Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-16
Memorial Day.

SAA lOVSCs
Memorial Day.
Patrick Henry once said: "I have but
one lamp by which my feet are guided
and that is the lamp of experience;
l know no way of Judging the future
but by the past" The experience
of the past, the lamp that guides our
feet of national distinction teaches us
us that Memorial Dap has become the
light that guides the fire of patriotism
and makes the homes, the Industries,
the markets of our country the best
protected ones of any CLINE. For years
the veterans, now growing fewer in
numbers, but no less loyal to the flag
they have seen on so many fields of
carnage, or to the principles that our
nation gave new birth, freedom to all
mankind, have gathered and strewn
each old and added mound with sweet
fragrance of budding flowers and
blooming plants. Each year the grow
ing youth feels his pulse throb quicker,
his patriotism grow larger as he sees
those now grissled warriors march with
hating step to do honor to the noble
dead.
The experience of recent events
show that in a crisis our country can
throw more men into the field
in a shorter time than any nation
the sun shines upon. The old soldier
was the first to set in motion the slum-
berlng Goals of a subdued patriotism
when the Maine went up in splinters
and the waters closed over our valiant
braves.
When China became a fanatic and
civilizations blocks were threatened
the fruit of Decoration Day was again
manifest by seeing the boys in brown
struggling through mud and morass
to the rescue of those walled in besieg-
ed. legations.
This is the first of our experience.
The past glows with deeds so bright
that no other country dare hope to
stand beside. The fruit of the organi-
zatlon of the G. A. R., the boy of '9S,
20, 1900 and 1901. They are not always
the most snowy boys. Sometimes their
leggins may be unlocked, they may
approach an officer and forget to salute
or button their blouses but when they
are ordered t charge their frenzied
yell would strike terror to the hearts
of any nation, and the scenes of the
war of the rebellion chase wildly be-
fore their eyes, the veterans strewing
the spring blossoms comes to their Wis.
Ion, a government that will never see
them suffer springs into their hearts
and they know no such word as fail.
The G. A. r. is the lamp that guides
our patriotism. Their victory, eman-
cipation and a united government,
makes us resolve and plan to perpetu-
ate the day that makes us great.
The Red Cross society that has eased
so much pain and brought sunshine
ana nope to many a soldiers life, is
but the outgrowth of the w. R. G.
Loyal women always precede loyal
men. Someone has said, 'if God
wants a great man, he always first
makes a great woman" If a nation
wants a great people, it must first
make a great cause. Water will not
rise above it's level, and a nation will
not rise above the ideals of it's public.
Let all turn out on this day and help
to make it one of the best in the history
of the town.
The following is the order of exerci-
ses and march:
President-H. w. Hanna.
Marshall. J. Freeman.
Canoneers-E. Baxter, G. w. Bailey
and j. NJ. Griggs.
Standard Bearer George Agnew.
500 a. m.-Members of Allison Post
will assemble at Post Office and
proceed to Luccocks Grove Gem
etery, where the usual ritual ex-
ercises will be observed, and a
short address will be made by
Geo. W. Cosson.
1:3O p. m.-Form procession in front
OF Post Office and march to
Presbyterian Church, where the
following program will be OBJ
served:
Vocal Music Grand Chorus
Scripture Reading
Prayer
Vocal Music
Address of Presidential. w. Hanna
Reading of General Orders
Ed. b. Cousins
Grand Chorus
Grafton
Music
CHE vocal music will be given by a
chorus of voices under the direction of
Mrs. Carmichael.)
400 p. m.-Form procession and march
to Cemetery in following order:
w. r.. G. and Decorating Com
mittee in carriages.
Allison Post No. "a, and all eX-
Soldiers.
City and County Officials and
Business Men.
Fire Department.
School Board.
Public Schools.
Civic Societies.
Carriages.
On arriving at Maple Grove Cemete-
ry, a hollow square will be formed
around the monument to the "Un-
known Dead" where the exercises will
be continued as follows:
Address w. Cosson
Music.
Declamation--- Minnie Moon
Decoration of monument to the un-
known dead, followed by the decora-
ton Ct 26 soldiers graves, by as many
boys under directions of the w. r. c.,
closing the decoration services at Com
rade 9. G. Rice's grave in Arlington
Heights Cemetery, when the home
VAR march is resumed.