Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-30
PARADE OF SOLDIERS AND SCHOOL CH

The thoughts today of the good people
of Marshalltown were OF the dead. Not
only were the memories of the soldiers
honored and their graves strewn with
flowers. but nearly every one who has
loved ones buried in Riverside was i'm
bued with the sacredness Of the day and
hundreds of graves in Riverside GENES
terry We're bedecked with flowers.
The day was more generally and more
appropriately observed in this city than
have been the Memorial days of the past
few years, and there seems to be re-
vival of patriotism and a greater appre-
citation of the duty the living owe to the
dead veterans of our wars. For the first
time in several years the interest and
cooperation of the school children We're
enlisted by the Grand Army, with The
result that a procession half mile in
length and made up of soldiers old and
young, members of the city fire Depart
ment and school children marched to
Riverside cemetery and participated in
the exercises.
The parade was formed at the corner
of Main and Center streets between $50
and 10 o'clock a. m. and moved to XIV
erside in the following order headed by
Capt. Nelson Ames, Fire Chief Coulton
and two assistants:
Fire Police
City Fire Department. in Uniform
Pupils of St. Mary's School, 200 Strong,
in Charge of Rev. Lehman. j. c.
Welch and Patrick Kelley.
Second Ward School. in Charge of j. r.
Wildman, c. NJ. Norton and T..
N Batty
Iowa Soldiers Home Band.
Veterans of the Soldiers Home. 100
Strong, in Command of Col. Hor-
ton and Adjt. warfel.
Pupils of Fourth Ward School
Pupils OF Arson School, in Charge OF
Frank Whitney.
Pupils of Arnold and Third Ward
Schools, in Charge of c. r.
q High School Glee Club.
Pupils of First Ward. in Charge OF j.
G. Brown and George
Trautmann.
Pupils Of Woodbury. School, in charge
Of Henry White and Alva
Stewart.
Frank NJ. Thomas Post, G.. A. r., and
Other Veterans.
A. F. Haradon Camp, Sons of
Veterans.
Company II, in Command of Capt
Brown.
Woman's Relief Corps, in Carriages.
With the members of Frank NJ Thorn
as Post marched three confederate vet.
Grams. who entered into the ceremonies
CT the day with as much zeal as did thu
veterans of the north. These veterans
were Henry Gregg, John chinn ant
Jesse Johnson.
On arrival at the cemetery the parad.
halted on the vacant grounds west o
the lake, where the following exercise,
took place:
lnvocation-Rev. Father Lehman.
Mustc-High School Glee Club.
Address-C. H. Van Law.
Reading OF Lincoln's Address al Get
tysburg on Nov. 10, 1865. p. Ayers.
Song-Glee Club.
Salute by Company H at the G.. A r
Lot.
MIR. VAN LAWS ADDRESS.
Mr.. c. II. Van Law, who delivered I'M
main address at Riverside, spoke III, mar
as follows:
Gathered here as we are in this eli,
of the dead. what soul is not stirre,
with feelings of gratitude and venera
ton as memory glides thru the decade
that have passed, wherein suffering an,
cying men and women have Withheld.
naught OF human sacrifice for the SAX
OF our common country. Can any dnt
appeal more strongly To the higher ma
f,f Hrar
than the duty which here calls us
strew upon the last resting place OF gu
patriotic dead these tokens of love a
Inc tributes of our gratitude to thos
who mid the clash of battle. or Ian
gushing in prison or in hospital, surreri
dered the bright prospects of life tina
liberty and law might prevail, and til
blessings OF free and united countr
De preserved to generations yet unborn
And let not Duty stay the hand in il
acts of love until the memory of ou
Patriotic countrymen who lie in un
known and unnamed graves has bee
enshrined by the tributes of our graft
tude
BY every southern river-on ever
southern hill-now mingles the dust G
our nations slain. The deeds of hero
Ism that marked the Offering of thei
lives are now the jewels in Liberty,
crown. No words of praise can do jus
tice to their patriotism or recornpens
their sacrifice. They are dead. but thei
deeds will live forever. Generations We
unborn will rejoice in their labors, an
will dwell with fond regard in song an
story upon the achievements of thei
lives.
Stamping the seal of perpetuity upo
government as an Institution promot
Ing and maintaining law and ordel
originating with the people, establishe
Tor and by the people. the veterans G
the civil war consummated the labor
& Of our revolutionary fathers. The stor
or their deeds in defense of the unio
will be the inspiration OF distant poster
ny In Its devotion to the cause of FIRE
government.
1T liz with pride that every America
dwells upon the history Of our strugIl
for independence. It's Bunker Hill an
Valley Forge tried the souls Of thos
who laid amid the storms the FONDA
tons OF our republic. The cycle Of year
has not dimmed the halo OF glory tn
enshrines the patriots OF ia The forti