Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.


The Services of Last Sunday and the
Program for Next Saturday.
This might properly be termed Me-
mortal week, the annual sermon occur
ring on last Sunday and Memorial day
exercises concluding the week next Sat
urday. The services this year were held
in the Methodist Episcopal church, and
the sermon was preached by Rev. DR..
Bright, its pastor. George Crook Post,
No. GO, Grand Army OF the Republic, the
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons OF Veter-
ans were in attendance in body, and
the audience which filled the church
listened with breathless interest to a
most eloquent discourse upon the subject
SO dear to the heart OF the brave de-
tenders Of his Countrywide old soldiers.
The discourse dealt with the question of
right OF the north and south, and Of the
effects that would have followed had the
union been dissolved. The pen pictures
were wonderfully painted, and the COM
parison of the Notifications at Esquimalt
with what would have been necessary
along the Mason and Dixon line, had the
south succeeded, was suggestive of the
constant warfare that would have en-
sued between states that had once been
in union. At the close OF the discourse
Comrade Jacob Weatherwax arose and
offered tho following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the Rev. DR.. Bright has
seen fit to apologize to the members OF
George Crook Post and their friends, say
ing that, having prepared SO many
Memorial sermons he had used up all
the old and familiar material, and that
he found himself reduced to the necessity
of carving out this sermon OH new lines,
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
George Crock Post, No. 63, OF Washing
ton and Alaska, the Woman's Relief
Corps, the Sons OF Veterans, and all loyal
friends, do hereby publicly express our
entire satisfaction and appreciation OF
the Doctors excellent sermon, and that
we fully appreciate his efforts as carver,
and we hope that divine providence
will kindly permit him to continue so to
carve for the next quarter OF a century,
and that we may be permitted to listen
to and appreciate the same; and it is
further bourne in upon us that the
sculptor who carved the famous Apollo
Belvedere will not be in it as carver
ESQ to speak,, and that we heartily wish
our reverend brother all good and beneti-
cent gifts for his eloquent and effective
sermon.
Chaplain A. II. Lackey offered the
prayer at the opening of the services, and
Rev. F. X. Van Tassel read the morning
lesson.
On behalf of the Post, Com mander K
Payette and Adjutant N. S. Arnold earn
estly entreat the pupils and teachers o.
all the schools and the Sunday schools
the various orders and citizens generally
to unite with the Grand Army Of the Re
public, the Woman's Relief Corps an6
the Sons Of Veterans in observing Me
mortal day, next Saturday, in patriotic
and becoming manner. 1t is also hoped
no mill will run on that day, and thai
there will be no dances, excursions OF
games of any kind, and particular an(
respectful request is made that here, as
in other places, business men will clos.
their places from to o'clock p. N.
during the exercises at the opera house
and cemetery. The program OF exercises
IS as follows:
Meet at G. A. r. hall at l 80 O'CLOCK
p. M, sharp.
March to the Acme opera house in tn,
following order:
l. Various orders.
2. Pupils of the schools, under com
mand of Captain Joe Ingram.
3. Sons Of Veterans, under command
OF Captain John Ingram.
4. Woman's Belief Corps.
5. George Crook Post G. A. r., unde
command OF Captain Fred Nye.
6. Citizens.
At the opera house
Music, under direction of Mr.. and Mrs
Atcherson. Solos by Mrs. Bright, Mrs
Laekey. and George Olmi, the fine BARR
tone with the Milton and Dolle Noble
troupe.
Grafton, by Rev. A. II. Lackey, D. D.
chaplain Of the Department Of Washing
ton and Alaska. Also short address b,
Milton Mobiles, who is an old veteran.
Ritual exercise.
March to the boat and proceed to tn
cemetery.
Ritual service at the cemetery an
music.
Decorate the graves by the children.