The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-31
WAR HEROES
ARE HONOREO
Graves of the Dead Are Decorat-
ed by Their Comrades and
the Living Are Praised
DR.. BOARDMAN POINTS
THE DUTY OF TODAY
Public Exercises at the Theatre At.
tended by Enormous Audience
Which Listens to Mastery Ad.
dress by Speaker of the Day

dress by Speaker Of the Day
Memorial Day was more generally
recognized in North Yakima Tuesday
than ever before in the history of THIS
city Business was at a standstiN,
practically throughout the day and
from early morning until near to
evening the Grand Army veterans and
the ladies' of the Relief Corps wers
to be seen about the city going or
coming on the missions of the day.
The Spanish War veterans identified
themselves with the civil war Veterans
In the observance and the National
Guard paid its tribute to the men
who have been at thu front by turn
ing out the full force of both COM
panies for the firing squad instead Of
the formal number Of five men as 10
the custom. The exercises comprised
the decoration of the graves at the
cemetery and the ritualistlc cere-
monies OF the {" A, x. in connections
herewith. and Il public meeting AZ
the theatre the former in the morns
ing and the latter tn the afternoon.
At the noon hour the veterans, the
Relief Corps ladies and the Spanish
War veterans met at dinner togethss
at the Methodist church. It was the
intention to have the national Guard
men with them but through some
misunderstanding this arrangements
fell through. The drum corps was
tho only musical organization in evil
dence in the morning and accompanied
the veterans to the cemetery.
The veterans of the two wars and
their ladies, accompanied by compan-
les Il and G of the National Guard
marched to the Office of the Trans
portation company where they took
cars for the cemetery, leaving the cars
again at Young's corner and marching
TO the burial place where the custom
airy honors were paid to the dead
The Y NJ. G. \ band in the after
noon was at the theatre where it mot
the veterans on their arrival and
played for them as they entered thu
building and later within the struc-
turs
Webb Scores alcoholism
Chaplain r. r. Webb of the local
post of the G.. \. r. started the at
ternoon proceedings with a rush when
he stepped To the front of the stage
at the Yakima theatre which was
crowded to overflowing ana read =
note, which he said had been handed
up to him, and which asked why ths
veterans had assembled under an adj
vertiscment of a brewery for their
days proceedings This referred to
Il printed sign on the stage scenery
declaring that If one tried Yakima
beer he will like it. This, Dr. Webb
declared. was not there because ths
q. A. K. had put IL there or wanted
it there but because the management
of the theatre had seen fit to have It
there. It was out of the reach of
the G. A. r.. otherwise 1t would be
torn down Or webb then went on
to say that such action on the part of
the theatre management was I'm con-
formity with its policy to the public
aud where, contrary to the law and
the gospel. influences were at work
which were detrimental to the best
interests Of the community At tho
same time that the minister's Of ths
various christian churches Of the city
were calling their people together for
a study Of the religion and teachings
of Christ Or webb was applauded
several times during his remarks
Later in the program he asked for
a show of hands of the SONS Of vet
Grams and the daughters of veterans
present in the congregation and called
their attention to tho Fact that the
war is still on but that alcohol has
taken the place Of the old enemy OF
the country against which their faith
ors fought. the scene of battle has
changed but the need tor warriors -
as great as ever and he had llttlA
doubt. now that women have been
enfranchiscd that victory will be-
early and completes.
Patriotic Addresses
ROLAND Woodruff and Harry Wem.
bridge added materially to the pro-
gram the former with splendid
rendition Of Liucolns Gettysburg adj
dress and the latter with an original
composition. splenditly delivered, in
which he called attention to the OPP
,portunity which the future, in the need
for good citzeu.hip opens up for
the courageous aud thoughtful youth
of the country Miss Ermel Baker
read composition ON Memorial Dar
which was the prize winning ESSAY of
o. number submitted i'm competition b..
students OF the high school OF an
award offered by the Grand Arr.N
There was some excellent mls., b, "a.
double quartet. by the band uut b
Miss Ruth Markell amt thiIllr. .r
the public schools
DsNd OF the Civil War
Following are the name, of the
dead of the Grand Army of a." H.