The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-06-05
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BY AIKEN & ScHMAHl-.
HWEDNEsDA Z - 1901,
DECORATION DAY
Appropriately Observed BIZ Citizens Of
Redwood Falls and County

Inere Was az Dig crow II q Iseel-
wood Falls last Thurs day Decora-
1tion DAY From early morning I'M Is
til nearly noon the people came il
from the country and people Of the
city united with them ii observing
the day Of grave tributes.
It was ten clock before the OLD
soldiers got started on their long
and slow march to the cemetery.
Some Of them were past their march
ing days and were furnished with
carriages. They were preceded By
the drum corps and we're followed
by the ladies Of the Relief Corps,
local organizations, school children
and citizens in carriages. arriving
at the cemetery the usual services
were conducted by the Post, fol-
lowed by the decoration Of the
graves of deceased soldiers and
their wives, members Of the Post
and ofthe Relief Corps having this
work in hand. The Peabody sis
tiers sang Scatter Sweet Flowers, s
and then came the march home and
disbanding at the hall.
In the afternoon the veterans and
their wives marched to the court
house. Before. they entered the
school children, on the court house
steps, sang Glory to Old Glory, I
and the National N emorial H ynn..''
after which the exercises ID the
court house commenced. Mr. Bar
ackman opened this with prayer.
Then came song by the quartette,
a reading by Ida NJ. Carruth, an
other song by the quartette and
then the GRAFTON Of the day by Mr..
,Ilutz !.
THE war Of the rebellion was
fought, said Mr.. Lutz during the
course OF his remarks, and we.
honor our heroes by celebrating
this Memorial Day We come from
the home, the factory. the schools,
the counting room, bringing Ma
lures most precious offerings and
strew them over the graves OF our
soldier dead. There are two days,
may it please God, which shall
never be blotted from our National
calendar July 4th and Memorial
Day
Some old soldier had expressed a.
doubt to the speaker as to whether
Memorial Day would be observed
when the old soldiers were all gone,
and to this the speaker replied that
he believed that when a score of
centuries have rolled by our pos
5erity will gather on each returning
spring, and with loving, loyal hands
and grateful hearts, scatter earth S
choicest flowers over Your graves.
Mr.. Lutz referred TO the n apoleonic
reviyal, and gave a brief review of
The great French soldier. Speak
lng more directly to the point be-
said that thinking Of Napoleon
there comes before my mind in
striking contrast with his imperi-.
Gus figure the Union volunteer who
sacrificed his life upon his country s..
altar. I gaze upon themthe once
crowned Emperor Of France and
King of Italythe other IN the
plainest blue, crowned only in the
hearts Of his country men. The one
shrinks and withers from my gaze;
the other still enshrined IN patri
otto love a sacred memoir
T he speaker then briefly reviewed
the causes leading up to the civil
war, gave a brief review Of the
struggle, paid a tribute to Lincoln,
spoke Of Lee surrendering to G rant
and depicted the scene Of the sur
render. After that he reviewed the
progress made BY the south since
the war, showing that the abolition
Of slavery was simply a blessing to
the people Of that section, and then
he passed on to the SPANS Ameri-
can war. In closing he said
Let us ngrave upon mernory's walls the
names and deeds of our heroic dead. There
will be newly made graves OF those who
have fallen IN Cuba and the Philip ines as
well as those who have fallen III the quiet
paths Of civil life. NJ To-day let US scatter the
choicest flowers over the grave Of the hero1c
sLawton; let us pause atthe grave Of that here
statesman and citizen, Benz amin Harrison
and garland IT with flowers. And, let iii