The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-01

request of this post, General Job,
=. black no. 100, in memory of in,
departed heroes. - 'i''
49,. A Day of Memories.
Inc Day of MemOriesI Reman,.
Derlng what?
me lannon's roar, the kissing o,
, Inc weary hospital, the prison peni
Inc WIDOWS tears, the groans o.
- stalwart men? -
The bitterness of fratricidal strifes
me pangs of death, the Shame,
pangs OF life2
The Day of Memoriesl Remember
Nay, let us quite forget the whole
of these nov
upon this, our sacred Day of Mem
ing what?
Inc honored dust in every halIow-
ed spot;
The honored names of all our he
roes dead;
The glorious land for which they
fought and bled;
Our nations hopes, the kindly
common good;
The universal bond of brotherhood
These we remember gladly. all OF
these,
Upon this, our sacred Day of Mem
cries.
CHANGING little way down the
vista OF the telescope of Time, we
see beautiful hills and valleys al
our beloved lnad clouded with the
smoke of conflict. We hear the
peal of the deep toned cannon as il
echoes from hill top to hill top
We hear the groans of the bleeding
and dying heroes. The American
watchwords seem to be Death and
Destruction. Commercial interests
are a thing of the past, and the
very foundation principles of our
great commonwealth tremble. But
we turn from such picture and a
few months later the smoke has
cleared; the echo of the last cannon
has died on the hills of old Virgin
ia; the great question at issue has
been decided, and now it only re-
mains for the soldier to lay down
his armor OF war and return to his
home.
While it is true there is much
connected with war that is unpleas-
ant, many hardships and Difficult
ties to be borne, yet it is equally
true that there is much connected
with it that is pleasant TO remem-
Der. The soldiers who have stood
shoulder to shoulder in the strug-
gle and, side by side, have faced
the missiles of death, have formed
ties and associations they are loath
to have severed. And now that the
war is over, must the soldier re-
turn to his home and forever forget
the ties of bygone days? Or is it
possible to find a man of keen FORE
sight, who can set on foot an or
ganization to bind together he SOL
der and ever keep in memory the
days of GIGS? This qualification
was found in the person of b. f.
of Illinois, a man who
had at heart the interest OF every
true soldier. AS a result of his
work, we have the organization
known as the Grand Army of the
To the local members
Of this order we would say that we
are glad to meet with you today in
a memorial service to the heroes of
6i-65. AS we tread the silent halls
of memories, let US tread softly. for
it is holy ground. Who could re-
view the record of Gettysburg, of
OF Stone River, or Mission
airy Ridge, and his pulse not quick
en-, and his heart not thrOb with adj
OF course we do not re-
joice over the great destruction and
loss of life, but we do honor such
bravery and conservation to what
they believed to be right. Many of
these heroes are sleeping III UNI
known. graves; no marble slab
marks their resting place; no flower
will be placed upon it, but their
memory still lives and to one and
all we gladly pay this tribute OF
respect.
Again, we gladly meet with you
in this service because you are en-
ieavoring to perpetuate the same
for which youf comrades
fought. When we behold your en-
sign waving in the breeze OF COM
mon brotherhood, bearing the soul
motto, Fraternity, Char
ity, and Loyalty" we are convinced
that your order stands for three OF
the greatest forces that has ever
actuated the human heart, namely,
brotherhood, Love and Devotion.
includes three great
facts: First, mutual service. You
enter the home where happiness
reigns supreme, and you do not lind
brothers and sisters always seeking
for something they can get, but you
will find them asking, what can |
give or do to add to the happiness
of the homer" 50 out IN the grea.
busy world the tie of brotherhood
demands that we shall not 1--we SIM
ply for what we can get, put also
for what we can give and do TO
cheer and brighten the pathway OF
Others. The second fact of brother
hood is, honorable preference. NO
man who has imbibed the first
principles of brotherhood can be
selfish. mean or little. The great
APOSTLE has said man should 1--we
''in honor prefering one another;
The third fact of brotherhood IS
self-sacrifice. 1t is easy for us to
serve our fellow man when we are
not forced to make any sacrifice In
SO doing. But when it requires a
sacrifice on our part it is then the
test comes. But brotherhood de-
mands that we make this sacrifice
in interest of our brother. ] am in
deed glad it was the voice OF a
murderer who said: Am / my
hrother's keeper" These words
viii 20 down to the end of time as
the voice of the anarchist, the atIi-