Evening journal., 1912-05-29
GEN. ROSS
PATRIOTISM
STIRS PUPILS
Grand Army Veteran In Two
Speeches Tells Of Memorial
Tay Significance
CHILDREN SING THE
NATIONAL AIRS WITH VIM

Old Glory. with its splendid red,
white and blue. verbal and floral
tributes TO the nations heroes Of the
past and singing by fresh young voices
of the national songs that stir the
heart of all true Americans. contri-
buted to the Memorial Day observ-
ance by the public schools this morn
ing
The pupils at the No. 2s school,
the old high school building, had e2-
ercises at 9 o'clock. directed by the
principal. Miss Turner Following the
regular morning exercises there were
patriotic songs. a recitation on Me
mortal Day. by Alice Roop, and the
recitinr OF the Gettysburg Address by
Alvin Allen. The excellent recitation
by this sixth grade boy was all the
more admirable as he gave IL from
memory Then the children enjoyed
a treat in an address by Daniel Ross.
a past commander of the Delaware G.
A. ID. In closing they sang Amer
lea singing every verse from mem
ory. The extremely fine singing by
the school was a revelation or what
young people can do aud so delight
ed General Ross that he hunted up
Miss Thielman, the musical director,
afterwards and showered her with the
heartiest congratulations for the in
spring music
AT l o'clock the High School stu
dents held their observance Of the
day. The program as announced yes
terday was followed. and was a great
success. There was an audience that
occupied every space and their ap-
plause was of the heartiest The
music, the speaking. and particularly
the address by Daniel Ross and the
medley Of national airs by the orches
ira. made everybody present glad tc
be an American and proud of his
country Flags and flowers wer,
abundant. All the schools had exer
cises similar In nature.
The address by Gen. Ross. given 1,
2 the High School and to the pupils q
= No y school. was one OF the best n
has ever given. noted as he rs 70
a splendid Memorial Day actresses AM
! called forth much praise from ali
D.. who heard IL.
3 !
. The observance of the dsv befor,
T Memorial Day BY our American pub
Z lie schools seems TO be on the in
D, crease and suggests the question
s What is meant by Memorial Day an,
q why is II celebrated?
Memorial Day was established b,
p General John A. Logan. then Com
? mander-in-chief Of the Grand Army o
I the Republic at Washington, May II
. 1868 in General Order No. III, of whicl
= the following is a part
"rhs Both of May is designated 70
the purpose OF strewing with flower
! ! OF otherwise decorating the grave
"a Of comrades who died in defense o
their country during the late Rebel
lion and whose bodies now lie in al
most every city and village cemeter.
I'm the land
When in 1861 President Lincoll
called for $4,000 volunteers TO tax
their lives in their hands and marcl
against men in the south as brav
as themselves. for the purpose of say
, ing our glorious Union. thousands o
\ young men answered the President
, call and went TO the war. Still othe
calls we're made until the Union Arm
had enlisted more than two million
= Of men who fought for four years t
"a save our Union.
Z Surely those who took part in sue
r. a war are entitled TO the glory an
M honor of being the greatest Of Ameri
cans. Without the glorious victorie
&c accomplished by these men ther
I'd would today be no United States
o. there would have been no hope OF fire
II government in the world because IN
!, destruction of these United State
10 would have been TO the world a proc
re that a nation could not exist with pol
H. ular sovereignty as its life blood
There is in this country toda
i. much patriotism and millions Of mel
y young and old, outside the G. r
1t, who are ready to come forward an
re offer their lives on the altar Of the
ne country. but let il be we'll understood
m, that II is the example Of the veteran
as Of 1851 that has ignited the souls
millions.
Every post OF the Grand Army
a school OF patriotism, of law and ri
der and OF intelligent Americanisr
Young men growing up into manhoo
will be for their lifetime better Anne
leans because they have seen an
heard the veterans Of the Gran
Army.
III "A few more years and they viii a
HI have answered their last roll-call. an
have been mustered into the ranks
the Grand Army above Let us hoI
~ that it may be said Of them. The
Of we're worthy and patriotic comrad'
of ! Of the Grand Army of the Republic