The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-06-02
ID. A. r. AID INVOKED FOR WORLD
PEACE.

j PEACE.
Minneapolis Memorial Day Observers
Call for National Movement
Asking their late foes. the Con-
federate veterans, to join them, and
calling upon Theodore Roosevelt to
lead them, the Civil and Spanish war
veterans Of Minneapolis, assembled
Monday afternoon for their annual
Memorial day meeting In the MEM
orial hall, court house, took the first
step forward in an impressive move
ment for worldwide peace.
Urged by the orator of the day. Miss
Maria Sanford, who pointed out that
they of all men could speak most ef-
fectively in favor of peace since no
one could accuse them Of cowardice
in so doing, the assembled veterans
adopted resolutions embodying these
ideas. ..
In these resolutions, offered by DR..
o. j. Evans, the Grand Army of the
Republic, which meets in national en-
campment in Atlantic City, N. j.,
Sept. 10, Is called upon to consider
the propriety of taking the initiative
in an effort to do away with war and
with preparation for war, and the
bringing about of more Cody and
humane way to maintain peace; s.
r. Van SAINT, commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R., Is asked to present these
views before the national encamp-
ment, and is also requested to solicit
the support of the Confederate veter-
ans for this movement. H..
Judge John Day Smith seconded the
motion to adopt these resolutions
with q speech in which he deplored
the necessity Of expanding money for
pensions on past wars, the folly of
spending money in preparation for
future wars. DR.. Cyrus Northrop,
president University of Minnesota,
coupled the name Of Theodore Roose-
welt with the movement as the one
man fitted to lead a world movement
for peace and disarming. He de-
clared that the amount spent for war
preparations was o shame and dis
grace.
MEMORIAL DAY.
In response. to the Reveille of Nat
ure, the sun donned his uniform Of
the day and burst forth from the
barracks beyond the horizon, to do
his duty with honor for cause
worthy Of his gallant array. And when
he threw the rays Of his gilded uni
form on the graves of his Departed
Dead, each dewdrop on the moistened
graves reflected it's rays in unison,
seeming as vast army, each individ-
ual conscious of his one part to play
in the maneuverings of the day.
The morn was chilled and the
scene was in every way reflective to
"Tenting on the old camp ground"
Every where the cautious tread of
each old veteran of the G. A. R., or
the noiseless creeping of son to his
mothers grave, through silence, that
respect which is always in keeping
with decoration services, and funeral
pageants. When I reached my camp,
saw a small boy dressed in the uni
form Of the Spanish war veterans,
and thought that he may be as one
of the many today. The scene which
was most impressive was the hearty
handshake and the common comrade-
ship noticeably manifested by the
reception given the "Black Heroes of
the Rebellion" and on receiving
hearty handshake I felt, as a child in
my mothers arms. One Of the chill
dren, on noticing an old veteran, said:
Mamma, isn't that Uncle Tom?" It
was a grand smile, enlightening and
enigmatic. Such words Of divine in
spiration--"A little child shall lead
them"
LINE OF MARCH.
Parade formed on Third avenue
South, moved out Third avenue South
to Tenth street, Tenth street west to
Nicollet avenue, down Nicollet avenue
to Fourth street, on Fourth street to
Fifth avenue South, from which point
commanders moved their respective
divisions as instructed.
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