The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12
sLUe AND THs GRAY.
Tanner ADVISES mat Graves of Con.
feoerates Be Decorated.


Tanner .ommaud,r.uchi,f u. tls
a. s. R. issued bis annual adar-s.
today 90 600 O. A. r posts regarding
the exercises 90 be- conducteJ May So
Memorial day. to commemorate the
memory OF the Federal soldier da-I
be requests that northern veterans
decorate Southern grave In gei.-G
order No : 0n this subjec, ne says
-On the e.. % my departure 10 the
sr,hern Western and -acldc -oa.,
departments am reui rded % 'hc
carly approach u the day sa"rc- go
all comrades OF che G. g. K
W. taye been observing this day e.
.- since cor beloved Logan inf.isu.ci
' 'n lNss This year. ms comrades.
R. aIe crossing fh. broad -'scl 90
the rate OF 5.0o0 th. eo.rrC
year Soon h, great I1io-i'y vi. -
sleeping their last sleep. and 8, is cor
priyileg. row a. s, mas been for 50
many ye,rs TO pay loving tribute,
,u tA.i. memory by decorating tncr
graves with Gowers
n an performing my sol, mn duty
whsu ssk al 90 assist ~ this iov.
ing service Upon department and
post comanders the duty rests OF az.
tending To- N" htting observance Of
Memorial day Welcome all auxiliary
and allied orgaaIzations. encourage
school children 20 attend nd assist.
and secure speakers who. 10 clear
and elOquent language. Will teach the
lessons Of patriotism for which our
.comradcs gave the last full measure
o. deyoiicn
Thirty years ago. when vas DE-.
Dar,ment commander Of New York In
A MEMORIAL day order ! then Issued
{ suggested to the comrades Of New
York that wherever from Moniauk
Point TO Buffalo. any Confederate sol.
der had found scplichrc among Us,
trusted that when we went out 20
laurel the graves of our Union dead
that our common American manhood
would prevent us passing by the
graves Of our former oppous nts With.
10. dropping Sioreon romc noral 70.
membsaroe. Not In hono- II their
cause, for that wc opposed. fought and
conquered. but because W. who mot
"a M on the field Of battle know that
bTaycr men Or better soldiers have
not been known since men were first
marshaled IN battle array
We were then scarce a dozen years
away from ApomattoN. but the sug
gcsuon seemed 10 meet with very
general approval To tho order az
large row conhdebuy make dne
same suggestion.
we have returned the battle stand.
ards OF the dead Confcderacy %
those who treasure them as sacred
momont)s OF the loved ones who died
under them. The congress Of the
United States has just unanimously
voted 100000 % care for the graves
1f those dead and the heart OF the
nation has said s,'h grca, unanimity
20 Is well
II the mothers OF the South still
81 like Rachel Of old Weeping for
their children and refusing TO BE- com.
ior'rd because they are not, let the
news go down 20 them that on our
most sacred day We feel i' a privilege
20 stand iu 10, place Of their iaF dis
taut kinsmpu and lovingly mark heir
last r,stilg plac, with Gods sweetest
emblem OF peace. flowers.
"rhc old nag has been rghap,iz,d
since 1866 with the blood OF tho North
aud N" South alike and the ship Of
state Is securely anchored for an
time"
The order closes With Ilucoln's "a
lsc-s at Gettysburg. which il is direc;
"a shall be- read at an Memorial dH,
exercises