Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-06-16
Resolutions OF Thanks.

Resolutions OF Thanks.
At the regular meeting of
Belden Post No SO, Dept, of
Iowa, G. A. R. June 18th 1910
the following resolutions were
passed UNANIMOUSLY:
Whereas another Memorial
Day has come and gone being
fittingly observed by this Post
and the Woman's Relief Corps
No 230 and the citizens in large
numbers therefore be it.
RESOLVED That the members
of this Post being pleased with
the spirit shown for the proper
observance of this most sacred
occasion do here by extend our
sincere thanks to the CONNER
cial Club to Messrs. F.E. Myers
and j. G. Schulmeister, the city
finance committee for their
good financial aid, Mrs. Hills and
choir who so kindly furnished
heslnging at the cemetery ex-
ercises Mrs. Spafard and choir
for kindness in supplying t G
exclent music at the Opera
House which added much to the
program, the teachers and pupils
of our city schools who added
much to the exercises. All who
so willingly join I'd in the parade
with their automobiles and car
ried members OF the Post and
cosps. F. %. Myers Marshal,
G. w. Kellogg Pres. of the day,
Hon. G. G. Saunders, speaker OF
the day, for his able and instru-
ctive address, the City Press
for favors shown, Rev. MacAl-
lister the several committees
for their work we'll done, the
ladies of the w. R. G. No 23O
who supplied wreaths and flow
ers for soldier graves, the Spa
nish American War Veterans
who gave us kindly assistance,
lsll others who in any way gave
us assistance and aid. We also
extend our thanks and appreci-
alton to Rev. A. L. Curtis for
1.-THE kind invitation to attend
Memorial services at the Meth
odist church on May 29th 1910
lextended to the Post and w.
C. and friends and for the able
and instructive sermon deliver
| ed.
RESOLVED That we as men,
bers of Belden Post, do realize
the fact that we have only a
few more Memorial Days to
participate in as a Post, that
our ranks grow less each year
and if Memorial Day is to be
observed as established by the
G. A. r. it will have to be tax
en- up by the loyal citizens of
our country, or it will die with
1.-THE last of the G.. A. r. What
shall the ~ or be?
;! n Brown, Post Com.
F. L. D4.is, Actg. Adjt.
New York Sun: "Why do /
do that? Why" said a busy
business man who was spend
ing a lot of time picking at a
knot in a cord around a bundle,
in an effort to unite it, ~ do
ekat to odiscipline myself. l used
to slash q bundle open, always.
but found it didn't pay.
did everything that way then,
rip, smash, high pressure all
the time, all keyed up and o.,
the jump all day long. | neve {
knew what it was to be calm,
and then | found it was wea :
ing on me, anl then, too, it
istruck me that it wasr't thn
best way, that I'd do batter ii
went slow occasionally, ard
kept cool and gave mysel
time to think. Then | stoppe
slashing bundles open and ~
gan untying them, as am doing
now. | lose time by this. but
gain in other ways. | find ir
it a helpful exercise of ny
power of self control, and *
get the krot united. to keeg
cool and acc mn \ ~ tasa
calmly, fin It soy ''.arr not
only helpful but gr.. ,lfying t.
me-"
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