Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY!
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Strong in the holy cause Of right, for
II they freely died.
Now in our mothers breast they sleep
like brothers side by side.
oh. loved remains! Oh. hallowed dust!
with each rcturHing spring
ale sweetest flowers of field and grove
to deck your graves we bring.
May we be brave as you We're brave.
and tru as YOU were true.
And may our children's children love
our land and flag like you.
Oh. soft and quiet be your sleep be-
meath the vcrdant sod.
And may your spirits soar aloft to the
Great white Throne of God.
The Judge was frequently applauded
Turing his address, after which there
| was some patriotic music by the band.
Sixteen little girls of the Indian
school sang Our Soldiers Grave
which was followed by Post Com.
mander Moore ana Adjutant Clarke
reading the q. A. X. ritual and the rec
| Crds OF the veterans who nave died
during the past twelve months.
Then followed u beautiful ceremony
that of weaving around he monu-
ment to the unknown dead "A long
string of cycrgreens. Mesdames
Lowe. Whitson, Whitcomb and Shoe
maker, of the Women's Relief Corps,
took part in the ceremony, accom-
panied on the piano by Mrs. Rose Der
ry. who also sang an appropriate
song.
The children of the public schools
sang STARS and Stripes Forever" fol
| IAuTaI lao IN Hnn realization IN sNamn.
rial Day" by Miss X. Girard.
The boys of st. Mary's school de
lighted the audience by singing Our
Country's Flag and Ramon Ortiz,
son of Modesto Ortiz. delivered a
short patriotic address.
America was sung by all the
school children. and then j. w. Ed
wards, who vas the prime mover In
the exercises, stepped to the front OF
the platform with four large flags In
his hands. lie read the attendance OF
children from the city public schools
In the parade as follows: First ward,
enrolment, ZIG; present, 1l3: Second
ward, enrolment 1873, present llS;
Third ward, enrolment 1876, present
1874, and Fourth ward, enrolment l4i
present lis. As the best record had
been made by the Third ward, to this
ward a flag was presented. Mr.. Ed
wards then presented "A flag each Il
the st. Mary's school, the government
Indian school and the Old Albuquer
que school.
4 miniature grave. representing Tho
mound of some departed hero, hat
been provided neal the stand. anC
over this mound Corporal Lamb ant
Bugler Drury, with the firing squad
saluted the sleeping hero. &. NJ. Bar
Der, Bert Baker, Samuel Vann. Jr,
Walter Bendle, Ed. Bronson. l.. Benja
min and Oscar Goebel constituted thu
firing squad.
Services at the park then came I,
a close by benediction from Rev. Kin
ney, followed by taps"
GRAVES DECORATED.
This afternoon. members of tn,
Women's Relief Corps and a commit
tee of q. A.. X. veterans visited thu
several cemeteries and placed flowers
and evergreens over the graves o
the dead soldiers. The following wer,
remembered:
Santiago Hubbell, John Johnson
= Adam Hoffman, :, II. Beadle, Johi
I Morton, a. d. Crowley, Ben stephens
( A. Rutherford, n. b. Booth, Miltol
NAdlHs IL % why a. " hblliaa
! u. NJ. Lyon. +. Is. Preissner, +. Bar
; tolone, NJ. Werner, Francis White
f., Captain William Scott, George Morris
, Judge John Oaks, J.. &. Marshall
frank Menke, j. Deyine, william
Brown, Ambrosio Armiio, Frcdericl
| Greening. Il. II. Sullivan. Leon Du
bois. Milton Ayres, James Campbell
Charles Walker, j, Beach, Pete
Quier, G. A, White, W. A. Rankin, Con
rad Wooten and j. G. Mason,
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
The graves of many loved ones, no
soldiers, were remembered to-day will
flowers by relatives and friends.
The Third ward school deserves thu
title OF the banner school of the city
Only one little tot missing out of al
enrolment of l55.
II was the grandest Memorial da.
celebration ever held In Albuquerque
and Comrade Edwards. with the 9th
or veterans, did their work well,
While the exercises were in pro
gress the street cars stopped run
ming and one of the cars served a
good seats.
1t Is estimated that at least 1906
school children took part In the pro
cession.
, Col. ]. l.. Morris. n veteran o
Thornton, was present and marched
with the local ciyil wal veterans.
Adjutant Leyerett Clarke Is a yer!
handy man when Memorial day eXer
cises are in progress. He keep
. things going and must have order.
Hon. Nestor Montoya, Jesus Rome
no, Tomas Werner, Modesto Ortiz, Sc
ferino Crollott and others from oil
Albuquerque helped materially 4
make the exercises a success.
After the exercises were over a
the park a reunion OF Kansas peopl
vas held at j. w, Edwards Office
Cream and cake was served,
The committee Of arrangements O
Memorial day wish TO thank one an,
all for the able manner In which the,
assisted in carrying out every part O
tue program. j, w, Edwards, Il. 5
Slower. l.. Clarke, committee.