The Morris County chronicle., 1903-06-05
DEAD HEROES
REMEMBERED
Old Soldiers Strew Flowers on
the Graves Of Their De-
parted Comrades.
FERvENT ADDRESSES MADE
Torbert Post, q. A. r., with Trimmed
Ranks Pays it's Tribute of Respect to
the Memory of it's Comrades who had
Fought for the Cause of Humanity,
Prominent Men and Woman lay GAR
lands on Graves of Heroes.

lands on Graves of Heroes.
With steady tread but yet not SO
firm as in the days of 1861, the veterans
of the Civil War who are members of
A. T. A. Torbert Post, G.. A. R.,
marched with rifles and swords re-
versed and muffied drums and somber
music last Saturday morning to do
honor to those comrades in arms who
have passed away.
The day dawned with a cloudy sky
and it rained the greater part of the
morning; but the unpleasant weather
did not dampen the interest and en-
thusiasm of the soldiers. The Citi-
zens Band of Dover had been engaged
to furnish music, and at $50 a. m. the
command to march was given. The
parade was in charge of the Post COM
mander. Foster Fl. Langdon. 1t was
plain as the grizzled veterans passed in
review that the "grim reaper" has
charged upon their ranks within the
past few years, for the line was short
and the "boys few. Behind the vet
Grams were the sturdy young men of
the Spanish-American war-some fresh
from the fields of battle, wearing the
old uniforms they wore in action. Fol-
lowing came the Lincoln Guards, a
MorriStown military organization, SOL
dierly in appearance and ready at all
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The saddest scene of all was the last
of the procession: the carriages in
which rode the "boys in blue" who
were no longer able to march beside
their comrades but had to bow their
heads in their affiiction under car
riage canopy.
To the tolling of bells the procession
marched around tine monument
in the park and held the usual memo
rial exercises, at the close of which
Bugler Hessey sounded taps" Then
the veterans gathered in the First
Presbyterian Church, where services
were held in charge of the Sons and
Daughters of the American Reyolu-
tion.
The services were opened with prayer
by the Rev. DR.. William Russell Ben
nett, pastor of the church.
A short address was made by John
Whitehead, Vice-President General of
the National Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution, followed by
very stirring and eloquent address
by Emory McClintock, LII. D., Gov
enor of the New Jersey Society Colo
NAL Wars.
DR.. Charlton T. Lewis also delivered
an able and patriotic address which
thrilled the audience.
At the close of these services the
Revolutionary and Colonial Societies
together with the veterans marched
to the graveyard in rear of the church,
where a monument was unveiled by
Mrs. f. w. Merrill, president of the
local chapter of the Daughters of the
Revolution, and which was erected in
memory of the soldiers buried in the
churchyard Speeches were made by
Frederick Burnham, Esq, and DIR. Ste
phen PiersOn.
Shortly after one o'clock the Grand
Army post marched to the County
Hall where a bountiful repast was
served them by the ladies of Hope
League.
Commander Langdon in addressing
the soldiers at the dinner introduced
DIR. Pierson as tOast-master. In most
touching speech the Doctor told Of the
trials of war and of the veterans pres
ent, paying a beautiful tribute to the
list of memories during the last year.
Other talks were made by the Rev.
Philemon Sturgis, rector of st. Peter S
Church, Comrade Morey, of the "old
guard" Comrade Mather, who recited
" Barbara Frietchie,' and Comrade
Hanna, who read two humorous Selec-
tions. Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was recited by Mr.. Conklin.
J. Fred. Runyon presided at the pi-
ano and several war songs were sung
With a rousing three cheers for the
ladies of Hope League, proposed by
Major Dalrymple, the soldiers "broke
ranks"
Public exercises were held In Lyceum
Hall in the evening, where the Rev.
w. II. Morgan, ID. d., of Newark
spoke on "Our debt to our heroes
Former Judge Willard w. Cutler
presided at the meeting, and Vice
Chancellor Emery called the roll of
honor (appended to this article) and
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
In the course of his remarks DR..
Morgan said;
"Every nation seeks to honor its he
roes in song, in story and in monu-
ments. Greece endeavored to express
hers in poems; Rome, in her triumph
al arches; France, in her gilded pail
aces; England, in her Westminster
Abbey, where lie the remains of her
great men and heroes; and America
by her Temple of Fame.
cit is eminently fitting that the ma
tion should recognize with such SER
vices as these tonight the heroic ca
reers Of our soldiers, living and dead,
who saved this country.
"The origin of Decoration Day is
patriotic and picturesque. In the
spring OF 1864 the women Of the south
went forth and laid flowers upon the
graves of their loved ones-the boys
In gray The emancipated slaves
TcoNTiNuED on FOURTH PAeEl