The Yale expositor., 1905-06-02
THE HEROES hONORED.

hc udyS WHICH rs Iney COme anu go
each year, are rich with memories, in
no wise faded, for the veterans who pass
ed through the stirring scenes of war,
and which are also rich In visions,
made bright and clear by tales retold
each memorial and decoration days,
for those who were not old enough to
take up arms and for the younger ones,
who delight in honoring those who re-
main with us and those who have lain
under the sod these many years; these
days have come and gone once more
and the ranks of the veterans are each
year lessened, till soon there will be
none with us to tell with his own lips
of the trials and dangers, of the many
heroic deeds done by noble men during
those devastating years now speeding
backwards in Times annals.
If in the near future we have not our
veterans with us, let patriotism live
forever and let these days always be
observed in the proper spirit and with
the same honor that has always been
displayed.
Sunday was a fair day and the ser.
vices in the NJ T.. church in the after
noon were attended by goodly num-
Der. The few veterans which Yale can
boast of were seated together in the
front seats. Rev. Heicke, pastor of the
Disciple church, delivered the memor-
ial sermon which was az able and in
structive history of the causes and eff
feet Of the civil war.
a double quartette furnished nice
and appropriate music
Tuesday broke cloudy but soon clear
ed and the day was very fine. At an
early hour the town was aStir and many
drove or walked to the cemetery to
beautify the graves of loved ones.
At ten o'clock the members of the
GAR formed in rank at the Paisley
and marched to the corner of Jones and
Mechanic streets where they were join
ed by pupils of the school and citizens
on foot and in carriages and headed by
the band all proceeded to the cemetery
where the usual ceremonies were per-
formed and flowers strewn on the
graves of the soldiers.
At p. NJ. large audience gathered
in Central Hall to listen tethe program
which had been prepared. The invoca-
tion. was given by Rev. A. e. Miller
followed by song by nine boys which
was good. Eight minute addresses
were given by Rev. X. Heicke, Prof. G.
f. Kellogg and Rev. j. A. Thompson,
speeches replete with bits of inter-
esting history, anecdotes and praise for
the brave men who fought for their
country, who carry scars and wounds
all their lives and for those who laid
down their lives cheerfully on the
battlefield and now lie in lonely graves.
Rev. Thompson remarked that although
born on British soil he was a genuine
an American by choice, not
by necessity and felt that he was bet
ter American than many, for this very
reason. The short speeches were great
ly enjoyed and appreciated by all.
The program was interspersed by a
piano duett by Jean Drake and Hazel
Reid, songs by school and audience and
a well written paper on Visions of
War" by Alex Sayles. also Lincoln's
Gettysburg Speech by Irving Palmer
which was rendered in good style. The
was pronounced by Rev. |
Miller and the audience was dismissed |
feeling that never had Decoration day |
exercises been more appreciable or a |
better program rendered.
*A*
Decoration Day without some kind |
of ball game after the other exercises |
were over would be as incomplete rs a |
baby without a rattle. Tuesday last, |
after spending considerable time trying |
TO get an outside team to play with, the |
II. 5. team had to content themselves |
with practice game with picked nine |
mostly of old "has-beens"
who hadn't played or been on the dia-
mond for practice this year. We ex-
Dected to see them get beaten by a
score of at least 10 to O., as the High |
school boys have won a number of |
games this year, in two instances shut
ing their opponents outs- But they
iidn't shut the old boys out. They
,ame within three of it and they only
'un in eleven scores.
THEY SAY
That Dusty didn't attend the game.
That Fuller should have played
rom the start.
That the boys must have learned
o scrap over at Capac.
That Cough didn't get enough
aliva on his "spit" ball.
THAT a good drubbing would do
he III. ). team heap of good.
That with little practice Levy
ould show the whole bunch some points
N pitching. III
Besides the ball game the spectators
we're treated to several sparring match
S which helped towards making up
dimes worth.