The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-29
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Memorial Day.

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Memorial Day.
Nav 5. 1868, lacking only . few
EARS Of being half century ago.
4 General John A. Logan, then com.
mander in chief Of the Grand Army
4 the Republic, issued an order fix
ING May 80, Of that year for strewing
With flowers the graves Of dead sol
diers and the event since, has been
generally and sacredly observed
i throughout the union, and In many OF
4 the states is held and observed as .
legal holiday.
Many people in Keokuk have q
pleasant memory of General Logan
and his good wife who visited in the
: c.y more than once, and more espe-
cially will they be remembered when
they came here to attend, probably a
soldiers reunion. and his tan. swar.
I thy. knightly form appeared AS q hero
{ returned from q victorious battle
neld, and she mild. gracious queen,
gifted, attractive, American woman,
cultured, refined, but with the re-
served dignity, GOODNESS and modesty
which so much becomes an eminent
woman OF this great republic OF
equality.
Everybody who had ever. come in
to his presence and felt the force Of
& his matchless eminence as soldier,
citizen, statesman and author cannot
help to feel the influence OF this
nobly united couple on each recur-
ring Memorial day. They were al
ways first and foremost In giving due
honors and credit to the dead heroes,
and to the living Of this reunited
country, and wore always liberal with
their time, large abilitiesS and money
to promote the cause OF patriotism
and the memory Of the heroic dead
and the worthy living.
The Captain.
"He rallied to the rolling drum
When he was young and Vpry.
And when age thinned his 8rizzled
locks - :. '.s
And dimmed his eagle eye:
But when one morning In his dreams
He heard the bugles call
He rose and took hiS sword and sash
And medals from the wall.
He folded all his askets up
In marching order neat.
Put on his faded uniform
Complete from head to feet;
Lay down upon his BED prepared
To answer to the roll.
A gallant soldier to the last.
And yielded up his SOUL
-Minna Irving in Mupseys Magazine
True Patriotism.
With malice towSrd none; with
charity for all; with 1irmness in the
right; as God gives us to sec the
right, let US strive on. to. finish the
work We are in; to bind up the ma
tons wounds; to care for him who
shall have borne the brunt, OF battle,
and for his widow and orphan-7to do
al which may achieve and cherish q
lust and lasting peace among our
selves, and with all nations. "--Abra-
ham Lincoln. .,
Then weave the chaplets Of flow
ers and strew the beauties Of nature
about the grave; console thy broken
spirit, II thou canst, with these ten
der yet futile offerings OF regret, but
take warning by the bitterness OF this
tiny contrite aff1iction over the. dead
and be more faithful and affectionate
IN the discharge Of thy duties to the
living. Washington Irving,
Welcome,
heokuk will give tender welcome
to her guests tomorrow. Memorial
day! There is = world Of interest CEN
tered in the very words. There are
tears for the dead and sinceres smiles
LOT the living, and citizens and guests
IN order to give the day proper OBJ
serVation should enter into the spirit
OF the occasion. It is no friyilous
saia day to be FILTERED away in roll
ncking gaiety and sport, but . time
lot the most serious thoughts Of God
and country, and and above all other
considerations in the hearts and
m'nos OF every true American man
ana woman. Be with US and be vel
come Tears and memories for the