Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-09
woooMen MEMORIAL SERVICES


My friends. the scene you are wit
Messing this afternoon is the forget
me-nots OF Wu0dcraft This great
American order. famed for patrottsp
and fraternity ia huilded upon % foun-
lation OF heayen born and therefore
immortal principles Three granite
pillars between which Is the delicate
lracery OF The gratitude of the widows
and orphans of this country. resting
upon The solid rock of the brother
hood of men, hold up this mighty fra
fernal structure and these three pill
lars are love, the greatest thing in the
world; honor, the grandest thing in
the world; and remembrance, the
sweetest thing In the world
When Our neighhors were in the
hesh we loved and honored them; now
that they have gone from our forest
md wander among the trees. the
leaves of which are for healing of the
nations, We who are left take up one
of the great principles of our order
and remember where their bodies lie.
Remembrance As the Man of Gal
lee 1900 years ago uttered those nm
dying words TO His faithful followers
ere he left them, words which have
been ringing down through the corri-
doris OF time, SO today from out the
graves Of thousands of WoOdmen over
The broad land comes the words from
our departed nelEhbors; This do in
remembrance OF me" Memory is our
daily and constant companion 1t is
with MS when our eyes close in sleep
md meets on the morning waking.
sometimes it brings a tear, oftimes a
smile Is seen.
Eighly-fye Woodmen Of the World
and members of the Circle came down
from Sliverton yesterday morning to
take part in the Woodmeu Memorial
service and unveiling ceremonies. This
included the Silyerton band,
The visitors were met at the depot
by committee, aud as they were
escorted to the Woodman hall the
band played.
The start from the hall was not
made so early as was expected. it
being after l o'clock when the parade
"''hAl 'N'AH I'VE DlUN' vi itAlbl was ElNtu
he visiting band, II was followed by
Silyerton Woodmen marching Then
came the Woodmen band OF Durango,
followed by home members, and mem
bers of the two lodges of the Circle in
carriages. The procession marched
10 Grecnmount cemetery. first one
band and then the other playing Ar
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reiliug of The monument Of Mike Cum
Minis were performed. Here the ad-
dress OF the day was delivered by
Channcey T. Morgan After this the
monument OF Guernsey Alexander was
unveiled by the Silverton lodge, and
then the various graves of deceased
members were decorated, Durango
yerton two. After all the decorating
had been done, the procession march
ed back to WOodmen hall, where the
ranks were broken. The visitors re-
turned TO Silyerton about 1880 in the
evening Following is the address of
Mr.. Morgan;
That immortal American, Lincoln,
at the close OF his famous inaugural
address, used these matehless words,
than which there were none finer
spoken: The mystic chord of mem
ory, stretching forth ,from every bat
tleheld and pariirs grave to every
heart and hearthstone over this Y. bad
land will swell yet again the cl rus
of the Union, when touched, as surely
1t viii be by the better angels of our
nature" The prophecy has been full
filled, and memory has made the
mighiest nation OF earth.
But where can we find the highest
embodiment OF this immortal princi.
pie of fraleynlty? The trees Of the
forest answer. Not With u.s." the cen
tury's SCARED mountains say 1t is
not here" ocean depths reply. I'VE
have II not" Explore through the
corridors of the universe. scale its
highest mountains. sail It's rivers and
seas. search through It's mammoth
caves and il cannot he found; it is not
on land nor on sea.
1t is night in the Orient, "a million