Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-07
the Spanish American War.

In the Spanish American war.
The arms of the North were victor
ious because they were In The rlght,
and you Veterans whose comrades
we have come together to honor To-Day,
you fought with God, not against him..
Those who fell by your side were ma
a great cause.-the OF LID
erty and Union. If the Union had not
been preserved. we should have failed
Of our mission and the torch CT Lisef-
ty be tra~nsplanted to other shores.
All honor therefore to the soldiers
of the Civil and Spanish American
wars. who gave their lives as a willing
sacrifice upon their cOuntry'S alter In
the cause of freedom. BY their valor
they have preserved to us all the ines
Unable riches and heritage OF a nation
peculiarly and munificently blessed by
a divine Providence.
Veterans Of the Civil War: God has
graciously heightened out your days.
that you might behold the dawn OF
your counUry's nexugreat mission, 10
lead the nations of the world to n
goal or universal peace.
Through you who still survive we
are linked in grateful remembrance TO
these your comrades whose halloWed
mounds today are streWn With e"eTs'
How sleep the brave who sink to rest.
BY all their Country's wishes blessed!
When Spring with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to deck their hallowed mold.
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fdncy's feet have ever trod.
sleep on. o wearers OF the blue, the need OF
praise you've won.
and In suns:
The sweetest bloom that Nature yields lies
on the soldiers breast,
And never more wars clarion notes shah
break your peaceful rest:
The battle echoe vanish like q distant can
mons boom,
Behold! Columbia gently lays a wreath upon
n tomb.
my Children: Peace be with you: speaks she
low with drooping head,
Then she kisses all the roses she has laid
upon her dead"
At the conclusion of President
Tuye's address, a squad OF Guardsmen
under the commanded Capt. Berg tired
a regulation salute over the Cen0taph
in honor of the dead.
Then came the decorating of the
graves by the veterans and relief corps
and the ceremonies at the cemetery
we're rel
AT O'Clock the veterans and Relief
Corps with hundreds of school child
rem and citizens, headed by company
e. and the band marched to Dobson
Park where the closing ceremonies
took place.
The beautiful and impressive SER
vice of decorating the water in memo
ry of those who found a grave under
the sea was conducted under the di-
rection Of the Relief Corps assisted by
school children, veterans and citizens,
after which all assembled In the Aud
itorium to hear the splendid address
by Rev. Evans, which was preceded
by an interesting program under the
direction of superintendent Wood
burn of the City Schools.
The high school orchestra rendered
two numbers with excellent effect,
and a choir composed OF Mr.. Treat,
James Pattee, Miss Nora Oliver and
Miss Maud Lewis, rendered two num-
bers which were highly appreciated.
Miss Maud Helmey sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" with splendid effect
and two little girls Inez Jones and
Azalia Byers recited appropriate Sc
iections.
With the conclusion of the program
at the Auditorium the public part OF
the celebration was over, and taken
altogether it was the best observed
and most successful Decoration Day
serviceev witnessed in Canton.