Cañon City record., 1900-05-31
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Sunday and Wednesday IdesI Days
For the Observasce Of nem-
oriaI Exercises.

success in recent years. The weather
was especially fine. Some Of the
elder people remember when it used
to rain every single Decoration Day
and always too just about the time
the procession wanted to start. Moth
ing was lacking in the way Of good
weather this year.
The Sunday services at the opera
house were more largely attended
than usual. In fact so many people
wanted to take part that an over
flow meeting was found necessary.
At ten o'clock the members OF the G.
A. R., the Uniform Rank of Knights
of Pythias and members of the Gate
City camp of Woodman marched to
the hall in body. Rev. H. N. Wilson
of the Presbyterian church preached
the sermon which was pronounced to
be first class in every respect Other
ministers assisted in the exercises
and the best of music was provided.
The over flow meeting was held in the
Baptist church and Rev. E. b. Smith
of the N. E. church preached IN able
patriotic sermon that was well re-
ceiyed. Never before in Canon have
people in such great numbers attend
ed the memorial services.
The exercises Wednesday were in
accordance with the announcement
made in last weeks RECORD, with =
few notifications.
At 9 o'clock the procession formed
at the corner of Macon and Seventh,
headed by Grand Mashal JOS W.
Nilsson, and followed in the order
named by the Peabody Military Band.
Uniform Rank, K. P; Greenwood
Post G. A. r.. including veterans Of
the Mexic.sn s,nd Spanish wars and
Confederate veterans; Gate City
Camp, Woodmen Of the World; the
81 Perkins White Hussar Band,
citizens in carriages. Arrived at the
cemetery the impressive ceremonies
Of the Grand Army were conducted.
The brightness of the morning. the
soft, sweet music BY the bands, the
sentiments of charity and loyalty
that were repeated from the pretty
ritualistic services, together with
the perfume of flowers that pervaded
the silent city, gave to the occasien
q meaning and solemnity not al
ways present. At the coz
clusion of the ceremonies the column
reformed and marched back to town.
going direct to the Opsra House.
to listen to the Memorial Grafton BY
Rev. W. ]. Fisher. The speaker was
at his best, and moved his vast au-
dience to tears or smiles a. the we'll
rounded periods fell from his lips
Rev. Fisher il always IN entertaining
speaker, but his address upon this
occasion was = mastery blending Of
the postical and the logical. embsl-
lishsd with those natural grscss Of
oratory with which the speaker u
so abundantly endowed. Net only
is the address entitled to high rank
as specimen of true oratory, but
it proved = clear conception in the
mind of its author of the conditions
which today surround and Of the
necessity of teaching patriotism, i,
q healthful national spirit ID to Be-
Rev. Fisher il pa
triot.
A word Of prise. ~ well Is thanks,
is due both the Canon band and the
Perkins theatrical band for the
splendid music rendered during the
day. Both presented fine appear
ance and added much to the satisfac-
ton and success Of the day.
Big Road Race.
The regular annual road race viii
occur Friday, June lst. Almost ever
since the bicycle came into vogue an
annual road race has been held in
Canon. 1t used to be to Florence and
back. going down on one side Of the
river and returning by the other rsuts,
a distance of about % miles.
The course this year will start at
Fourth street and extend to Four
Mile school house, the return trip
being made three times, making about
an Is mile run. The coEmittss in
charge this year are, Mayor Thomas,
Jas. H. Peabody and Geo. Lswis.
Many nice prizes have been offered
and quite a number Of riders will