Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-05-31
GRANTS PASS HON0RS
ITS SOLDIER DEAD
Memorial Sunday and Decoration
Day Observed With Appro.
pirate Exercises

Memorial Sunday was observed il
Grants Pass by union services at the
Presbyterian church at II am. The
church was decorated with flags,
bunting and flowers and it was
crowded. to its utmost seating capac.
ity by an appreciative audience.
Promptly at the time for beginning
the exercises the members of General
Logan Post and Relief Corps marched
into the church and took seats that
had been reserved for them. The
scripture reading was by Rev. f. O.
Lovett. Of the Baptist church, the
general prayer by Rev. F. f. Billing
ton. of the Christian church and the
benediction was given by Rev. G. o.
Beckman, Of the NJ. E. church. The
sermon was by Evan P. Hughes, OF
the Presbyterian church. and his
tn sme was How Best Honor Our
Heroic Desd?" His address was
scholarly and very appropriate to the
occasion.
Grants Pass observed Decoration
day. Thursday in manner betting
the occasion. Most Of the business
houses closed in the forenoon and all
closed at noon and there was no ball
game or boistreous Amusements TO mar
the object for which the day 10 oh.
served. The cemeteries were q wealth
Of flowers 20 nearly were all the graves
decorated and flags were placed on the
resting places of the soldier dead.
The public exercises we're held in the
afternoon at the OIefa House and the
attendance was very large. The stage
WAS srtisticslly decorated with flags
and bunting. General Logan Post
No. 80 and General Logan Relief
Corps No. 25 each attended in .
body. tho former under Commander
H. B. Alverson and the latter under
President Josephine Mowers. The
meeting WAS called to order by Oom.
maner Alverson when the orders for
the day we're read for the Corps by
President Mowers aud for the post by
Commander Alverson. Then followed
well rendered program of patriotic
selections. RecitatioDs were given
by Inez Howard, Laura Bixson,
Marion Mitchell and LOIS Britton, the
girls scquitting themselves we'll. A
flag drill by nine little girls was a
pleasing feature, those taking part
being Zstba and Nettie Fitzgerald,
Lois Britton, Alice Randle. Ruth aud
Mable Eberile, Doris Caldwell, Ercil
and Carmen Cheshire. A ladies
quartette made up of Mrs. W. W.
Walker. Mrs. Arthur Conkl lin. Miss
Nina Paddock aud Miss Millie Drake
with Miss Glenna Burton. accompa-
mist, added much to the program by
their fine singing.
II. d, Norton had been invited by
the Grand Army to deliver the address,
but on learning that Congressman. C.
Hswley would be in Grants Pass Dec.
Grafton Day Mr.. Norton generously
insisted that the honor be given to the
distinguished visitor and thus it was
that Mr.. Hawley spoke at the meeting.
In well chosen words Mr.. Norton in.
troduced Congressman Hawley, who,
rs he arose to speak, was greeted with
hearty applause. Mr.. Hswley is
man of fine presence, college, educated
and we'll read and a fore ful speaker
ard his address was one of the yery
best ever delivered in Grants Pass
on a similar occasion. IL was not
along stereotyped lines Of the average
Decoration Day speech y,t it wss
every word appropriate. He trace d
the growth of Liberty from the sirug.
gle of the Jews under Moses on down
through the efforts that the CIR. eks,
Romans, Germans, the English and
then America where the last and the
greatest struggle for liberty and the
overthrow of slavery. He closed
with fine eulogy of the men who BY
their patriotism, bravery and sscri.
does saved the Union and made Dos.
sible the greatest and best nation that
the world has yet seen. Mr.. Hawley
was frequently applauded durus his
speech and at its close he was given an
ovation. The singing of America
with the audience standing closed
the exercises in the Opera House.
Then all repaired to the public square.
Here the members Of the Post and
Corps carried out the beautiful cere.
mony in memory Of the unknown
soldier dead.