Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-05
MEMORIAL DAY.
Official Orders Issued BY Department
Commander ]. w. Edwards,
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.

Memorial Day is now receiving the
attention of Grand Army officers. The
order relating to ii by the commander
in-chief is a particularly beautiful one
and in accordance with the instruc-
tons, Department Commander Ed
wards has issued his order. Mr.. Ed
wards first order was accepting the
position of department commander
n announcing his staff. His sec
n is:
Headquarters Grand Army of the Re-
public, Department of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 1.
General Orders No. 2.
In obedience to Memorial Day order
issued by the commander-in-cbief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. and
our duty as comrades, it is hereby or
dered that the comrades Of this de-
partment assemble at their several
post halls, on Friday. May 80, 1902, and
proceed to their different cemeteries
or places of burial and there decorate
the graves of our dead with flags and
flowers. n If near a stream of water.
strew flowers OF the waters that the
memory of those who went down to
death in defense of their country.
Would that every comrade should
e the commander-in-chief's memoir
ial order. II is one of the most ueau.
tiful ever issued. | Will here quote a
portion of it:
ITO every soldier of the Union. it is
a day filled with sweet and precious
memories. Unlike the dead of other
wars, the memory of our comrades
never fades. Though unseen by NOR
tai eye. they still walk by our side. and
their place in our hearts remains un-
filled.
I'VE rejoice as the day approaches,
and in ever diminishing numbers low
ingly deck with flowers The multiply
ing graves of u comrades. In broken
column and with enfeebled step we
still carry the flag they loved so well,
and march to the same music to which
their loyal feet were attuned, our
hearts pulsing with joyous pride as we
realize that the memory of those who
fell in defense of freedom and the
right is immortal.
Posts will be particular to invite
the schols of all denominations and
sects and the young people to partici-
pate. No better lesson in patriotism
can be taught. Where National Guards
are stationed, they should be invited
and asked to assist. The Woman's Re
lief Corps and other kindred organiza-
tons will always participate. The
Thirtieth National Encampment pro
vided that the reading of President
Lincolns address at Gettysburg, be
made a special feature at all public
memorial day exercises and is hereto
attached.
Post commanders and chaplains are
reminded that suitable arrangements
should be made for public religious
services on memorial Sabbath, May 25.
Posts should attend in a body. Let all
the exercises and services on, Me-
mortal Sabbath and on Memorial day
be full of love and patriotism. Ask
that the children of the schools sing
patriotic songs, give them flags to
wave. 1t is expected that post COM
manders will make full report of Me-
mortal day exercises to department
commander" Js
President LincoIn's Address at Gettys-
burg, Nov. 10, 1868.
Four score and seven years ago u
fathers brought forth on this continent
a new nation, conceived in liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal. Now we are
engaged in a great civil war; testing
whether that nation or any nation SO
conceived and so dedicated, can long
endure. We are met OF a great battle
field of that war. We have come 10 J
dedicate a portion of that field, as a
final resting place for those who here
gave their lives that that nation might
live. 1t is altogether fitting and proper
that we should do this.
in a larger sense, we cannot ded-
icate-we cannot conservative can
not hallow this ground. The brave men,
living and dead, who struggled here,
have consecrated it, far above our pool
power to add or detract. The world
what we say here, but it can never for
get what they did here. 1t is for us,
the living. rather, to be dedicated here
to the unfinished work which they who
fought here have thus far so nobly ad-
venced. Ii is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task remaining
before us, that from these honored
dead we take increased devotion to
that cause for which they gave the
last/full measure of ~devotion-that we
were highly resolved that these dead
shall not have died in vain-that this
nation. under God, shall have a new
birth OF freedom-and that govern
ment of the people, ny the people,. for
the people, shall not perish from the
earth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By order of
j. w. EDWARDS.
Department Commander.