Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-09
al oss comrades ~ our meetings II
the psst have nearly always been.

81 ovr eomfedee - our meetnku -
the psst have nearly always been.
desire Also 90 express thanks to
the department commander, ] w ed.
wards: the adjutant general. w. w.
Mcdonald. and other department of.
fcials for courtesies received during
the past year.
In reporting TO you for nineteen con.
secutive years. during which time you
have had the forbearance to honor me
as your chaplain. II would be strange
II had not long ago exhausted all
very good material for chaplain's re.
ports. but such IA | have left I will
give. and will call your attention to
the following:
!. The growing interest in Memorial
Sunday services and Memorial Day.
Your chaplain finds that the preach.
ers and churches OF nearly all denomi.
nation are not only willing but gladly
open their churches and agree among
themselves as TO who shall preach the
memorial sermon. and in what church
the services shall be held The mem.
bers OF the Grand Army and all old
soldiers. the Women's Relief Corps and
others are always most cordially invit.
ed to attend the services. always find.
ing comfortable seats and places OF
honor in the congregation. II is evi.
dent the interest taken in memorial
services as we'll as In Decoration or
Memorial Day is increasing as the
years go by. ind for all of this we
ought to be thankful II may be that
fewer soldiers IN many places now at
tend such services than formerly be.
cause of the sad fact that our numbers
are growing less, but Il Is certain that
more Of our friends attend than form.
erly; first. perhaps because of the
growing interest In such services, and
second, the fact that the old veterans
and the noble purposes for which they
pledged their sacred honor and their
lives aud the grand achievements
wrought out by their heroic sacrifices
are growing in appreciation as time
goes on.
II | am not mistaken in the above
statement II speaks we'll for our coun-
try at large as we'll as out here In the
western wilds. for In all this we recog.
nize the greatness OF our country and
the obligations we are under to our
country's God. and TO our heroic dead
whose tolls and sacrifices and death
have added luster TO our country's
fame.
81 nntrtAtta,, kAtp M
sung today than ever before; more
thrilling and patriotic sermons are be-
ing preached. and more ferveEt pray.
ers are being offered in behalf OF our
country than ever before. The grow.
ing cistom of posts attending Memor-
ial services in body indicates a
growing recognition Of the Supreme
Commander and OF His right to rule in
the affairs of war While we speak OF
posts attending Memorial services in
a body we ought not to overlook the
fact that in many places the faithful
pastors preach Memorial sermons
where only q very few can attend, and
your chaplain INDUCES the hope that
when the last tattoo. announcing the
death OF the last old soldier of the
civil war shall be sounded. and he he
gathered TO his eternal camping
ground. the faithful preacher Of the
gospel will go right on preaching Mem.
or!al sermons in grateful memory OF
our heroic lead.
Deaths Doings.
- n
no less than nine OF our comrades In
this department during the past year
and two of the Woman's Relief Corps,
and we sincerely mourn their loss
Comrades Isaac Jackson of q. X. War.
rem Post. No. 5. died in albuquerque
last year.
J. s. Campbell of G. X. Warren Post
No. 8. died In Albuquerque December
~ 1902: II. @. Whitcomb. also a mem.
Der OF @. X. Warren Post. No. 8. died
in the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica
Cal. January IS. 1902: also Comrade
John Sanburson OF Carleton Post. No
3. died In Santa Fe during the past
year: Henry w. Easton OF the last
named post died in Santa Fe March s
1908; John l.. Forsha OF the same post
died In Santa Fe during the past year
Joseph w Stlnson OF the same post
died In the Soldiers Home. Santa
Monica. Cal. September Is. 1902: Silas
ID. LASER of the same post died in
Santa Fe October II. 1902. and j. l.
Morris OF the last-named post died In
st. Joseph hospital, Albuquerque. N
NJ. February Q. 1908. Comrade Morris
expressed as his dying request to the
department commander, J. w, Ed
wards, that he be buried by his com
rades OF the Grand Army of the Repub
lie with the flag Told Glory wrapped
about him. He was so buried and rests
in Fairview cemetery, Albuquerque. N
M.
All the above named comrades had
good military records the most Of
them had been promoted for good sol
dierly qualities or for bravery In bat
tie and when discharged from service
made good. law abiding citizens. In
their deaths the Grand Army Of tho
\ IN A..