The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

~ members Of the Grand Army Of the
! nnblic in this city yesterday afternoon
- II their rooms and marched TO the
MY and listened to an address by
| J. r. d. Llwyd. The day was OBJ
I'D az Memorial Sunday, being the
lay nearest 10 May -. Decoration
. and IL usually set aside by the Grand
5u Of the Republic for a sacred ser
- in commemorat3on Of their dead conn
rs @. A. X. men OF the city were out
r full force. At THAR rooms In the
Enhekiey building. the ladies Of the We.
fnao's Relief Corps we're on hand
I'm bouquets, which they pinned
~ the breasts OF the old soldiers. They
rat up to the armory In body, wearing
- usual symbols OF mourning.
The armory was beautifully decorated
- the occasion with bunting, flags and
1pesgreens. interpreted mere and there
Nh bands Of Grape. The choir Of Ct.
Inks WAS present and rendered some
163ections throughout the service.
R<v. J. r. d. Llwyd. rector Of st.
Marks. was In charge Of the service. and
RI made one OF the most eloquent. pa
E1tctsc and memorial addresses ever de-
nsered In this city.
& Mr.. Llwyd took for his text a verse In
- eleventh chapter Of Hebrews. by
#hith. Abel being dead yet speaketh." He
5p0ke very feelIngiy Of the men who died
- the civil war and gave many reasons
lpr the fact that the people should ever
lid the memory Of these men sacred in
theis hearts. In reference 10 these men
- said:
men whom we remember today have
aade America and Devotion TO It's inter
nts a consecrated idea Our work must
Dots only be to commemorate the grand
thnxy f6 40 Ga Pxr fT1t s6 act
evAry day that to which every American
nan. woman and child Is devoted. We
ase bound by the holiest traditions OF the
past to lead the truly patriotic and noble
Vie they led When we remember how
shH died, In dark rayines In mountain
uil1e, In be!eaguered towns encrcied by
hfs. on the splintered decks Of gunboats.
On the iron ships as they went down. In
hospital tents. In the cockpits crowded
depth. and in the black stoekade. then Il
seems almost ignobIe to be alive. No
grandsr conflict was ever waged by man
against man. a. they were eontendsnK for
two OF the grandest ideas In the world.
humanity and national union"
Tho speaker. after paying eloquent
tributes to the great leaders Of the civil
var and also to the many who all un.
known graves on different hattlefields.
turned his attention 20 the brave deeds
that have been done and are now being
Zone by the American heroes both in the
var against Spain and against the Fill
plnos. He said that the soldlers were
not fighting now merely TO extend our
territory or for any commercial agKran-
6lsement. but that they had a higher and
nefe noble idea in view.
He said: 1T In the belief that we can
make these people better. that we can
ttye them some Of the power OF liberty
- nov nenaesa and Unaka THAR ffvea
1Neeter, more enlightened and more
worthy. II Is not for self but for self
sacrifice and the Improvement Of man
that our brave heroes In the war fought
and our brave boys In blue are now
axhfing across the seas"
The armory was crowded 10 lts utmost
capacity by the vast audience present.
the Woman's Relief Corps taking a
Prominent place in tina building