The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-28
Lincoln at Gettysburg.


The immortal Grafton OF Lincoln at
Gettysburg will be recited Saturday
wherever memorial exercises are held,
as it is a part of the memorial program
OF every Grand Army post, and it can
not be repeated too often. Here it is,
and it should be committed to memory
by eveiy school child and remembered
through life:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this conti-
nent new nation, conceived in liberty,
and consecrated to the proposition that
all men are created equal. Now we are
engaged in great civil war, testing
whether that nation, or any other ma
ton so conceived or so dedicated, can
long endure. We are met on great
battlefield of that war. We are met to
dedicate a portion of it as final resting
place Of those who here gave their lives
that a nation might live. 1t is altogeth
er lifting and proper that we should do
this. But in larger sense we cannot
dedicate, we cannot hallow this ground.
The brave men, living and dead, who
struggled here, have consecrated it far
above our power to add or detract. The
world will little note nor long remember
what we saw here, but it can never for
get what they did here. 1t is for us, the
living, rather to be dedicated here to
the unfinished work that they have thus
far SC nobly carried on. 1t is rather for
us TO be here dedicated to the great task
remaining before us; that from these
honored dead we take increased devo-
tion to the cause for which they gave
the last full measure Of devotion; that
we here highly resolve that the
dead shall not have died in vain, that
the nation shall, under God, have a new
birth OF freedom, and that government
OF the people, by the people, and for the
people, shall not perish from the earth"
Saturday afternoon the members Of
the w. r. G. and other friends of Mrs
Louise Carver surprised her at her
home in commoration of her 10th birth
day, May 23 To show their esteem and
appreciation of the many years that Mrs
Carver has been faithful worker in
the W. r. c., the members OF that or
ganization presented her with her with
heavy oak rocker. Later box OF
beautiful pink and white carnations,
just 10 in number, was also presented to
Mrs. Carver as a token OF respect from
Mr.. and Mrs. Bodett and MIR. and Mrs
Purden. Refreshments were served
after very pleasant afternoon. Those
present were Mesdames Denny, Long,
Mowrey, Green, Perkins, Bodett, Whit
ing, Purden, Dickerson, Mcnamara,
Lamb, Putnam and KERN, and Messers
Purden, Bodett and Putnam.
CLARA M. KERN, w. K. G. SEC.
srhe serngras a siounpe1asnt HoF me
eleventh annual Assembly OF the Color
ado Chautauqua association has just
come to our desk. Its well executed
book of forty four pages, bound in an
unusually handsome cover, printed in
three colors. The cover design shows
typical Colorado mountain scene with
its canon, stream and evergreens. The
book is embellished by a number of
scenic cuts and contains full information
concerning program, excursions, accomo-
dations and expenses. Thirty thousand
Of these booklets are to be distributed
and they will do much to make the
beauties OF Colorado better known to
the travelling public.
Mrs. Lawrence Bass died last Wed-
nesday morning, May 70, at her resi-
dence, % miles north least of Limon.
She was % years of age and came here
with her husband about year ago
She leaves two children, one about two
weeks old, and husband to mourn her
loss. The funeral was held from the
MetnoulSt cnurcn, heV. HITCHCOCK con-
Quoting the services. Itnerment was
made in the Limon cemetery Thursday
afternoon.-Limon Herald. Mrs. Bass
was former resident of this neighbor-
hood and the many friends in this local
ity deeply sympathize with the grief
stricken husband and motherless
children.
The ladies' Aid society of the First
Christian church met at Fred Ditto
more's at l: 80 o'clock on Thursday, May
II. Officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Curt Dittemore; Vice President,
Mrs. Thomas Cantril; Treasurer, Mrs.
REGISTER; Secretary, Dora REGISTER,
Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Walter Ditto
more. A good number were present and
a very pleasant time was had. Refresh
ments consisting of ice cream, cake and
lemonade we're served. The society will
meet at Mrs. James Dittemore's on
June 4.
A Happy Father
is soon turned to a sad one if he has to
walk the floor every night with crying
baby. McGee's Baby Elixir will make