Daily camera., 1897-05-29
MEMORIAL DRY
Old Veterans Turn Out
Once rIOre to Honor
the Departed.
BOULDER At ITS VERY BEST
Exercises at the University
and at the Cemetery
Largely Attended.

|
ial order today by the Nathaniel Lyon
Post, G. A. R. of Boulder, and nature
gave her smiling commendation by ap-
pearing at her best.
At $3.50 the procession began to form
in the following order:
First Dlvislon-Cornet Band, Andy
Nelson leader, Pearl, right resting on
18th. Members of the A. o. U. w. left
of band.
Second Division-H Co. c. N. G.,
Capt Eastman, High school cadets,
Capt. Pickett, on left of H company.
School children, Prof. Casey and Mayor
Ricketts,, on 18th street, right resting on
Pearl Sons of Veterans, Capt. Hiskey,
in front of their quarters. >,athaniel
Lyon Post G. A. R., Commander Wald-
ron, in front of their quarters. w. R. c.,
Mrs. George Whitney president, on
Pearl street, right resting on 18th.
AS the procession formed and deploy-
ed up 18th street toward the university
hill, the carriages OF the citizens followed
in line, in which order they proceeded to
the university, where the following pro.
gram was rendered on the campus:
Omnipotence Schubert
Instrumental Quartette.
Opening Remarks
Col. Wesley Brainard.
Col. Brainard spoke briefly in con
gratulatory terms of the interest taken
by the university on this occasion, and
of the large number of comrades who
were permitted to again gather about to
decorate the graves of the departed.
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Prayer
Rev. w. R. hoffman.
Comrades, Good Night Reichardt
Male Quartette.
Poem, The Blue and the Gray
Major Henry Fulton.
The poem was produced in the At
lantic Monthly, September 1867, to COM
memorate the action of the women of
Mississippi, who decorated impartally
the graves of the Confederate and Ma
tional soldiers.
No more shall the war cry sever
Or the winding rivers be red,
They Danish an anger forever
When they laurel the graves of our dead.
Under the sod and the dew
Waiting the judgment day
| Love and tears for the blue
Tears and love for the gray.
Address
Prof. w. L. Murfree.
Proi. Murfree took as his theme the
connection between tie educational in
terests of the country and the spirit OF
patriotism which actuates the protection
of the nations honor. He remarked
that he was pleased to see the university
taking such an active interest in the per.
petuation of the memory of those who
fought for the Union in 81. The col.
leges of the country" said he "were de.
populated during the civil war, and
have no doubt but that such would be
the case should similar occasion arise
again"
Just Before the Battle, Mother Roo,
Miss Whitmore.
| Address,
0. F. A. Greene.
Mr.. Green gave splendid philosophi'
cal treatise on the development of the
human race and its necessity Tor war.
The discourse was largely historical and
the speaker incidentally mentioned the
inspirations that have awakened and
kept aflame the spirit of patriotism in
the hearts of men. He showed that wal
has in all times been responsible for the
creation and maintenance of the national
spirit and drew special illustration from
our own war of independence.
America.
Benediction-
DR.. Belser.
| The exercises were completed at II &C
o'clock, and the procession then headed
for the cemetery, where some time was
spent in decorating the graves of the
departed comrades.
John Giles Insane.
| The trial of John Giles for insanity