The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-31
M EMORIAl. DAY.
A Large Attendance and ApprO.
pirate Observance of the
Day Dedicated to the
Soldier Dead.

Nature could not have been IN a
kindller mood than she was last
Thursday in providing beauti-
ful day for the memorial ceremo-
MES. Without the intense heat of
the later season the air was
balmy with sunshine, and with
just breeze enough to make out
door life a pleasure supreme.
The line of parade was formed at
tue court house, with the band
in the lead, followed ty Co. K
First regiment National Guards
of South Dakota, in their new
uniforms, Gen. Humphrey post
of veterans of the civil war, Odd
Fellows and Woodmen in regalia
and children of the city and
county schools The line Of
march was down Main street to
Second avenue, thence to Fourth
street, thence to Third avenue,
thence to Fifth street, thence to
Fourth avenue and the cemetery.
Here the ceremonies of the G. A.
r. post were conducted by the
officers Of the post, consisting Of
the reading of the ritual service
by Commander Rodgers, prayer
by Chaplain Lowthian and the
reading of general orders and an
extract from Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address by Adjutant Fitch.
The ceremonies were concluded
by the post marching to the
graves of their dead comrades
aud depositing a wreath of ever
green's.
In the afternoon the opera
house was crowded to it's fullest
capacity with an interested audi
ence to listen to the exercises to
be held there. These were
opened with a patriotic memorial
song "We'll Honor Them All" by
a choir composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Burgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. S. Healy, Mesdames Pasco
and Rix and Messrs Ramer and
Snyder, and was followed by a
prayer by Rev. Watson. The
choir rendered Well Ne'er For
get the boys in Blue, and Miss
Nuna Shannon gave pleasing
recitation entitled $50 was l.
The choir sang "Unfurl the Flag
and Mr.. n. I. Lowthian then in
troduced the speaker of the day,
Coe I. Crawford, who gave one
of the best memorial day address
es ever delivered in Milbank, the
leading thought in the address
being that the permanency and
stability of the republic was de-
termined by the character Of its
citizenship. The intelligence,
character and high ideals Sof the
individual being the bedrock up
on which rests the perpetuity ol
of our institutions. Destroy
these and the structure would
of necessity fall. Build them uI
in the Individual citizen, and the
possibilities of the repub bic fol
good were almost limitless. Tht
address was full of thoughtful
suggestions and patriotic allu
sions and was well worth listen
ing to, and was heartily applaud
ed. The choir rendered "Hur
rah for Freedom" aud Miss
Stanford recited "The Battle
above the Ciouds,' and the ex
erclses closed with anothe
patriotic song.
In the evening Co. K gave al
interesting drill exhibition OF
Main street. The company ha
been organized but a few week
and has had but a short time 70
, drill, receiving their guns but
!, few days before and their uni
!. forms on the very morning the.
! were to appear on parade. Tha
the boys went through thei
, marching, counter marching an
evolutions in the excellent mar
ner they did is highly compl
mentary to them and to Captai
Helms. They made splendi
showing, and both on the morl
ing march and at the drill in tn
evening they were the recipient
of we'll merited praise for the
9 soldierly appearance and proml
! action in their different N;
}, neuvers. Enough Of this was see
q to show that Co. K has the m
g terial for one Of the most effectil
g and best drilled companies IN tt
e South Dakota Guards, and v
much mistake our guess if tt
officers of the company don
Il work it into that very thing.
d The exercises Of the day q
j tracted a large crowd Of peopl
q and thousands from thesurroun
d ing towns came to Milbank
take part in the observance
the day.