The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
A General Order from Department
Commander DOlman Recommend
ing Its Observance
In Rendering Special Homage 10 the
Memory of Departed Com
rades.

DEPARTMENT OF MONTANA, G.. A. r.,
BUTTE, May 22.-Memorial day with it's
time-bonored observance is at hand.
Regulations are 80 explicit upon this
subject that no formal orders urging this
sacred duty upon the posts should be
necessary.
The annual encampment of tho de-
partment Of Montana, 1893, adopted the
following resolutions as expressive Of the
sense of the encampment upon the
proper observance of Memorial day:
"Resolved, That Memorial day was
originated by the Grand Army Of the
Republic, not for the purpose Of cele-
brating the glories Of peace, but solely
to commemorate the patriotism and glo-
rious deeds of those who gave their lives
as the price of a united country.
Remembering the privations, the
marches, the battles, the hospitals, and
the prison pens which go to make up
those dreadful years which cost our
comrades their lives, we cannot agree
that Memorial day is properly u day of
rejoicing or that it should be entirely
given over to frivolous enjoyment.
believing this, we ask all citizens to
unite with us in keeping the o~bservancee
of Memorial day within the limits orig
inally intended to the end that the he.
roic deeds and glorious deaths of OAR
comrades may not seem to be belittled,
and to the further end that patriotism
and love Of country shall be both recog.
nized and encouraged"
For the twenty-sixth time since the
Both of May was designated for this pur.
pose by Comrade Logan, then command.
er-in-chief, it is our privilege to render
special homage to the memory of oul
comrades who answer to the roll call on
earth no more, to pledge ourselves anew
in united, solemn chorus to the great
principles for which they died, and for
the perpetuation of which this mighty
order is maintained. Let no grave bt
unvisited and as our children shall ask
"What mean ye by this service?" Let Ut
point them to the sacrifices of our com
rades whom death has mustered Out
forever, and whom devotion to duty
made possible this golden era of our ma
tion, which today under one flag i,
marching on to its glorious destiny; {
future assured to this and the coming
generations by the conflicts and victories
Of the period which this day recalls ant
signalizes. Standing by these SACRED
mounds let us urge that never, whilt
the flowers shall wake to life; while tn,
released waters shall course from tn,
mountains to the sea; while the eman
cipated earth shall with each returning
spring wave its banners of green; shal
these memorial services be unperformet
or the achievements they celebrate b.
forgotten. Let the day be IN no name
diverted from it's true purpose, but let i
be made to teach to the fullest exten
its great lesson of patriotism.
1t is requested that all members of tn,
Grand Army Of the Republic and it
auxiliaries. all civic and military socie
ties, public officials, citizens and schoo
children participate in the solemn ser
vices of this day. BY command of
p. X. DOLMAN,
,, Department Commander.
p. ii MANCHESTER,
Assistant Adjutant General.