The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-31

men in that five years war. and in that
immense number nearly 100000 brave
our flag and country with their Hfe's
blood. Another like number has for
ever been disabled by wounds received
n oattle, and sickness contracted in the
heids during the long and tedious cam
palSns Think of the sacrifice. Terrible
as all this suffering must have been. vet
thank God, our land was saved: saved
70 US; saved to our children: saved TO
the million yet to come The sacrifice
was worthy of it all. The memory of
our our dead dead is sacred to US, and will be
P@erpetuated PER- long after the last veteran
mas answered the roll-call from on high;
long after the Son Of Veterans have held
lhelr last campfire, and long after the.
emners Of life have died out.
r1hces of that great struggle, bows its
head in grief today, and reVerentiy pays
TO al these honored dead the annual
trIo9te 1ton of flowers and love of tears.
Fellow soldiers, you and I are proud
onat o we were comrades of these fallen
ones; this is a pride for which we must
t11a ne pfId0ned 1t was grand army it
was a glorious cause, and around these
graves, old soldiers, let us pledge again
our allegiance to the principles for which
we Fought, for which they died. and
'iiec So,,o,a we Mlll ever defend their memories.
mi m9lIIl9hs, , are thinning out Each Mem07
rlal DAY hnds new graves filed from our
t5n f5nksi eid II i VII not be many years before
rade. Each sunset brings us a daW 1ear-
er the last roll call. -ie''4
IN conclusion, permit me to saw. wbiIe
we we Honor non the soldier, we should not for
geI the great and equally necessary work
gone by the warm-hearted people at
nome. say the rebellion could never
sI5,V ndVe Reen subdued but for the earnest
support and encouragement from az
friends at home. Oh the hearts of tbe
nation is big and generous, and We know
that It's throbbing will ever be warm for
fI fIe care OF those who suffered that the
Unlon might live. Yes, and it will live
ou young people will see and guard tha
future destiny and integrity of our ma
Ion ion. me young must be its preserv-
AT1a,'iae J,le sons OF Veterans, the young
6ad ndIerlcans nor who are filing more than
ZouOOO free school houses in our truly
magnificent republic Over each of tbe.a
d[ee aI.s school houses the emblem of lib
guarantee of the perpetuation of our
free government.
Every veteran remembers with pleas
ure and satisfaction the eucolra gem en+
and support we received from the patri-
QUO loved ones at home And the
women, God bless then! To you. you
desire to say: '0N'
The aid societies formed during the
dark days of the Rebellion bv ladies' ali
over the land sent innumerable comforts
cociae ~ ine f camp and to the hospitals. Deli
cdcles from nome, not TO be obtained in
any other way, strengthened and made
glad many poor suffering soldier Snch
hIhunesS smoothed the pillow upon which
warrior. iiHS u
oh. yes: and some Of your nunbar
with courage no less conmenda h a
than that of the bravest of the hraVo
vent down to the very border of tbe
nght to rescue the wounded and to che 5r
ana comfort the dying with mfnictr7-
Ions, Kind words and earnest PRAYER.
These: my young ladies'. were the an.
gels from heaven in human form and
dress, hoVering over the battle field anJ
living in the hosnita1s ~
Let me say again. "God bless the na+ri
otlc American woman"
Rev Frank Jensen, of the ST Jamae
Evangelical Lutheran church. seiza 4
upon the suggestion of American Gift
zensh1p afforded by the occasion. Said
he:
We honor those to whom we owe orr
enjoyment of liberty. 1t would be despi-
cable not to mark their brave deeds ae
we are doing today. Every one of their
sacrlhces Will live on. We. who have yet
memory of a fatherand. come here to
pay tribute to these heroes. who were
saviors of our adopted land. If we are
not Americans we have no place in
America-this marvel Of the nations of
the world. There is no other land like
ours where all stand equal. where the
bare-footed. tattered boy, may some day
come to guide the ship of state
detail from Camp No. 1, Sons of Vet
erans, commanded by Sergeant w. ].
Boyd, was assisted in decorating the
graves by ladies from the Daughters of
Veterans. The cross in the center of tn
Soldiers Rest was dressed In large
wreaths, and the ladies' of Gen. Ord post
assisted by the Sons of Veterans. filled
the urn with vines and flowers The ST
James choir rendered several selections,
c. Z. easier sounded taps" and Rev.
Jensen pronounced the benediction.