Putnam patriot., 1910-06-03
Memorial Day Observance

season. Elsewhere in parts Of the country there was mose or less rain. Nevertheless, never before has Memo rial Day ehsefvanees awakened more
 deep sense of it's Import or awakened a 1 clearer conception of what the sRoys in l Binen had done and suffered to make i their country one and indiyisihle for ever. The best talent in the land and ] the most exalted statesmen, from the l President down, elergymen and ora.
 tors, contributed their services to make ] the day all that,it was intended to be
 and 10 do. The patriotic feelings of ] the people were aroused by what they saw of the millions of soldier boys who l went forth from homes and beloved ones. 10 engage in the great bloody strug. l gle to preserve their country from dis solution, and now represented by seat 1 tered and thin lines of venerable men,
 msnsief whom tottered from feehleness,
 as they still showed their martial bear ing; by what they heard from the dis tinguished speakers who reviewed be- fore the Veterans the various thrilling incidents of that long, trying contest that ended in triumph for the right; and what they read from every press of the results ot that costly struggle, in establishing the nation on Il higher plane of liberty, and the contestants in closer bond of fFaternai citizenship, and exalted their country to the high. est pinnacle of greatness in everything that ennebled humanity and made it a beacon light of hope and prosperity to all the nations of the earth. What the other parts of the country saw, heard and learned, Putnam saw, 1, heard and learned as lesson that can ! never be etf'aced from their minds.
 There was good attendance of the G. A. R. Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Spanish War Veterans, and associated ladies' organizations at the service Snn- day morning at the Methodist church. The church was decorated for the oc. casion with flags, bunting, and ferns. The choir rendered appropriate music and the quartette, composed of Messrs. | William Rabbit, Russell Heath, Les He Heath and Mason Rabbit. gave two selections. The address by the pastor, Rev. E. W. Bcichcr, was deep ly interesting. lie took the words, "But call to remembrance the former days,n us the basis for his thoughts. He spoke of the days of the present, making n strong plea for true patriot ism, then referring to the days of the past in an impressive way. His ad- dress was much appreciated by all, The veterans of the Grand Army were favored with clear skies for their annual observance of Memorial Day on Monday. In the morning the line under .the command of Major A. D. Mcintyre formed at the G. A. R hall, and marched to the Catholic cemetery in the following order:
 Platoon of Police. Marshal, Major A. D. Mcintyre. American Band,
 Escort, Alfred w. Merriam United Spanish. War Veterans. Geo. W. Child Camp S. of V. A. c. Warner Post, No. 5i, c. A. R. A. G. Warner w R. c. Caroline Scott Harrison Circle, Ladies of c. A. R.
 Speaker of the Day, Clergy, Town and City Officials and Invited Guests in Carriages.
 In the line this year for the first time were the Alfred W. Merriam Camp of spanish Veterans under com mand of Colonel Henry J. Thayer, and the Geo. W. Child Camp Sons of Vete- rams In charge Of Dr. r.. +. Perry. The program ,at the Catholic ceme- tery was as follows:
 Prayer by Rev. Fr. Van den Noort.
 Decoration Of Graves.
 Singing by Choir.
 Address by Rev. fr. Van den Noort.
 At noon the woman's Relief Corps served bountiful dinner to those par ticlpating in the exercises of the day at the 4. c. II. hall.
 Al one o'clock the procession was again formed in Union Square and marched to the Grove Street ceme. tery where the address was delivered by Rev. John R. 5tubbeft, pastor of the Baptist church, who held the clos est attention of the veterans and others present.
 A part Of the program that aroused much interest was the drill and sing ing by the pupils of Grade 6 os the Is- rael Putnam school, Miss M. Etta Whiting, teacher. The recitation, "A Georgia yoiunteer,p by Miss Clara Maertens, was finely given.
 An innovation In the manner of dec- orating the soldiers graves was the placing of Towering potted plant on each grave previous to the arrival of the procession, and then the veterans placed over each mound an American flag.
 PUTNAM HEIGHTS CEMETERY, 10 A. II.
 A detail in charge Of D. A. Marble went to the cemetery on Putnam Heights in the morning, and placed . flag on each of the seventeen soIdIefs' graves, in addition to the plants pre- viously put there. The children Of the village school, under the direction of the teacher, Mrs. Fannie Mosrarty,