Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-30
Ar THE SOLDIERS, HOME.
Exercises. with nm Ad-
dreNs by Col. j Nj. I,nrltcr


appropriate Exercises. With nm Ad-
dress by col. j. Nj. Parker.
The afternoons Memorial Day exer-
cises were held at the Soldiers Home.
and We're participated in BIZ the vetsr-
ans of the city and the rellsf corps IS
well as BY the members of the Home.
The order ofexerclscs was as follows:
Assembly casl--2.. 10 D. IN.
March To main gate, led by /. s. H 4
band, members of Iowa Soldiers Home
as escort leading the city and country
delegations If the w. r. c., c. a. r., S.
of ", soldiers OF the Spanish American
war and Company ii, /. n. c.; to the
Home cemetery.
Prayer-Rev. C. p. Boardman
Reading-Lincoln's address at Gettys-
burg.
strewing flowers on soldiers graves
by Linn school, No. 2, while the band
played a dirge.
Firing military salute-Home Firing
sqaud. Taps
Renediction-Rev. c. p, Boardman.
March to Cottage Grove park. led by
Home band
Invocation-Rev. c. p. Boardman.
experimentation High School Clee
Club.
ora tion-col. j. NJ. Parker.
ng-Marshalltown High School Glee
Club.
seiection--I S. H band.
Benediction
COL. PARKER'Ss ADDRESS.
Col j. NJ. Parker, in his address at
the Soldiers Home park, spoke in part
as follows:
another year with its varied changes
brings again the anniversary of the
most sacred day in our historical calen-
dar. From the feverish pursuit of pleas
ure, wealth and ambition we come today
as pilgrims to an holy shrine and vouch-
safe an heartfelt tribute TO the memory
of our country's dead.
Upon these graves as the affairs of a
free people we bestow floral offerings of
grace and peace that we may show
forth our abiding faith IN the patriot
ism of the citizen who dared die that
his country might live.
Yea, that there be no doubt that this
generation cherishes as ferevently as
did our fathers those rugged and hardy
virtues that forget self and home, and
stand in the front rank in the day of
| danger, and strike valiant blows for ma
| tional life and liberty. There are times
| in the history of all nations when TO
| save it the blood of its best citizens is
demanded. This people has passed thru
such trial. Statecraft, chicanery and
| diplomacy awaited them not. Yet in that
/ supp enc hour. when all else failed. ;,tei e
\ was not wanting those who could bleed
and die il need be, for the principles of
| their government. In the battle for it
| they fell. and we have left us today as
| a priceless legacy their memory and
| their graves, and around them we gath
/ or on this coca sion and weave sas!ands
OF flowers with which to crown them.
while we rejoice In peace and pres
Iperity, and look UP to our nag. the
bright emblem of our strength and
pride. let US moi forget those who made
| that banner, the symbol OF all that we
4 are now and all that we hope to be
| hereafter. We sound not the tocsin TO
call to the field of battle. We raise no
war cry arraying section against Sec
| ton There is nothing in the ceremo-
MES of this hour to arouse party strife
| or contention. No resentment or dis
cord can find dwelling place in the
tomb of the patriot. His love went
abroad and encompassed the whole land.
For the whole country he died. For the
| whole country we commemorate his
deeds today. On Decoration day, of all
/ others the blue and the gray can Join
| hands above the fallen and pledge anew
their faith in the union and in the 81
lence and depths of the sepulcher bury
all animosity and ill-will There Is no
filter place to swear allegiance and eter-
raj fidelity to our common country than
above the graves of her dead patriots
When the three Swiss, William Tell and
his compatriots, pledged each other
their sacred honor that they would
stand by each other and free Switzer-
land from the tyrannical rule OF. Aus
tria. or die in the attempt, 1t was in the
lpresence of their country's dead tina
they lifted their hands to heaven and
took this most solemn oath.
When all Europe was about to fall
before the victorious legions of Napo-
leon Bonaparte. when states. Kingdoms
and republics in turn We're passing I'M
der his sway. and Prussia almost stand
ing alone was arousIng and arming her.
self for the final struggle. the emperor
of Russia had come to Berlin to aid
fconfinnad on Eiahth Pags-S