Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30
Dead Heroes of Country's Wars
Revered By Public in Appro-
pirate Services
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS
Public Buildings Float colors Fought
for by Those Being i+onored--Exer-
cises At Riverside and Soldiers Home
Cemeteries - Governor cummins
Gives Address.

Marshalltown honored It's hero dead
today by exercises that were most APP
propriate. Business was quite gener-
ally suspended, and from all public
| buildings were displayed the colors
that those being honored had tough.
for in the days of their young man
hood. Today men bowed with age, and
with barred heads showing the white
mantle of years, looked with sadness
upon the graves of those who, as they
Remembered them. were in the height
OF their vigor and We're marching to
their country's call to do or die.
Despite the threatening weather the
crowd was large.
With the old were the young, their
sons and daughters who, in q few
more years, will have the responsible.
| ties of the exercises and memorials for
those now here. There were also chill
dren, learning their first lessons in
patriotism, who strewed with tiny
hands the flowers on the time-morn
mounds.
Shortly after o'clock the procession
to Riverside started from the court
house lawn, headed by the combined
bands Of the soldiers home and Cen
try Bros. General Manager I. G. Speers,
OF the Gentry show, remembered his
home town IN this way, having offered
q fortnight ago the services OF the
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bands were Phil Sheridan post, Of the
home. Spanish American war veter-
ans sons OF veterans, city and county
officials with q platoon OF police as an
escort; the r. M. Thomas w. r. c., r.
NJ. Thomas post, q. A. r., school chill
dren and citizens. The procession
marched to Riverside, where the school
children decorated the graves. with a
detail Of veterans as an escort. r. b.
Wallace, commander Of IL. M. Thomas
post, was the officer in charge, and af-
ter the ceremonies disbanded the pro-
cession at the Riverside gates.
AZ The Soldiers Home.
As IL customary in Marshalltown
the principal observance was at the
soldiers home during the afternoon.
The assembly call was sounded at
1855, and at Q o'clock the veterans Of
the home marched to the main en-
trance gate to greet the visiting dele
cations and citizens. From the gate,
at $3.50, the march TO- the cemetery
took place, the home members acting
as an escort of honor.
Before the graves L. p. Hansen,
chaplain Of Phil Sheridan post, offered
prayer, and John L.tWoy read Linz
coins memorable speech at Gettys-
burg. The pupils OF the Rogers school
then placed the flowers on the graves,
having ais an escort veterans Of the
Spanish American war and sons of
veterans. The band played dirge
during the impressive ceremonies. In
honor Of the unknown dead services
We're held by F. NJ. Thomas w. r. G..
The firing squad in charge Of William
H. Hotchkiss, fired salute. and Bug
Ter F. T. Nokes sounded taps.
This brought the exercises at the
cemetery to a close, and the process
sion to the assembly hall was formed,
where Governor Albert B. Cummins
delivered the memorial address, after
Rev. William Pence James had offered
prayer, the band had played a selection
and the Soldiers Home Glee club had
sung. Cornmandant Horton introduced
the governor. The glees club also sang
following the governors address.
Col. c. G. Horton, commandant Of
the home, acted as president Of the
day, and II. w. Smith as chief mar
shall