The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
Patriots Who Are Resting in
Fame's Eternal Camping
Ground, Remembered
Here.
VETERANS RANKS THIN
They March to Cemetery to
Pay Their Tribute to Com
rades in Deaths
Bivouac.

I Keokuk paid homage to the soldier
dead sleeping in the bivouacs Of the
dead yesterday. Honor and reverence
were bestowed upon the fas. thinning
lines OF living comrades who march
ed to the National cemetery-some a
little more faltering than they did a
year ago, and others who were unable,
to take the long tramp. but who fell
| into line as the gates were reached.
The old colors were once more IN
furlsd, and with their bows of crepe
Of men, who years ago marched under
the cleaning folds of the banner to
the southern fields of death and con-
quest. All strife was forgotten yes
iterday. All wounds are healed. The
only thought was that of homage and
honor for the sleeping comrades who
never again shall answer the bugle
call or step to the beat Of the drum
Death is the drummer boy who is now
marching with the fragments of that
once glorious army. and taps are beat
ling for many.
1t was an impressive sight as the
lparade moved out Main street. There
were the National Guard troops in
their ratty uniforms, and the boy
scouts the coming soldiers if duty
calls And behind these came the
iG. A. r. posts. Here and there an
old army hat with it's cord and tassels
was to be seen, and some there were
who still wore the blue. The colored
veterans who helped to free their
brothers in chains we're in evidence.
One or two grandsons of the old fight
Iers We're in line marching with mill
itary tread along the street And the
navy of the north was represented by
John c. Ferris, in his well known uni
form.
The day was ideal. Under cloud
Hess sky with just enough breeze to
make marching not burden, the pa
irade moved. Flags were displayed in
great profusion. Along the route
crowds were gathered, and at the
cemetery vast concourse had assem-
bled 70 greet the marchers. Reverent-
" were the veterans saluted, and with
!
spirit, commands were given by the
post commanders, and the ranks re.
Isponded With colors dipped, the
/ colors at the cemetery at half steff,
she veterans stood with heads bowed
while the graves Of the known, and
the monument to the unknown dead
were decorated.
March to Cemetery.
| The parade was formed shortly after
| l O'Clock yesterday afternoon. by John
III. Crimm;ns, Jr., as marshal OF .he
fday and his two aides. First came
platoon of police, followed by the
Citizens band. Behind the musicians
came Company l., 54th Iowa National
Guard, with Captain R. T. Richard
son commanding. A battalion of boy
scouts, under Scout Masters Clarence
Alling and Ben y. Chapman, followed.
The scouts carried their own banners
and an American flag. Belknap Post
mo SIS followed. and in their trail
came Terrence Post No. 2.
In the carriages were w. B. Col
Ilins. president OF the day; DR.. S. w.
Moorhead, mayor Of the city; Captain
IA. n. Evans. and the Hon. J. B.
weaver, OF Dss Nofnes. the orator OF
the day. In the second carriage were
&C. r. Joy. vice president OF the day;
DR.. John G. Sage, chaplain of the day;
Mrs. Marie Busch. chaplain at the ex-
ercfses at .Ne monument for the un-
known dead. and Councilman F. T. F.
Schmidt. The third carriage contain
ed members Of the Women's Relief
Corps Besides tine carriages were
number OF autos in which the veter-
ans were riding. Col. n. b. Blood, >.
n. Johnston and others being In the
machines.
Two hundred school children who
were to take part In the exercises at
the cemetery. were conveyed there by
street car. They were under the d.
rectfon of Prof p c. Hayden, super
visor of music in the Keokuk schools
number OF boys and girls who were
to decorate the graves OF the soidlers
and to take part in the exercises at
the monument to The unknown DEAD
were conveyed to the cemetery under
the direction of Mrs. Thomas. Mrs
Johnston, Mrs. Rollins and otner Ia
dies of the w. r.. c.
Veterans Are Saluted.
AS the band entered the eonhIes
of Oakland cemetery II was piayins
dirge. and in slow solemn tread the
marchers made their way down the
road to the National cemetery. Feacn-
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