Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY.
National Memorial Day Is Appropri-
ately Observed Yesterday in
the Capital City.
Exercises at the Atheneum Fitting the
Occasion by the Local Grand
Army Post.
Governor Devine Makes an Eloquent
and Pertinent Address-Large
Audience Present.
Memorial Day.

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from Wednesdays Daily.]
Memorial day was fittingly observed
in the city yesterday. There was a
liberal display of flags, bunting and
other evidences of remembrance of the
nations heroes. The weather was doubt
full, threatening rain in the morning but
the elements kindly held off until after
the beginning of the exercises at the
The program conducted by the G. A.
R. wa we'll carried out. The parade in
the afternoon formed at the corner of
Main and Third streets, the band march
ing up from the Atheneum to join the
parade and leading the procession to the
Atheneum, guided by marshal of the
day E. S. Miller, with Dan Wallace as
aide, followed by the local militia COM
pany under Lieut.. R. L. Best, the fire
company, the orator of the day, Gov. J..
M. Devine, in a carriage with an escort
of the G. A. r., the school children, and
finally the local members of the G. A. r.
commanded by Col. TT. Tully. At the
Atheneum there were evidences of
patriotic preparation for the exercises.
The stage had been draped with flags
and tastefully decorated with flowers.
Governor Fancher, Lieutenant Governor
Devine, General Miller, who acted as
marshal of the day, Colonel Tully, and
w. S. Moorhouse, w. H. Winchester,
General A. Hughes, Pat McCue and E.
S. Pierce occupying seats thereon, and
the latter members of the post participa-
ting in the G. A. r. ritual exercises,
which were opened by E. S. Pierce who
read the general orderof the department
for the celebration of the day. Then
came the ritualistic exercise, and Colonel
Tully of the G.. A. r. introduced the
orator of the day, Hon. j. M. Devine.
Governor Devine's address was an elo-
quent and logical historical discussion of
the events leading up to the great wal of
the rebellion, whose heroes Memorial
Day commentaries. He began by stat
ing the great influences of human emo
tons and human ideas. Showing the
power of the idea of human freedom, he
alluded to the pilgrimage of the May
flower, and the settlements at Plymouth
Rock and jamestown. On through the
course of human events swept the same
idea, eliminating in the war of the revo-
luton. Then came the mighty debates
of the constitutional formation, and
again began tho irresistible conflict of
ideas, on through all the years of the
early century, championed on opposite
sides by Calhoun and Webster, Lincoln
and Douglass. He alluded to the early
life of Lincoln and the impressions made
upon him in early life by the slave traffic.
And finally came the elimination of the
conflict in the civil war, the firing upon
Sumter and the call for volunteers.
Through all the long years it progressed
and the speaker gave an eloquent des.
cription of it's climax at the battle Of
Gettysburg, and the final ending of the
war at Appomatox, where the division
was healed, the south to become a new
south and the union of the United States
assured.
Finally, he alluded to the more
recent historical events-the strug.
gle in Cuba for long years, the wreck Of
the Maine, the battles of Santiago and
Manila and the birth of a new genera.
ton of volunteer soldiers, of whom NORTH
Dakota had a regiment among the first
He alluded to the patriotic stand taker
by Governor Fancher when other gov
errors and states were clamoring for the
return of the volunteers and hamperine
the government in the administration Of
its work. The state wanted it's volun
teers back as soon as they can come con
sistently with honor and duty. The gov
ernor e%loquently paid homage to the
heroes of the two wars and was fro
quently and warmly applauded.
The band rendered several selections
and was a feature of the days program
The excellent music rendered is worthy
of special mention, and Leader Poole
and each individual member of the or
ganization lis to be congratulated fol
the degree of proficiency to which they
have attained.
The ladies of the relief corps partici
pated in the parade, and the handiworl
of the ladies was evident in many of the
decorations and the profusion of flowers
Company AS March.
The Fargo Argus says: A letter has
been received by a friend in this city
from Private Frank Hungerford of Co
A, N. D. V. The letter bears the dat.
of April 20. Private Hungerford wa
formor1v a Moorhoad how uo sous tho,