The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-05-25

Mrs. Clara N. Sawyer, Department President
of the Ladies of the G. A. R., has issued general
orders to the circles under her jurisdiction for
the observance OF Memorial Day and Flag Day,
also reviewing briefly the increase in the order
for the quarter. The orders are as follows:
MEMORIAL DAY.
All circles in this department will observe the
day which has been established by grateful
people to be devoted to loving and tender remem-
brances of brave heroes who gave all they
possessed, even life itself, for the defense of
their imperilled country.
We unite with that great body of the soldiers
family of these United States, as an official part
of it, representing its most eastern State, which
gave her bravest and best to vindicate the prin-
clples OF our great government, making possible
the blessing today enjoyed by all, and a nation
respected by all the world.
No appeal to you, my sisters is necessary to
join the comrades of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, heart and hand in their holy and sacred
work OF Memorial Day. Their dead are our
dead and to the soldiers family throughout our
State and country do our hearts go out with the
feeling that our sorrows and losses are under.
gone tor the sake of things that cannot die and
the flowers We lay each mound speak not of
death but of resurrection!
Especially do call your attention to the beau
ufu service OF Strewing flowers upon the waters
in loving memory of those who sleep beneath the
waves and defended that strong arm OF our gov
eminent, the navy To the naval veterans let us
tender our services and contribute flowers
Also would remind you of those veterans who
because of sickness or infrmity are unable to
join their comrades in the services of the day,
let them see that, living, they are not forgotten
Tut brighten their lonely hours and sad thoughts
with sweetest flowers
Our hearts go ouy IN deep sympathy to all who
have so recently laid at rest those nearest and
dearest. AS the heart of the mother the wife
the sister and daughter grieves her loss,
would we comfort anu console, if possible, but
He who was oui Defender in the dark days of
rebellion can and will soothe all sorrow.
1t is hoped all sisters will attend services on
Memorial Sunday. Though not perhaps invited
as a body, we can always find room in the house
of the Lord.
Your attention is called to the request of the
commander in-chief made in his memorial or
ders, asking aid to veterans or posts in Southern
States, that each mound of a Union veteran may
be decorated with flowers and tine flag for which
they fought so nobly and which they saved from
dishonor.
Circle chaplains will render full and complete
reports to Department Chaplain, Mrs Katherine
NJ i;rown, Capitol So, Augusta. Me- Immediate
ly after Memorial Day.
CLARA n. SAWYER,
Department President.
FLORENCE NJ. WALLACE,
Department Secretary.
All Circles of our order in Name will observe
June Il, next, with exercises appropriate for
FLAG DAY
which follows closely Memorial Day, when
such practical lessons in patriotism, such
loyalty to Country, such devotion to the sacred
memory to those who gave so freely their lives
for the preservation OF every principle which
"old Glory represents are still fresh in the
minds of all.
better expressing the object of a proper
observance OF the day than those of him who is
the founder OF Flag Day." COmrade Leroy Van
Horn, who says: "TO lnculcate in our young, a
sincere. deep love for old Glory" is far better
than to permit them to MAIN themselves with
dangerous explosives. as on July 4 Flag Day
Van Horn favOrs the observance to be chiefly by
children the parks of our cities and if possible
be made grand outdoor occasion
To the end that successful observance OF
"Flas Day. be the result of our work, let all
give of time and thought and teach the younger
generation the crest responsibility resting upon
with their lives the Stars and Stripes. which our
forefathers adopted our National ensigI and
under whose folds fought and gained our indie
rendence, and for which our Veterans OF '61 to
80 met stubborn foe, and at awful cost at the
close of our tour years of war, returned it in
Peace without star lost Let our Flag be dis
played by all our citizens on June IA
One word to my sisters regarding the ladies of
the G. A. in Maine, all is progress and interest.
On March 81 l instituted joel keyes Grant
Circle No.. 7 of Camden with 80 charter members
present and had the pleasure of obigating the
first honorary member for them at that time.
On April Is instituted T. H. Marshall Circle
No = of Belfast, with 81 charter members
present and % comrades were obligated.
Circle No. has the following officers:-
President, Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal, Rockport.
Secretary, Mrs. Lena ldus Strong, Camden.
Treasurer, Mrs. Clara Pullen, Camden.
Officers of No 8:-
President, Mrs. Ellen A. strout, Belfast.
Secretary, Mrs. Mary Russ, Belfast.
Treasurer Mrs. Julia g. Mckeen, Belfast.
By this addition shall have fine increase
in our order for the quarter to which the ircles
are adding at each meeting, and to which your
Department President will soon add more
Circles.
Trusting ever to your interest in this grand
organization and those for whom work, am,
Faithfully yours in F., C. and L.,
CLARA N. SAWYER,
Department President.
Official:
FLORENCE M. WALLACE,
Denart