The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01
DECORATED GRAVES
FALLEN COMRADES
Old Veterans Assisted in Work
of Devotion by Patriotic
Citizens.
Hon. Geo. P. Jones Delivers
Splendid Address at the
Opera House.

The Memorial exercises of this year
in Oakes were more impressive than
ever. The Woman's Relief Corps, the
Sons of Veterans, the Oakes Cadets
assisted the old soldiers in the proper
observance of the occasion.
The Methodist church was crowded
when union services were held on Me-
mortal Sunday. In the center to the
front sat ten Of the old boys. and be-
hind them sat the Woman's Relief
Corps, the Sons of Veterans and the
Oakes Cadets. Rev. B. G. Jackson
took his discourse from Romans 1874
'He Beareth Not the Sword in Vain, !"
and gave the audience stirring, pat
riotic address. The Choral Cuba
choir Of thirty voices-under the leader
ship of Mrs. w. H. Bush, made the
music special feature of the services.
On Memorial Day the old veterans,
with their auxiliaries, went to the
cemetery and decorated the graves of
fallen heroes. The Oakes Cadets
marched out, and added to the impress
siveness of the services at the ceme-
terry, by firing volley of three shots
over each grave as it was decorated.
At the close the whole company fired
three volleys.
The Academy Of Music was crowded
to the doors in the afternoon for the
literary program. Here the school
children of the lower grades took. a
leading part under the guidance of
their teachers. They marched from
the city hall to the e(Academy of Music,
followed by the military organizations.
Before entering the hall, the children
opened ranks forming wall on each
side for the veterans and their aids to
mass. rsess = - 'ss.S ~: ~.
The old veterans seated on the plat
form were: A. T. Eaton, w. B.
Wrangham, H. H. Hansen, J. A. Ryon,
J. w. Linvill, C. w. Sale, Mr.. Bo-
gardus, L. J. Dill, H. F. Eaton, M.
Keating, j. N. Chamberlin, ]. N. Bing-
ham.
After the singing of America" in
which all joined, Rev. B. A. Burns,
who acted as chairman, announced the
song by the primary grade, which was
heartily encored. Dale COUNSEL then
delivered "Lincoln's Address at Gettys-
burg" after. which the intermediate
grade sang chorus and sang again to
the encore. Master Bayard Ryder,
better known as the Drummer Boy
of the Jim River Valley" did very
nicely on the snare drum in timing the
march and as the accompanist to the
pianist, for the songs by his little
schoolmates.
The address of the day was delivered
by Hon. Geo. P. Jones, states at
torney of LaMoure county. Mr.. Jones
has splendid voice, and has delivery
that is quite pleasing. He prefaced his
remarks by referring to Oakes as the
city that does things. He first came
to Cakes at the time Of the state
firemen's tournament in 1907, land
knew then that Oakes was among the
live ones. He had as his subject "The
Soldier Citizen" excerpts from which
are as follows:
''The war of the Rebellion was Of
: Titanic proportions. The interests at
stake were almost immeasurable, the
results can be appreciated only when
we think what might be the condition
had the outcome been different. The
armies, in quality and size, were in
keeping with the interests at stake and
the results attained. In many respects
those armies were the most peculiar
that were ever brought into the field.
They were products Of Americas cos
mopolitan population and the exigency
of the time. They combined the best
of the purely American element with
the newly made citizens, who coming
to this country to find a home, turned
to the defense Of that government
which promised that home. When we
eliminate the few. adventurers andsthe
men impelled by ulterior motives we
must arrive at the irresistible conclu-
sion that the vast majority Of men who
fought the winning fight in the great
Civil War were inspired by the highest
and holiest motives that can find ex-
preston in. human conduct. For they
were not trained to the profession from
infancy. They were not taught that
3 the ultimate end of mans existence il
to do battle. They lived in an age
when the pursuits Of peace found the
highest favor in mans estimation anc
when human life was looked upon al
something sacred and to be jeopardizee
and lost only when greater benefit
B might by its sacrifice, be realized tt
mankind. And they lived at a time
when the ties of home were SO sweet
and holy that their rending caused {
pain and heartache scarcely exper
fenced by the warrior who held tht
demands Of war the more sacred. Il