The Philipsburg mail., 1898-06-03
MEMORIL EXERCISES.
Held at Fireman's Hall Monday At
ternoon-Decoration at the Gene

terry
-, ..,
On account OF dlsagree"o1e "o"'neA
the Memorial Day services, under the
direction of the Grand Army OF the
Republic aud Woman's Rellet Corps,
we're held in Fireman's hall instead CT
at the cemetery. 1t commenced at
about 3 O'Clock with the ritual service
of the Grand Army. James n. Pardee
read portion of Lincoln S Address at
J Gettysburg A nu nber OF appropriate
songs were sung By +he choir, com
posed of Mrs. Z. s. McConkey. Mrs.
Fred Il. Beley. Miss Mary a. Harrl-
son. O, J. Ouivev, l'rCl GelgeT and
! l.. :. Billiard. Prof. Jonas COOK de
llivered the address OF tle day, WhlC.i
was of course appropriate for the occa-
! sion, aud served tD T5,nind tie people
in most impress. ;e manner of the
duty they owe the soilier dead. FOL
lowing is MIR, Cool' s address
1.-THE mosJ sacred listory the TForld
has ever known has been wrlttoh III
blood, The greatest deeds OF valor
have been at the RISK ana sa'fiHce Vi
human life. and had 1t not been to'
the Union soldiers, we. today III All
probability, could not say ''Onr wa
ton " We could not say oar
UniOn' had 1t not been Nuh-lloI1
bers of the Grand Army, AND the dead
of your ranks. This GLORIOUS Ha'loll
of oars would not be upon the map O.
the world and the grand OLD nag iioat
! ing in the breezes of heaven. In this
great struggle the vanqulshed became
in the oud victors.
"Alexander fought for vain glory
and wept when the spolls OF all ma
tions were gathered IN Napoleon
, fought to satisfy his ambition; but
I the soldier OF the Union army louGn'
B to preserve the life of this nation He
, left his nome and dear ones TO Whom
} the ties of love had bound him and
/ placed himself living sacrlhce upon
! the altar of his country. Many brave
( of the charge; many noble heart
\ was devOured III the Jaws OF oeatn
many valiant hero fell victim to
5 what? That this nation might live.
= Then is it not our duty to
"'Cover them over with beautiful
flowers
! Deck theM with garlands, those broth"
; ers of ours;
I Living so silent. by night and by day.
7, SleeDing the years of their manhood
! away:
! Years they had marked for the joys OF
! the brave,
} Years they must waste in the slOth Oh
, the grave.
All the bright laurels they fought t(
) make bloom
! Fell to the earth when they went tt
the tomb.
- Give them the need they have won II
Q the past,
= Give them the honors their merlt
= forecast;
+ Give them the Chaplets they won II
2 the strife,
= Give them the laurels they lost WIFI
: their life.
9 Cover them over - yes, cover then
y over
q Parent, and husband and brother, AM
. lover;
g Grown in your hearts these dead heToe
5 of ours
q And cover them over with beautifu
- flowers
''But, it is not enough that we cove
them over with beautiful flowers; w
must do more than that we must pre-
serve in peace what they won IN bal
tie. We must make the perpetulty
this nation secure by inculcating l
the minds Of the rising generatio
honesty and Justice in their dealing
and love of home and country. W
must renew our vows Of devotion
our country we mnSt see that lntell
gence and honesty stand guard at t.
ballot box we must put prlnclp
above party and relegate polltlct
demagogues TO the rear; we must ed'
,G cate the youth and instill into the TO
eignors who come here that this IS
- government of the people, for the PEI
zn Die, and by the people; we must ST
n that our government is preserved ar
n handed down to the next generate
without A single star missing fro
the galaxy of our political heaven.
"Let us hope, i'll the Language
Webster: When our eyes shall
turned to behold for the last time ii