El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-31

lieved we had the right to fight under
the banner. But the boys in blue took
possession of that flag, and our stars
and bars went down before it. We
are now one and united people, and
the attachment of those who wore tt e
gray is ss strong and devoted to our
common country and flag as that of
those who wore the blue. And We
gladly join together in mutually loving
reverence to the memories of the
heroes on both sides of that awful
conflict. Each recurring year brings
evidences that the hate and passion of
a third of century ago, have been
replaced by friendship and esteem, and
a common pride in the heroic deeds of
that glorious past.
must call your attention to the fact
that there are 2200 Confederate sold
iers buried at Camp Chase near Column
bus, Ohio, and that these graves have
teen cared for by President Hayes and
Cover nor Foraker to some extent and
last year union soldier who was sew
erely wounded at Fredericksburg, dec-
Grated these graves at his own expense
on Decoration Day. He quilt large
arch in the cemetery decorated with
flags and hung with flowers on which
was the single word Americans" Let
US take that as the key note of today,
and no longer know any north or south
or east or west: but feel and realize
that as Americans can glory in the
heroic deeds of those who have passed
to the great silent majority and whesh-
er they may have been the boys in blue
or the boys in gray, and resolve that
each Decoration Day we will think on
them as noble and true Americas.
\ detail Of sixteen men from Fort
Bliss was furnished by the command
ing officer as firing party, and these
fred volley over the graves, as the
concluding feature of the occasion.
A pleasant feature of the day was a
recitation by Mrs. Hemphill's little
girl after Judge Edwards had finished
mis- address.
G. A r. HALL EXERCISES.
At the G. A. r. hall yes terd ay after
noon before starting out to the cemeie-
ry Commander G. NJ. McConaughey
addressed the veterans in which he
said that while in the performance of
this sad and solemn duty, it is our de-
sire to avoid all OstentatiOus display of
pomp and parade, merely conforming
to the rituallStIc ceremony laid down
for the guidance of the Grand Army of
the republic on occasions of this kind.
Commander McConaughey then read
the general order No. II given by the
late John A. Logan while commander
in chief of the @. A. r. the general
ord er No. E of April IA, 1897, was read
also, and the commander said
in welcoming the John Q. Brown
camp of Confederate Veterans, I'VE
feel gratiied for your sympathy and
assistance on this occasion, and feel
honored by your attendance here to-
day, and acceps as a mark of respect
your visitation at this time. And we
trust that with the recurring of each
fraternal min CLING of thu blue AMI the
grey will contribute one more strand
in the silken cord binding a comrade-
ship known only to those who have eX-
perienced the vlciSsitudes attending a
long and active service of army life
during our late civil war.
The chair then formally extended
the hand of friendship to the confed-
crate veterans present, and the pro-
gram for the day was read. Judge
Kemp for the confederates made a
brief but most excellent address at the
close of the meeting, and was warmly
received by the union veterans.