The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD
Stirring Address by Father Renihan
at G. A. R. Memorial.

rades of Phil Ksarney Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic was
held Sunday afternoon at the court
room and large and representative
audience was present, paying re
spectful tribute to the memory OF
the comrades who have passed over
during the past twelve months and
paying merited compliment to the
local post that was highly appreciat-
ed. Practically every seat in the
court room was occupied before the
meeting was called to order and the
large number Of business and profes-
sional men in attendance was the
subject of comment.
The service was most interesting
and appropriate and it is to be made
an annual affair by the people of the
Il post.
The meeting was called to order by
Post Commander robert Turner, who
explained the nature and purpose OF
the service, distinguishing it from the
annual Decoration Day services, held
at the last of May. The post memo
rial is an annual ceremony eulogistic
of the veterans who have died during
the year.
Seven of the membership OF Phil
Kearney Fost have died during the
past year as noted above.
The program of the service was as
follows:
Remarks by Post Commander R. l..
Turner.
Singing of America" by audience.
Reading the roll of departed veter-
ans by the Post Adjutant, Jerrel Car
yer.
Quartette, sleep, Soldiers, Sleep"
Mrs. H. o. Davis, Miss Reid, and
Messrs. Davis and Darnell.
Responsive reading by the Post
members.
Nearer My God to Thee" by the
audience.
Prayer, Rev. Whitcomb of Baptist
church.
Address, by Rev. Father Renihan
of st. Mary's Catholic church.
Closing responses by Post.
Dismissal.
An Eloquent Address,
The address by the Rev. Father
Renihan was a splendid tribute to
the memory of the American soldier
of the war of secession. 1t teemed
with the Hottest and the highest type
of patriotism and several times the
sentiments expressed called forth the
approval of the audience which was
held throughout in the closest atten-
ton.
The speaker justified the war and
lauded the men who went as living
sacrifice, offering their lives that a
country might be preserved. He an
alyZed the causes and the effects of
the strife and held forth the lessons
that have been taught by it. His eu-
logy of the men who gave up their
lives was no less sincere than his
praise of the Grand Army veterans
who are with us today. He charac-
terized them as the teachers of the
Hottest patriotism and pointed to the
monument of lasting fame they have
builded in the preservation of the
country.
The speaker expressed sentiments
that went home with his hearers. He
was clear and forceful and at times
the earnestness of his argument led
him into eloquence. The address was
polished and refined and Father Rem
Than today occupies a new place in
the estimation of all who were priv
ileged to hear him. His reputation
as one of Iowa's foremost orators was
borne out by his address of Sunday
afternoon.
The Roll of Honor.
Following is the list of dead for
the year 1906, whose memories were
eeulogized by comrades on Sunday:
80: VIM. Silvertnorn was born at
Muskingum, Ohio. Enlisted in Co. G
9TH la. Unfit. July Is, 1861. Discharged
Aug. III 1862. Joined Post Sept. 16,
1884. Died Jan. 10, 1906. Aged IS
years.
SO. A. d. Coleman was born at Bur
lington, Iowa. Enlisted in Co. A,1Sth
Iowa Unfit, July 10, 1862. Discharged
Jan. 1, 1863. Joined Post April %,
1884. Died Feb. IS, 1906. Aged So
years.
1893. John r. Pilgrim was born at
Terre Haute, md. Enlisted in Co. c.,
Sd Mo, Aug. /, 1861. Discharged
Nov. 8, 1861. Re-enlisted in Co. c.,
33d Iowa Unfit, Aug. 10, 1862. Dis.
charged May 10, 1864. Joined Post
Oct. 4, 1904. Died March 10, 1906.
Aged 81 years.
290. NJ. D. Burket was born in the
state Of Indiana. Enlisted in Co. e,
S3d Iowa Inft., FEB. 10, 1864. Dis
charged Aug. 16, 1865. Joined Post
July IA. 1883. Died April 1906. Aged
So years.
3S4. Richard B. Lynn was born in
Fayette county, Pennsylvania. En-
listed in Co. D, 18th Wisconsin INIT.
February 1862 Discharged Aug. 10,
1865. Joined Post Aug. 16, 1904. Died
April 20, 1906. Aged n years.