Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-06-02
MEMORIAL
SERVICE Held
G. a. r.. CONDUCT ANNUAL SER
VICES TO HONOR DEAD.
PRESIDENT CAMPBELL TSSPEAKER
Parade and Services at Ashland Gem
etery Followed by Exercises at the
Chautauqua Tabernacle and Lunch
at Hall.

Again the people of the United
States have paused in their usual oc-
cupations to pay tribute to the ma
tlon's dead. Again has the band of
veterans, a band growing smaller
and smaller and feebler and feebler
as the years go by, marched to the
cemeteries of America and laid their
tributes on the graves of their COM
rades; graves ever increasing in num-
Der, as one by one the veterans an
swer to the last roll call, leaving but
blessed memory and an example of
patriotism and loyalty to the coming
generations.
In Ashland as elsewhere the day
was fittingly observed. The veter-
ans gathered at their hall at 9
o'clock and, led by the Ashland band
and the First Company, C. A. c.,
they marched to the Ashland ceme-
terry. The Spanish War veterans,
w. r. c., flower girls and pupils of
the public schools also participated
in the parade. Arriving at the GEM
etery, brief services were read by
the officials of Burnside post, G. A..
H., after which Burnside corps, w.
X. c., read the beautiful memorial
service of that order. A recess of
10 minutes was given in which to
decorate the graves of the veterans
in this cemetery, after which the
march was resumed to the Chautau-
qua tabernacle.
Here the usual memorial services
were held. First on the program
came the usual invocation, by Rev.
N. l.. Browning. This was followed
by song by Prof. Isaacs class,
which was well rendered.
Next came the reading of the Me-
mortal orders from the department
headquarters by Comrade Hicks.
A duet by the little daughters of
Prof. Isaac was followed by a recita-
tion by Master VIII Hunt, which
was well done and drew hearty an
plause.
Mrs. Wynne Scott gave a beautiful
recitation depicting a well-known
incident in the Civil War, after
which Comrade Hicks recited Linz
coins Gettysburg speech.
After another selection by Prof
lsaac's class the address of the occa-
sion was delivered by President P.
l.. Campbell of the University of
Oregon. The address was one of the
best ever delivered in this city and
was dignified, free from bombast.
and in every way what Memorial
address should be, a fitting tribute
to the heroes of the past and an
earnest appeal to the citizens of the
present and future to so conduct the
affairs of the nation as to make the,
need of such sacrifices as had been.
demanded in the past impossible.
After singing America" the as
semblage scattered, the old soldiers
going to the park to perform the
meorial services for the sailors of
the nation. The women of the Relief
Corps served lunch for the old sol-.
diers and the members of the corps
at the G. A. r. hall and in the after
noon there were delegations of old
soldiers visited Hargadne and
Mountain View cemeteries and deco
rated the graves of the veterans
therein.
For the first time in several years
business was entirely suspended in
the city and the day observed by all
OF the citizens. This is at it should
be. and it is to be hoped that the Gus
tom of closing the stores on Memoir
ial Day will be continued in the fu-
ture.