Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-03
UNDER SOD AND DEW
WAITING JUDGMENT DAY
The Nations Heroes Who Died
for Their Country.
Memorial Day Was Beautifully OBJ
served in Lancaster Ceremonies
Attended by Large Crowd.

1tICnuCu ny Large NroWd.
Memorial Day is always made e.
solemn and holy event in Lancaster.
and instead of the day being given
over to merry making and sport, as
it is IN some places. our citizens
observe the event as it was intended
by the originators that it should be
observed. Those who planned the
arrangements are to be congratulate
ed on the patriotic intelligence
taste, and reverent ial sentiment
evinced, for aside from ifs COM
memorative character the true and
high purpose of Memorial Day is
educative and exemplary. Pat
rlotism is to be refreshed, and the
great lesson of heroic self-sacrifce
by those who gave their lives for
country and principles is to be in
culcated.
The lessons were splendidly ex-
emplified by the veteran marchers
IN Saturdays parade and the,
martial spirit again entered their
brave old hearts when they recalled
the daring deeds of old war days as
they moved in procession in the
sorrowing but loving task of pay
ing tribute to their former comrades
IN arms, who now silently sleep
Under the sod and the dew.
waiting the Judgment day.
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are Spread
/ while glory guards with solemn roun0s
| Inc OlVouac OF the dead
The ceremonies at the decoration
OF the soldiers monument in the
court house square were beautifully
Impressive. From the top of the
monument to the various square
marble cenotaphs surrounding it
were blended mourning ribbons of
white and black, and upon monu-
ment and cenotaphs were laid
flowers and wreaths.
A circle was drawn around the.
monument and roped in for keeping
the crowd back, so as to leave an
unrestricted space for the cere-
monies.
The procession formed at POST
Hall and, headed by the band,
marched around the court house
square to the monument. Next fol-
lowing the band were about 200. little
boys and girls bearing wreaths and
! flowers. They were graded accord
ing to their size and age, the small
er ones leading and it was beauti-
full and inspiring sight. The chill
dren marched down the center of
the open space to the monument
where they separated, passing
around either side of itln opposite.
directions and forming a double,
circle about it Next came the
older boys and g rls, and following
them the ladies of the w. r c.,
and last of all the q. A. r and SOL
diers in general, whether members
OF the post or not, including also
soldiers of the Spanish. American
war. These completed the outer.
circle. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Morgans the local NJ E. pastor, the
| children sang Sleeping in their
graves for YOU" and the flowers
were strewn about the monument.
The ceremonies were impressive
and beautiful, and were carried out.
as planned, Notwithstanding the,
day was shOwery and drizzling.
rain prevailed during most of the
exercises. Following these the
participants and others present re-
paired to the opera house where an
eloquent and thoughtful address
was delivered by Prof. John
Watson, of Livingston. Mr.. Watson
is a Grant county boy who has
manfully fought his way to the
front under somewhat adverse cir
cumstances and is now a professor
in one of the departments in the
Episcopal college at Racine, Wis,
His address has been the subject OF
much favorable comment by those
who heard it.
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