The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY APPROPRIATELY
OBSERVED AND AN EXCELLENT
PROGRAM RENDERED AT THE
NATIONAL eURYING GROUND.


feeling of real reverence that hun
d eds of loyal Pensacolians gathered
at the place on Sunday afternoon,
10 discharge a sacred duty
As early as 1870 the members OF
tie c.. A r. and the W. R. C..
h8c met and banded together at the
United States custom house. and pre-
&C eded by Wyer's band. had marched
to the electric station, where cars
awaited the entire following which
had gathered for the occasion.
Once tle road which leads to the
cemetery had been reached, the eere-
monies of the day began. the soldiers
detailed Cor the event participating as
usual, the crowd, in due form, having
finally arrived inside the cemetery
gate. where the program Of the day,
as published, was followed. On the
grand stand, events were especially
Interesting. tde following program
having been in order:
Solo, Mrs. Wilson.
FIayer. Rev. Chas. P. Hall.
Solo. Mrs Wilson.
Address. Rev. Chas. P. Hall.
Solo, Mrs. Forrest.
Remarks. Commander Peterson.
Dismissal, Rev. Chas. P. Hall.
Following is the address delivered
BY Rev. DR.. Chas. P. Hall:
[ appreciate very greatly the priv.
lege and the honor of being permit
Ell to make an address on this day
/ had expected. until ! was on the way
fro N the cars to the cemetery. to nave
a subordinate part and 20 listen TO
the other speakers. just d word of
mine being intended 70 close the day 6
exercises. but il seems that the bur
cen Of the address making Captain
d. 81. I,ra 81
dtFs.
The natural longing which We all
feel to be remembered after We are
were we cannot impress ourselves
upon the attention of people is the
first and foundation fact in the IS.
adjustment of this day We all want
to be remembered. IF We were not
so anxious that people should remem-
Der us We would not be quite so anx-
iOus to go TO the photographer as
some o. US are, and have OUT photo
Prarhs taken and have all of our
friends supplied with lkenesses so
that waen we are not IN their pres
enCe they will not forget us Then,
TOO. there is the thought of the hero
worship" I think Carlisle calls it.
In the note expressed towards those
Who have done heroic deeds, or found
favor. and these two things are at
thu basis of all our national holt
days, and particularly of this day
Now il Is perfectly natural that those
We have known and loved should
want us to remember them. II Is per-
feCtiy natural that they should want
las to RENE mber the best things about
them and to forget the q her things.
and :. is a part of Gods economy
rhar hen those we have loved and
lived with, whose thoughts we knew.
have gene, that We always forget the
TACT that they ev.N had any faults
and only the virtues and sweet dis.
Positions as they existed remain in
our memory o. them: and as the years
Of absence grows in number between
rs and them, memory grows dearer
naturally and the departed ones char
acter sweeter, and the things that he
did that were not entirely compli.
| meTSary have been forgotten; they
have passed out of our mind Then.
too. When we think of the good things
IN peoples lives. wnen We think OF
| the tsings that made for the building
| OF something. when We remember
these things, then il is sweet % think
| that We can forget, the little faults
| that We know Of. and discouraginz
things that We were aware Of wien
We were near Let us remena Der
only the strength, the purity, the
sweetness. the truth and nobility tina.
Steaks in our memory as the davs
| 20 by. And so when we think of
the accomplishments of any particUL
| lar mantle impression that ne has
! Inade, not merely in the home circle
| or the village circle. but upon she
| life o. a natiOn-when We realize that
| The qualities OF manhood that were in
| him were a necessity 10 attain these
lCsGltS which YOU and I enjoy to-
| Gay. then it is fitting that We turn
| back. not simply to the mep who wore
shoulder straps and epaEiettes of the
| old days, but to the men who car.
red the gun and who stood in the
| ranks and who taught many a hard
| fight on many a holly contested battle
| field without having hope of fee or
reward, and without any thought, pos
sibly, that his name would get to-
a the highest. general orders a day
or two later When We think of t1Ose
| HleE and realize that il was their
sterling patriotism that makes posi-
! BE the peace, prosperity, and civil
cation that you and | have today, it
| 5 well TO forget their faults.
Anyone who knows the common
soldier knows that he is just like any
other man. and appreciates the fact
that it Is not the average man who
/ is Sponsible for the blame that you
anu | give the men in the private
uniform For instance. We have FIVE
OF six hundred soldiers over here; a
few of them do things that YOU and
diecredit wnen they are about town,
and because the rank and ME straight
through are identical in uniform we
! lame every man in a private's uni