Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-03
MfMORll lCISIS
Largely Attend O. !
North Gives Eloqusnlt
Address

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Memorial day was well observed b,
the citizens OF this city last Monday
the weather being very favorabl,
and q large number OF people goini
sut to tho = cemeteries, where the.
decorated the: graves Of the departet
soldiers and their friends and rela
tives. -, ~ -. - - I'D. <.z
The procession formed in front o
the city hall at 10 o'clock In TIL
morning with John Garfield, marsha
of the day, at the head, and proceeded
in the order previously given out, K
Oakland cemetery, where the exercises
we're held near the plot in which thu
denarted veterans of the Civil war arr
inferred.
after a selection by the band, Rev
J. w. Hagerty gave the invocation
The double quartette then SANG
America, and was then fol:
lowed by Llncoln's GETTYSBURG adj
dress by J. G. Burrall who gave it In
an able manner. After selection by
The band, Mrs. Dura Corbin, Of the
". r. c., recited some poetry very
appropriate to the occasion, Whlcn
dWelt with the sacrifices OF the
women at the time of the Civil war.
The double quartette then sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" after which
Rev. W. Il. North gave the address
of the day with his usual ability. In
briet, he stated that it had been the
custom for centuries and centuries to
erect monuments to memories, from
the time of Noah and Jacob, and on
since that time through the centuries,
with arches, shafts, monuments and
memorials of all kinds as tributes to
worthy deeds of love and honor. Rev.
North stated that on that day they
we're commemorating the most sacred
Of all memories, and laid stress on the
great danger that possessed the
american people of forgetting what
had been done ny the Union soldiers of
the Civil war for this country. He
said that we owe lasting gratitude to
the G. A. R., which, through its
organization, has setone day apart in
which to commemorate the memories
of the departed veterans of the Civil
war. The speaker stated he could
we'll understand why the old soldiers
wish to have Memorial day kept in a
hitting manner and not desecrated. as
th1s was a testimony of love of those
who sacrificed their lives for their
country, and one of comradeship
because they followed the flag to-
pether through all the dangers of
Var. He stated that it was pathetic
70 see the old soldiers, who. broken
down early through the hardship OF
that war and weighed down with
years. were attending these exercises
10 the memories of their comrades,
Kew. North stated that it remained tor
as to light anew patriotism in the
hearts of the younger generation by
teaching them to revere the memory
of the saviors OF our country and to
keep the day sacred on account of the
great principle which caused SO much
sacrifice. He stated that it was by
gong through the orations and
sneeches and the loneliness Of Lincoln,
VINO realized more than any others the
character Of the war and the immense
sacrifice to be made, that the work of
these soldiers could be fully ap-
preciated.
The speaker stated that this country
had become great missionary in the
principal of Liberty, Freedom and
EQUALITY and that the day of
heroism had not passed, but would
remain to the end of time with this
country ranking foremost. Prosperity
s our danger said the speaker,
unless it is accompanied by
natriotism. Then he repeated the
words of Moses when he showed his
followers the land flowing with mills
and honey, ''Then beware less you for
Get the Lord. He stated we were
Sound to be a prosperous nation, a.
new discoveries were constantly being
made and genluses were turning the
resources Of the country into wealth
Rev North concluded with the words
Of the governor of this state on hi
return from European trip, which
we're to the effect that there was
another country more glorious than al
the others, where there was no censor
of any kind, which has the braves,
soldiers, and whose emblazoned flag
waved over free land, and this
country he loved the best of all.
The double quartette gave another
selection, after which the exercises
came to a close with the benedictior
by Rev. Geo. E. Platt.
Most all of the business houses OF
The city observed the day.