Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
Memorial Services at the Of
tunwa Cemetery Filled
With Sincere Tribute to
Defenders of America.

ROMINGER SPOKE
IN SOUTH OTTUMWA
Dr.. T. w. jeffrey Orator OF
Day at Cemetery Celebra-
ton - Graves Bedecked
With Fragrant Flowers.
ottumwa@ today showed her honor
to the nations defenders by closing
shop and factory, school and place OF
merchandising, that all might lend
their token of honor and veneration TO
the memory of those who fought, bled
and died that the country might i've.
The Grand Army of the Republic, the
Women's Relief corps, those VINO were
orphaned through the great strife OF
nearly half century ago, anu
others that represent a grateful ma
ton, have devoted this day to the
memory of the union soldiery OF the
civil war, both living and dead. The
dead are being remembered by eulogy
and flower tribute, the living by the
willingness manifest by the people
generally to honor the dead and the
cause that all feel like interest IN.
Music and eloquence, silent tears and
prayers the floral tribute that adds
fragrance incense-like to the solemn
occasionally are blended with the full
heart OF gratitude and esteem pald
the memory OF the dead ana hvlhs
veterans who made, possible the nap
piness and prosperity, peace and Sc
curity that today Is the blessed nerl'
tage of the citizens OF the Unlteo
States. gs ,.,t a.
The parade that led to the OttumWa
cemetery, was formed by the vet
Grams who make up the Grand Army
of the Republic, at the meeting place
of the Cloutman post at the court
house. Here was assembled on
Fourth and Court streets the number
who marched land rode to the last
resting place of many Of the nations
defenders. .,
.The, March to the Cemetery.
Led by six police officers each Of
whom carried large bouquet of flow
ers to place upon the graves of the
veteran dead, the parade formed and
wendell It's way up Court hill. The
Fifty.fourth regiment band attired in
It's military uniforms added a martial
aspect to the pageant which was In
spired by the national melodies that
were rendered by this excellent must
cal organization. The local guards
men of Co. G, l. N. G., were also In
the line as were number of Sons OF
Veterans aiding by their presence to
the occasion that honored their
fathers, memory The speakers In
carriages and the old soldiers in vehi-
cles were also in evidence and excited
the love and esteem Of the onlookers
as the parade moved forward to thc
cemetery. Both Cloutman and futile
posts OF the G.. A. r. and the Relief
corps OF the two posts were part OF
the parade. Citizens voluntarily fell
in to swell the ranks and lend their
aid to the expression of honor ana
esteem Of the veterans
A large crowd was gathered in the
city park preliminary to the starting
of the parade and in the band stand
OF the park, the Fifty-fourth rendered
several selections while the crowds
assembled. Carriages and autos gath
cred about the park ready to join IN
the parade to the cemetery, and the
street cars carried hundreds to the
graves Of the departed veterans ana
relatives as the pageant moved slow
Nv toward the cemetery.
Decorate at Calvary. "
This morning about 9 O'Clock, dele
cation 81 the G. A. r. and W. r. G. left
thefcourt houa~ with flowers to be-
deck the graves Of some eighteen de-
parted union defenders that reposes
beneath the shade in the peaceful
solitude of Calvary cemetery. There
were among those volunteers, some
who for the past thirty years have
cherished that office as their own
right and Of these were Comrade T. r.
Buckley. who with comrade John Fee
han and Lawrence Glenn have for
years looked after the soldiers graves
in Calvary. The Relief corps mem
bers with Mrs. Mary Dougherty and
Mrs, Annie Fleming at their head in
cluded in their ranks Mrs. Fannie
Cone and Mrs Margaret Chew, who
as SISTED the veterans in decorating the
graves. E
Honorable Ellsworth Rominger OF
Bloomfield this morning made the
Memorial day address in South Of
tumwa. He told remnant OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, their
wives who largely comprised the Wom-
ems Relief Corps and the children OF
the veterans. of the great debt the ma
tion owes the noble sons who in the
stormy days Of the nations strife and
her hour of greatest need, responded
to the call. He graphically sketched
and in realistic panorama brought
before the minds Of the assemblage the
days OF the civil war, and equally ef-
fective was his treatment of the fruits
of this terrible conflict SO great in cost
to the nation. He expressed his regret
that nature did not deem it fit to per-
nit him to arrive in the world soon
enough to take part in the. conflict
that furnished means of employing his
father and three uncles, and imbued