The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-01
People Turn Out in Large
Numbers to Pay Honor
to Soldier Dead
TRIBUTE TO LIVING AND DEAD
Annual Memorial Day Grafton is De
Hvered by Judge Geo. Taylor of the
County Court-Many Graves are
Decorated

With hearts filed with gratitude
cheers for the living and tears for the
dead the patriotic people of Kenosha
paid their annual tribute of love and
honor to the soldiers living and dead
"who VIGOROUSLY defended the union
on land and sea in the war of the
great rebellion. - Nor were the dead
of other wars for the nation forgotten
and when the shades of night fell the
grave of every soldier sleeping in Ke:
-1rusha county who faced the storm OF
battle and the trials and tribulations
the fatgues aud dangers of camp and
march in every war from the very be
ginning Of our national life down to
the present day blossomed under its
tribute of flowers and above their
sleeping forms waved the flag they low
cd so swell.
Che committee in charge Of the dec
Grafton of the graves had made a
special effort to complete the list OF
the soldier dead buried in this county
and it is believed and hoped that none
was overlooked or neglected. The love
of comrades and people was manifested
in every cemetery in the county and
every soldier s grave bore it's token
of remembrance.
The old soldiers of the city and
county turned out in force for the cere
monies Of the day, Early in the morn
ing the band entertained the gathering
crowds with patriotic airs and after
the return of the detail which visited
ST. George cemetery the march to the
cemetery was begun. The members OF
the Woman IS Relief Corps, the Daught
ers of the G. A. r., and the Ladies OF
the G.. A. R. marched with the ole
soldiers to the cemetery where the i'm
pressive ritualistic services of the G
A. r. were carried out under the direc
tion of Charles E. Likes, commander
of the post. A stop was made at Lii
brary Park where a wreath was placed
On the soldier s monument and the vet
Grams were greeted by the school child
rem of the city. The presence of the
children at these ceremonies was ar
innovation in Kenosha, but a most
beautiful one and it made a profound
impression on the patriotic people oil
the city. The feeling created by the
presence of the children is best ex
pressed by the Rev Z. 7. Farrill whc
said:
come of the most striking and i'm
pressiye features of yesterdays Mem
ORAL Day exercises, was the gathering
Of the children at the monument in Lii
brary Park. AS the several schools
came marching on to the park from
every direction, it seemed like the gath
ering of the future republic at shrin,
of devotion where some holy gift wa
to be taken into the life to enrich i
for wise, strong, true being and doing
1t was an inspiration, the ringing
voices of the children filing the al
of the glorious May morning with Thu
nations anthem, "My Country, ri
Of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty, 0.
Thee l Sing" And, again, beauti
full sight it was, and one not soon t,
be forgotten, the passing of the vet
Grams OF three score years; three scor
years and ten; even of four score year
and four between the lines of bright
Young faces from whose hearts care
free and glad, went out to the march
ing men, sympathetic interest as the;
went to cover with flowers the greer
tents of those other men, their com
rad2s, who march with them no more
1T seemed as if their waving flags wa
,tao pledgmg Of a coming generation t,
ncrpetuate the memory of the passin;
sereration; to take up the work tn
older generation would soon lay dow
and carry it forward with heroic spiri
to greater and grander results thai
have ever been reached.
"This feature of Memorial Dav oh
servance is one We have longed to Sc
carried out in some such way as W
witnessed it Yesterday for we believ
shat so snail the minds of on
youth be deeply impressed not onl
with the spirit Of genuine patriotism
but shall be lastingly strengthened b
those principles that must End lodge
7eent and growth deep in the life of GU
boys and girls, if the manhood and tn
womanhood of our America are to b
worthy of its marvellous past, and ar
to make sure what is certainly poss