Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-06-06
HUNDREDS Do HONOR
TODECEASEO VETERANS
Decoration Day Appropriately OBJ
served by Citizens of Pullman
Soldiers Graves Decorated

Pullman maintained her reputa
ton as the most patriotic town in
the state of Washington by last Fri
day providing the most successful
and appropriate Decoration dav
services in the history of the
city, and probably the best in the his
tory of the Palouse country. Every
part of the arranged program was
staged with the precision of clock
work and every one of the 1900 or
more citizens who assembled to do
honor to the soldier dead, was filled
to overlooking with the spirit of
patriotism and respect, without
which the observance could not have
been made a success.
From early morning until noon
many automobiles owned by private
citizens were at the disposal of the
old soldiers and others, and hun
dreds of persons visited the various
city cemeteries to scatter flowers of
love on the graves of the de-
ceased. Every business house was
appropriately decorated with the
Stars and Stripes, as well as many
residences and the automobiles
which transported the old soldiers to
the cemeteries.
At IL o'clock the parade, headed
by the Pullman Citizens band. and
including the old soldiers, members
OF the w. r. c., Sons of Veterans
and Daughters of Veterans, formed
at the Chamber of Commerce build
ing and marched to the city park,
Where band concert occupied the
time until noon, when a mammoth
basket dinner was served in the
park. The ladies of the w. r. c.
provided the dinner for the old SOL
ders and their families and Mr.. and
MRS. Wallace Struble, while many
families brought well filled baskets
and enjoyed their noon day meal in
the shade of the trees.
Shortly after l o'clock the band
again played several selections.
after which Mayor A. E. Shaw, who
presided at the patriotic exercises,
invited the Rev w. G. M. Hayes to
pronounce the invocation. Miss
Laura Thompson favored the audi
ehce with a delightful solo, and B..
+. Campbell read Lincoln's Gettys-
pufg address. A monument to the
unknown dead was decorated by the
laoles of the w. r. c., assisted by
ocnooi children, and Miss Zelva
Mecklem gave an appropriate and
interesting reading entitled Per
iect Tribute" Mrs. William Porter
sang The Little Bronze Button" in
nef usual charming manner, and
'heh Wallace R. Struble, secretary of
'ne ldaho-Washington Development
.eaeue at Lewiston, Idaho, was intro
uuced by Mayor Shaw and delivered
'he Grafton of the day in mastery
manner Mr.. Struble is an eloquent
Ppeaker and paid high tribute to the
-''oes or the civil war. His COM
pailson OF the hardships and horrors
:. Tue civil war to the industrial con-
sA'iohs OF the present day, and the
.Oiofed slaves of the war times to
Tue white slaves of today-m ell and
'oinen' boys and girls who are
,0iced to work II and IA hours a
as IN factories and workshops at
starvation wages to enable some
luit-millionaire to enjoy the free
S0m OF independence, brought forth
rounds of applause.
MISS Katherine Shield sang a solo,
-,'er which the audience Joined in
using the national hymn. Rev.
eS pronounced the benediction.
program that could not but in
the patriotism and sympathy
every person IL the audience to-
a,a Tue old 3oldters vas brought 10
a close.