Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-06-03
HONOR SOLDIER DEAD
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
ON SATURDAY MORNING.
Citizens Of DEBORAH Unite With Veterans oil
Grand Army in Reverent Honor to the
Soldier and Sailor Dead.


the time the Memorial Day ceremon.
| les were about to commence on Satur-
day morning. the citizens generally
turned out to do honor to the brave
soldiers who in the time of the ma
tion's peril went to the front to save
their country The iLclemency of the
ardor of those who took part in the
witness them.
At ten O'Clock the procession
formed on Main street, in front of the
court house square. y. o. Maltby,
officer of the day, riding at the head.
Then followed the Luther College
Concert Band, the veterans of the G.
A. r.. the ladies Of the w. r. g..
disabled veterans in carriages, flower
girls in carriages, the DEBORAH Fire
Department., including the Hook and
Ladder company. Hose companies
Nos. 1, Q and 8 the Hooks looked re-
being their irst public appearance
since receiving them. The second
section was consisted Of the DEBORAH
Merchants Band, over 800 school chill
dren, each carrying flag, and citi.
zens in carriages.
The procession was one Of the best
seen here in some time. keeping excel.
lent order and marching in perfect
time to the splendid music OF she two
bands and muffled drums. It moved
east on Main street and north to
Water street. thence west to the con-
crete arch bridge. where the impress
sive &. A. r. ritual service for the
sailor dead was performed. Then the
procession counter marched east to the
Grand opera house, where the exer.
cises were held.
The Grand opera house was COM
fortably filled when the exercises
opened. The stage was beautifully
decorated with guns. flags. flowers.
etc. and the balcony railing and or
chestra pit Hastily decorated with flags
and flowers. Upon the stage sat Com
mander l.. l.. Caldwell, the orator,
Rsv. II. Grant, the choir and seven
little girls.
The program opened with selec-
| ton by the double quartette. consist
| ing of Misses Wells. Hoyt. Heinberg.
Mrs. Hook. Messrs. -. Christopher,
| Gibbs and Christopher. After prayer
by Chaplain O., L.. Holcomb, Mrs. II.
L. Coffeen, President Of the Womans
Relief Corps. read Lincoln's Gettys-
| burg address. This was followed. by
another musical selection. and this by
| the g. A. r rit-al ceremonies, and
the calling of the roll OF the dead.
AS the names of the soldiers who have
died during the past year were read,
| little girls decorated vacant chairs
upon the stage, set aside in their
memory.
4 Following are the names of the
soldiers who have passed away during
the past year. chairs being decorated
in their honor by the little girls:
Edwin Hyde 6
Moritz Lange c Ia
VIM. Murdoch IN
| Henry Adams
Thos. NJ. Hoyt
Heber Robinson
Charles Ferrsn
| The audience then listened with
much pleasure to the address OF the
day by Rev. H. Grant, who kindly
consented to take the place OF Atty.
IE. R. Acers, who had been asked to
speak but was unavoidably detained
out of the city.
Mr.. Grants address was an eloquent
eulOgy OF the do6ds OF bno common
soldier in the great war Of the rebel.
lion, a plea for high thoughts. for
noble deeds, for patriotic education.
and for the veneration OF the nation Z
patriots. It was q mastery address,
delivered in q clear, audible voice and
forceful manner, and was intensely
patriotic and impressive. He closed
with eloquent praise of the part per
formed in the great struggle by thu
women of war times, and the great
work theyrare doing in assisting the
veterans and their families in caring
, for the needy and disse minting pat
riotic education,
The program ended with the singing
of America, the audience standing
and the benediction by Rev. Grant.
: After the exercises the veterans,
members of the w. r. @. and theil
families enjoyed dinner served il
the Post rooms by the ladies of the
Womans Relief Corps, after which
/ patriotic program of speeches, recita
: tions and music was enjoyed. Mean
while committees of Sons Of Veteran
( drove to the different cemeteries o
the city and decorated the graves o
? deceased soldiers.