The Ordway new era., 1913-06-06
Decoration Day In
0rdway Observed
Most lmpressiively
Business Suspended and People
Pay Tribute to Heroes of
Great War of l86l-5

Ordway observed Decoration day
this year by most creditable turn
out, about as lined out In the New
Era OF a week before the occurrence of
the event The procession moved
promptly ON time and was headed by
Grand Marshal W. w. Griffin and
Town Marshal William Worker, the
latter carrying large American flag.
Then followed the Ordway Concert
: band, the new military organization,
Co. l, Second regiment, q. N. G., which
made fine appearance. AS escort to
the militia was the local members Of
the Sons Of Veterans, followed by w.
w. Blackmar post, G. A. r. Next
came the flower girls, followed by the
pupils Of the Ordway public schools,
and the procession was closed by the
public 10 automobiles.
At North park. where the platform
exercises were held, Rev. O. e. Barker
acted az chairman. and the band rem.
dered several selections throughout
the occasion. Following the reading
of general orders of the day was the
reading Of general order No IL, issued
by Gen. John A. Logan on May 5, 1868,
instituting Decoration day. Then oc-
Cured the reading Of President Lin
coins famous Gettysburg speech by
Miss Mae Weldon. music by the band.
selection by the Methodist quartet
and short addresses by Judge Patrick,
Postmaster NJ. E Bashor, Attorney G.
C. woodbridge, Rev. P. G. Nuffer and
Others. After another selection by
the band and benediction by Rev. q.
E Barker, an adjournment was taken
for dinner. At 2 p. m. large number
OF citizens, the Grand Army post and
the militia company proceeded to
Lakeview cemetery, where the cere.
mony OF decorating the graves OF the
dead soldiers occurred, thus concluding
day which marked the passing Of
another year and brought again to
memory Of the people the gallant
deeds and sacrifices Of the men who
wore the blue and laid their all upon
the altar of their country.
The weather was all that could be
desired for the observance of the day
and the removal OF the platform cere-
mony to North park eliminated the
nuisance of noise from passing trains,
which has always heretofore seriously
interfered with the proceedings.
Following Is the text of the famous
address delivered by President Abra.
ham Lincoln at the unwilling Of the
Gettysburg monument, and which was
read at the Decoration day services In
this city last Friday by Miss Mae
Weldon:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth oB- this conti-
pent new nation, conceived In liber-
ty and dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal.
Now, we are engaged in a great
civil war, testing whether that nation
or any nation SO conceived and SO ded-
icated can long endure. We are met
on great battlefield of that war.
We have come to dedicate portion
of that field as a final resting place
for those who here gave their lives
that that nation might live. 1t is al
together fitting and proper that we
should do this.
But, 10 q larger sense, we cannot
dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we
cannot hallow this ground. The
brave men, living and dead, who
struggled here have consecrated 1t far
above our power To add or detract
The world will little note, nor long
remember, what we say here, but 1t
can never forget what they did here.
1t is for us, the living, rather, to be
dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have
thus far so nobly advanced. 1t is
rather for US to be here dedicated to
the great task remaining before us;
that from these honnred dead we take
increased devotion to the cause for
which they gave the last full measure
OF devotion; that we here highly re.
solve that these dead shall not have
died In vain; that this nation, under
God, shall have new birth of freedom,
aud that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, shall
not perish from the EARTH"
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