Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Sunday Services and Mondays
Observances. Both Very Appro-
prlate and Attended by Larg-
err Crowds than Usual.

Another lesson was given the cynic
Sunday and Monday, an object lesson
OF vast proportions, when the American
people assembled in great audiences in
| almost every town, not only on Sunday.
but again on Monday to render a trib.
ute OF fond remembrance to the SOL
diers, living and dead, who saved our
union. The people of Audubon and
surrounding country showed their pat
rlotism and their appreciation of the
blessings assured them by turning out
in larger numbers than usual. The
presence OF war and the better realiza.
ton to the present generation of what
| sacrifice for country means, seems To
have raised the sense OF gratitude we
| owe to the memory Of our country's de-
tenders.
Sunday at $50 p. m. our people as
sembled at the M. e. church. The
showery weather kept some away, but
the room was well filled. About thirty
veterans attended in a body The mu-
sic was beautiful and appropriate, con-
sisting largely of patriotic songs. Revs.
Hinkhouse, Lesson, SummervilIe, Will
son and Shipman were on the platform.
The sermon was by Rev. Leeson, of the
Christian church. 1t was discourse
sound in thought eloquent in express
sion, philosophical and scholarly. It
was original in its design and created
universally favorable comment. The
philosophy of commoratve institutions
was the theme. The speaker showed
how the greatest of these have had
their inception and how they have at
tached themselves to the minds Of the
people, human language, the Passover,
our Fourth OF July and now our Mem
| orial day. The principles that origi.
| mated them have made them live through
time. He ended by a beautiful tribute
to the living remnant of the grand army.
Monday the day came as beautiful as
May in its mild loneliness could bring.
The breezes were soft and caressing, the
temperature warm but pleasant, q clear
sky with nothing to mar or break the
spell OF harmony. People came from
lar and noar and the streets seemed full
of orderly, thoughtful people. In the
forenoon the old soldiers decorated some
graves OF dead comrades in
other cemeteries. At one thirty they
assembled at the Burnside building
where ladies of the w. II. G. and of the
w. O. Il. u. presented each old soldier
with boquet OF fresh and beautiful
flowers. Then they with others march
ed to the M. r.. church which was Mt
once filled toysrflowing by people of
town and country. John A. Nash pre-
sided. Patriotic songs were rendered by
a choir composed OF persons from diffe-
rent churches OF the city. A number of
little girls and boys sang song which
was highly appreciated. The orator OF
the occasion was II. M. Boorman, OF At
lantic, county attorney of Cass county.
He is fluent and eloquent speaker and
pleased the audience very much. The
church surroundings seemed to restrain
noisy demonstrations and prevented
some deserved applause which would
otherwise have been given. Mr.. Boor-
man admitted his theme was old but
like the other old, old story, it bears re-
peatng. He was very eloquent in his
reference to the stars OF the Union ar
my's creation, such as emancipation
and the great victories OF the war.
AT the close OF the meeting the mar
tial band led the procession formed by
the new militia company, the fire COM
pany in uniform and the old soldiers.
There followed a long procession OF
teams and great many people on foot
so that when the head of the procession
entered the cemetery the last had not
left the Catholic church. 1t was thought
by good judges that two or three thous.
and people went to the cemetery.
The beautiful ritualistic G. A. r.. cere-
mony was given at the cemetery After
that detachment went to each of the
twenty-five soldiers graves and deco
rated them with flowers. At the same in
slant each grave was decorated the flag
was lowered and watching it as q signal
a canon on the neighboring hill doomed
forth it's salute to the dead.
The following is a list of the soldiers
lying in Maple Grove cemetery:
II. Cole ID. Furges0n
Capt. stuart Nicholas
II. Il. White McManagle
X. CObean X. Tucker
spencer Swayes
Steer McLeran
N. Northup Archer
TattOn CaSiday
John Booth ID. Williams
Swarts Thomas Bell
j. Sharp @. Cross
The following is list of the veterans
who attended the memorial services
Monday 80 far as we were able to obtain
their names:
J. Griggs Geo. Kelley
wilkins Hart
Snider Baxter
Bailey Rose
Martin Smith Wilson
Naughton McIlvane
Palmer Agnew
Freeman Adrich
OverhOltZer Gray
Keith John OFT
Jack Dennis Culver
Kuhn j. A. SOmerville
John G. johnson John Fisher
j. w. Is. Cole Harmon
A. J. Bailey Creyeling
Baker w. II Kelly
Matthias Baker
Shoup Jones
Vangorder Redpath
Williamson G.. johnson .
Detwiller Talbot
w. jay A. j. Eddy
Cousins Mendenhall
Sam Curtis Sheets
John Brockway.