Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-06-03
EXERCISES OF GENERAL LOGAN
POST AT OPERA HOUSE
RANKS ARE THINNING FAST
Remnant of the Grand Army Scatter
Flowers on Heroes
Graves.

While our citizens to a large extent
failed to take part in the Memorial
Day exercises last Monday, the occa-
sion was observed by some in spite
OF baseball, picnics, fishing parties
and other attractions. By many 1t
was forgotten that it was a national
holiday; its purpose being to teach
patriotism to the rising generation
and reverence for the living and dead
who composed the grandest army the
world ever saw, made up of those
who freely offered their lives in the
great struggle for national life a
half century ago.
1t would have been well II all the
citizens Of Grants Pass and Josephine
county could have participated In the
exercises Of Memorial day In the
true spirit Of such an occasion. II
may be that the future will have
more patriotism in 1t than the pres
ent and that patriotic impulse will
overshadow selfish desires and make
us worthy of the many sacrifices
made by those, who, under Lincoln,
Grant, Sherman and others, made
this the leading nation in modern
civilization. It was certainly a pa
thetic sight to see the remnant OF
the army Of freedom on Monday with
tottering steps fall into the line un-
der the old flag. upheld by them In
the days of old. Another year when
Memorial day comes around, let us
try to be in harmony with the occa-
sion, so that we may appreciate what
was done for us by that army whose
deeds have rendered It immortal.
The exercises of General Logan
Post Of this city were held at the
opera house in the afternoon Mon.
day, and opened with a selection by
the Commercial Club orchestra, fol-
lowed by reading of orders by Ad-
iutant Peterson and secretary Mrs.
Hildreth of the w. R. c., and a well
come by Commander Patrick.
Then followed a patriotic address
by Judge Basler, who not only paid
tribute to the soldiers who suffer
ed for their country but to the heroic
women who suffered at home with
out the inspiration Of martial music
and force of numbers. He said in
part:
Pardon me, veterans, but ] pause
at this point to say that fear that
upon occasions Of this kind we do
not sufficiently recognize and pay
tribute to the women, the mothers,
wives, sisters and sweethearts of the
soldiers. The women who, through
all the weary hours and days and
nights and weeks and months and
years stood by and supported you
with their love for you, and by rea-
son OF their patriotic devotion. Those
women-your mother and my
mother. your wives, sisters and
sweethearts-gave their lives, the
lives Of those they loved, and bore
In silence and obscurity unspeakable
grief the depths of which are known
only to a patriot womans heart In
behalf of the cause which they held
dear.
THE mental picture Of my father
In the forefront OF the battle. en-
during for more than -four wears t'e
dangers and hardships incident TO
soldiers life. inspires within my
breast great fillal homage aud re-
spect. But here declare 10 you
that the mental picture Of my mother
in her humble home in tenement
in the city Of Philadelphia. as she
stroye with hands of toll to support
her large family. and at the same
time sought to assuage her grief ana
quiet her great anxiety, reveals an
even more courageous heart The
women. who throughout those long
dark days and terrifying nights
fought llfe's battle alone by cheer
less fireside. amid the grlefs and
anSieties Of war. and bore the ter
ribln guspenea of uncertainties and