Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

The procession came to halt around
the plot in the cemetery containing
the last resting place of the dead
veterans of the Civil war.
I Rev. J. G. Jewell opened the ex.
ercises by Offering prayer. j. e.
Burial delivered the Gettyburg Ad-
dress in clear and distinct voice.
and was followed by a selection by
the band. Dura Corbin conducted the
q. A. R. ceremonies over the graves,
the children decorating the graves
after another selection from the band.
Rev. W. 81. North delivered the
Memorial address. He stated that it
was getting more ard more the
American custom to decorate the
graves of the departed veterans of the
Civil war; and that in this manner
the nation showed its appreciation OF
what they had done for it. This
country has great hopes as it cherlshes
great memories. It is great nation
in unity, industrially. socially,
politically, rellgiously and in every
thing. Nj. North stated that we have
the old soldiers to thank for this
unity which is the strength Of the
nation. They saved it though 1t cost
everything. They left their homes in
the COS to preserve this unity. suffer
ing untold: misery through long
marches, disease and many other
pangs of war. Many sacrificed their
lives on the bloody battle fields ana
many others had their lives shortened
by many years as the after results of
tho great war. The wives and sweet
hearts OF these brave men also
sacrificed their all to save the union.
They sent their husband or their
bonny laddy to fight for the cause,
many of them never to see them again
in this world. They were; the inspira-
:tlon of the soldiers on the battle Held,
and titled the farms to feed the grow
that the soldiers of the north loved
the south as their own section of the
nation and therefore fought hard and
saved it to the Union. He said there
was no glory in war, but IN fighting
for a principle great and right, and
this is what these veterans did. The
south itself now feels the vast good
that has been done for 1t, and shows it
by the big industries that have sprung
up since the Civil war, valued at
millions of dollars, have all been saved
to the Union, and will ever bear the
memory of the departed comrades.
Rev. North cited the Spanish
American war of 1898 as the one thing
! that showed the unity of the United
States after the Civil war, stating that
when President Mckinley called for
volunteers 500, 600 responded. They
were from the north. the south, the
east and the west, both Catholics and
Protestants alike. They could not all
be used, but 1t showed how they felt
for their country which had been
preserved to them. On tho battle field
in the Philippines among the first to
fall IN the battle, was a boy from
the north and at the same time, close
/ by his side, one from the south. A
few yards away young son of q
wealthy New York man had fallen,
near this group cowboy from the
west bad given his life for his
country, and little farther of, not SO
far away, q colored soldier had ex.
plred on the battle field for his
country.
The speaker concluded his eloquent
address by quoting some saying of
Our Martyred President" Mckinley,
Ex- President Roosevelt and President
Taft. showing that our greatness was
in peace, and that this peace that was
obtained at home In the Civil war,
would be guarded at all sacrifices.