The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-05
THE ANNUAL
MUSTERING
OF the G. A. R. Veterans on
Memorial Day brings out
Memories Of the Past.
EXERCISES AT COUNTY HALL

holiday just the right sort to bring out
the old veterans. Promptly at ten
o'clock headed by the Boonton Band
the members of A. 7. A. Torbert Post
about forty strong, marched down
South street followed by two carriages
containing veterans unable to march
and two wagons of flowers.
Returning to the park the usual exer-
cises were held around the monument
after which delegations repaired to the
several cemeteries of the vicinity to
decorate the soldiers graves.
At one O'Clock the line of march was
again taken up to County Hall where
the ladies Of Hope League had pre-
pared a generous collation. for the vet
Grams and guests. The band played,
grace was said by Rev. Norman Fox
and Miss Minnie Parker sang. After
the meal Commander Long introduced
DR.. Pierson as toast master. He re-
ferred to the memories of the day, al
Iluding to those who had died during
the year Horace Elmer, John A Cliff,
twice wounded during the conflict, and
Theodore Soaring who was shot
through the arms and body and left for
dead at Gettysburg, Elias Rolf. OF
the Hope League two members have
died, Mrs. George Van Houuen and
Mrs. Brown.
Rev. William Russell Bennett spoke
on the general theme, F." Our Contribu-
tion to Lite. Rev. o. G. Horsman
referred to present conditions and
questions and DIR. Owen, or more prop
erly at the time Lieut.. Colonel Owen,
spoke for the ladies and reclted an
original poem.
Commander J. W. Miller spoke for
the navy recalling the cadet company
organized during the war times of
whose membership eight men entered
the service referring particularly to
the two Totten boys, one Of whom
died saving the lives Of four persons,
the other died from fever in a South
American campaign. The three Mac
kenzies, one of who died at the head
of his command in an encounter with
the savages. One is a distinguished
re-admiral and the youngest a briga-
dier general.
"Ted" Wood, Metcalf and George
Church, who after service of fifteen
years was commander Of the first naval
reserve organized. Five others who
saw service could also be named of
that company. Commander Miller
said that Morristown is the most
prominent naval town in the United
States and recalled General Doughty
who embarked on ferry boat at New
York to fight; Commander Matthias
G. Perry and the part he took in the
opening of Japan; William Radford,
John DeCamp, @. r. P. Rodgers, Adj
miral 9. Il. Bell, Gamble, Mackenzie,
Turnbull and others.
Choruses were lead by +. P. Hannas
who also read a poem appropriate to
the occasion sent from Manila by Ser
geant Welscher who has not been
heard from since the San Francisco
earthquake. Benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. r. B. Urmy.
The exercises of the day were con-
cluded by large gathering in Lyceum
Hall in the evening, opened with ma
tional hymns played by the Boonton
Band. The reception of the colors was
a new and effective feature, and was
followed by the Star Spangled Ban
ner." The Rev, o. G. Horsman offered
prayer, after which DR.. Stephen Pier
son read the names of soldiers who
have died during the past year and re-
cited Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
Taps were sounded after the reading.
Miss Minnie A. Parker sang '.These
are They (from "The Holy City y
in an effective manner, after which
Miss Edith Arnold recited Sher-
mans March. Both received pro
longeds applause. j. S. Matthews was
at the piano.
The address Of the evening was de-
livered by Rev. e. S. Lines, Bishop Of
Newark, on tour Heritage from the
Civil War;
He said, In part, that it Is strange
that most Of those doing the world s
work to-day have grown up since the
great conflict, and we only know by
histories or from those who were there
at the time OF the events of that day.
Who shall tell Of the stress Of the
times at the response to the call Of
Lincoln but those who were there
The country had gone on very we'll.
There had been the minor wars, but
the blessings of civil and religious lib
erty had not cost the Government very
much. The time came when the price
had to be paid by a bitter war and
death and suffering. The inheritance
is not altogether blessing. 1t was
tina means of calling out passion, set
ting aside reason, breaking of home
ties and old associations. The evil ef-
fects rested as lightly as in any civil
war of which we have record.
There did come many things which
have their places In our lives to-day.
1t brought out the country from a