The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30
SEATTLE IS OBSERVING MEMORIAL DAY IN TRUE FASHION
old ACE AND
YOUTH UNITE
IN SERVICES

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sssttle honorsd her dead today.
Mot by pomp and circumstances
siore were the dead remembered;
not ~ martial music alone was her
grief expressed. BY thousand
Qra -. IN ter thousand homes, IN
ten1 Of thousands of silent hearts.
the esy was celebrated.
Tns skies smiled. The streets
we're Gay with flags and bvntiru.
II Ana all . thin veneer.
Though the air shfobbed With the
roll ~ drums. though hearts thrilled
TO The sounds of martial nausle,
snsse was no loyovsness IN the
sssrt Memorial day 10 not Gala
Gay. Nor 10 u a day act aside for
vessAzax alone. II Ia a day In which
al roas shsre--ths cid. the young.
tire 'psddisaped. II 10 the day when
shs pld may review the past. rich
IN uscmories ss sweet ~ lavender. I.
the Bay when the youth 10 remind
ID thss sonss day hs. too will be
old. r~ish the pact behind him and
the Future short.
Asd the end 10 the grave.
" may BE- that sombsr thoughts
sirniisr 70 these d~eit IN the minds
~ she $4,000 who we're banked on
the four sides of .Dlilire park" for
the Gag Raising. For ~ ~asstrsnge.
" hksshed.
srsae Longer Than Route.
TIE parade today was longer
than the rouso II was lik. giant
raftkr. bali or whose body vas
coll4i AZ the starting point Wills
the head Aud she forepart of The
tody wound their scrpentlne way
fhrpuEh the city streeth
When the advance guard of city
police reached Dilling park. the
"tni1s of Parental school boys had
not yet left Stewart st and Ffrst
av.. from which point the start
wnA made.
IN route there were few ef.
forts nj fun making. The crowds
aiobg the way choer>d. A veteran.
too old and infirm. ioyially ad.
dressed the throngs from car
Rag, but could not make himself
heard Men on the curbn hailed
friends IN the parade.
Silence st Flag Raising.
Dat when the park was reached
the mood OF the crowd changed.
There wks almost silence when the
veterans and the Boy Scouts form.
ed IN the center Of the plot. II was
a moment Of deep significance. For
Old age was bequcathinK 70 youth
the responsibilities which II has
borne 20 long II was more than
q formal flag raising II was a sa.
cred. wordiess ritual. And in II old
age seemed TO say to youth:
sour day 10 done, our race 10
run. This Is your country and this
10 your nag. Defend the one and
reverence the other, az we have
done. And remember Va when we
are gore. as you may hope 10 be
remembered by future generations.
Then. when the Second regiment
band struck up "The Star SpangIed
Banner heads were barred. Men
who on any other day would be
loeth 20 voice their patriotism now
bowed their heads The Stars and
Stripes rose. flutierlng, 10 the top
of the pole.
II fell TO half.mast---anothe re
minder that the day was one OF
mourning.
when Commander +. II. Hurd
spoke TO the multitude OF Patriot.
isn" as only an old soldier can
speak. bis words fell on fertile
ground. Not word was lost II
was. In effect. an explanation OF
youths inheritance.
we are old" he said He scan.
ned the sea OF upturned, youthful
faces. And you are young. De
fend. as we defended. that flag"
Exercises at Coliseum.
The Coliseum theatre was pack
ed 10 the doors for the exercises
wlfiTh followed The women Of the
auxiliary organization worked a mir.
acle I'm the old playhouse. convert.
ing lt into a floral bower.
The program opened with Amer.
lea. sung by all standing. and the
Invocation was pronounced by Rev.
u. =. bergman. Heartfelt applause
rewarded the Industrial school chill.
dren for their song, The Old Flag
Meyer Touched the Ground"
The ritual was performed by Ste.
vens post. No. I and j Worth Dens-
more rendered Flag of the Free
Star Flag Presented
a class OF giris. directed by Mrs.
George Watson, executed an intri.
cato flag drIll.
The Star flag was presented by
General HastIe to Commander BEN
son OF Stevens post. of which Judge
Carroll. the winner. Is a member.
Commander Benson waved the
flag and said: "On behalf of Stew
ems post and Judge Carroll and all
the q. A. n. veterans ! accept this
flag and thank The Seattle Star for
the beautiful and Appropriate gift"
Decorate Graves
While thousands watched the pa
rade and Witnessed the exercises in
the theatre. other thousands jour
neyed 10 the various cemeteries to
decorate the graves OF the departed
ones.