Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
DEVOTE DAY TO
FALLEN BRAVE
Veterans of the Civil War to
Honor Nations Dead.
CITIZENS WILL ASSIST
Plans for Observance of Memorial Day in
Lancaster Are Complete and Large
Attendance Is Assured.

Once year it is the privilege of
the nation to devote day to recalling
memories of the great conflict of the
past, and tell over again the stories
of battle and privation which brought
sorrow to so many homes, to pay a
tribute of respect to the dead heroes
wherever they may be buried. Each
year finds fewer of the preservers Of
the nation living and more graves to
decorate.
Lancaster's tribute of love and de-
votion to fallen braves was started
Sunday with union memorial services
at the Congregational church. 1t
was indeed fitting prelude to the
sacred duties of Memorial day itself
and the interest taken in the grand
good cause for which the day is set
apart was denoted in the nature of
the large audience present and the
careful attention that was given to
the services.
Memorial day proper
will be marked in Lancaster and other
cities and villages IN the county with
general observances that has char
acterized other years. 1t is a time
for tender thoughts for many and for
others time that touches the deep
est chord in patriotism.
The season is so far advanced this
year that Nature assists to a great ex-
tent in the way of providing floral
decorations and on the morrow the
sweet, solemn, annual exercises of
strewing the graves of departed her
oes with flowers will be gone through
with. Throughout the nation a low
ing people will observe the day. The
yalor of those who risked all, perhaps
died for their country will be re-
counted; bands will play dirges, ora
tors will say stirring things and
school children testify their youthful
appreciation.
For the memb ers of Tom Cox Post,
G.. A. r., and other comrades here it
is an occasion of hallowed memories
of the million brave boys who have
answered their last call. 1t is the
Seth time that the post has been
called upon to observe this beautiful
custom of the order and devote day
to decorate the graves of late COM
rades with the flowers of spring and
the flag they loved so well. The post
committee has completed all arrange
ments and all citizens are invited to
Join them in the days ceremonies.
The program as arranged is as fol-
lows:
The exercises will begin at o'clock
a. NJ, when the m em bers of the Post
and Corpse and all veterans of the
Civil and Spanish wars, school child
rem and other societies will assemble
at the Post hall. Promptly at $50
the procession will form in front of
the Post hall and march to the GEM
etery in the following order:
Lancaster Band,
Post and all veterans of both wars,
w. r. c. and other societies,
Young people with flowers,
Citizens on foot,
Citizens in carriages.
On arrival at cemetery the cere-
mony laid down in the G. A. 4. ritual
will be carried out, graves decorated
and Lincoln's Gettysburg Grafton
read, after which procession will re-
form and return to the city.
The afternoon exercises will be held
in the court house park and at Reed S
opera house. No one need stay away
on account of room as the opera house
will seat 900.
At 1:15 the Post, Corps and child
rem will meet at the Post hall and at
1880 the procession will form and
march to the park where the usual
exercises of decorating the monu-
ment by the young ladies and child
rem will take place, after which the
procession will march to Reeds opera
house and the following program will
be rendered.:
Remarks by Commander of Post.
Song, Glee Club.
Prayer, Rev. L. j. Brown.
Song, Glee Club.
Address, Hon. John NJ. Whitehead.
america" Glee Club and audience.
Benediction, Rev. j. L. Morgans.
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