The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06
FROM THE 6. A. h.
The Memorial Day Servfces-A Desc
Grafton Of the Occasion.

Grafton OF tAS@OCcoSAOm.
The Memorial day committee OF the G. A.
r has issued the following:
Headquarters General Memorial
Committee Seattle, June I, lSSl.
TO the Officers and Members OF stevens
and Miller Posts. q. A r.: Your general
committee on Memorial day exercises note
with satisfaction An increas sing interest oy
the public in the observance or Memorial
day, as evidenced yesterday by the Wiling
service OF those who contributed 70 us sue
cess and the large attendance or ciuzens
TO witness the parade, and the exercises az
the Armory and cemeteries.
Your committee desires TO make espe-
cial mention OF, and in the names or me
posts and auxiliary corps, and OF all who
cherish the memory of the nation non
ored dead. TO cordially thank Rev. +. N
riotic discourse delivered from his pulpit
on Memorial Sunday. and your commlitee
trusts that the sermon may nave the Wioes.
publication and circulation, which We
commend TO readers generally. as a valu-
able addition to patriotic literature. In the
same manner and spirit your committee
inspiring address before the assemolage at
the Armory, and particularly for his elo-
qusnt and manly tribute TO the citizen-sol-
diers and self-sacrihcing women OF the
war and the assurance that the memory OF
their deeds, sacrifices and achievements
Will ever run current with the lie OF the
republic. Also. Rev. W. Fl. G. Temple.
whose delicate Interpretation OF Lincoln's
Gettysburg speech commanded the rever-
ent silence OF the audience and carried ev-
cry thought to the great battle and victory
that marked the decline of the rebellion.
The thanks OF your committee are also
due 10 Mrs. George A Edmunds and Mrs.
tributions of song. to Miss Ada Bell and
Miss Alexa Mitchell for their we.l-execut-
ed readings. and in an especial manner
10 Miss Florence Adams. who, after all
promised leaders failed. promptly organ
ICED and led the children of Denny school
In three strong and well-rendered Choir
uses.
Your committee feels under deep sense
OF gratitude 10 Col Joslin. chief Of the
brigade staff, n. G. w, for his efforts and
Of the state .' troeps from sunday to Nom
day. thereby enabling them TO serve as es-
cort 10 the Grand Army in the march: also
TO the Uniform Rank Of the knights OF
PythiaS for like services.
''Other organizations gave willing tribute
to the occasion, and should command the
grateful acknowledgment or our order.
The following named persons deserve spe-
cial commentator for valuable services
gratuitously rendered: Col. S. w. Scott,
for procuring the Armory. James r. Tay-
Tor. for hauling the floral tributes and CEN
otaph TO the cemetery; Messrs. Winter 4
Harper, for the loan OF piano. and T.. X.
Sons for tha nae Of tam
of flowers, and in other ways. to the sue
cess OF the occasion.
but with these signs OF growing respect
for the memories OF the war, your commit
tee feels compelled TO record its protest
against the evident purpose OF promoters
and patrons of popular games, races and
sports TO make Memorial day their oppor-
tunity for profit and patronage.
while 1t is not the province OF your
committee or the Grand Army to dictate
upon what lines of public propriety the
day shall be observed. yet that persons
born or paturaliged~under the American
flag can and do habitually engage in such
scenes on the only appointed day of the
year when the flag droops at half-mast-a
symbol of the nations grief for her fallen
sons-was painfully evident at the sport
ing resorts yesterday.
"Your committees protest may be feeble
and impotent to arrest a tendency towards
desecrating an occasion thai should carry
the hearts of all who revere their country,
It's institutions and sacred traditions, 10
the battle field. the hospital. the prison pen
ard the unnamed grave, but Is presented in
the hope that Ii may aid TO direct the pub
lie mind to higher conception OF Memo
rial day and a profounder regard for the
associations that should accompany its an
nual recurrence.
Respectfully submitted in F., G. and L.
j. w. LANGLEY. Chairman.
~. NJ WRESTLING Secretary.
Unanimously adopted by Stevens post.
"A. III. CARR. Commander.
"Unanimousiy adopted by Miller post.
AMOS BROWN, Commander"