Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-05-09

Department Commander Reese Makes
Public General Order No. 10.

Public General Order No. 10.
Department Commander Reese has
issued the following:
Headquarters Department of Ne
| braska, Grand Army of the Republic,
State House, Lincoln, Neb.-General
| orders No. 10:
Ffrst-May 80 has become the ma
tion's great day. observed, honored
and respected throughout the land.
Since man loved freedom and con-
tended for it upon fields Of fame, the
heroes and patriots of all ages have
been mourned in poetry and song,
in bronze and marble, in sculptured
obelisk and monumental pile, and as
long as the principles of freedom shall
endure this day will be remembered
by the American nation. who will
ever cherish the memory of our heroic
dead by decking the bosom of their
sepulchres with flowers Of the lowell
est hue. Thirty-three years have
come and gone since General John A.
Logan, our most distinguished vol
unteer officer of the civil war and
then commander-in-chiefo of the Grand
Army of the Republic, instituted Me-
mortal day.
Second-It is proper for us to re-
member the sacred duty we owe to the
memory of our comrades who have
answered to the last roll call-that we
should pay our tribute of love to the
silent dead; and therefore, in the
proper observance of the day by the
Grand Army of the Republic, that the
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies' Aid
society, Sons of Veterans, Spanish
American war veterans, all national
guard organizations and civic socie
ties, as well as the public in general,
should be invited to- participate, espe-
cially the school children.
Third-Memorial Sunday has be-
come sacred day in the Grand Army
calendar. No pains should be spared
to make the arrangements for this day
as complete and important as Memoir
ial day itself. The hours should be
so fixed that all could attend, and
the exercises especially appropriate to
the day and occasion.
Fourth-Post commanders will see
to it that the Memorial day comrait-
tee make proper arrangements with
the school officers for patriotic exer-
cises in the public schools on the Fri
day preceding Memorial day, and that
comrades be secured to visit each
school at the hour agreed upon to con-
duct the services. Comrades, see to
it that our flag is raised at half-mast
over every school house in the state,
and, wherever possible, on all public
buildings on May 80. Interest the peo-
pie in our Memorial day; even if your
post is small in numbers, make your
services so interesting and your devo-
ton so sacred that your neighbors will
join you in paying homage to the he
roic dead.
Fifth-Post chaplains will make full
report of Memorial day proceedings
upon blanks provided for such pur-
pose.
SiXth-We should all remember that |
Memorial day is sacred to the memory |
of our dead comrades. The day should |
not be DETAINED by games Of sport |
and amusement, and all posts and |
comrades should use all their inf1u- |
ence to discourage, and as far as pos
sible prevent, such desecration Of the |
day.
Seventh-The thirtieth national en-
campment provided that the reading |
of President Lincoln's address at |
Gettysburg be made a special feature |
in all Memorial day exercises held |
under the auspices of the Grand Army
of the Republic Commanders Of |
posts will direct that it be read in
connection with the exercises of the
day. By order of
JOHN REESE,
Department Commander.
JAMES D. GAGE,