Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-09
THE HONORED DEAD.
G. a. r. Ceremouials in Tucson
Yesterday.
A Pleasant and Patriotic Entertain
ment Last Night-Bushels of
Flowers.


they had been well ell tertalned.
Slight alterations were made in the
program from what had been announc-
ed, Mrs. Crum changing her song from
"Angels Ever Bright and Fair" to some
thing with more patriotism, "Tenting
on the old Camp Ground;" and Mr..
Feldman being out of town his instrum-
entail duet with Mr.. Landon was chang
ed to banjo and guitar duet by Messrs.
Matthews and Mattison. The program
was therefore as follows:
Overture ... First Regiment bsnd.
Grand army ceremonials,. . By the post.
Instrumental music, First Regiment
Recitation. Miss Hattie Brown
Bernardo del Csrpio."
Vocal solo Mrs. E. ID. Crumb.
"Tenting on the old Camp Ground"
Grafton Rev. G. P. Wilson.
Instrumental music, First regiment
Dand.
Recitation. ......... Miss Pearl Hoff
Put No Flowers on Papa's Grave"
Dust. Messrs. Matthew's and Madison
Banjo and guitar.
Benediction 90. Chaplain j. NJ. Shields.
The regimeptal band played their
prettieSt. They never did better. The
improvement the boys have made is
little short of marvel.
The Grand Army ceremonials was Of
ritual work, and of an impressive nature.
Miss Hattie Brown, five years old, is a
favorite on the Tucson boards. She is
a pleasant memory in her recitation
OF James Whitcomb Riley's The
Gobbins III get YOU" Last night the
little lady had pretty piece, appropriate
to the occasion, and gave it well. She
was encored.
Mrs. E. ID. Crumbs sweet notes float
ed over all present beautifully and
apparently utterly without effort. "Tent-
ing on the old Camp Ground" was never
and the blood tiugle OF the old men III
blue there, and brought back with
vividness the hard days of their young
manhood, from 81 to '65.
REV. WILSON'S GRAFTON.
Comrades and fellow CITIZENSHIP
republic was born in the midst of a
most sanguInary war, O war not of a day,
or a month, or year, but of seven long
years.
Had this nation cont nued as it be-
gan, it might have escaped the conflict
we represent. But having broken its
life covenant, having failed to develop
in harmony with the law of it's organic
life, having lost sight of the great pur-
pose for which it was planted by God,
having apps tolized and become enslaved,
war comes as a consequence. This ma
tons life-coveDant is clearly set forth
al e l.
''ali men are created equal, endowed by
Their creator with certain inalienabie
rights, among which are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness"
What talismanic power IN that single
word, liberty!
It's utUsrance thrills and moves the
human soul and always finds response
10 the human heart, whether savage or
civilized. This principle is the strong
est in human nature, and when COM
bined with the highter element of our
1t becomes the source of
the nigh test and sublimest efforts of
human genius.
The grandest achievements and the
noblest efforts of valor and the Sd blim-
est ministrations of benevolence and the
richest fruits of human industry, have
oil sprung from thus principle, liberty.
A government of the people must have
a foundation as broad as the people
themselves, while it proceeds upon this
grand truth that every man is the equal
of his fellowmsn.
1t was the divine will that this new
should keep its life coven~
ant by expanding, by growing in accord
ance with the law of its own organic
life.
1t was to be demonstrated to other
peoples and governments. Our mission
IN this respect was unique, our contin-
led existence depends upon the con
-in1ed development.
Good men had seen the ship of state
idrlft in the gulf stream of human OPP
preston, they saw the manacles fasteu-
ID upon every limb of our body polite
and uttered their warnings.
For years the contest continued, wax
ng more and more intense with the
apse of time. God came at last in the
iery tempest of our late conflict to con-
ume this enemy and to save the coun-
ry. And never was a cause more holy,
ust and righteous than that in which
he loyal millions OF free men engaged in
preserving ibis natlOn.
We have come back through this
treat sacrifice of blood, to our solemn |
life covenant, and today this nation |
tands up in its own majesty, on the |
round of this great declaration, that |
II men are created equal, endowed by |
heir creator with the inalienabie right |
f life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- |
ess."
Today, thank God, we stand where
'ur fathers stood on this great ques-
ion of equal rights.
Our mission rs a nation will ouly be |
ccomplished when the last despot shall
'e dethroned, the last chain of oppres-
ion broken, the dignity and equality of
edeemed humanity everywhere ack-
owiedged, republican government
verywhere established and the Ameri-
an flag, that solemn national signal,
hat safeguard of liberty. devised by the
igners of our life-covenant, that flag
Thlch is the expression of American
1eas, of American history, of American
eeling, of American schools and
hurches and American liberty,
nat flag under which the me
lorial chieftains of liberty,
Lincoln, Grant
nd Their deathless armies marched
} victory, when that flag shall wave
yer every land and encircle this globe
| its majestic folds, then and not till,
zen, shall this nation have accomplish
the purpose for which 1t was esta-
iished by God.
Comrades, our dead comrades and
lends, live in the affectionate memory
thankful country. They live in the
allowed influence Of their heroic ex-
nple. They live as those who will {
ever die.
Let US thank God for what was done
: those who fill the graves decorated |
day. Let US emulate their example,
need ever comes, feeling that the
ACE Of our burial is of small moment, i
ut "that whether on the scaffold high {
in the battles van, the tittest place 6
here man can die is where ne dies for /
an" C
Miss Pearl Hoff is another of Tucson's t
Try young lady elocutionists. Her I
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