The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriately Observed in Pennington
by Picket Post G. A. R., ES.con
fedefstes. the Children and
People Generally.

excellent memorial sermon To tn,
veterans of Picket Post 6 A. K. ant
large concourse Of our people VIII,
had gathered AT the Catholic Churct
to hear him. The services were in
spring, aud Father Toomey's dis
course was patriotic and impressive
ON tuesday afternoon Il procession
Of about one hundred children, cacl
child carrying tiny American flag,
preceded by the Pennington brass
band and followed by The veterans oI
Picket Post in uniform and several ex.
COufcdcrates, formed At an eastern
point on Columbia street and march.
rd west to the Opera House Here
the children halted, opened ranks and
the veterans passed through into the
Opera House, the children then clos
ny ranks aud following them. 4
large number of people had already
gathered, every available seat was oc.
cupird and many were standing about
the door.
Commander Thomas Lang called
the gathering To order; Adjutant
Thomas r. Dalton read the memorial
proclamation Of the Grand Army, and
a select chorus composed Of Me- j
II. Jones, Misses Nirgilia Conway ,
Eudie Wilson aud Minnie Blue, and
McsSrs Robert Forsyth, viii Taylor,
viii Harlan and Dr, f. Il Barrow,
sang "AmeriCa
An cN.Cuuicdcrntc veteran had been
requested to read portion of the
martyrcd Presidents speech on the
occasion Of the dedication OF the Ma
lionaI soldier, cemetery al Getty sberg
and when he was introduced by Com
mander Lang, he said
"Ihis Is not the first time that |
have been captured by blue coats, but
surrender with great deal more
pleasure on this occasion than did on
that other. Then | surrendered in
the face of loaded mu,krr~ behind
which stood grim, determined soldiers.
ca this memorial day, the bitterness
nl that strife having passed away,
surrender to the generous friendship
and magnanjmity nl these brave yrter-
An, who wore the blue with honorable
distinction aud courage. Indeed,
feel highly cumplimcntcd and deem ii
an honor to have been called upon 10y
them 10 read portion Of the speech
delivered at Grtty,bcrg by one ri the
best aud greatest men our. country
has ever prnduccd--Abraham Lincoln.
In his speech on HE memorable occa-
sion when part OF that sanguinary
battle field was dedicated rs a resting
place for the nation, heroic dead, Mr.,
Lincoln uttered the sentiments which
shall read, and 10 which we can all
to. day give hearty COMMUNICATION 80
The speaker then read the memora-
blr words spoken 10y MIR Lincoln an
that November day in 1868.
A telegram was read from Hon. h.,
4 RoIirr, who was tn have been ont
Of the speakers nf the day aud who
was in ~. Louis, that he had missed
lhr train and wa, unable to get HON,
in time.
Commander Lang then introduced
Rev. Il. A rrndleton of O'FalIon
Mo, who came here To deliver tn,
| bnrtalauralr sermon for Elmwnu,
Seminary. Dr.. prndlrtun said il
part
"Ihc only reason can imagint
why | have been asked to be tn,
speaker is, that my home was in Viz
ginia, the mother OF George Was hing
ton and Robert T., Lee; that it is il
line with what is being done in othel
places, where We see the gray decor
nting graves of the blue, and blue dec
Grating graves OF the gray, an cyi
lrncc that the bloody shirt has hecl
lost and that the South no longer cN
plains.
II believe that at no time in on
history were the people 50 united
The civil war caused the sections t,
adhere, the Spanish war the people L
cnhcrr, 1t has been suggested b,
some that we initiate the contestants
in the War OF the Roses, return tro-
pixies aud destroy monuments; but le
them abide, they are testimopials 4
the high worth Of the yanquished
We do not erect memorials to our con
quest OF She weak, cowardly and mean
The monuments on both sides are les
timonialJ to the patriotism and hig
principles of the American. II is til
American soldier whose memory "
honor to-day
"rhe last dying wish Of Grant 70
peace has leayened the people so that
as Stoncwall Jackson desired, LET II
pass over the river and res, under til
shade Of the trees, the nation ha
passed over the river ot luminosity an
misunderstanding and rested under tn
trees of comfy and cheer in shad
so dense that gray and blue cannot b
distinguished.
1--WE are here to-day to honor tn
brave and good, to recall the memor
of those who fought for principle wit
strong conviction and died for ou
country, they also calling it our coun
try whether they meant States Il
State.
The idea of the speaker was tha
National memorial days should h
truly national; that we then recall til
warrior with the high principles tina
inspired him, and regard the side -
which hc struggled as mere incident
The chorus then sang "The Sta
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