The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

Memorial day services were held In
st. Mary's cemetery under the auspices
of Lookout Mountain, Joe Hooker and
APPROXIMATION posts, G. A. r., at the
conclusion of the exercises in Mountain
View A large company of people as
sembled at the soldiers plat, where
brief but very impressive ceremonies
were held in honor of the military
dead 1t had been planned to have
Company n of the League Of the Cross
cadets take part in the services, but
the death of one OF the members
changed their plans. and while the G..
A r. veterans were holding their ex-
ercises the cadets were firing a salute
over the freshly made grave of their
comrade in another part of the ceme-
terry.
The funeral in which they took part
was that of Peter II. Nichols, a ma
chinist who was employed at the
United iron works. and whose death oc-
CURED last Wednesday after an illness
of several months. Funeral services
were held this morning from the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
where a requiem mass was said by Rev.
Father Grant. At the grave prayers
We're offered by the chaplain Of the
League of the Cross and the ritual of
the order was read. Following this the
cadets fired a salute in honor of their
departed brother.
The United Spanish War Veterans
held a special Memorial day service at
their plat in Mountain View cemetery
after the conclusion of the exercises
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
TOTS LEAD SONG
The services commenced with a pa
triotie song by the school children of
the Piedmont school district. followed
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Liscum camp No 7. Under the leader
ship of their commander. F. H Huber,
Liseum camp conducted the services at
the cemetery in accordance with the
beautiful Memorial day ritual of the or
ganization. Commander B. A. Forester
of Joseph H. MeCourt camp No. 13 of
Berkeley was the orator of the day.
His address, in part, was as follows:
ITO nay mind the significance of Mem
orial day is twofold. First and. above
all, it is the day dedicated to the sacred
memory Of those who. unmindful of the
dangers and horrors of war cheerfully
responded to their countrys call TO
arms and. faithful even unto death, up
| holding the republican principles of
freedom, patriotism and humanity, will
ingly sacrificed their lives in order that
their loved ones at home might enjoy
the fruits of their victory in undis-
turbed peace and lasting happiness.
THE other significance attached to
this day lies in the fact that it stimu-
lates in us anew higher and finer
sense of patriotism, that it inspires us
afresh to pledge ourselves to the serv-
Ice of our country in the hour of need.
faithfully and unselfishly as of old
doing our full duty as only American
citizens and soldiers can do it. If the
trumpet ever sounds again we shall
obey the call of duty; we shall leave our
peaceful vocations and again go forth
to battle for the honor and glory of
our flag, for the honor and protection
of our women and for the sanctity and
purity of our homes, ready to follow
the example of these dead heroes here
who have gone before US into fame g
! eternal camping grounds"
After the grafton the graves were
decorated and the exercises were closed
with the firing of salute and the
sounding of taps
Upon their return from the cemetery
the veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the members Of the United
| Spanish War Veterans were entertained
at luncheon by the ladies' auxiliary in
Loring hall, corner of Eleventh and
Clay streets.