The Brunswick news., 1913-04-27
INTERESTING MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES HELD YEsTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.
OLD VETS MARCH IN LINE
Eloquent Address Delivered at First
Methodist Church BY Rev. 10y
Warwick-Usual Salute Fired Over
Graves of Dead Veterans.

| - - ~~"%NN y - eN''Ns
Brunswick paid a beautiful and A.
ting tribute yesterday to the heroes
who lost their lives in their great
struggle Tor the South in the sixties
when the people generally turned out
in large numbers to join in the Me-
mortal day exercises.
The parade was formed at $50
o'clock in front of the city hall and
was in command of Capt C. A. Tay-
lor marshal Of the day. The parade
| included the First Regiment hand,
number Of cd Confederate veterans.
military ORGANIZATIONS, members Of
city council, the Memorial associa-
ton and other organizations. The
lparade passed through several streets
and thence to the First Methodist
church, where an interesting program
4 was rendered The church was well
filed After the exercises the Pa
rade was again formed and marched
to CS@ saSee cemetery. where the
usual salute was fired over the graves
Of the dead soldiers
An Able Address.
The orator OF the occasion was Rev
( 10y Warwick, of the First Methodist
,5eharch, and he delivered an interest
ling and very eloquent address
| In his Memorial sddress Rev. 10y
/ Warwick spoke offthe reasons fer
Keeping Memorial day and OF the best
way 10 honor the soHth'g sleeping
! heroes.
ne Keep this es8 md We
honor these men eausc, III 50 do.
ing, we honor ou9 9eIpes we do Il
because they areF Wortay and wen
qualified 70 receinb all The honor we
can bestoW And ~e do Il because
if we did it not Sd aisass aud the one.
time foes Of cur alaeping a9ad wonld
rise up and do ft bor Is, thus 4si5gsng
US Of our glor ana taking our
crown.
The names aiA; seoae Of Lee and
Jackson and Da9F ana Gordon belong
not TO rs alone3 bot are claimed bg
the whole civilized world America
is proud Of thBm as American citi.
zens, and Enaihad reioices because
they add lustfE to the Anglo-saxon
race. The @gIld viii never cease
to honor the gEeat men, and SO long
as time calls she roll Of her famous
favorite sons lhe names Of Lee and
Jackson VIE be mentioned with
those Of LINCOLN and Grant
: Blr Warwick spoke CT the bravery
and devotion Of the private soldier.
He said:
The great leaders are worthy Of
all the honor the world has given
them. They did great things where-
J CT we are glad. Bat what could they
have done without the faith and f.
deity Of these men who slept in
trenches. who marched ragged and
barefootedfin the snow, who toiled
and suffefed without money and
without price
= These we're the men who made pos
sible the glorious deeds Of those
four unfortunate, but immortal years
y HEIb III df NIli q ilGfAI A@a s10iii
; is what Henry Grady termed the Con
and devotion Of the private soldier
breathe and thoughts that barn, HI
J has told how he came from the wal
I to find his home in ruins, his farm
devastated, his slaves free, his Prop
e crty destroyed, his money worthless
; his business gone, his social system
swept away, his comrades slain 4
battle, and he burdens of Others
heavy on his shoulders But he dic
not despair The soldier stepped
> from the trenches into the furrow
= Horses that had charged fedora
,. guns marched before the plaw
Il fields that ran red with blood ii
= April were green with harvest il
June. Women reared in luxury Gu
: mp their dresses to make breeche,
} for their husbands, and with a forti
tude that fits woman always as a gar
ment. gave her hands to toll.
Between the years Of 1876 thou
sands Of brave men gave their live
7 for the land OF their love. It /
! great to die for your country whel
i duty demands that sacrifice: but !
. is just as great to really and trul
e live for it. If the call Of war shout
Il sound tomorrow there would b
= thousands Of noble men to shoulde
Z musket and go out to face grin
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