Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-05

E, RAMSEY COUNTY, NORTH ]
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriately Celebrated by the G. A. R.
of Devils Lake.
The heavy rain of Friday night did
not dampen the ardor of the veterans
or seemingly deter any from atten-
dance upon the solemn and imposing
exercises Of Decoration Day. The
early morning hours witnessed many
carriages from all parts Of the county
vending toward Goods Acres and
by ten. O'Clock very manv of the
graves in both cemeteries were pro-
fusely decorated by relatives and
friends, with potted plants, garlands
and cutfiowers. During the past
month marked improvements had
been made not only by the cemetery
association but number OF elaborate
and costly monuments and head stones
and stone-copings, marking the out
lines Of private lots, had been built
and many trees. and flowers planted.
In brief the cemetery never looked
more beautiful than on Memorial day
of 1908 and the unu sually profuse
decoration Of the soldiers graves and
the placing of tt ie national flags at
the head of each grave but added to
the color effect.
The. w. R. G. and the g. A. R.,
bedecked the graves of their deceased
members with wreathes and boquets
of choice cut flowers. A special con-
tribution to the G. A. X. was large
box Of fragrant carnations in assorted
colors, presented by the pupils of the
state school for the deaf.
Much interest centered in the new
monument erected the past week by
Co. D. 1st Regt. N. D. N. g., on
their lot near the middle of the ceme-
terry. 1t is massive and we'll pro
portioned shaft of brown sand stone
pressed by the Devils Lake Petrified
Brick and Stone company and be.
speaks a laudable desire on the part
of Co. D, thus to conspicuously mark
the resting place of their deceased
and brave comrades.
1 At 10 O'Clock the parade was form
ea in the order named in last week
Inter Ocean, the marshals being D.
q. Duell and o. J. Stirk and the pro
cession was of unusual length despite
the very heavy rains.
i The formal program of Memoria.
services was observed at the cemetery,
the large concourse of citizens as well
as the veterans and those participa.
ting in the exercises giving reverend
attention, all being imbued by the
one common motive to honor the
memory of the brave dead and te
learn lessons of patriotism and devo
tion to our common country.
! The following is brief outline Of
the admirable address of Rev. q
James, of the Methodist church.
j Standing as we do today among
the graves and in full view Of tn,
monuments that have been erected tc
brave men, we cannot help recalling
the past
! 1--WE think of the Potomac and it
crimson flood, of Fredericksburg ant
Charlottesville where the blood o.
brave men was poured out like water
of Vicksburg and the great river flow
ing to the sea, of Gettysburg wher,
the tide of southern victory was rolled
back, of Appamatox where the Con
federacy gave up the ghost and wa
carried out on an old rusty shield ant
buried SO deep that nothing but tn,
trumpet of the Archa1gel can awake,
it to resurrection.
"We think, too, of the days of 81
when the clouds of war hung heav,
along the horizon, and the voice Of tn
country shouted, Whom shall I sent
and who will goS' and the hundred
thousand men answering one after tn
other, 4 will 60, send me-
"We think of their heroism in Cub,
and the Philippines until the c1ue
and blood stained escutcheon of Spai1
was trailed in the dust and that powe:
banished forever from the western
hemisphere.
"This day brings lesson of thank
fulness. Long ages ago the matron
of Greece who from Sparta of Athen
and Thebes strewed beautiful fowerI
above the graves Of the men of Marat
hon and Salamis, who gave their livel
to make their country free, and while
the shield of Hellas had been battered
and blood stained and the sword haG
been twisted almost out of shape, the