Arizona republican., 1911-05-31
IN MEMORY
OF THE DEAD
Decoration Day Exercises
on City Hall Plaza
TRIBUTES OF ORATORY
Under Auspices of Grand
Army and Woman's Re
lief Corps Able Speakers
and Talented Musicians
Honor the Heroes.

Under the auspices of John w. Owens
post No. >, G. A. r, and the Woman's
Relief Corps. fitting ceremonies were
held yesterday morning in honor of
the soldier dead who offered their
lives in defense of their country in its
hour of peril Pursuant TO custom. a
detachment of the national guard was
present as an escort of honor and a
large assemblage of patriotic people
gathered to witness the ceremonies and
listen to the addresses.
A commodious speaking stand had
been erected on the west side of the
city hall with benches for the audience
on the grassy lawn which faced it. The
members of the G. A r and the w.
X. G were seated on the platform with
Captain P. p. Parker in the chair as
presiding officer and ]. w. CoverdaIe
performing the duties of chaplain. Aft
er prayer by the latter, the audience
rose while Miss Helen Boyle, talent
ed vocalist, sang effectively, the Star
Spangled Banner.
Adjutant ]. VI. Fike read the orders
of the day, and was followed by Miss
May Boyle in the reading of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. This was followed
by the reading an original poem in hon
or of the dead by Andrew Downing. a
member Of the G. a. r. and the author
of many compositions of more than
local fame. His muse is fired by the
inspiration of an ideal patriotism, a
vivid conception of the beautiful and
no Trrl
love which embraces all admirable emo
tions
Colonel j II. McClintock, 4 veteran
of the Spanish war, delivered a short
address of a fitting sort in which there
was brought out the common love of
country that prompts all good men to
answer their cOuntry's call when neces-
sity arises. He improved the oppor-
tunity to call attention to the great
changes in recent years in the arts of
war. impressing the need Of a studied
protection for the nation as well as
the continued cultivation of patri- |
otto impulses. In these days
patriotism without weapons avails |
but little. The time has gone
by when. as in other years, the citi- |
zen engaged in peaceful pursuits. re-
sponsive TO his country's needs in an |
emergency, can take down his musket |
from over the fireplace and march to |
the front, a fit soldier to meet a |
trained and determined foe.
War is no longer, or but seldom, a |
personal encounter between man and |
man where muscle and short swords |
win the day. but is the duel of brains
backed by the devices of genius and /
the resources of wealth. Instead OF
personal combat between the lines,
war now consists in large part of the
maneuvering of hidden batteries on
distant hillsides. perhaps. pouring their
fusilades on an unseen foe, or in the
fierce contention between huge naval
fighting machines that cost ten million
dollars each and do their deadly work
at distant range.
To meet these conditions the nation
cannot depend upon patriotism alone,
but must have trained men for the
service. In that connection the speak
er touched on the usefulness Of a well
organized national guard. some system
of reserve militia and various plans Of
defense that may be devised 10 provide
the nation with a strong force that II
may be called upon in an emergency to
meet the encroachments of first class
power.
The address of the day was a mas
terful effort by Frank r. Stewart Of
this CITY and was listened to with un-
divided attention. At its conclusion
Miss Helen Boyle sang America ac {
by Miss Irene Johnston. the
w. r c decorated the cenotaph with
flowers. and the service was concluded
with the passing of a vote of thanks :
to those who had participated in the {
exercises of the day. The committees
which had the matter in charge had ;
marked the graves of both the federal
and confederate dead the day before, J
and early yesterday morning they were !
strewp with flowers.
MIR. Stewards Address.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I
Fifty years, A half cycle of record !
ed time has passed since the greatest {
conflict ever waged by men made in ,
the image of God. What a sweeping, ,
awful circle, How wonderfully we :
have grown and developed since the I
dav the wild cry echoed through the :
North: "Sumpter has fallen Gray 9
haired and broken now are those who r
in that day sprang to arms to stand $
for their respective banners-the blue
and the gray; but the deeds wrought t
by them shall live until the heavens G
and the earth shall be rolled together I
as a SCROLL and the angel of the Lord f
shall cry. Time shall be no more" q
All. those were great days, brave days, 4
heroic days. the days of mighty events I
and of mighty men. Out of the womb a
Of red war was born the glory of f
nation which stands foremost among Y
those Of the earth. and today the blue y
and the gray smile. or weep, under the r