Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-06-04
News Snapshots
OF the Week
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriate Services Held in Min
eral Point Address by Rev.
R. A. Barnes.
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many bridges.

Memoral Day IN hOnOr OF the
nations dead heroes, and of veneration
for their valorous deeds was celebrated
in Mineral Point with solemn en-
thusiasm the people from the city and
surrounding country uniting with the
veterans and ladies of the w Il. c. in
commemoratiOn of the same.
The forenoon was devoted by the
Post and Corps, in visiting the different
cemeteries. for the purpose of placing
flags and strewing the beautiful flowers,
(Which We're donated in great abund
ance by our citizens upon the graves
and most appropriate feature of this
part of the days program, being the
conveying of members of the Post and
Corps thereto by autos, through the
kindness of patriotic owners of the
same, thus enabling larger number
than usual to visit all of the four
cemeteries, of the city.
Promptly at one o'clock, the pro
cession was formed in front Of the new
municipal building, under the direction
of Grand Marshal S. f. Shepard, as
sisted by committee of the corps and
headed by the Mineral Point band.
The line included hundreds of school
children, each bearing flag, and
followed by the Post and Corp, Mayor
and Orator of the day, and citizens
generally, marched to tine first ward
park, where the exercises of the day
We're held. The following program
was carried out before a most appre-
ciative audience
Music-star Spangled Banner, Mineral Point
band.
Prayer the Chaplain-J j. Heathcock.
Opening Address Commander Jas, A. Hoare.
Reading-of Dept General order, c. Spensley.
Reading-Gov. Proclamation, w. II. Bennett.
Songs-Tribute to our patriot brave or
patriots pledge, by ten High School girls
Reading-Gen Logan's Original order, $. f.
Shepard.
Recitation - Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
James Spooner.
Song-Soldier's Dream, High school double
quartette
Calling roll of our dead-Geo. +. Cox and b.
T. Prideaux.
Wreath to unknown deadly Mrs. Wilson,
Corp President
Salute to the deadly the Comrades.
Taps-by J. w Anderson.
Song-Tenting To night, High School quar-
tette.
Address-by Rev. r A, Barnes.
Song-America. by Audience.
Benediction-Rev. W. J. C.. Bond,
Music-by the band for return march.
The address of Rev. r. a. Barnes
was an able and pleasing one. AL
though brief, it covered many points of
interest not only to the old soldiers but
to people in general. The speaker
showed himself to be familiar with the
history of the civil war and the events
which lead up to it. He was only a
lad when the Grand Army Of the Re-
public was organized. He remembered
how its members were many in num-
Der and marched with stately tread,
Ht graves VI hfICI diS "CAC LCNCi
then than now, bnt they were tenderly
decorated with flowers, year by year,
until memorial day with its appropri- =
ate services. has become our National
Sabbath.
The speaker showed how the purpose
Of the great Lincoln and others Of
the north was primarily TO save the
union, and in saving the Union they
removed the curse of human Slavery,
which was the real cause Of the war.
He said that it was not foreign foe or
an alien or an inferior race that the
soldiers Of the north were called upon
TO conquer but brothers, who were
foemen worthy Of their steel. The
soldiers of the north conquered because
their cause was just. The sacrifice
was great. but the wiping out Of the