Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-09
MEMORIAL DAY.

Col. J. A. Watrous, Department
Commander for Wisconsin, G. A. r.,
has issued a general order In regard to
the observance of Memorial Day. We
gladly reprint the following portion OF
the order:
The custom of observing Memorial Day Is
40 well established In this Department that
IL Is hardly necessary TO speak OF 1t In TINS
order, yet will not so ignore past custom ~
not TO say anything on the subject.
IL IL hoped that every Post In the state Will
observe the day, Gttlngly; IL Is hoped that
every pastor, OF every church, no matter
what the denomination, will preach ser
mon on the Sunday evening before May 3Oth,
calling attention to Memorial Day, urging It's
observance by the people, in some manner.
Last year hundreds Of pastors complied with
u similar request and preached sermons that
added interest TO the coming event, and cd
ucnted In love Of country-in patriotism ]
wish might extend this invitation, In per
son, to every pastor In Wisconsin, and urge
him TO have IL patriotic service Sunday even
Ing, May goth. That being out Of the qucs
tion, through the medium Of tho press the
invitation IL extended, and IL NJ cnrncst M IL
possible for an invitation To be formed. IL IL
hoped That every educational institution In
the state from the college to the newest dis
trlct school, public, private ana pnrochlnl,
will have patriotic services with addresses,
rccitntIons aud songs, on Friday May oath,
and That ON TINT day, In all Of these schools
,,,iI lad
of our country. Presidents, supcrintcnden1s
principals, teachers and pupils are informed
that there are no members Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, no cX-solders, who
arc In the hnbit OF talking or appearing In
public to speak or rend who Will not gladly
respond 10 their invitation to tnllt or rcnd to
the pupils ON the occasion Of their Mcmor-
inl exercises ON the day named. make this
In the full belief that every one Of these
comrades, throughout the Department, when
called upon, Will accept the invitation, aud
do his full shnro In making Memorial Day
exercises In our educational Institutions, ny
entertaining and impressive ny possible, II
IN hoped that the supcrntendcnls ana teach
ors, In NIL Of the Sunday schools Of the state,
viii devote u portion OF the session Of Sunday
May Goth. to Memorial Day; explaining
what II means, impresslnR their thousands Of
scholars with the Thought that they live In II
country whose form Of government h equal
cd by that OF no other country, and TINT II IL
IL To bc made better and stronger, every man
and woman, every boy and girl, must make
II 80 by loving IL better, and planning
through lifc, To strengthen II by living lives
OF good citizenship aud displaying that pa
trlotism which constitute the foundation OF
government, especially u government like
ours, "of the people. by the people, and for
the people" II IL hoped that every news
paper IN Wisconsin, besides giving the news
pertaining 10 preparations for observing the
dry, will devote space tn class articles and
editorials we'll calculated To make THOR
readers stop and reflect upon past dangers
avertcd through the patriotism and unsclf-
lshncss Of other days, aud plant deeper In
their hearts lovc OF country add 10 their pn
trlotlsm-mnko them better American clti-
IONS, IL IL hoped that more Of the Posts Will
go In II body to some church to listen 10 a
patriotic sermon, than has been the case In
the past. Many Posts, for II number OF years
have mndc n practice of accepting the In
vitntlon Of some pastor to be present, and II
hns proved beneficial In more ways than one,
II ism good custom To continue,