Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
MAGNIFICENT ADDRESS BY HON.
!. L. WEBSTER, OF
OMAHA.
PARADE TO CEMETERY
School Children Scatter Flowers Upon
the Graves Of ottumwa'a Soldier
Dead-company G Fires Annual sa.
Iute-lmpressive Ceremonies.
From Monday,s Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The. soldier dead of Ottumwa and
Wapello county were fittingly and APP
propriately honored this afternoon at
the Grand Opera house in a magnifi-
cent address by Hon. J. L. Webster of
Omaha, Neb., delivered before a splen-
did audience. Following the address
a parade OF citizens and various mar
tial organizations was formed and
proceeded to the Ottumwa cemetery
where flowers were scattered upon the
graves of the dead soldiers by the
children of the public schools.
Early this morning 7. ]. Hall who
had been deputized by Cloutman Post
q. A. r. hoisted the old flag in the
Ottumwa cemetery and it's folds all day
long have floated over the little plat of
ground consecrated to those who
fought for the honor Of their country.
Committees from the Woman's Relief
Corps gathered early and received the
many gifts of flowers brought by citi-
zens to the court house and forward
ed them to the cemetery for use this
afternoon.
The exercises at the Grand opera
house began promptly at 2 o'clock this
afternoon with the arrival of the Clout-
man Post G. A. r., Sons of Vet
Grams, Company G, the Wom-
er preceded by the Fifty-fourth regi-
ment band, After music by the band
| and the Invocation by DIR. A. e. Craig,
Ipastor of The First Methodist Episco-
pal church, the audience joined in the
singing of America accompanied by
the band and led by J. H. Ream. Fol-
lowing the address the audience sang
the doxology and Rev. f. G, Davies de-
i Ilivered the benediction.
Mr.. Webster was introduced ts;s aSsss
Chairman of the Day WensiHS z
lpast commander OF atne ~i5CaI f -ft..'s ~
post. Mr.. Webster Is an eloquent and
limpassioned speaker and his address
was deeply impressive. 1t was listen
ed to with the utmost attention by the
splendid audience gathered in the
4 opera house.
1 Order Of Exercises.
4 At the close of the address Captain
s. H. Harper, marshall Of the day
with his assistants, Captain D. A. EN-
4 cry, Frank Kerfoot, and Hervey Pol
lard, formed the parade on Main street
starting directly in ti~--t Of the Grand
opera house and began the march to
the cecetery.
At the cemetery after short exercis-
es children from the public schools,
directed by committee from the G. A.
, r. Post and the Woman's Relief Corps
, scattered. flowers over the graves Of
, the dead, Company G fired the salute
for the dead, and the procession re-
turned to the city.
The following was the order OF ser.
vice at the opera house:
: Music by the Fifty-fourth regiment-
al band.
Invocation by Dr. A. E. Craig.
Song, America by audience.
Memorial address by Hon. J. l.. Web
ster.
Doxology sung by audience.
Benediction by Rev. f. G. Davies.
, The order Of the parade to the Gem.
! etery was as follows:
!. Marshal of the day - Captain s. Fl.
= Harper.
Assistant marshals - Captain ID. A..
? Emery, j. =. kerfoot and Hervey Pol
! lard.
: ). Order of Procession.
: Platoon of police.
:, Fifty-fourth regimental band.
: Company G., /. N. G..
Children from public schools.
Cloutman post, Grand Army Of the
Republic
Sons of Veterans.
: Spanish-American war veterans.
!, File of police.
= Citizens in carriages.
Mr.. Websters Address.
The following are portions of the ad-
dress as delivered by Mr.. Webster in
the Grand Opera house:
Mr.. Webster in his eulogy on the
y American flag said in part
II IT would have the future ages
: fashion that flag in bronze as foun-
s dation of their faith. would have II
It painted in the pictures of hereditary
Is glory, as the emblem of departing dy-
g nasties. / would have it floating in
Is pagan lands as the emblem of a COM
ing higher civilization. would have
it floating from the palaces of kings
). as the sign of coming republics.
would have it waving from the noun
tain tops that all in the valleys may
s, see its shining glory. / would have II
e, the chosen emblem that all races an6
D all tongues and all classes and all coll
s5 ors may look to it as the sign of q
universal freedom l would have i
l. the flag of the world when all mer
I'd shall know no law, but the will of thu
III people. When the centuries shall rol
D; by as far in the future as old Egypt Il
3 now in the past / would still have tina
DC banner floating over the great ant
10. still existing American republic"
Mr.. Webster in his eulogy Of Abra
ham Lincoln said in part:
<; abraham Lincoln has been the sub
n. Ii ject of the most loving and faithful
biographers, of the most searchin
and talented historians, and of TIL
most pleasing and eloquent orators
!; BY the common consent of all, h
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