Cañon City record., 1898-06-02
A Lovely Day Adds Its Charms and
Pleasures to the Beautiful
Memorial Custom.


Post No. 10, G. a. R., beginning with
grand parade in the following
order:
Junior Order Drum Corps.
knights Of Pythias Uniform Rank.
Washington Council No. l, Jr. o. U.
A. II.
Canon City School Cadets.
Goddess of Liberty escorted by
Uncle Sam.
South Canon School Cadets.
Woodmen of the World. Gate City
Camp No. Is.
Gate City Circle No. q, Women of
Woodcraft.
Sons of Veterans.
Dewey zouaves- Young Ladies.
Confederate Veterans.
Greenwood Post No. 10, G. A. R.,
and others who had served as Union
soldiers, sailors and marines.
Carriage with orator of the day.
Carriages with disabled veterans.
Carriages with citizens.
Citizens on foot.
The column formed on Macon ave-
nue.. facing east. with the right rest
ing on Seventh street. moving south
on Seventh to Main, thence west on
Main to First and south on First to
the cemetery, County Clerk Jos. W.
Nilsson acting as marshal of the day,
w. II. Peabody chief of staff, and >.
H. Allen and II. E. Smith as aides
At the cemetery affairs were taken
in hand by the Grand Army of the
Republic and the impressive memoir
ial services of the order observed,
hating at the grave of the unknown
dead. After this general decoration
followed, when the column reformed,
marching back to the city and dis
banding in front of the G. A. R. hall.
Many people took advantage of the
cool hours of the morning to visit the
silent city of the dead so that when
the main body OF the pageant reached
the grounds a large number of graves
had already been visited by loving
friends who had left floral mementoes
of fond remembrance.
Miss Blanche Buchan took the part
of the Goddess of Liberty, while Rode
rick Masius, in the roll of Brother
Jonathan. acted as escort.
Hon. Sam p Dale was orator of the
day and made an impressive talk.
Rev. E. W. Sibbald will make an
address at the opera house this even
ing to which every loyal citizen win
listen with pleasure and profit.
The Memorial services at the Bap-
tist church Sunday morning were
most impressive. About 500 people
were present, many having to stand
during the sermon, which was deliver
ed by Rev. b. E. Harl. d. D.
AT $50 a column headed by the
Dewey zouaves, and composed of
Washington Council, No. /, Jr. 0. U,
A. NJ. and Greenwood Post No. 10,
G A. r., marched down Main street.
gathering recruits from the Knights
of Pythias, A. o. L. W.. and Wood
men of the World enroute. Enter
ing the church in body, the orders
were seated in the central sections,
which had been reserved for this pur-
pose.
DR.. Harl took for his subject the
ninth verse of the twelfth chapter Of
Job: Who knoweth not in all these
that the hand of the Lord hath
wrought this" He pictured in living
words the foundation of our nation,
its forcible release from the hand Of
tyranny and ecclesiasticism; its
growth in political and religious free
dom: and the burst of the internal
storm which resulted in the civil war
To our martyred president Lincoln
he paid tribute in sentiments born OF
warm Southern blood, portraying the
spirit Of love and esteem with which
this great man was honored in thai
section lying south Of the Mason and
Dixon line. Following the variou.
stages of progress down to the pres
ent time, the speaker entered into hi
theme with power. setting forth thu
solidity with which the North ant
South had been united and now stoos
ready to do and to die in = common
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