The evening Republican., 1902-05-26
WITH THE
VETERANS

| Members Of the G A. r. ATTENDED
church yesterday jointly and In tn
afternoon attended meeting at til,
Opera House. American flags tina
were baptized with fire. post en-
blems and stacks Of arms we're OF
the stage. The meeting was presided
over by A. B. Bolen, others on the
stage were Governor john Hum.
District Attorney William Michael
Byrne. the Rev Dr. w. l.. S. Muir
ray, Generals William A. Richly.
William II. Movstln, Daniel Ross.
and Peter B. Ayars To their righ,
were the members OF the choir OIL
Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
and the quartette OF Second Metho.
dist Protestant Episcopal Church
Under the direction Of Fl. II. Nc
Daniel. Union choir sang patriotic
| airs, and the anthem, "Praise the
Lord" In the course o. the exerci seS
and Second Church quartette slng
two selections, one "Gathering Que
by One" being prettily and appro.
priately sung. The qnarette Is COM
posed Of the Rev. j.. L. Nichols. 0
{. Shuster. A. J. Greenwich and W.
X. Wright.
After the invocation had heen
made by the Rev. DR.. w. L. $.
Murray, Chairman Bolen introduced
Governor Hum as the first speaker
lie being greeted with applause. In
part the governor said:
We are here today as the guests of
the men OF 81, who are living, and
to pay our grateful respect to the
dead. 10 remember and honor The
men Of IS, who sacrificed 80 much to
build free nation and their descsn-
dants Of 81, who preserved and uni.
fed it. Their ranks are being broken
more aud more as The years roll
onward, the robe Of white is being
given for the faded coat OF blue. yet
there is not murmer and they close
up with the same faith in their God
their country and their flag as on
many bloody fields from 81 to '65.
NapUleoa once said there would
never he another Cd Guard. Wesay
there can be but one Grand Army Of
the Republic. IT took sublime
cause TO create it, and we thank our
Heavenly Father that the sacrifice
will never again bs required Of this
great Christian nation.
Peace has come, and come to stav
We are 10 truth united country. A
nation has been bora anew, true to
one God and one flag, strong in our
love OF right, justice truth and hum
an freedom the only free nation on
the face Of Gods foot stool.
"L:berty-loying people never fail
to express their patriotic senti-
ments 10 word and IN deed. In our
great republic the patriotism Of a
grateful people has been set apart
10 honor the memory of our beloved
dead.
1.-THE thirticth day of Nays a
day sacred 10 every one who loves
freedom starry ensign: whose
heart beats time to liberty's march
and whose soul is thrilled by the
memory OF patriotic and heroic
deeds. 1t is right that the memory
OF those who died that their COUNTRY
might live should be cherished by
the present and by coming genera
tons. For no greater love can man
have than this. That he be willing
TO lay down his life 10 defense oil
his country, be that country his
birthrisht or adoption; and there
are 90 more fitting symbols Of love
than the garlands OF Aowers with
which we, every year, decorate
our soldiers graves.
''The purpose OF that day is not
to stir up the bitter anlmosItIes Of
the past-not to excite the sectional
strife and differences Of other
days-not to boast OF military
achievements or victory over a van
pushed foe; not to please the ear
Of leadership with hattery's TO-
siduous CONNIE q alton; but 10 pay
our tribute Of love and honor 10 the
nations heroes who fought in
freedom . holy crusade.
And while we strew flowers upon
the graves OF those whu' coDse Grated
their lives for the preservation Of the
Union, let US moi forget that We have
new graves to decorate; that there !
are also those OF a latter day and :
generation, who 10 the hour when |
the storm.cloud again hung darkly
along the horizon. enlisted iu war
fer freedom and carried our starry |
banner TO foreign shore To-day |
that flag stands sentinel in the dis
tant island Of the sea, kee ping vigils
over their graves.
"When we strew our floral tributes
OF love upon thegraves of thu soldiers
OF the civil war let US remember the
soldiers Of the Spanish. America war;
let us bring our heatfelt offerings.
cOrsscrate anew at the alter otfree.
dom, and lovingly place a garland OF
howers for every soldier who died
to uphold the honor OF our Star.
SDaupled Banner either unon land