The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-31
GALLANT DEAD HONORED
SERVICES APPROPRIATE TO
MEMORIAL DAY.
Fitting Tributes Paid to the COun-
try's Defenders by Messrs.
Fulton and Smith.


government an day Of tribute 10 the
soldier dead was appropriately observed
In Astoria yesterday The weather was
Ideal md he strs .ts along the route
Of the parade were lined With specta-
tors. At the aftsrnJo Jon services the
OpcfL house was filed to OyeriiOwing
and the pairlotlc rxerclses AMI adj
dresses were in Keeping with the spirit
Of the day. The graves Of veterans In
the I'D Pioneer cemetery were be-
decked With flowers and flags and local
lodges and other organizations paid
tribute Of respect TO deceased members
In the various cemeteries adjacent to
the city.
The parade was one Of the largest
and most successful ever held In the
city. The Astoria Military band head
cd the procession which started shortly
affer 10 O'Clock a squad Of seventeen
men, under command Of Sergeant Ham
llton. the men being from artillery com
Danies stationed at Fort Stevens. were
In line. followed by the members Of
Cushing Post. g. a. r.. the Woman's
Relief Corps. Maceabees, Redmen and
other fraternal organizations. school
children and citizens. At the cemetery
no formal services were held. the graves
cf veterans being decorated. flowers be-
Ing Htrewn In prOflslJn.
AZ he opera house IN the afternoon
Samuel ElmDr. presided over a pr gram
0f patriotic cxercis.s AMI address. Rec
itailpas ana songs by 9choOl children
and others made 40 thc program ana
speeches were made by @. c. Fulton
and the Hon. John H. Smith. Mr. Full
ton Jaid an eloquent tribute 90 the gal
liant defenders ~ the country al time
when the union Of the states was
threatened with dissolution. He alsn.
culogiz i he gallant slain In the recent
Spanish American war His remarks
were greeted with prolonged appause
The Hon John H. Smith was inrrn-
luced hy Chalrmin Elmore and said
In part;
Sine" the dawn ~ civilization ij ma
been customary 20 observe holidays In
commemoratipn of national events. or In
honor of heroes who have proven them
selves worthy u q nations gratl,uda.
one ~ The most appropriate beautiful
and beneficial Of these holidays that II
viii ever b. the happy lot Of a people
To rcrpe,uatc Is that upon which. IN
the American republic. the graves OF
soldiers wiTd have responded tn the lasr
rCl-Call are decorated by those who
survive them for time This day Is
commemorative not of any particular
event ar NJ any particular hero but II
all the brave men who have respond
cd to the call to duty when the country
has needed their service on the field
of battle.
This lay belongs In a peculiar way
to the Grand Army of the Republic
To them the men Of the regiments that
under the sod and the dew.
were more than countrymen. They
were comrades. They marched in the
same ranks; they slept by the same
camp fires Together they dashed
the battle smoke and breasted !
IN withering flame ot war In only
few more years they shall lie together !
In deaths transcendent dream be- |
meath the soil that they guarded In |
the strength of their manhood Natur-
ally and appropriately. then. as a tok- |
IN ~ respect Tor the living and In |
mark NJ reverence for the departed. |
when this day recuTs in the season, in |
TO the bivouacs Of the dead !
We are lead by the veterans OF the civil |
war. They are old and grizzled-their |
forms are bent. their steps unsteady /
but they bear with them the flag that |
Sherman 10 the sea and at |
tended Grant from Richmond 10 Apo
nat0X.
"a beautiful feature If the observ-
lnce Of this day for which the nation
owes debt of gratitude. particularly
10 It's veterans. is found in the at,en-
ion paid to our public schools bv the
veterans. and the spirit in
which the school children Join in hon
,ring
Our silent heroes that slumber
Away from the light of the sun.
Where the banners Of forests are waiv-
irg.
And the musical rivers run
1T Is customary On the recurrence
Il this day for the members Of the rem
lant OF the Grand Army OF the Repub-
ic 10 visit the different public schools
nd also for the school children TO Join
With them In the browning OF the slain.
Nations live not from year to year but
rom generation 10 generation. The
'erpetuity Of this republic depends not
pon the maintenance and discipline OF
large standing army, but rather upon