The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
Most Fittingly and ApprO-
priateIy Observed
in Logan.
JUDGE PUGI
Of Columbus the Orator of the Day
Delivers Patriotic PreOration
and EulOgized, the Dead Heroes
Who Sacrificed Their LIVES
For Their COuntry's Honor.

Memorial Day, as usual, was us
cred in with clouded sky followed
by the copious shedding of tears by
Jupiter Pluvious, but at noon Old
Sol becoming tired of playing hide
and seek with Mother Earth came
from behind the heavy banks of
clouds and cast his sun(ny) smile
ON timid humanity in order to ar
ouse their dropping spirits. AT
one O'Clock the school children, the
firing squad recruited from Capt.
Ackers volunteers under command
of Comrade John Sterling, the w,
r. O., u. A. r., and the raw re.
cruits, the rec emily organized COM
pany of volunteers under the COM
mand of Capt. Acker formed on
Main street opposite G.. A. r.. Hall
headed by the Haydenville Cornet
Band, at the word of command,
marched to the cemeteries to the
slow measured step of the dirge,
where the graves of "the soldier
boy ann true" were smother ed with
wreaths, garlands and flowers. Fol-
lowing the exercises at the ceme-
teries the parade reformed and
marched to the Opera House where
the program of the day was con-
tInued.
The Opera House was mass of
bunting, while the stage with its
wreaths, ferns and flowers RENT d.
ed one of some far off tropical cline,
while in the rear of the stage proud
ly fioated "Old Glory" and promis-
cuously scattered about were the
portraits of number of the heroes
of our past wars.
The exercises proper at the Opera
House were opened by the select
ion from the band-and by the way
we wish to compliment the mem
bers of the Haydenvil.e Band on
The efficient proficiency in music
to which they have attained-the
invocation was offered by Rev.
Good of the M. E. Church,; vocal
selection by mixed chorus.
The entire program of the day
as published in former issue OF
the OHrO DEMOCRAT was followed
out to the lett er.
The memorial! address, delivered
by Judge d. F. Pugh of Columbus
whicl is always special feature of
the day, was masterly effort OF
oratorial ability, highly eugolistic
of the bravery of the "Boys in Blue''
who now reside in the silent city OF
the dead.
The learned lecturer dwelt at
some length on the heroism and
patriotism of the north and south.
Said he, "the soldiers of the North
and South had two qualities in
comm on, Heroism and Patriotism !;
heroism because of the privations
suffered, and patriotism, because
homes friends were left TO face the
enemy and fight for country.
The men of the North, said the
lecturer, can feel proud of the vic
tory because they overcame men
as brave as themselves, and the
men of the South rejoice because
their defeat has become their vic
tory in enjoying the blessings of
liberty and freedom.
Judge Pugh further dilated upon
the present war and its effect upon
the North and South. Altogether
Judge Pugh spoke for upwards OF
forty-fve minutes and his every
word was listened to with wrapt
attention by the large audience
which packed the Opera House
from stage to door. After Judge
Pugh finished speaking the aud
fence sang the National Memorial
Hymn and Memorial Day of 1898
passed into history with benedic-
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