Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
IN SANTA FE
Observed With Ap-
propiate Cere.
monies.
TRIBUTE TO HONORED DEAD
Paid in Beautiful Speech by
DR.. w. E. Garrison--Ser.
vices at Cemetery.

The Memorial Day exercises held at
he National Cemetery yesterday after
loon, which were attended by hun
lreds of people, not only from Santa
Fe, but from the surrounding country
and towns as well, were complete
success. The program had been we'll
arranged and was carried out in a
gratifying manner, Carlton Post No. 8,
Grand Army of the Republic; Com
pany F, First Regiment of Infantry,
New Mexico NationaI Guard, the Wo-
mems Relief Corps and many patriotic
citizens taking part. The cemetery
had been decorated with American
flags for the occasion, one having been
placed at the head of each soldiers
grave, besides in many other spots
where they added an appropriate
beauty to the surroundings.
The parade formed on Lincoln Ave
nue. at 3 O'Clock, right resting on Pal
ace Avenue. The order of procession
was as follows: w. Il. Griffin, mar
shall of the day, and his aides; Prof.
Perez Band; Company F, First Reg
iment Of Infantry, New Mexico Ma
tional Guard; Carlton Post No. 3,
Grand Army of the Republic and Wis
iting members; Sons Of Veterans, Con-
federates and veterans of the Spanish
American War; Governor Hagerman
and members of his staff, with Dr. w.
Z. Garrison, orator OF the day, follow
ing in carriages. Then came the
floral wagon; Women's Relief Corps;
Daughters of the American sRevolu.
ton and patriotic ladies Of the floral
committee. The Santa Fe Fire De-
partment, in charge of Fire Chief
Frank Owen; teachers and pupils OF
the United States indian Training
School, under Superintendent G. J.
Crandall federal and territorial Off.
cials and citizens in carriages COM
pleted the line of parade.
Line of March
Z The line OF march was on Palace
Avenue to Cathedral Street; thence to
San Francisco Street and by way OF
Rosario Avenue to the National Gem
etery. The business places and resi-
dences along the line of march had
been decorated with flags and bunting
and small pine trees lined both sides
of the streets. The parade was long
and well formed, and marching to the
martial strains played by Professor
Perez band presented an imposing
appearance. Some Of the old soldiers
who fought during the days of the
Civil war seemed possessed with re
newed vigor and marched as they die
in the days of old. Arriving at the
cemetery, the parade disbanded ant
gathered around the monument O.
Fredrick Weintge, who was first lieu
tenant of Company l, First United
States Volunteer Cavalry Of "Rougl
Riders" during the Spanish-America1
war, where the ceremonies were held
The preliminary ritual address wa
given by J. P. Victory, post com
mander, and was listened to with grea
interest by the large audience. Afte
the reading of the National Order an'
President Lincoln's Gettysburg AL
dress by Past Department Commando
John R. McFie, the Memorial Day ad
dress was made by Dr. w. n. Carr
son, president of Butler College, whicl
In part was as follows:
"The occasion which calls US tt
gether at this time and in this plac
is among the most fortunate and mos
auspicious of all our national annivel
saries. 1t sometimes happens in tn
life of nation that a day, which cus
tom has dedicated as day of celebrs
ton, loses its meaning to later gene
ations-becomes mere empty nOis
and parade. But such is not the cas-
with our own Memorial Day. Th
thinning ranks of veterans make n
| lessening of Its meaning, but adds ne
richness to 1t, for this observanc
stands not only for personal remen
brance of certain historical men, bt
for some abiding principles of the nj
tion's life. And when the last roll ca
has been answered and all who hay
assembled here have joined the sileI
host, there will be those who sha
celebrate this day.
"A Joyous Day"
1T is not a fading but brightenin
luster which Memorial Day shed
Every year there are more graves
deck and fewer veterans to march
line, and in this there is pathos. B,
in another sense it is an unceasing
joyous day. In the years just folio,
Ing the war, every Decoration De
meant the tearing open of old wound
The North and South alike were fu
Of widows and orphans. There wei
mothers whose tears had not "
ceased to fall, and fathers who'
nerves were yet racked with recel
grief. They did not begrudge the pri'
they had been called upon to pay f
the cause which they held dear, b
the memory of that price was fre.
and personal, and 1t was inevitab
that at such a time the sense Of persc
!. al loss, Of individual bereaveme
, should have given the dominant note
!. the day. We do not forget the frien
. whom we have Inst ha1t in tirno II