The evening times., 1898-05-30

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bravs. loyal young meu, IN IT, Aush q
manhood. fsady IN tie service a. theiz
country to storm even the gates Of dsath.
Today I see around ne the surviving vet
Grams of The Old Grand Army of the Re
public. Brfxzisd and grAy, soms With
empty sleeves. some stumping their
weary way ON wooden psgs: and l re-
member that In the years gone by these
old veterans were boys: boys who left
the piow. the forge. the loom. the shop,
the once. the college. the sanctuary. to
dght the battles Of their country. They.
too. broke the clasp OF loving arms to go:
they. too. left good-by kissea ON tiny
lips; they. too. had mothers. wives. sis-
ters. sweethearts: they. too. turned from
home and comfort and peace to follow the
nag. God bless them. living and dead.
May there be cheers for the living az long
as the last survivor blesses the earth: may
there be tears for the dead to the end Of
time.
Soldiers. rest, thy warfare o'er.
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking.
Morn OF toll or night Of waking.
Yes! rest In peace. oh mighty dead
The cause for which you fought can never
be assailed again. But in peace, the race
whose freedom you achieved VIII bless
you with their latest breath. Rest In
pc4ce-Nue OnIOn yOu pfc8tfvcu Ecthu-pS
forever, and liberty, equal rights and tcs-
tice Ii the heritage of your descendants
to the Judgment Day.
God bless the men who followed the
flag.
They heard the cry to arms res,unding,
They knew the need. they felt their
They left the corn in the ripe stalk stand
They left their fields to time and blight.
They left their loved ones waiting lonely
To battle and bleed for the cause of
right.
Arms in the hands of each freeman gieam-
ing
With the grand old banner streaming
Liberty. God and home prayers with them
And the serried ranks Of the foe before.
places made CORY
BY the life blood Of loved ones returning
The clouds Of that war are past and scat
pispelied by the light of victory.s sun;
We welcomed our war-worn heroes COM
From the battIefeIds, their valor won:
We have shared with them the joy and
OF the I1en blessed peace that then begun.
Fling out our glorious star-gemmed BAN
neT,
Whose stripes are dyed with their life
And cluster the delicate Derfumed petals
Ger the grave where rests each patriot
And let songs Of Thanksgiving from the
lips Of the living
Ring praise to the fame Of our hero
cro"nea dead'
And cover them over; yes. cover them
over.
Parent and husband and brother and
God viii reward those dead heroes of ours
And cover them over with beautiful aow-
President Mckinley. Vice President Ho-
bart, and Secretary and Mrs. Gage were
among those present.
Special naval services were conducted
at the tomb of Admiral Porter. The fol-
lowing program was rendered:
1. Sounding Assembly -Buglers of Mt.
Pleasant Field Band
2. Columbia victrix Thomas Calverl
st. Stephens Choir
T. Invocation
4. National Anthem (P. s. Gilmore)..
st. Stephens Choir
s. Loss of the Maine-Recftation.
Miss Cora Agnes Penfield
G. Address. Hon Hilary A. Herbert
Z. American Hymn (Keller)-
st. Stephens Choir
Judge F. w. Collins spoke as follows:
1T has cost much-our counIry,-.rir
flag. our civilization. How much no
tongue can tell. We meet today to pay
tribute to heroes and heroic deeds.
In all ages and in all lands these have
been held in grateful remembrance.
.'As we scatter the choicest bloom; %
Spring upon the mounds meath which the
saviours of the Republic sleep. we si-all
add to our love of countryside inSpira-
ton of their lives.
This is a holy pIace-this is a holy day.
Here the dead heroes of the Republic
speak to us in language more impressive
than our lips can frame. Here they are
900 brave boys in blue
nor will they strike their tents in the his
toric haunts until the celestial bugle
and they muster for the grand re-
view above.
What an inspiring pageant when the |
heroes Of Arlington assemble on the plains |
If paradise How proud I'VE are of our |
today.
TT was something to be Greek and live |
n the age Of Pericles. 1t was something |
TO be a Roman and live in the age of |
Augustus. 1t was pride-producing TO be a |
srenchman at the time of the Napoleonic |
,0nQuests. 1t stirred a Briton's pulse to /
i've in the age of Wellington. But. more /
han all these-grander than all these-is \
a privilege to be an American citizen |
It this high noon of history.
True men always admire brave deeds |
Those were brave men who stood with |
1eonidas in the pass of Thermopylae and
efied the Persian hosts. Those were
rave men who composed the legions of |
,aesar and Pharsalia. Brave men who
ollowed the fortunes of Napoleon-fought |
lnder his banner in the burning sands of |
cgypt-amid the eternal SHOWS of Russia |
and faced the fury of Waterloo Brave /
nen were they, who. under Wellington,
rushed the proud Corsican and drove |
i'm into captivity. Brave men who held |
he decks of Nelson's ships at Trafalgar,
nd crimsOned the waves with their blood /
re victory came.
AYE, those were indubitably brave.
But Drawer men the world never knew
han the soldiers and sailors of Ameri- |
al mean those who strove at Bunker
ill. suffered at Valley Forge and tri-
nphed at Yorktown: who trod the deck |
the Bon Homme Richard with Paul
ones. shared the perils and the glory
nth Decatur at Tripoli and Perry on
AXE Erie: who fought with Grant at |
hiloh. Sheridan in the swamDs of the
stormed the heights of Look
ut Mountain with Hooker, stood with |
homas like rock at Chickamauga and
-amped with Sherman to the sea.
Drawer men never lived than those who
ith Porter 3ombarded Fort Fisher, fac
the deadly tempest with Farragut at
lew Orleans. manned the guns of the
set with Foote at Donelson and perish
With the Cumberland in Hampton
Dads. while dealing a last ~broadside' |
eroes In blue! Heroes In gray. These
'e the Incompatible jewels Of the re-
1hlic today.