3l-Decoratiol Day was
appropriately celebrated here yesterday
By the Grand Army Post of this town.
and visiting post from Harrington In
the morning detachment from the
post here went to Bethel and Leipsic to
decorate the graves of the deceased
comrades buried ia the cemeteries there.
In the afternoon the exercises proper
for the day commenced. Promptly at
o'clock the procession began TO form ON
LoockermRn street. Comrade James II.
Peterson was marshal aud hesded the
column on horseback followed by the
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. Band, it being
| followed by the firing squad from Com
psuy D. Then came the Fife aud Drum
| Corps. Governor Cannon Post, No. 1.
Sons of Veterans, and p. c. Carter Post,
No. 10, all of Harrington, followed by
the floral wagon and General Torbert
Post, No 3, of Dover.
| They visited the different cemeteries,
read the memorial services, and the
/ flower girls placed flowers on tho graves.
/ The firing squsd also fred three salutes
at each cemetery After the cemeteries
had all been visited the procession
moved TO the public square, where a
platform had been erected and from
which the speakers made addresses.
The first speech was delivered by Rev.
R d. Adams, who spoke OF the day, its
merits and meaning TO American citi
zens. Next came Rev. A. d Carpenter,
who spoke with great earnestness ard
with muca force He discountenauced in 2
migration and said that every possible
means should be taken TO prevent for
eigners from coming to our country ard
robbing US of our rights, OF our homes
aud lives He also spoke in defense of
the public school system and urged
upon the people the necessity of defend
ing themselves along this line Mr.,
, Carpenter wss applauded repeatedly
during his talk.
The last address was delivered by Rev
DR.. W. L. S. Murray. In part he SAID
, that he thought that instead of thu
! speakers sitting down on a platform, 81
they were, that the boys in blue heforl
him ought to be the ones to sit dowI
, and rest themselves. Those who ha'
fought and bled for the ones now living
= The time was he said, that the Mort
= and South we're at odds with each other
e and that there seemed 70 be no way pos
i sible to avert the pending wrong tha
by war; consequently, the outcome wa
; the late civil WAT lie said there hh
been a great misunderstanding, but the
: IL had all been overlooked, and now tn
i North and South were one, and united.
"A aa.HaHl n
aliens who come to this country to 70
a us of our rights, and impressed upon tn
! minds of his hearers the necessity OF oh
n American citizen TO defend his hal
: While the North and South had been ei
d emies in the past there was still a create
4 enemy attacking and fastening itse
4 upon the people to-day. and that enen
Il was King Alcohol. II there was ever
!. ptiable object to him, it WAS TO see
tottering soldier with an empty slee'
hanging by his side, GO to the grave of
comrade and strew flowers thereon vii
. his good arm and then turn around,
- out of the cemetery and into a saloC
y and take glass of liquor with tue san
- arm. DR.. Murray was greeted wi
y rounds of applause throughout his enti
?, speech
William p. Satterfeld, son Of Pos
master John satterfield and a prOmine
~ Young man OF this town, will be marri
n, to morrow evening, in the First Presh
n terian Church, in Media, az 30 o'cloc
oee to Miss Anna Lucille Bullard, OF Med
he Pa. George e Dawson, OF the Farme
IN Bank. of this town, is TO be best ma
ed and Hon. William Salisbury and l
ly Burton are to be among the ushers.
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