The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
TICKET
No. 843
Takes the Buggy.
HONOR THE SOLDIER Dead.

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Memorial day in Hood River was
observed by the largest gathering at
the cemetery that has ever taken place
here. The weather was fine, and many
persons with baskets of flowers wended
their way to the cemeteries early in the
morning. AT o'clock the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic and
Relief Corps gathered ut the cross
roads north of Idlewllde cemetery. A
small squad, members of Candy post
and Spanish war veterans, marched
with the flag and drum corps from the
post quarters to the cemetery. lnsplr-
ing martial music was furnished by
Captain A. Winans and Joseph Mayes,
drummers, and L, Winans and Master
Willie Chandler, fifers. At the cross
roads, Officer of The Day A. S. Blowers
took command of the procession which |
marched to the cemetery, the drum
corps playing the Dead March. About
thirty veterans were in line. The col
umn came to halt, and the G A. r.
formed in hollow square about the
graves of their late comrades, d. II.
Clough and Thomas Mcdonald, where
the ritual services of the Grand Army
were conducted, closing with the sing
ing of "America.u The old soldiers,
preceded by the drum corps and accom-
panied by the Relief Corps, then filed
In aud out among the graves, distribut-
ing flowers as they passed the graves
marked by flags. :,
The soldiers graves were marked
early in the morning by Quartermaster
T.. Henry. The lone soldiers grave in
Irving cemetery, that of B. Hull, was
tagged and decorated by Comrade =.
Il. Calkins. The grave of Comrade
HoeB, at Pine Grove, was also tagged
and decorated. The following-named
soldiers lie buried in Idlewilde cem-
etery:
D. H. Clough, 9th Ohio battery.
Thomas Mcdonald, 9th Indiana.
A. X. Isenberg, battery D, lst Penn
sylvania light artillery.
P. G. Barrett, surgeon 5th Ohio cav,
Isaac Howe, Co. +, 9th Iowa cavalry.
William Buskirk, second lieutenant
Co. A, I'd Missouri cavalry; first lieu
tenant Goth Missouri enrolled militia;
lieutenant colonel Clark county en-
rolled militia.
Joseph A. Hoskins, 18th Wisconsin.
There may be others buried here
who served in the Union armies during
the civil war.
II. Hull, 33d Iowa, is buried in Irving
cemetery; Claus Hoek is buried at
Pine Grove.
Two Confederate soldiers = James
Hankins, Texan volunteer, and
Thomas Pierce of the louisiana Tigers
are buried here, and their graves are
decorated with flowers on Memorial
day the same as those of the Union
soldiers.
Loving friends of those who sleep in
IdIewilde had preceded the Grand
Army in the work of strewing flowers,
and many graves were handsomely
decorated.
After the work of decoration, al
present gathered at the speakers stand
10 listen to the address by the orator Of
the day. 1t might not be out of place
to mention here that the lumber fol
this stand was donated by the Mount
Hood Lumber company, the hauling
was done by Comrade A. L. Phelps
and Comrade II. H. Bailey, unassisted
did the work of building the stand.
After singing "Tenting On the Ole
Camp Ground" Post Commander w
Fl. Perry introduced the orator of tht
day, Captain James P. Shaw. His ad
dress, which occupied three-quarters o
an hour in delivery, was listened t.
with marked attention, and at tht
close the speaker was heartily congrat
ulated by many in the audience besides
the old soldiers, and his remarks wer
highly commended by all. The ad
dress follows:
CAPTAIN sHAw's ADDRESS.
Comrades of the Grand Army, womel
of the Relief Corps and friends OF tn
= old soldier, | greet you upon this, tn
annual festival OF our dead, in spiri
of love and fraternity, trusting that yo
will have patience to follow me in tn
few words / shall say to you here today
While l regret that ] have not me
more of you before today, feel that
have not come among strangers.
Forty years ago we bivouacked on tn
same camp ground, fought over tn
same battle fields, drank from the sam
canteens and shared our last cracke
with hungry comrade. We did nc
wait for some one to introduce us theI
and don't think we need to do so today
No, the men whose friendship wa
welded in the fire of battle need no il
PRODUCTION. The little bronze button 20
see on the lapel of every old soldier
coat is all the introduction needed whe
one comrade greets another.
On the 30th day Of May OF eac
year the Surviving members of til
Grand Army, remnants of that nobl
body of men who by their valor save
this nation of ours, blessed heritage
those who will come after us, assemhl
in the silent cities of the dead through
out the country to strew flowers upo
the graves of our departed comrades
We care not what his rank was while i
the service OF his country, neither do "
seek to know what station he filled
civil life; whether he occupied hig
places OF honor, or trod the paths
lowliness, but because he was a comrad
we keep green his grave and honor h
memory.
We are not gathered here today to te
OF the hardships the men who saved tn
Union endured-and God, and the,
comrades into whose faces am lookiI
know that they were maryland tl
battles fought, but to give comrade
offering due to brave men who in the
bouyant youth gave their all to the Sc
vice of their country.
In turning back the pages of histor
We find that TO ancient Greece must
given the honor Of being the first peop
who instituted the beautiful custom
once each year assembling for the pd
pose Of laying flowers upon the grav
and solemnizing, with public funeral
in honor OF their soldiers slain in battl
The inhabitants of the city of Plate
by a decree OF the Grecian people, we
charged with the honorable duty of pr
pairing public games and funerals, {
the proper observance of these annu
festivals in honor of the dead. 1t W
customary with them, and it is with
today, to select some one of their Orato
to deliver an address commemorate
the deeds of the slain, and TO teach q
living loyalty to their country.
Upon one of these memorable oeC
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