The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-06-02
DAY DULY OBSERVED
Befitting Ceremonies Held at Prince.
ton in Honor OF Our Soldiers
Who Are Laid at Rest.
Rev. |. N. GoOdeIl Delivers PRINCIPAL
Address at Methodist Church
to Large AssembIage.


With due solemnity Memorial day
was observed in Princeton-it was a
day OF mourning for and tribute to
our soldier dead. More religiously
than the Sabbath was this day OBJ
served. There was no baseball or
other kindred pastimes everyone APP
peared to realize the significance of
this day OF all days in the year. And
the weather-it could not have been
better had it been made to order. It
seemed to have been prepared by an
allwise Providence for the battle
SCARED veterans in blue.
The crowd which turned out to do
honor to the occasion was a large
one-the largest in several years.
Many people from the country dis
tricts were present and there was
contingent of old soldiers from Milaca
and. the lake country. The represen-
tation showed that greater interest is
being manifested in the nations day
OF mourning as the years roll past
and the ranks of the veterans are be-
ing fast decimated. All business
places we're closed during the after
noon and the services at the Metho-
dist church we're largely attended the
edi6ce was crowded to the doors.
A program precisely the same as
that published in last weeks Union
was carried out. The old soldiers
assembled in Wallace T. Rines Post
hall, at T. 81. Caley's residence, and
R. r. Jones' drum corps rendered
two or three inspiring selections on
the lawn. Mr.. Jones did not, how
ever, lead the corps as in past years.
Sickness prevented him from so doing
and his place was taken by VIM.
Lowell of Zimme rman, another veter-
an ffer of the civil war. At 1:3O the
veterans fell into line-45 in all-with
the drum corps preceding them. Com
pany G, under the captaincy of c.. A.
CS ley, formed in line at the armory,
marched to the Post hall and acted as
an escort to the old soldiers on their
way to the Methodist church.
Exercises imbued with patriotism
and highly impressive were there
presented and the singing by a choir
under Mrs. G. A. Galley was beautiful
and inspiring. The instrumentalists
we're Herb Anderson and Miss Smith,
and Mrs. Ewing, pianist.
The services commenced with the
singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner" and another selection by the
choir. This was followed by an invo-
cation offered by Rev. j. O. Fisher of
the Congregational church. Then
came choral number and Rev. I. N.
Goodell delivered the address of the
day in which he spoke of America's
greatness as nation from various
and compared it with
other nations of the world. He in
jected lot of statistics into his
address and throughout it was inter-
9sting. The remainder of the pro-
gram consisted of a song by the male
quartet, a solo and chorus excellently
rendered by Mrs. G. A. Galley and the
choir. the reading of Lincoln's Get
;ysburg address by A. z. Norton and
The singing of "America" by the
choir and audience.
Upon reaching the street the veter-
ans found automobiles in readiness
furnished by the Citizens committee
to convey those who so desired to
he cemetery. In all there we're eight
Six of the old boys, how
9ver, preferred to walk. The fife and
1rum corps possessed a fascination
for them which they could not re-
we're desirous of at least
once more marching to it's music.
The procession to the cemetery was
made up of r. E. Jones' drum corps,
Company G, M. N. G., old soldiers,
ladies' Relief association and
citizens. At the cemetery the roll call
# the dead was read and the graves
II the departed heroes we're bedecked
" loving hands with a profusion of
beautiful flowers.
Notes of the Day.
Among those here from Milaca were |
J. D. Poole and wife and J. o. Poole.
Mrs. G. A. Galley is entitled to
'redit for the excellent musical pro-