Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
Dead Heroes.
Lancaster Remembers
The Boys Who Wore
The Z lue.
EYERGREENS, FERNS AND FLOWERS,

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The Present War Win Spain Lends New Interest
To The Memories OF '6i-Hdds Lustre To
The Stars And Stripes.
Memorial Day was well celebrated
in Lancaster this year. The weather
was favorable and an unusually large
number of people were present. The
martial spirit of the people is suffice
iently aroused by the war with Spain
to make them take stronger interest
in the soldiers of the civil war and to
appreciate more nearly at their real
value the patriotic sacrifices of '61 to
'65.
EXERCISES AT THE CEMETERY.
Between and 10 o'clock in the
forenoon procession formed on the
west side of the court yard and moved
to the cemetery in the following ord
or.
The band.
Lancaster militia with long red,
white and blue sashes over their
shoulders and wreaths of evergreens
to be deposited on the graves of sold
iers
G.. A. II. veterans with banners, fol-
lowed by the Relief Corps, boys and
girls and citizens.
At the cemetery the usual ceremon-
les were gone through with.
On going back to town the process
sion moved past the house of Gen.
John b. Calls as he was not able to
be out and take part.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
At 80 p. m. procession was
formed consisting of the band, the
post. the corps, the militia company,
young ladies with wreaths and child
rem with flowers. They marched to
the soldiers monument in the court
yard square which they formally
adorned with natures farest offerings
Of wreaths and boom
The procession then marc he'd to
the grand stand at the east side OF the
court house where the exercises of
the day were concluded.
There was choice instrumental and
choral music followed by fervent
invocation for Gods blessing by the
Rev. I. j. Brown. Theo. Calvin.
commander of Tom Cox Post and pres
ident of the day. then delivered a
brief address full of patriotic fire and
of loving remembrance for departed
comrades. After another selection by
the choir the president introduced the
speaker of the day, Hon. Jas. G.Mona-
han Of Darlington Mr.. Monahan is
fine physique, powerful voice and
commanding presence he has COM
bined a wealth of information and
profundity of thought that come only
from years of patient study. The
principal thought of his address was
the never-ending conflict between the
powers of light and darkness, between
liberty and tyranny, freedom and
slavery; that the civil war was one
great battle of this eternal warfare in
i hich the right triumphed gloriously,
driving the tyranny of human slavery
forever from this continent. The ora
ton was masterful effort, carefully
prepared and splendidly delivered.
After the Grafton there was more
music and remarks by Alex Ivey ex-
tending to all an invitation TO be
present at the reunion at Cuba CITY
Jun Is and IS.
DECORATIONS.
To the casual observer who at 4
glance took in the whole array of
flags and bunting that waved and
futtered in the golden air adown our
ample streets. the effect was perhaps
charming enough; but closer observa-
ton revealed somewhat shabby de-
tail. Here and there were displayed
small Cuban flags that looked crisp
and bright. There is within a large
and costly flag all tattered and torn
81 shells Of battle or gales Of the ele-
ments that which inspires respect;but
the ten-cent cambria rag that has been