Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
G. A. b. Proclamation.

g.. A. &. Proclamation.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MIN
NEsOTA, GRAND ARMY OF THE RE-
PUBLIC.
MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI, May I, 1897.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 3:
l. The 3Oth day Of May'falling this
year on Sunday, Memorial Day will
he observed in this department &C
cording to rules and regulations on
the preceding dav,
SATURDAY, MAY 9th.
II. This is a hallow wed day. 1t Is
consecra ted to the memory OF the
heroes who died that the principles
which underlie this government, and
all governments which are organized
as ours il. might be firmly estab-
lished; iand that the bondmen might
be free, to the end that our children
and our children's children and all
mankind may snjoy forever the gov
eminent and che freedom our sacred
dead helped to purchase by their
sacrifices. Let us conduct our beau
tiful Memorial services that all men
may learn thereby lessons Ut love
and loyalty to constitu tional liberty,
and in consequence he the better pre-
pared to sacrifice themselves. II nee
essary, for the government our fallen
comrades loved SO we'll.
III. All flags should lie displayed
at half mast ON Memorial day.
Nv. Posts are requested, II prac-
ticable, to attend Divine services Oh
the Sunday preceding Memorial day.
v. We should cordially invite the
Woman's Relief corps, the Ladies Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, the
Sons Of Veterans, the Ladies' Aid
societies, the schools, the churches,
and all patriotic orders and civic So
cieties, to assist US in these services;
the children, especially, should be re-
quested to join us, with flowers and
songs, that they may he inspired
with love and reverence for those W no
died for the good Of Others.
vi. The last regular session before
Memorial day In our public schools
is now devoted to patriotic exercises.
Our state superintendent Of public
instruction, W. W. Pendergast. has
kindly consented to issue, upon the
suggestion OF the department CON-
mander of this department, u circular
letter to the county superintendent
of schools of the state requesting
them to issue a circular letter to the
teachers 81 the public schools of the
various counties, requesting such
teachers to hold patriotic exer-
cises in the schools at the last
regular session before Memorial day.
To these exercises comrades are well
coined, andi ia hoped that as many
as can will attend. going In uniform,
and joining in the exercises. II prac-
ticable. Post commanders should
confer with school teachers in order
that the best results may be obtained.
VII. Post chaplains will prompt
ly forward to the department chap
lain, Rev. c.. c. Salter, at Duluth, a
full report of all the exercises Engage I
ia by their posts in connection with
Memorial day. A blank report is
herewith mailed for that purpose.
VIII. "By resolution, the Thrift
eth National encampment recon-
mended, that the reading OF Lincoln's
Gettysburg address be made spe-
cial feature OF Memorial Day exercises
held under the auspices Of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
"The address is appended hereto
and those in charge Of the exercises
ON Memorial day will cause the same
to be read at such time during the
exercises as may be most fitting"
BY command OF E. B. WOOD.
Department Commander.
J.K. MERIT,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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