Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-30
THE HOME TRIBUTE
albuquerque Honored
the Dead Soldiers.
Public Exercises held this
Morning,
Grafton of the Day Delivered by
Judge Baker.
a PERFECT MAY DAY
A PERFECT MAY DAY.


Memorial Day could not have been
more perfect as to weather with its
clear and cloudless sky and its warm
sun. The entire town turned out to
honor the memory of those who have
died.
The parade was half an hour late in
getting started. a, formed at the cor
ner of Gold avenue and Second street
and was under command of Col. John
Borradaile. Headed by a detachment
OF police it moved at $50. The Italian
band was in the lead and was followed
by carriage containing Mayor Myers,
Department Commander Edwards of
the G. a. R.. Chief of Police T. J. Nc
Millin and Judge b. S. Baker. The
members of the board of aldermen fol-
lowed. The immediate escort to the
old veterans was company G., New
Mexico National Guard, under COM
mand of Captain Elder. G.. X. Warren
post, Grand Army of the Republic, and
all other old veterans were next and
the members of the Woman's Relief
Corps rode just behind the veterans.
The fire department closed the line.
At the Park.
The procession moved east on Gold
avenue TO First street, north on First
street to railroad avenue, and west to
the park. The living flag was formed
by the school children and was a beau
tiful sight The park was crowded
and the immense audience was called
to order by bugle ca,l. Rev. Thomas
Harwood delivered a touching invoca-
tion and a patriotic selection was given
by the band. Ex-Governor Z. S. Slower
read the orders of the commander-in-
chief and the department commander
while Adjutant w. w Mcdonald read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The
choir of the Lead Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church sang the Star Span
gled Banner" after which the ritual
exercises of the Grand Army We're con.
Quoted by the officers of G.. X. Warren
post Columbia" was sung by the
choir and in brief and fitting address
Mayor Myers introduced Judge B. s.
Baker as the orator of the day.
Judge Bakers Address.
! Judge Baker was received with with
great applause and spoke as follows:
Commander G. X. Warren Post, No. 5
| of the Grand Army of the Republic
anu tllON SltlAtnS.
We assemble today to do homage to
our patriotic dead. On the graves OF
hundreds of thousands of heroes, to
| day, will be scattered flowers and
tears. Flowers for their bravery and
patriotism, tears for their untimely
death.
They chose to sleep in the bosom oi
the land they love, rather than live
/ tn IL ixrtA nd dichnnnrnd W.
| love the heroic dead who died for home
| and country.
Architecture and sculpture for thou
sands of years, have paid hIgn tribute
to great men, but the union soldiers
built for themselves a monument in the
hearts of the American people, grandel
than any memorial structure designed
| by mortal man, and il is as enduring as
the corner stone of our republic. II viii
be word-painted on the pages of his
tory and generations yet unborn viii
| bow at this altar and draw therefron
new inspiration of patriotism.
1t is only the manly patriotic, heroic
and brave that can leave loving
mother, a fond father. devoted wife
and sweet babes and plant, prehaps the
last kiss upon their lips, to answer the
call of battle.
However soon they may have fallen
they lived a life full of glory anC
worthy the emulation of any patriot
Great deeds are imperishable, the ac
tor immortal.
Blessed are the dead who placed
their lives upon the altar of patriot
| ism.
Today we are reminded of the saC
days of the sixties, when TO be a pa
triot was to take your musket in one
hand. and your life in the other.
The choicest blood of all our race
made crimson the Atlantic slope fol
the cause of freedom, and the noblesi
blood that ever flowed from human
veins stained the soil of the Sunny
/ South. for the preservation of thai
/ freedom.
An Abhorred Word.
| Only few years ago the word abo
/ litionist was a kissing byword in every
mouth. You had but to whisper il
upon the streets of our city, when 10
as from the very pavement surged NJ
an armed multitude ready to take ven
! geance on the demon,
When barely mentioned in our ma
| tional legislature, the old Ship of State
staggered and trembled from topmast
/ to keel.
Conferences, conventions, assocla
| tions and assemblies with solemn Wis
age and deprecating gesture repudiat
ed all sympathies with such heresy.
Today how changed the feature!
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