The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-03
MARCH OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS,
NATIONAL GUARD AND PEOPLE
FORMED ON CORNER MAIN and
SECOND, LED BY BAND.
M. B. KEATOR AND M. B. GOLDEN
BERG ACTED AS MARSHALS OF
The DAY.

Dccroa'ipn Day was ittiuuly ohs"ry
rd IN TurumrHri with appropriate" "N
rrrisrs. \ procession ut towusp"upl",
led hv Company I. nf the state militia
with the hand. the beautiful flag, aud
followed hv ,rurr ur more ot huguir-
aud hurs"mru, marched ont tn SuuuNsldr
Cemetery where ~" "N"rri-". ui the iIN
were hcld capt. j. T.. 6. l.Hug,iuu, %
veteran ot th" a. \. " conducted 'hr
srTvicc, which were concluded viii, th"
urnii0n of the daN hv Attorney Henry
swan. \ number of towu~p"upl" w"r"
present nui assisted IN the beautiful and
imprrssiv" ceremony of strrwirp the
gtnvcs of their hclnV"d dead with flow
crS Masses of blossoms covered many
ST these quiet resting place, "t ihosc
who have proceeded W. 10 thui hoUru"
from whence there j. un return. The
ytnNcs Of Our ~oldicd dead were not Tor
pnrtcn nnd with Judge Finch Who ha.
immorinllrd Decoration Duv with his
beautiful poem. ''rhc E,lr aud the
Grnv' we ran snv'
"So with IN equal spI"udor
Tue morning suu.rny, fall
with touch impnrtinlly tender
en- the blossoms hoominr Tor all;
FINDER the sod aud dew,
Waiting for the Judgment day
Iordcrcd with gold the Blue.
Mrl"wrd with gold the Gray
Henry Swans Grafton
Mr. Post Commander. Members nf the
Grnud Army at the Republic, I.adc, au1
Grutlrmcni an deeply grateful for
the honor accorded me by The mrmhcrs
at vour post by the invitation extended
ne to deliver the address un this urrns
ion. feel my inability Z" speak I"
these noble men. the heroes of the great
r,t conflict ever wugrd ~ defense "t
u nntion and would not feel at all
tIuHliici tu speak ~ yuu hut for the
tact that love my country, aud ~" fur
rhrr fact that he wh" tonght N" the
early lessons ut llfc aud whose upright
Nnlk has always been Hu cNHmpl" for
me 10 folIow hr nov lies peacefully ~
.umhrr IN the hu,ritrhlr husum III
Muihrr Earth tie wn, my father hr
was YOUR r"mradr aud this fact alone
causes me to feel that | AN IN q ,ualI
manner qualified 10 speak to you ~ 'hl'
occasion,
Ny -uldi", friends congratulate YOU
on Your rNrrllcnt order The Grand
Army of the Rrpuhlic was established ~
sGG. less than one year FROM the clos,
uf the rrHrllInu The rhnrliuhl" par
poses of a., urgnullutluu soon rhnll"ugro
the respect and admiration oi the ua
iinn, aud national memorial day wa
pr apurt q day ou which ~" nation
luvs aside all business aud secular nhalr'
aud IN company with yuu aud yuur com
rndcs honor the memory of uur departed
heroes, aud my soldier fr"ui- IL certain
Is must afford yuu great comfort u
mrrt togrihrr ~ your splrud,d order
and there among Yourselves renew YOU
cnmrndrsnip, for you have III, prrtrc
assurance aud comfort hat when l"l
have been removed FROM the seen" uf zee
tion that the loving and tender hands A"
vnur comrndr, Hud ~trrw flowers upo
vuur graves. Your ,p",dld order at
tords me- great io, tor am Thorough
/, aware that even though I nu hun
drrds of miles removed from the tliil
mound th.f mnrh, lhc last resting pl'r
uf my fatho'. t"du, the Graud Amy q
the Republic -rrw, flower, upon hI
grave aud the tear, al patriotic citizen
.nulstcu the roses planted there
l. may be- sentiment that causes thrs
men whose forms are bent wllh honor"
and dccrrpr age, aud whose un'trnl
rrp tells the story uf thinning rant
tp .athrr once 'prh wear aud t"udcIl
aud sprrnwfuly place the fragrant ro'
pnh tho yrrdrnt fcru uu thr earth noun
Inlucr of the rest of their comradc
Ii,t to Rc It is somcthing more suhstal
tlHl thai sentiment
II striking example of devotion