The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-04
TRIBUTE PAID TO
NATIONS HEROES.
Memorial Day Observed by Picket Post
No. 2I5 with Impressive Cere.
monies at Opera House.
REV. Or. STEvES DELIVERED ADDRESS

Notwithstanding the heavy
showers in the morning and the
threatening weather in the after
noon, large crowd of euthuslas-
tic and patriotic citizens assembled
at the Opera House on Saturday af-
ternoon, to witness and take part
in the impressive and solemn cere-
monies conducted by Picket Post
! No. 2l5 &. A. X. in honor Of
their comrades who had gone be.
fore.
Shortly before two O'Clock the
procession was formed in front of
Lang's wagon shop. Commander
Dalton lead the procession and the
band Of thirteen pieces followed.
Behind the band, marching two
abreast, were the veterans of the
local Il A. Il. post. A large mum
Der OF school bows, decorated wit h
small American flags formed the
last division of the procession.
The march was made to the
Opera House, and after all had as
scmbled Commander Dalton rapped |
for attention and called upon Ad-
judant David Doughty to read the
orders from headquarters relative
to the Observance of the 3Glh An
nivers0ry of the founding Of the
Grand Amy of the Republic.
Mayor Geo. NJ. Wilson then
read Il portion from Liucoln's Get
tysburg speech, delivered Nov.
10Th, 1868, and Commander Dal-
ton delivered n short address Of
welcome to those visitors who had
gathered to aid in honoring the
heroic dead, and paid glowing
tribute to the nations heroes who
had entered upon the dreamless
sleep.
The guartette and audience then
sang My Country 'Tis Of Thee, ,"
after which Chaplain Kennedy in.
voked the divine blessing.
Mayor G.. NJ. Wilson next in
troduced Rev. DR.. Steves, OF st, 4
Louis, who was called upon to de- q
liver an address in the stead of Dr.
W. A. Quayle, of Kansas City, C
who had been summoned away
shortly before.
DR.. Steves spoke earnestly aud in
glowing terms of those who fol-
lowed The Stars and Stripes" " +,
and OF those who fell beneath the
Stars and Bars" He spoke Of d
the unified condition Of the United
States at the present time, and of b
the three great men of the nation.
George Washington, THE Father u
Of His Country" Abraham Lin Il
coin. The Savior of His Coun.
try" and William Mckinley. "The :,
Unifier of His Country" OF the
growth and expansion of the nation :.
no spoke in earnest terms, and in n
closing sounded a warning against
he large number of illiterate and u
immigrants that are o
pouring into this county.
A duet, "T'll Die On the Field" o
vas very pleasingly rendered by
Rev. and Mrs. w. Il. Mccormack. !"
DR.. j. s. Meracle then delivered
| short but eloquent address. speak G,
ng in enlogistic terms of the sol
lier dead. To the American flag in
le paid fitting tribute, and liz
med the field of blue to Truth, the Ii
tripes and stars of white to Purity,
md the bars of red to the blood CO
# sacrifice, spilled willingly and ~
With sacred devotion ona thousand
'attle- fields. T.
The quartette sang a beautiful nj
ymn, AS The Years Roll By"
nd the audience was dismissed. a
The procession was reformed at
he entrance to the Opera House, q'
nd marched to the Masonic GEM
terry, where the graves of the =.
allen heroes were decorated with or
ags and flowers.