Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
At THE CEMETERY
Many Attend Afternoon Memoir
iaI Exercises by the G. A.
r. at Chippiannock.
REV. G. C. KINDRED SPEAKS
Chicago Minister Makes Stirring Pa
triotc Address-Exercises Held
at the Arsenal.

Notwithstanding the fact that rain
ed at ChppiannOck cemetery yesterday
afternoon to hear the memorial pro-
gram of John BufOrd post, G. \. r..
given at the cemetery in accordance
with the annual custom. The. program
opened with the buglc call to the as
sembly by n y. CoOns. chief bugle".
patriotic selections by BlcuerS band,
songs America and Illinois" by th2
er by Rev w B. Clemmer, pastor Of
the Memorial Christian church. sleep.
ing Their Last Sleep was sung by 4
quartet composed of Mrs. J. w. Can
dali. Miss Bella Carpenter, w. II
Smith, and c. L. HOge. The GranI
Army memorial ritual service was
read by Commander w. H. Carpenter,
who then introduced Rev. c. &. Kin
dred of Chicago. the orator of the Ii
ternoon.
The speaker opened his address by
speaking of the four great holidays Of
the United States-ChriStmas, Thanks
giving day. the Fourth Of July, and
Memorial day, and showed the signiii-
canoe of each On such days as yes
terday. he said, men life themselves
until they almost reach the stature of
sons of God.
Greatness of Common Man.
The theme of his address was the
inherent greatness of the COmmOnpeJ-
pie, and he showed in many pleasing
ways how since the days of 81 this
country has been, as an English jour
nalist wrote. protected by an army
every man of which is a general him
self. though ranking only as a private.
He showed that the great leaders "
the war came from the common walkS
of life, and recalled that 1t was the
mass of the private soldiers who III
reality won the battles which brought
glory and fame to the great generals
! of the war. His address was one glow
ing with patriotism, and as he said of
the purpose of such exercises as Were
held during the day, one to instill patti
otism in the youthful members of his
audience.
| Decorate Graves.
| Lincoln's Gettysburg address wa
read by Agnes Lamp, and the quartet
repeated by request one of the selec
tions given at the morning program. A
salute to the dead was fired by squad
of Company A. Taps were sounded by
| n. n. Coons, and the benedictiOn was
given by Rev. II. c. First. The mem
bers of the post according to the an
nual custom decorated the graves o
= dead soldiers in the cemetery during
the afternoon.
At the Arsenal.
At Rock Island arsenal similar eS
/ ercises were held at the national CEN
etery by the members of August Went
post, G.. A r. of Davenport, and Ora
. ham post of Moline, the oration of tn
dav being given by Hon. George "
Scott of Davenport.
The remains of the late NJ. A. Goul'
the former county surveyor. were cas-
5 on the waters of the Mississippi in Gov
nection with the ceremonies of the a
=, ternoon. The column halted at tn
i center of the bridge, and after brief r.
e marks by b. f. Peek, the ashes wer
: cast on the water. flowers were throw
to the river, and the salute to the dea
e was fired. Members of Graham pos
o acted as pallbearers, and members {
r ST. Paul lodge, K. of P. of this cit
p who acted as pallbearers at the funer
services Feb. when the remains wei