The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-01
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD

! TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD
Decoration Day Observed in Appro-
pirate Manner--Day was Pleas
ant and Attendance Large.
The beautiful custom of decorating
the graves of the fallen heroes with
flowers was fittingly observed in this
city Tuesday. Although the day threat
ened rain, none fell and there was a
very large audience at the opera hall
where the exercises were held, many
being unable to secure seats.
AT the Methodist church Sunday
morning the Memorial sermon was
preached by the pastor, DR.. A. M. Pill
cher. interest being added to it from
the fact that DR.. Pitcher is veteran of
the civil war, and it was with consider
able feeling that he addressed his com
rades, the G.. A. r. post and W. r. G. at
tending in body. The church was not
near large enough to accommodate the
mon was the finest ever delivered in
this city.
Tuesday morning the business portion
of the town was decorated with flags
and bunting in honor of the day, and
business was suspended from 1870 until
400 o'clock. The G. A. r. post and w.
r. G. assembled at their hall, and led by
i the marshal band and marshal of the
day j. w. keeler, marched to the opera
hall where they were seated in a body.
The public schools had been dismissed
for the day and all the pupils and teach
ers assembled at the north building and
marched to the opera hall.
| The audience was called to order by
Commander of the G. A. r. Post A. r.
| Warford, and a quartet composed of
Misses Marie Moore, Florence Finley,
Messrs. Ray Layton and Leslie Grimes,
sang fine song, Mrs. +. W. jerks pre-
siding at the piano. Miss Mary Gillham
read the orders of the day for the W. r.
Q. and after the entire audience had
joined in singing America, the invoca-
tion was invoked by Rev. w. A. Mont
gomery. A defamation by Miss Hazel
John was heartily applauded by the
audience, the little girl acquitting her
self in very creditable manner. Miss
I Marie Moore sang beautiful solo and
then the memorial address was deliver
ed by Mrs. A. M. Pitcher, who spoke for
nearly an hour and paid a glowing trib-
ute to the memory of the soldiers who
had crossed the silent river, as we'll as
tender words for the living who were
| passing away with each setting of the
sun. Mrs. Pitcher is very pleasing
speaker and her addresswa greatly en-
| joyed by all who heard it.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
procession, including the school chill
dren all carrying flowers, marched to
the cemetery where the graves were
decorated under the direction of Com
rade John Holden, and the usual cere-
monies of the Post.
The following is list of the graves
decorated:
Abel E. Chase, sergt. D, 80 Iowa Inf.
Jesse B. Garrett, lieut.. A, II, la. Inf.
David Garrett, Co. G, 9th la. Cav.
John P. Finley, lieut.. Co. B, 9th la.
Cav.
Isaac Blunt, priv. Co. B, 18th la. Inf.
W. A. Brown, priv. Sd la. Cav.
E.-W. Curry, Co. L, 3D. la. Cav.
Ebert Earnest, Co. L, 9th la. Cav.
I.P. Martin, lieut.. Co. G, 23d Missouri.
Marion Oney, private.
J. A. Raw. cant. Co. d. 18Th Ia Inf
John W. STANLEY. CO. G. 9Th Kas Cav.
Allen Dnnn ~ I'm II Inf
Daniel % Thurman @ 18th u Indiana ii: rnii Rot
Norris Lorev. serpt. O. IN Kos
Cav.
George Zimmerman CO r 9TH +, Inf
Tn. Sales. jiant % 4 I'm To Inf
Samuel Rurnison, "a r lsd Ohio Inf
John Bennett. Co. e. 33d No. Inf
Joseph G. Rover. Co r 18th Ia Inf
|. Ed Johns. 18th Ohio Inf.
James Early. "a, T. 9TH Ia Tav
A. S. Ward. Mexican war
James Coin. MEXICAN war.
/ 1. NJ. Bright. private.
4 II. G. Sanford. surgeon 18th Ia Inf
Madison Low, Co. M. 3d la. Inf.
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