The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-30

Fourteen veterans. members Of Stevens
Post. G. A. r.. have died n tue last Two
years Last nLgat thelr surviving COM
raaes paid a final tTsbute 70 their memo
Ties IN an impressive memorial service.
There VAS a fun attendance q -'tae boys.
and they sal about soFr9 ~Iuiiy FACING
fourteen empty chairs
In 2 sefni-circle about an altar. oraped
with the American nag and Grape. ana up
holding Biaie, were the fourteen chairs
Eaen VAS hung with black. and on e2cn
headplace vas the name OF a deceased
veteran. James NJ. Williams, J. C. Nor
r0w. John Couyery, Thomas =. Draw,
Thomas Sullivan, A f. Hill. =. {. ZaeheF,
John Csarisf Martin C2baus<1. Andrew
Ergore. Albert Burroughs and Lewis
Holanalsz were the names upon the
chairs
TIE officers. Senior Vice Commander
John Tayior, Junior Vice Commander A
II. Carr and Chaplain s. +. Street, had pc
siIions OF prominence n the ssEni-eireIe
OF veterans, while the platform Vas occu-
tied by Commander J. u. Wrestling. wee
Commander : w Clark and Rev. W. II.
g. Temple. orator Of the occasion The
other officers OF the post are: Ad1utant, H.
s. keane quartermaster. r :. befFs
officer OF the Gay. +. {. Gilman ofilcer OF
the guard, ". r. Wilson.
Comma ndeT Wrestling opened the meet s
BIZ stating its object. Each post, ne said,
was supposed once q year to hold memo
rial services over its dead. This ceremony
had been omitted the year before, and the
present meeting would pass in review
those departed during 1895 and 1ss. 4 pl-
ano SOLO by Nine. Crevelh followed
Then the ritual in all its soiemnity was
begun. "Adjutant, said the commahGet,
flor what is this meeting cailed Inc
sray-hafred adjutant, II. 5. keene, re-
r.ay
our fellow comrades" Then fourteen
names were read OF. with brief sketch
OF the military history of the dead 1AeS
we're the same names as those IN piaeh
upon the chairs As the adjutants voice
died away after each brief biography
a Tnuffled drum rolled three times
Wee Commander s. ". Clark spoke OF
the comrades. Other wars had been
gvagea. ne sad. to destroy, but the bat
ties IN which the dead ones had fought
were .waged TO preserve and save l4e
personal history Of some members o. ste
yens post would be astonishing, ne SAID
II known one man had alone and un-
aided caused the surrender OF Oo9 OF the
enemy.
A responsive service led by Acting CHAP
lain S r. Street was participated IN oy
members OF the post. 1t was followed by
a vocal solo. "1,o.de With Me-" by Ars.
Townsend, accompanied by Mime. Crevelh.
A square was then formed about the
altar by the veterans. VINO listened WIN
bowed heads while Rev. W. I'll. G. Temple
led In prayer The Lords Prayer n CLOS
ing was joined In By al.
e,omrade E. B. Sutton read with power
full voice a selection from the Psalms. and
again Mrs. Townsend sang. This time the
selection was Calvary" whose Rest,
rest, for the weary; peace, peace. 10 the
soul" was beautifuIiy appropriate
In his memorial address Rev. w. II. O.
Temple sad: Manhood takes on ats
uobleSt forms IN scenes like this. Man al
WAYS reaches up the highest IN STOPPING
the lowest to the need of his fellow man
That glorious word sympathy Is spelled
out in every memorial service. l do nos
know Of any way to get closer TO a man 5
heart than In the fellowship or sorrow.
The speaker then told of the glory of
manhood. and declared that 20 stand IN
the place where duty calls one Is grander
than 10 WELD a scepter. And those whose
names were conmemorated had been men.
The details were immaterial the nobility
Of the service overlooked nationality,
character and position in society, only re-
Numbering she deceased had been soldiers
and men.
Mr.. Temples last words recalled TO the
veterans present that sometime the muf-
ned drum taps woGld sound over their
graves and their obituaries would be read
in memorial service.
Al the finish Of MS address Mrs. Neal
pin sang and the meeting was declared
closed Commander Wrestling announced
| that the installation Qf officers for the sue
ceedlng year would take place next Tues
| day night.