The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-30
IN MEMORY OF
OUR WAR DEAD
MANY GATHER
Great Crowd of 10000 Per
sons Are Gathered at
Gettysburg Today.
PAYING HIGH TRIBUTE
Southerner Brings Flowers
from Gardens of Dixie
for the North.


GETTYSBURG, Pa. May 30
Ten thousand people gathered at
Gettysburg today for the annual me-
mortal day observance. This after
noon parade OF civic and patriotic
organizations with veterans of the
Civil and Standardization wars and
a battalion of United States regular
infantry preceded the strewing of
flowers and ceremonies in the sol
diers' national cemetery. The exer-
cises at the rostrum included the read
ing of Lincoln's Gettysburg address
and an Grafton by Congressman j. I.
Heflin. OF Alabama.
Standing on historic Gettysburg
Standing on historic Gettysburg
battlefield and bringing "a message.
of a reunited country" Representa-
tive Thomas Heflin, of Alabama. today
paid eloquent tribute to the heroism
OF the men who wore the Blue and the
Gray. His was the first address ever
delivered by a Southerner at Gettys-
burg Memorial Day exercises.
Our colonial fathers from North,
South and East and West" Mr.. Heflin
said, fought together when they
brought this republic into being, de-
Tended it together in the war of 1912,
and triumphed together when they
carried the stars and stripes into the
heritage of the Montezuma. The final
and crucial test of the republics
strength and durability was the COM
bat on the field OF battle in the war
between the states"
He added that the question of the
right OF the state to accede and the
right of the union to prevent 1t, the
status of rights and relationship be-
tween state and federal government,
could not be determined in the coun-
ellis of peace; it had to be settled by
the arbltrament of the sword"
"The republic once Astounding with
conflicting opinions as to state and
federal rights and powers, he con-
tinued. is today the harmonious
household of sovereign states, the
home of a brave and happy people.
Here we bow with solemn reverence
in honor of our nations dead and pay
to their blessed memory the tribute OF
our united love.
'"Heroism never had truer represen-
tatives than those who made this bat
tlefield immortal. Here the soldier
in blue and the soldier in gray read in
each others eyes courage born of con-
victions, devotion to principle, a will
ingness to do and die for what they
believed was right. Here Union and
Confederate soldiers by their daring
sacrifice and heroism challenged the
admiration of the world. Here north
ern valor drew up IN battle line the
bravest of her brave. the noblest
specimens Of her patriotic manhood
and southern chivalrS' marshalled the
nobIest types OF her splendid citizen
ship.
Here the brave Union soldier
checked the march of the hitherto ir-
resistible Confederate soldier Here
in the red glare OF destructive battle
fire two mighty lessons were taught;
enc that the Union should be pre-
served, and the other that the Union
should be ever mindful and consider
ate of the rights of the states. So the
soldiers OIL the Two dIlhltS viz S0P
tized this soil with their blood did not
die in vain; they started the work OF
cehenting the bonds Of an everlasting
Union.
Il bring to you a message Of good
will and fellowship from the people
Of the South. AS an evidence of our
recognition and appreciation of the
valor and heroism of both Union and
Confederate soldiers, and as token
OF the spirit of fraternal love and per-
meating the hearts of our people.
bring you floral offerings from the
flower gardens of Dixie, one for the
grave Of the soldier in blue and the
other for the grave OF the soldier in
gray. The sublime vaIor of the heroes
OF both armies is the priceless heri'
tage of ALL
or the reunion in July of survivors
of the two armies at Gettysburg. Mr.
Tefiin said, What a glorious reunion
that will be. The angels will smile
upon that gathering and the God o
our fathers will bless and approve 1t.
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