The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-06-11
U. D. Memorial Service.

The U. ID. @. memorial service
was held at the court house Friday |
June 8, After reville sounded BY
Capt, Day and invocation by DR.. Hyde,
a choir consisting of Misses Mary |
Henry, Stella Ryland, aud Margaret |
Aull and Messrs. W. H. Chiles, G. A. |
Phillips, and Wm. Aull sang Suanee
River. Miss Katherine Fulkerson,
president Of the Sterling Price chap
ter, spoke in explanation Of the GUS
tom Of preserving this day in honor
of the heroes OF the Confederacy aud
of Its president, Jefferson Davis.
The secretary Of the chapter, Miss
Elizabeth Groves, read the rules gov
erning the bestowal Of the Cross Of
Honor The list of receivers was
then read, as follows:
Jno. w. Vaughan, Dover, G.. A.
Campbell, Odessa, j. H. George, Oak
Grove, Alex. Patterson, Odessa, G.
c. Simpson, Lexington, ]. G. Whit
sett, Mayview, d, G. Wade, Odessa,
Sterling Powers, Odessa, W. f, Nc
Kinney, Odessa, A. W. Stevens,
Odessa, L. J F. Spaid, Odessa.
Captain J, Q. Plattenburg eI-
pressed the thanks of the veterans
for the honor conferred by the char
ter, After a song 1.-THE Sunny South, -
rendered by chorus of children, DR..
j. j. Fulkerson delivered an admir-
able address. Another song, "Tent'
ing on the Old Camp Ground" BY
double quartette, Tosti'S "Soldier'
Farewell" by the Reed quartette
and taps by Captain Day concluded
the services at the court house.
DIR. FULKEBsONs ADDRESS.
To one unaccustomed to speaking IN
public as am, an attempt to do so a
any time is embarrassing. How mucl
more so must it be on as solemn an o.
casion as the present, and on them
| thss = = ged the powers Of the ans
experienced and eloquent,
! The expression of sorrow for tn
| dead is almost the same in every Ian
guage and the praises of heroes ha
been in the same strain in ever
nation. The greatest truths are tn
ones oftenest repeated, and the pre-
foundest human knowledge is tina
which is most universal Therefore
trust you will not criticise me to-
severely, if you only hear what yo
have heard before, nor expect origin
ality on subject already so exhaus
lively treated.
We never tire of hearing the Ian
guage of affection though, but repeti
tions of the same ideas, and the praise
of those we love always fall on CRATE
full ears.
The same old story of heroism an
devotion holds its charm for us throug
life and we 90 not like to hear
clothed in new garments, We sadl
miss any of the old familiar passage
that thrilled us so at their first recita
The heroism of our soldiers, thei
courage and endurance, their patrio
ism and fidelity, their truth and thei
honor, are household words with u
and we cherish their memory a
among our most precious and sacre
treasures, and lovingly hand thel
, down to our children who will continu
to pass them on to future generations
So long as blood is warm and hear
are generous so long will our descenC
ants hear with swelling bosoms an
kindling eyes and tender pride tn
stories of the valor of their Confede
ate ancestors.
The praises of the heroes of otht
people excite is us no envy, and the e,
| tolling of the virtues of other soldier
arouses no jealousy in our hearts.
; Willingly we concede to others th
, privilege of believing all they plea.
, of their dead, but we cannot be blame
, if we claim to know that ours were
little better, little braver, a lit
nobler and little dearer than an
others in all the history of the worlt
1t is safe to say that the observanC
I of the custom which we are practicir
: today will be continued for uununb,
ed generations yet to come.
AS time rolls on and true history
written there will be more to be
these occasion.
When we who are present here ha'
7 CROSSED over the river and are res
q ing in the shade of the trees wi
y those whom we are honoring now,
g tear may perchance be dropped for L
a or sigh be given, or tender wo
o spoken, and it will be told of us wi
+. | n,.ida how We bonorad onr daad nj