The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-31
Memorial Day Is Observed With
Dignity in Keeping With
the Occasion.
Graves Decorated in All Cemeteries
General Parade-Services
at the Auditorium.

sung by ]. H. Donohue, p. J. Donahue
Peter Christophic, ]. F. Starkey, Frank
Wilson, Edward Catferty and Ernest
Burke. Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was impressively read by Hon T. A.
Jaggard, after which the band played a
medley Of patriotic airs and wartime
melodies and the septette sang THE Old
Brigade with much effect.
CAPT CASTLES SPEECH.
The address OF the day was made by
Capt. Henry A. Castle, who stated that
he would look, for his Inspiration, to the
following words from the stirring address
of Lincoln, which mad Just been read.
1t is rather for US to be here dedicated
to the great task remaining before us
that from these hOnored dead we take
increased devotion to that cause for
which they gave the last fun measure
Of deVotiOn-that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died In
vain
Capt. Castle spoke in substance as fol-
lowsi
Thirty years ago today Acker post,
Of which 7 then had the honor to
be commander, held tbs first celebration
of Memorial day In this city, and waie
an. average generation in the lifetime OF
men has elapsed since then, there are stiu
alive and active in these annual observe
were present on that occasion.
I'VE had with us on that day as guest
OF honor Gen. Winfield Scott Gen. Wills
H German acted as marshal OF the day.
and among our speakers We're Gen. II. II.
Sibley, DR.. McMasters and the then al
most unknown young attorney, Cushman
/ *. Davis. That seems almost like a page
from ancient history, and still we have
here today, in the vigOr Of middle age
some of the men who We're present there.
| Then was read, probably for the first
| time in this city, the Gettysburg ad-
dress OF Lincoln, which was heard with
wonder and admiration. 1t was the kew
| note then. as it is now, and viii be as
long as liberty and patriotism endure.
The immortal words Of Lincoln added
new lustre to Gettysburg.
| or the generation to which he spoke
! sacrifices We're demanded such as never
! nave been demanded Of any other genera
| ton in the history Of our country Nobiy
| have those sacrifices been lived up TO-
and it may now be said that our comrades
| have not died in vain because their sur
| Vivors have not lived in vain Slavery
has been abolished, and the nation saved
ana carried forward to a position where
the concentration Of power means only
the expansion Of human liberty They
maze sacrifices that we who succeed them
might have the liberty we now enjoy.
VETERANS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE.
Since the war closed and the army
was disbanded 80 per cent of the veterans
Of that war have done mems work. and
1t is fact to be proud Of that less
than per cent have been dependent up
on public assistance
The veterans Of the war have adorned
ana dlgnihed the bench, have graced the
other professions and have taken an ac.
tive part IN the mercantile life Of our
country. Every one Of our presidents but
one has been q Union soldier and Iinne-
sofa points with pride to her ten G. A.
X. governors. The achievements Of those
| Union soldiers since the army disbanded
mas been no less notable than during the
war. by their productive ability thew
| nave added more to the wealth Of the
country than the entire cost Of the war
ny their example and influence they
have added to the Importance Of the ma
ton in every way They have uIaved
| lhelr part in the moral and intellectual
| development OF the country At the close
| OF the war they introduced the cultivat-
ing adJuncts Of civilization wherever they
went. The school, library, newspaper and
IN fact every agent Of Improvement was
advanced by this means. Our soldiers
Wherever they went represented the hieh-
est type Of civilization. cultivation man
Hness, patriotism and industry.
CARRIED TORCH OF LIBERTY
Three years ago we found that We
Coulo no longer shed the light Of liberty
IRON distance, but must take the torch
and carry it to our adjacent Islands and
even to distant lands. Then the sons OF
cur soldiers Of the Civil war gladly took
up the sacred duty, and were willingly
sent by their patriot fathers to do their
part IN the enlightenment OF tho world
NO" we see plainly that we have a fur
ther duty to perform, for with some reg
our flag"
The seXtette sang THE Soldiers Fare
We'll and the programme closed with
the singing Of America" by the audi
ence.