The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-06-03
AMONG THE GRAVES.
Loving Hands Laid Flowers There
Decoration Day Exercises.

Loving Hands LAID Flowers lneIe
Decoration Day Exercises.
Saturday was Decoration Day.
When the sun set in the evening
its expiring rays streamedy over
cemeteries that were cities of mar
Bile and flowers, and shed gentle
radiance over the homes OF those
who have passed on. The day was
in everything anspicious for the
the purpose to hich it was dedl-
Gated, and the exercises were IN
keeping with the spirit of the day.
The procession formed in front OF
G. A. R. hall in the afternoon, and
was much more pretentious than
usual. 1t was headed by the bat
TALON band from the college. and
in line were the cadets, the Wood
men including the uniformed rank,
the schoul children, the G. A, K.
veterans, the Relief Corps and
many citizens. The. journey to
the cemetery and return and the
exercises among the graves con-
.sumed most of the afternoon. In
the burying ground there was the
usual ritual ceremony by the grand
army and the remembrances over
the graves of the unknown dead.
The exercises. closed with the
usual program at the Opera House
IN the evening. George PaupS
reading was spirited and artistic,
and the recitation Of Miss Dell
Davenport was well received.
Two patriotic odes by the male
auartette consisting of Otto F. L.
Herse, Fred Yates, Daniel Pritch-
ard and B. w. Johnson, were
worthy of encore. The flag drill
given by twenty five school chill
dren under the direction OF Miss
Noble was a pretty evolution OF
counter marches displaying the
American flag with fine spectacular
effect, and the duet by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Green was suited to
the occasion. There was also a
fine vocal solo by Miss Mabel
Cronise. R't
The address of the evening was
delivered by W. E. Yates. His
theme was 'sTbe Civil War Is
1abiished that the Uni:edt, States
are Union and not League"
Following an interesting recapltu-'
lation of the greater events that led
mp to the memorable struggle, and
aneaccount OF the distinguished
valor that was shown on both sides
in the Civil War. he said that no
more splendid and courageous ar
mics ever went to battle than those
who fought against the north. NO
more skilled and resourceful gen
erals ever gave orders in military
campaign or on a field of battle
than were Generals Lee, Johnston,
Jackson, Pemberton.n Longstreet
and a dozen others fighting under
the Southern flag. q. .tt'5'l
The wives were eu1ogized for
aiding their husbands in the glor-
1ous work of saving their country.
OF them. he said, 'Nou piled thel
needle while your husbands fought;
you, reared the child while he was
away. you prayed to God while on
the field he slept; you encouraged
him with loving letters; you revlv--
ed his despondent spirit; your heart
was as true as his; you, helped
preserve the Union" .ti,.
He spoke of the memorial ex-
ercise as the most sacred subject on
this most venerable holiday. The.
speaker made delicate but fitting
reference, to an incident connected
with the NJ. E. church South, !. in
Corvallis ,lwhefe the memorial
sermon was preached on the Sab
bath preceding, saying that there
were flags and bunting around the
walls decorating the church for the
occasion, and two small flags were
so placed that their folds nearly
concealed the dial of the church
clock, as much as to say that the
national emblems Of the American
government would hide the face OF
time, and render those present,
.brgetful Of the past, and all would
worship the God of the South, the
'Nsod of the North, of the East, and,
-the West, as one people, in true
Christian fellowship.