The herald., 1896-05-31

ceeded to the corner of First and Spring
where the column was formed, with
DR.. j. T. Holland as grand marshal and
the follawing aides: O. c. Carrie, Bart
lett post: Justice VIM. Young, John A.
Logan post DIR. Clark of Kenesaw post;
Comrade Hoffman of Stanton post. The
posts took up their position and headed
by a platoon of mounted police and the
drum corps proceeded to the tabernacle.
At Sixth street the members of the w.
Il. c. Joined. We're the march was re-
sumed to the church. On Hope street the
G. A. II. halted and the w. r. c. marched
in review, when the doors of the lower
floor were thrown open and they entered
in the following order: Bartlett, Stan
ton, John A. Logan and Kenesaw corps,
G. a. r. ladies and Daughters of Veter-
ans, after which came the various posts.
Comrade S. w. Slime, president of the
day, took his place on the pulpit, with
Rev. Mr.. Mclean, Gen. a. Il. Campbell.
George A. Hough and others, while the
Star drum corps took up a position on
the west side of the organ loft.
The exercises We're opened with an or
gan voluntary by Organist j. II. Colby.
which was given before the arrival of
the veterans, after which the bugle call
was sounded by comrade o. II. Thomas.
A descriptive medley by the drum
corps followed. after which a fervent
and eloquent prayer was offered up by
Comrade Dexter Hill.
A male quartettc composed of A. D.
Coombs, first tenor; F. L. Granger, sec
ond tenor; j. A. Foshay, baritone; and
s. s. Cornell, basSO, sang BleSt BE the
Ground in a very pleasing manner, after
which Comrade Slime, as president of
the day, delivered a short but stirring
Introductory address.
Lincolns address at Gettysburg was
read by Comrade F. j. Cressey, after
;at, fIn oil pp11 lad fl.a
bugle by Comrade o. Il. Thomas fol-
lowed by a vocal solo, The Roll Call
sung by Comrade +. A. Werth.
George A. Hough, on behalf of the
Sons of Veterans. was then introduced,
and delivered a most impressive address.
Mr.. Hough is finished orator, and made
a most favorable impression. He de-
scrbed in graphic language the scenes
that followed the firing on Fort Sumter,
which proclaimed the opening of the
civil war. and the call to arms, which
brought forth that vast host of volun-
teers eager to defend their country and
it's outraged honor. with no hope of
glory, no expectation of reward, but
only to protect the old flag and all that
it represents. He drew a thrilling pic
ture of the young recruit starting to the
front. his ViciSsitudeS during the stirring
scenes of strife. eliminating in his fall
in the heat of battle, and filing an I'M
known's grave, and paid a high tribute
to the sleeping heroes who gave up their
lives that the union might live, saying:
Let us honor the memory of the brave
men whose blood gave the nation life.
AS they lie peacefully under the daisies
needless alike of the sunshine and the
shadow, let us tenderly and reverently
decorate their graves with earths sweet
est symbols of love and peace. lie tus
perform this simple ceremony of love,
alike for the general and the private,
the admiral and the sailor, thus testi-
flying to the world our gratitude for
. their heroic sacrifice, our respect for
their valiant deeds
Mr. HOugh concluded his eloquent ad-
dress as follows:
But in the solemn presence of the
dead let us not forget the living. These
venerable men who linger with us, whose
lives have been spared to us, should be
the objects of our most tender care They
are no longer the boys of 81. The fur
rowed brow the whitened locks, the
trembling hand. the hating step all pro-
claim the flight Of years. They have
crossed the divide. They are gazing up
on the setting sun. Many of them have
participated for the last time in the sa-
cred ceremonies of this day. Ere the
return of another May they, too. will be
sleeping beneath the sod. Let us smooth
the pathway of their declining years
with words and acts of kindness and
love. Let us not only rear beautlful
monuments TO the memory OF tne uehu,
but let us put the living beyond the
reach of poverty and want. All that we
are, all that we can hope to be, we owe
to them-our prosperity at home, our
influence abroad and shall we now, rich
and powerful nation that we are, be-
grudge. these battle SCARED heroes the
little that is necessary to protect them
from penury and want? Methinks 1
hear the voice of every lover of liberty,
or every patriotic American shouting in
stentorian tones the answer No! Let us
care for them while living and when their
souls have taken flight to the land of
the stars, let us lay them gently in a
soldiers tomb, and with each annual