Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-06-01
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
The Nations Decoration Day OBJ
served With Appropriate Services.

The ceremonies of Decoration Day
were observed with appropriate cere-
monies in Perrysburg.
The Watervile and Maumee G. A.
II. Posts came to Perrysburg and
united with Wolford Post and march
ed to Ft. Meigs, where very inter
esting programme was conducted.
The procession was headed by the
w. o. w. band and Knulfs Martial
band, with Wolford Post, followed by
the Waterville band with the Water
vile and Maumee Posts and citizens
from the three towns.
The exercises were commenced with
prayer followed bv the reading of
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech by Com
rade Wolcott.
ID. X. Hollenbeck, President of the
Maumee Valley Pioneer Society, read
the names OF 1872 soldiers of Col. Dud-
ley's regiment of Kentuckey volun-
teers who were killed and missing,
and the number who were taken pris-
oners at Ft. Meigs, on May 5, 1918.
Following him Rev. Love was in
troduced and read an original poem
descriptive of the events which oc-
Cured in the early settlement of this
valley. The poem is exceedingly in
teresting and we regret that the lack
of space prevents its being printed in
full in this report.
The address of the day was de-
liyered by Rev. Fr. Michaelis of Mau-
NEE. He referred briefly to the vari-
Gus incidents of the struggle of the
people of this country in their efforts
to secure liberty and freedom from
the tyranny of England and fittingly
referred to the Importance of the
struggle made at Ft. Meigs when the
life of the young Nation that had not
recovered from the first conflict for
independence, seemed almost crushed
out by the several disastrous struggles
of the war then waging, and showed
how much depended npon the result
of the efforts of Gen. Harrison and
his little band of one thousand fol-
lowers. He gave to these soldiers
and the noble Kentuckians who came
to their relief full credit for their
noble service and sacrifices and feel
! ingly referred to their long neglected
graves, but with patriotic JOY he told
of the new condition and the happy
results of continued effort on the part
of the people in securing a State ap
preparation for the proper care of the
soil made sacred by the blood of those
noble men who made such sacrifices
that our Nation should hold to-
gether He paid fitting tribute to
the soldiers of the civil war and said
it was that same spirit and loye OF
liberty that gave them the courage
and strength to endure the hardships
OF the greatest war known to modern
times, when Americans were fighting
Americans-each with the belief that
he was fighting for liberty, but he
felt that all should be thankful that
TRUE American Liberty prevailed
in that contest He referred to the
Centennial which would be celebrated
in few years and thought that Ft.
Meigs was the most appropriate place
for such an event and expressed the
hope that before that should occur
that the sacred ground upon which
he stood should be appropriately
cared for and that the glorious ban
ner of our Nation thrice bathed in the
blood of our fellow countrymen
should ever wave its beautiful folds
over the last resting place of those
noble men who gaye up their lives
that this Nation might live.
The exercises were interspersed
with music by the bands, and closed
with prayer.
The graves on the Fort were deco.
rated with flowers.
Prior to going to the Fort, Wolford
Post decorated the graves in the Per-
rysburg cemeteries.
The memorial sermon was delivered
by Rev. Tovey at the Evangelical
church on Sunday and was attended
by large audience. Rev. ToYey de
livered an excellent sermon.