Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-30
TRIBUTE TO LIVING
HONOR TO THE DEAD
Gods Bright Sunshine Kisses
the FlOwer-Decked Graves
Where Rest the Dead
ALL BUSINESS CEASES
Fragrant Blossoms Float Upon the Blue
Willamette, Tribute to Those
Who Sleep Beneath the Waters

memorial Day was observed with
ceremonies befitting the occasion in Sa
lem today. From early morning there
was a constant stream of people to the
cemeteries, and the graves were decor.
ated profusely, At 10 O'Clock this
morning City View cemetery was visit.
ed by the G. A. R. and the graves of
the comrades decorated, after the rit.
ual had been read. The impressive GER.
emonles were witnessed by large por.
tion of Salem's citizens.
Upon returning from the cemetery
dinner was served to the veterans at
the armOry by the Women's s Relief
Corps and at Hurst s hall by the Ladies
of the G. A. R.
AT 1:l5 the column formed, right
resting on Liberty street, headed by the
Salem band, in the following order;
"A Company NJ, O. N. G.
Joshua Smith Comp, Sons of yeter.
ans, E. Hofer commander.
Sedgwick Post, No. 10, G. A. R.
Hal Hibbard Camp, Spanish War Vet
erans.
Ladies of G. A. R.
Sedgwick Relief Corps, No l.
4 The column, under command of Ma
jor Carl Abrams, proceeded to the Mill
Creek bridge, who're sedgwick Relief
Corps No. had their beautiful cere
mOny of casting flowers on the water,
in commemoration of the unknown
dead of the navy.
This afternoon at o. 'clock Judge P.
II. Darcy delivered the address of the
day at the armory. His tribute to the
members of the Grand Army of the Re.
public was an eloquent acknowledge.
ment of what we owed them in preserv.
ing the Union and the liberties of our
people. He said in part:
Judge D'Arcy's Address.
"We meet today to commemorate the
memory of those who fell in the most
important war of ancient or modern
times, and to laud their acts and deeds.
"On Decoration Day we have tears
and sorrow for the brave men of the
South who fought for false principle.
We also have tears and sorrow for the
men of the North who combatted this
false principle. We have, in addition,
plaudits blessings and benediction for
the northern men who performed their
duty, which made this nation glorious
and grand.
"The system of slavery, which pre-.
vailed in the South, tended to make the
people naughty and proud, arrogant
and domineering.
Lincoln Greatest of All.
owe cannot place jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee General Beauregard,
Robert Toombs on the same plane with
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and other 10y.
al defenders Of the Union. When Lin.
coin was elected he confronted condi.
tions no man before had to meet. Trea.
son flourished on every hand. He trav.
eled to Washington secretly to be inaug.
urated. In his first inaugural address,
how he pleaded with the misguided
South to refrain from dragging the flag
in the dust
Mr.. Darcy referred in an eloquent
way to Gettysburg and the bravery
shown by the Union soldiers in holding
Round Top and Little Round Top
against Pickett S charge on the third
day Of the great battle, and the conse.
quences which resulted to General Lee s
army through his failure to succeed.
National Burial Place.
The speaker referred to Arlington,
the national burial place of the repub.
lies defenders, and quoted verses of
o 'Hara's "Bivouac of the Dead, "
(which is placed on tablets scattered
Throughout the cemetery. He paid
tribute to Colonel E. D. Baker, United
states senator from Oregon, who fell
at Ball S Bluff.
He commented on the disbanding Of
the army after the war, and how they
helped to rebuild the republics s materi.
al prosperity.
It was his belief that the South in
the struggle to dismember the Union
was fighting for principles which had
been abandoned for more than $50
years, while the men now members of