The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-09
DECORATION DAY AT DEER PARK.
The Occasion Appropriately Observed
BY the Veterans.


which has gladdened the hearts of
our farmers and after a pleasant
Memorial day on the 30th ulto, this
finds us scribbling some ':iottings" to
THE REPUBLICAN on this first day
of June, 1904, and whilst still sad af-
ter the decoration of our own dear
dead relatives graves, and mingled
our tears with others, so recently
bereft of loved ones, and vet other
sad news reach us, as we glanced over
our daily paper and see the head lines,
Mayor McLane Suicide and Balti-
mOre's young mayor takes his own
life.
Yet many things, on the past
Memorial day has gladdened our
hearts, the meeting of few of the
veterans. Whilst their heads are be-
ginning to silver over and their steps
not as elastic, in this Goth century as
it was in the 18th, yet as they march
ed to the cemetery to the quick and
beautiful strains of music by the
Deer Park Cornet Band, they felt
like boys again and the 80 years that
has passed since the great struggle
that shook this great continent,
closed, seemed but as a few dreams
by nights, and the social time on the
grounds at ? o'clock p. M, and after
free lunch to the veterans, they felt
so happy that when the grapophone
struck up an old time familiar tune,
one of the old soldiers, although past
the meridian of life and going down
the western slope of time to him, got
out on the green sward and cut the
old time Pigeon Wing with all the
grace and vigor of his youthful days.
The exercises at the grounds and
the program of the day as proposed
by the young ladies committee, was
| appropriately carried out, and the
music by our young band boys was
simply grand, and the young ladies
and gentlemen composing the Arm
stead choir" added greatly to the
musical part of the evening and we
were favored with the presence of the
pastor of the M. E. church, who was
also one of the boys that wore the
blue and he led in the Devotional
part of the program, and again we
were favored with the presence of
| that genial gentleman from Balti-
more, who has his beautiful sum
mer home here, in the suburbs of our
mountain town, called "Uplands,"
| the Hon. q. w. Haulenbeek, the
efficient trusted official of the Law
Department of the B. s. O. railroad,
who was the first speaker, and in
his graceful way, said some things to
his comrades, that did them good
and at the same time paid tribute to
the charms of Deer Park, that he
loves so well, and at the same time
complimenting the Deer Park Band
and the Armstead choir for the de-
| licious music.
| The next speaker was Rev. II. E.
Friend, who was in his usual happy
mood and made a grand speech, so
full of conciliating words, calculated
to heal all wounds if any exist of
sectional strife, and paying tribute
to those who wore the blue and gray
alike, and he, although an impromtu
address, exaulted himself as a speak
er, even to that of a preacher and he
being an eX-soldier of the Maryland
p. H. Brigade, and most of the ex-
soldiers present belonged to the same
brigade. His address was received
with great applause
Modesty forbids us to personate the
one who presided at this demonstra-
ton but will say that being the only
ex-Confederate soldier present, and
| through the courtesy of the members
of the band was selected to preside
and under embarrassing circumstances
was in the absence of one of the
speakers pressed in to service by one
of the ex-Federal soldiers to make the
closing address, saddened by the re-
ment bereavement of dear young
friend, member of close neighbours
family, and the sad scenes of that
funeral still fresh in his mind, and
the morning exercises at the GENE
terv, strewing love emblems on
the graves of an elder brother, a
dear sister, and other relatives, cast
such gloom that what was said in
the rambling closing remarks, de-
ponent saith not
After exercises in the grove ended
the announcement was made that a
grand parade of the Cornet Band
would take place at o'clock sharp
and an entertainment in the town
hall at night.
To tell of this parade is beyond
words to express, and could only be
seen to be appreciated, the costumes
of the members, the comic features of
the march with Sargent John lands