The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
DECORATED WITH
 FLOWER AND FLAG
No Distinction Made in the Loving Attention Given the Graves of the Blue and Gray-Me-
 mOrial Address.

Al i0 o'clock Friday morning tn, John (. Black Post No. l20, c. A R., together with visiting com rades. as well as several Confed- crate veterans, met at the First NJ E. church. Post Commander J. W Donovan divided his forces. sending a small squad well provided with flags and flowers, to decorate the graves of the Blue and the Cray at the Odd Fellows cemetery. while the main body, under the com mand of the post commandant, marched to White Oak cemetery. Here the beautiful c. A. R. ser vice was read by the commander and prayer was offered by the post chaplain. the Rev \. C. Pattee. The graves of both the Blue and Gray then were decorated with flags and flowers. Not one that could be found was neglected. there being in all about twenty-five graves deco rated. The exercises were partici- pated in by about twenty old sol dlerS, while a eoodly number of citizens were present to watch the touching services and ceremony.
 In the afternoon at ? o'clock the old soldiers and friends gathered at the church. where they were called to order by Commander Donovan. who made the opening remarks. fol- lowed by prayer by Chaplain Pat tee, The choir sang Star Spaneled Banner" and J. C. Mckee read Lin coln's Gettysburg address.
 Comr3de Wolfe sang Bury Me With My Grand Army Badge. when the principal address of the day was made by the Rev. A. c. Pattee. This was followed by the song. "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" and short addresses by comrades. the services closing with America"
 The Memorial Services.
 The memorial address last Sun day was made by the Rev. J. J. Bowman, pastor of the First NJ. E. church. Following is the most ex- cellent sermon. in condensed form:
 In Memoriam.
 Text: This Do in Remembrance of Me Luke 22:l9.
 Out of sight of mind is an old saying much used. and is far too often true The world does not like it. II has a sad, pathetic sound. It is cruel and selfish.
 One universal desire of humanity is 10 Remember me- Since time immemorial. men have uied to re- cord their deeds in such a manner that the last inhabitants of the earth shall know of them. They have at tempted to erect monuments that will cause men 10 keep them in re- membrance as long as time shall last
 The great pyramids of Egypt were erected for this purpose, the greatest of which was erected by Myceranus as a tomb for his daughter, in answer to whose re- quest the king each year brought her out of her pyramid tomb, that the sun might shine on her. Other great pyramids have been the rest ing places for the bodies of kings for thousands of years.
 Mounds in Mexico and the Ohio valley and other parts of the coun- try were erected long years ago by someone desiring to he remember ed. Mahomet was asked by one of his followers how he might build himself a monument that would endure for ages. The reply was. Dig a well" Long before that time. in the land now known as Peru. someone. wishing to be re- membored. conceived inc idea. and as a result there exists today in that country the famous old well tomhs.
 Palestine is full of memorials: Egypt. Greece and India are still marked with obelisks. columns, temples. pillars and statues. which for thousands of years have stood the rava9oS of time in memory of mortal man. who could not endure the thought of being forgotten.
 And doubtless if was this that caused the stone tower al Newport to be erected, which. it is claimed. was built by the Norsemen 800 years before Columbus saw the coast of the new world
 Our poet LOngfellow. in his weird story. "The Skeleton in Armor," has