Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-04
TRIBUTES OFLOVE PAID
TO DEPARTED HEROES
Memorial Day Was Beautifully
Observed in Lancaster.
Ideal Weather Permitted the Carrying
Out of Fine Program in
Its Entirety.

Last Friday was Memorial Day and
with perfect weather the program for
the observance of the occasion in Ian
caster was completely carried cut in
all It's impressivness and beauty.
In the morning the procession
formed in front of the Post hall, on
the west side of the court house
square. in the following order.
Lancaster City Band.
YOungPeople with Wreaths and Flowers
Tom COX Post G. A. R., combined With
Soldiers of the Civil and Spanish
American Wars.
w r. G. and Ladies OF G. A. r.
Citizen.
Arrived at Hillside cemetery Norton
Eversol, a high school student, recited
Lipcolns immortal Gettysburg adj
dress, the memorial ritualistic services
of the @. A. r. was given, and the
decoration Of graves of departed
soldiers was performed by a large
number of boys and girls.
In the afternoon the procession
again formed at the Post hall, and
headed by the band, marched around
the square to the soldiers monument,
erected to the memory Of Grant county
soldier in 1867 Next following the
band we're about two hundred boys
and girls bearing flowers. Next came
the soldiers and ladies Of the W. R.
O. and Gen Calls Circle
The children marched in double file
and as they approached the monument
from the north they separated, passing
around either side of it in opposite
directions, and forming a double
circle about it. Next came the older
boys and girls, and following them
the soldiers and members of the
women organizations. The decora-
tion of the monument was performed
by twelve young ladies; there was a
song by the two hundred or more
school children after which the fol-
lowing program was carried out at
the stand erected on the southwest
corner Of the square, George H. Baxter
presiding:
Music by the band.
Song L. H. S. Glee Club.
Prayer, Rev. G. T. Beers
Song by the Quartet.
Lincolns Gettysburg Address, Morton
Eversol.
Song, Recessional Kipling. Chorus.
Address, Rev. A. E. Gregory Owatonna
Mimi.
National Hymn, America. by the audience
Benediction, Rev. Louis Schmidt.
A large audience listened attentive
ly to the address delivered by the Rev
Mr.. Gregory, which was particularly
good. He is a speaker of ability ant
power and spoke with much feeling
concerning the memorable period Of
1861 IS when the two sections of oul
common country brother against
brother-waged the most terrible wal
of all time.
The issues for which they fought
have long been settled, and settled
right, and the Grand Army of the
Republic is all but an invisible army.
The ranks grow thinner every year,
grow whittier and their steps more
faltering and the time is near at hand
when they can march no longer in
these annual professions
The present generation needs the
observance of this sacred occasion
with its holy sentiments and its
pathos. 1t teaches lessons that they
ought to know. God forbid that we
shall ever come to the time when the
sacrifice of the fathers shall cease to
stir our hearts and arouse within oul
breasts a patriotic fervOr,
1t is the meaning of the day, q
perpetuation of reverence and graft.
tude for the sacrifices made by those
who died that the nation might live
that must be Kept alive in the minds
and hearts of the people,