The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31


the song to be popular the eentmen: was
very pretty and appropriate as EXPIRE ,sed
III the following stanaas:
iiot from the laundering cannon's mouth
hurst the noise and fire and hell
Ana face 10 face from North and South
tame noOlc men who fought and fell
At Manassas Corinth and Shiloh.
Yes on a hundred fields or more
Inc brave III gray. the brave In blue
Lay dead ana dYnc in their gore.
Each fought for his own precious cause
Earh to his standard true:
Leg them be praised those gallant men.
nat II III grav or In the blue.
One cause was lost the other won.
United now they stand today
a common brotherhood OF men
The grand Old blue. the noble gray.
The storm Of conflict now is DER.
The queen of battle lies at rest:
Her thund' ring voice disturbs no more
Ana IN he: mouth the song birds nest.
All strife IS DER. no North. no South:
w G hail the nag. our emblem Trand:
Wave II on high TO teach our youth
The peace ard power of its command.
Then lot our, hearts and souls rejoice
For heavily peace reigns over all:
God gu'je MS hv Thy tc.'der voice
On. guide Us last We stplv or fall.
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD.
After an earnest and eloquent lnvoca-
ton by Rev. Dr. storey pastor of the Hardy
Street Presbyterian church. and chaplain
of the Grand Army of the Republic, ,he fol-
lowing very pretty tributes were paid the
dead
Tribute by tho officer OF the day Grand
Army OF the Republic, placing a bouquet
upon the artar:
In your names. my comrades, | scatter
these memorial flowers upon this monu-
meut. which represents the s'tfts Ct those
who died in the sacred cause OF our coun-
try. Our floral tribute shall wither; let
the tender. fraternal love Tor which it
stands endure until the touch OF death
shall chill the warm pulse-beat Of our
hearts.
Tribute by the commander Of Dick
Bowling Camp. L. c. V. c. c. BeaYens:
In the name Of my comrades, offer
these flowers as tribute 10 the memory !
of the heroes who were buried whore
they fell, and left there alone in their
glory The purity of these memorial lios- |
CONS is a symbol OF the motives that led
thousands OF our comrades 10 suffer and
die in vain. These flowers viii wither. !
and marble may crumhle 10 dust nut inc
hcroism Of they who gave their ives IN
defense Of their convictions viii live In
Tribute by president Woman's Relief |
Corps, Mrs. Jennie Rue
As representative of the patriotic wo- |
men Of the Nation. and In behalf OF the
rnllo mothers whose sons laid down their
lives on the sacrificlnl altar OF their coun-
try. / give this cross as memorial 10 we
urknown dead aud as a symbol of Ma
ton redeemed. a., ,,-,
poli,f C,c,rs LAYING rose on the altar,
Mrs Fellows ,..
symbol Of purity, We offer at this honor
Cd crave rose May future generation
emulate the unselfsh devotion OIL even
the luwieat OF our heroes ~, U
Tribute by junior vice prvs'"'u Mrs
C.. LAYING a laurel leaf on tue "''"'' '''''
Last token of affection for a Nations
ratriots We crown this grave with sym
boil OF victory. a. |
Tribute by the Daughters OF the Con
federacy. represented by Mrs. j o. IraIy
In the name of the Daughters OF we
whose hearts have b.eh |
,,,,,,rp nv vars cruel hand and whose 10Y |
oltv TO their land and It's traditions WIS
horn of fealty to their own sunny south' |
/ iey This wreath Of fragrant flowers upon |
his tomb as n symbol Of the purity ana
exalted patriotism Of American woman
hood. and as tribute 10 me hei,lo' a
fallen heroes who, onshronacu W Wv . ,,o,
and gray, sleep side by side IN un h"'Ne"
graves. oh
Tribute by tho Daughters OF the FHpHp
lie. Mrs nr. Urwitz'
In behq,f of the Daughters OF the Re
rublic. and in memory OF our pa'f"ur
fathers whose valor redeemed an tnPtu
frer barbarlsm. and whose hcroism save
10 the American Republic its brightest s'sr'
I give this tribute OF natures sweetest
smiles os a token Of Nations love :or inc
martyrs OF the Alamo. OF Goliad' ana OF
San Jacnt'.
Tribute hy Republic Of Texas veterans
General T. n. Howard
AS one OF the few surviving Veterans
whose valnr gave to Texas her indepenh-
cnce and 10 the United States and empire.
I would present this floral offering MS
tribute from the oldest organization of
living soldiers In America 10 the memory
~ The heroes who fell at Gettysburg ana
al Bunker Hill and New
Cr,oen-
After this the artillery fired salute Of
three guns to the dead and the ceremony
was concluded by the Grafton OF Colonel
!. ". Jones as follows:
GRAFTON OF ]. W JONES.
Soldiers. Ladies and Gentlemen-This
day. thirty-siE years ago. me hearts Oh
Tho American people were filled with anx-
iety, dread and gloom. The Union was
in proccls Of dissolnton' patrio;s shuu
dared hrnye men trombled. women wept ann
prayed The shrll notes of the me- the
boisterous music of the drum, the mar
tread Of armed men. the boom OF tnh
canncn we're heard throughout the lend.
The country WAS at war, not with iofelsh-
ers or foreign fees, hut al war WIN ltssl
For nearly nifty years anteua'ins ~"
ueriod, with the exception oi one "t'nNr
eplsode. the ruiest sounds that had Ialeh
the mum Oi nlu~ | ,