Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
MEMORIAL DAY AT coLLYER

ration Day exercises ever held in Coll
yer has just past; thanks to the Sons
of Veterans and the local talent so
kindly extended to. remind the old
veterans that their sacrifices were not
TO be erased from the memory when
they pass away but the sons of vet
Grams and their sons will ever keep
the memory green.
1t was a war for principle on both
sides and there was no way out of it,
war was inevitable, we could but say
with Patrick Henry, 1--WE must fight
an appeal to arms and the God of
Hosts is all that is left u.s. And it
was verified, the Americans are slow
to contention but slower to quit.
Think of the troupe of boys and
men wholly ignorant of the slightest
rules and regulations of war that
answered to the first call from Pres
ident Lincoln, then compare them
with the finest army the world has
ever known as reviewed by President
Lincoln, one must feel it is the all
inspiring breath of American free
dom that developes all that is bright
est and best, and the fact that it is
their country and that of no king of
Europe and that there is a God given
message to them in every star and
they gladly follow to their death
calmly penning their names on piece
of paper to pin their shirt that loved
ones at home might know their fate,
they went forth to do or die wher-
ever old glory led.
A young German, who before the
war would hardly be suspected of
seeding, was south at the outbreak
of the rebellion and was forced into the
army; they found him wounded and
dying on battlefield from which the
rebels had retreated, he lived to say,
"Boys, L couldn't fire on the old flag
and they shot me-" Yankee wit saw
ed another friend from the same fate
perhaps. He found himself in po-
Sition where he must cheer for jeff
Davis, he couldn't do that, so with
the writer's brother in mind he
shouted Justify for Ben Davis.
One of the most terrific days of
this turbulent week did not prevent
the town being literally packed The
splendid patriotic address delivered
by Mr.. Raymond Nelson will remain
long in the memory of those who
had the pleasure of hearing it.
We are justly proud of onr band
and their selections were fine and
varied.
| The little ones did their parts per-
fectly, in fact all feel itwas a very
enjoyable entertainment.
| Terrible as the day was the resting
places of the old soldiers were crown
ed with the love token and the en-
blem they loved fioated above them.
Since last Memorial day Patrick
Gubbins has answered the last roll
call making fifteen buried in Collyer
cemetery, only eight are left to rep
resent Collyer post of over sixty
members. May they long be with u.s.
The following program was rem
dered:
Music by the band
Public Memorial services G. A. R.
Song-Honor the fallen true.
Reading -Liucoln's Gettysburg adj
dress.
Music by the band.
Recitation-Decorat day-RaIph
Blackwill.
Recitation-The blue and the gray
Susan Guschewsky.
Song-We deck their graves alike
today
Recitation-Remem the Soldiers
graves Ethel G uSchewsky.
| Recitation-Cover them over-An-
ma Reid.
| Song-They sleep in their count
ries blue
Music by the band.
The red, white and biue-Schwan-
beck children
Recitation : Decoration = Hazel
Briggs.
Song-The gray and the blue.
Reading of memorial tabulets-
Recitation-After the battle.-Mrs.
LaDow.
Address by Hon. Ray Nelson.
Song-America.
Music by the band.
Benediction-Rev. ZiegenfuS.
John r. Parsons, master of cere-
mony. N. D.