The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-01
FLOWERS
STREWN ON
THE WATERS
LADIES' CIRCLE COOPER
| ATES WITH VETERANS ON
MEMORIAL DAY

The Ladies OF the g. A. r. Circle
co-operated with the Grand Army.
Womans Relief Corps, Sons of Vet
erans, in a fitting observance OF Dec
Grafton or Memorial Day.
The circle met in their hall at. -
a. m. to hold a brief memorial for
the deceased sister comrades. From
their hall the members repaired to the
opera house where fine musical pro
gram was rendered. and TO hear Ex-
Governor Ferguson, Son of Veteran,
give q masierful address.
The Circle held brief service at
Summit View cemetery where all
patriotic bodies Wed in strewine the
mounds of the sleeping soldiers with
blossoms aud The flags they loved
From Special Letter No I. from
headquarters, Mrs. Amos Ewing, post
president, read the following message:
Dear Sisters The brevity of re-
membrance and the ingratitude that
follows benefits forgot is proyerbial.
Oblivion would overwhelm the achieI
ments Of man. did the perpetual rec
ord depend upon the efforts of indy
iduals But above the limitations OF
the individual there exists the uncon
sciousness Of the race, an unbroken
continuity from generation to genera
tion an undving memory in which arc
stored the deeds and aspirations OF
the separate members out of THIS
race memory springs the beautiful
flower OF natriotism one of the fairest
blossoms that blooms in the garden Of
the spirit Love of country is not pet Z
tv passion bent upon selfish ends
hut with one perfect purpose. the
service Of the land Of our fathers and
the welfare Of the race, and the true
patriot gladly laws down his life that
others may live in freedom
Ingratitude for those who offered
their lives for the father,and. and the
abolition Of human slavery, our nation
has set apart one dav in The year r
keen ever fresh tho memory Of their
salf sacrifice and devotion Appro
priatelv designated Memorial daY, il
calls MS annuallv from our ploddins
affairs to the observance Of cere-
monies symbolic Of our proud griei
and loving remembrance II is n'
formal ritual hut willing testi-
monv Of warm emotion. A nation
brings in its hands for those who we~
faithful unto death, and bows its head
in honor Of their heroic virtue.
Four hundred thousand noble men
The brave. the good the true
on battle plain or mountain glen
Lie dead for me and YOU
Rest, comrades, rest and sleep,
The thoughts OF men should be
As sentinels to keep
You rest from danger free,
Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers
Yours has the suffering been.
The memory be ours.
As members of our order, our Iar
ticipation is two-fold our hearts fee
mgnan' pang OF intimate mourning
for i. was the blood of our kin that
stained the briny deep, and hallowec
the soil OF our native land Our lov-
In. ones formed the charging lines o.
blue when their victories meant th'
survival Of our nation. The garland'
se bear are for our heroes. living anc
dead
For ms the observance Of this day
Doth sacred duty and q privilege o
love. Let the myriad mounds o
slaeping soldiers be made fair viii
blossoms and the flag they loved. Le
me waters be streWn with flowers fo
those who met death upon the deep
And so We ask you TO also remembe
our naval veterans in the strewing o
flowers upon the waters in memory o
the many heroes who in defending thl