The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-05
81 VETERANS IN LINE
Old Boys in Blue Attend Impressive
Exercises at M. e. Church in
Honor of Dead Comrades.
RituaIistic Services of G.. A. r. Per-
formed at Oak Knoll and the
Roll of Dead is Called.

observed Memorial day with exer-
clses betitting the occasion, and there
we're hundreds of people from the
country tributary-farmers, their
wives, sons and daughters-who at
tended the services held in memory
OF our soldier dead. There was a.
small contingent of old soldiers from
towns in attendance.
out the representation of veterans
tSom distant parts of Mile Laos
county was small. AS the years roll
on the line of the old boys in blue
upon Decoration day is growing
thinner and thinner, although time
seems to have dealt kindly with
those who remain with us-their
ages throughout the United States
averaging 10 years. There was no
observation of the nations day of
mourning in Princeton-every one
took cognizance of the sacred nature
OF the day and observed it with that
reverence which is it's due. .--.
The old soldiers assembled under
the veranda of Thos. H. Caley's res
ldence, and the Citizens band
played a couple of patriotic selec-
lions to enliven the old boys in blue
before the formation of the column
which was to proceed to the Metho-
dist church for the memorial SER
vices. Immediately after the selec-
tions by the band the column formed
as follows: Citizens band, with
Lieutenant Chas. Bulls of COMPANY
u, marshal of the day, leading;
Company G., under command of Cap
tain Alfred H. Johnson; the Boys
band, Members of Wallace T. Rines
post and other old soldiers, the
Woman's Relief corps, and number
of school children carrying flags and
flowers. The procession was indeed
an Imposing one which marched to
the Methodist church.
In that sacred edi6ce the days OBJ
servance commenced with a song by
the chorus choir. This was followed
by an invocation delivered by Rev.
p. B. Service, and then came a
selection by a male quartet consist
ing OF Messrs. Ewing, Briggs, Fred
ericks andRadeke,, with, Mrs. Ewing
as organist, and a song by the chorus
choir. The address of Assistant Ad-
jutant General o. S. Clark of the
state militia followed and, among
other things, he said:.
''We are assembled here in this lit
tie city of Princeton, on this day
sacred to the memories of our COM
rades who either fell in battle, or
sickened and died of wounds or
disease during those terrible years of
the civil war, or who, coming home
apparently strong and we'll, have
since then been mustered out of our
ranks here, but we believe mustered
in above.
II know of nothing happier in its
conception, away back in 1868, than
this idea of decorating the graves of
our fallen comrades, and to General
John A. Logan, the then commander
in chief Of the g. A. r. is all praise
and honor due. He builded better
than he knew and from that day,
when he issued his order for the
keeping of Memorial day, until this.
the 30th day of May has been OBJ
served with ever increasing sacred
ness, until today all over our broad
land, even to some extent in the
southern states, innumerable COM
panies are gathered, just as we are
here in this beautiful Minnesota city.
s'More and more as the years go
by, not only the old veterans of the
civil war, but the people generally
participate in these sad, but beau
tiful services, and in almost all our
states the Both day of May is set
apart as legal holiday.
"We of the Grand Army deprecate
oAAO 1AdhAuS VI Odv d Udy lOr
sports and general hiIarity, because
to us it has fan greater sacredness
than almost any other day in the
whole year. Our minds ought to be
turned from such things. and CEN
tered upon the great object we have
in view: the impressing upon all,
both old and young, but especially
on the young, the obligation, soon to
rest upon them alone, to keep sacred
this Memorial day..
II take it that the main object in
my address today is to seek to make
such a lasting impression that it will
never be forgotten. S
''We read in ancient history how.
memorial arches were reared bys
those who had, by their courage
bravery and fidelity to the cause