Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-31

as chaplain. A firing squad of Company
I-fred the three volleys, after which a
bugler of the same company sounded
taps" which ended the ceremonies at
this point. "a
The march was then taken up to the
speakers stand, wher6 the closing exercises
were carried out, with ]. +. Cramer, COM
mander Of Grant post as chairman of the
day. The EXERCISES at the stand opened
with a song by a eherus of twenty-five
school children under the direction of Miss
Fannie Arnold. Rev. B. f. Dihenbacher
delivered the Invocation, which, was fol-
lowed by music from the band and a song,
1.-THE Old Church, ny the n. X. quartet,
consisting of Mr. Harrison, hrst tenor; Mr..
Grattan, second tenor; Mr.. Kratz. BARI
tone;t Mr.. French, bassi with Lee G., Kratz
as director. I, 80 ~. Sats es
Z Address ny John y, webster.
Owing to unavoidable absence at Chey-
enne, Mr.. John L. WEBSTER could not be
present IN person to deliver the grafton,
and Mr.. cafi c. Wright. at Mr. webster's
1 request rSad me eEaIson shs latter had
prepared for the OCCASION.
After recalling and reoounting in eloquent
words ana phrases the history of the deeds
of valor OF the patriots who fought to
preserve the nations the oration said Of
the silent heroes, IA, -
x But what of.,the dead that were left to
be gathered and buried? This assemblage
of people speaks TO their memory. The
STORY Of THEN bravery, is written on the
held OF shiloh. psNasi scrawied on the
hill tops OF Gettysburg. cit was sanctihed
,at ChickaniAuga., IL was. glorihed on Look
are SO many chaprers from the Bible OF
the people that make their lives and deaths
not not only snbbllme, but hsly. Their story is
triouc grandeur. yEiEhty millions of Amer
lean people today study the history of that
flour years of civil war, ~ ,.,,
OF the history makers ne said, and paid
a pretty; 4ribute to the south. ~.
More than forty years have gone by
wore the blue are the ihonofed citizens OF
great republic. You made history for
i acters and strong Anslo-saxon Words that
II does not need ansinterpreter to tell other
& nations what 1t means. 49, FL
We are now an all-powerful people, with
no sectional strife between the north and
the south. We no longer ask our southern
brethren @ forget the heroic and valiant
Away in the southland there rises a
maRble column, in the unfrowning ma
ops sInds sRe bf5Ss are o on 1eS Of q' is
worlds greatest generals, Robert +. Lee
Ills arms are folded on breast that never
knew fear. lie lived, to see his standard
furled 'ins Che halls OF the conqueror-tC
near the victors' festAi jubiIation and this
old things changed into new. II you ole
soldiers OF the north were in New Or
leans today you would drop dover at tn,
base Of that monument as cheerfully a.
you decorate the graves of the Valian
sons who wore the blue.
re Had the confederacy succeeded our so, 0OU,
10 OF people would compose the population
an the rivalries that flow from divergen
national interests. Between them wOult
exist uHsubdued animosities more uncOn
trollable ana uneonquerahle than those nov
existing between Russia and Japan.
s With the union divided the United State
would have been compelled to surrende
the Monroe doctrine for want of power L
eAforce H. 2 ,t-A ,-t-- .-,.-N
our country is typihed in its flag. Yo1
old soldiers fought for ~ comrades died 70
armles of all the lands and the navies q
all the seas salute IL wherever IL Is uu
furled ON land or on sea. American arm
VIII ever cluster around and defend II.
Following the address the Thirtieth in
fantry band played another selection afte
which all Joined IN singing america" lie
BY the school childrens chorus.
The benediction was pronounced by Rev
b F. Dlnenbaeher. after which the cere
monies were declared at an end.
Exercises at Train school.
The eighth class at Train school OF
served Memorial day with appropriate eS
efcises- at the school Tuesday Afternoon
Major Mcintosh, representing the Gran
Army of the Republic. entertained IN
young people with war songs short tai
and selections on druhA. bugIe and M
The children were much enthused with III