The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-04
VETERAN LINE GROWS SHORT
Sons of Veterans Take the Place Of Old
Comrades in Wreathing Graves With
Sweetest Flowers of Spring Theo.
Boyington Delivers Annual Address.

Crowned in the hearts of a grateful
people soldiers of Kenosha county who
fell during the stirring times of war
or passed away full Of years in the
piping. times of peace, slept beneath
canopies of sweetest flowers Of the
spring on Saturday night and today
the flags Of nation S honor wave over
their graves in cemeteries in and about
Kenosha.
Kenosha paid its annual tribute to
the soldier dead and while years have
passed since the last one of the braves
men who defended the nation had been
mustered out the crowds that throng-
ed the cemetery and marched in the
line with the veterans on Saturday
bore testimony to the fact that the
deeds they wrought were not in vain
and that the rising generations of
Americans still love and revere the
soldiers living and still honor and love
the memory of the soldier dead.
Early Saturday morning the mem
bers of the Fred s. Lowell Post of the
Grand Army gathered at the Post Hall
and dropping into the old familiar step
they marched in solemn procession to
the city cemetery where the exercises
Of the day were held. 1t was only
remnant of the Grand Army which had
marched and counter marched through
the streets of Kenosha more than fifty
years ago while the regiments were
waiting for the orders to 90 to the
front, but in the line Of Saturday were
men who showed the same old spirit
The line was Just little shorter than
It was a year ago, few Of the older
men who had served in the war found
that the infrmities Of age made it i'm
possible for them to Join in the
annual observance of the day. Their
places were vacant in the ranks, but
behind the members of the Grand
Army marched members of the Sons
of Veterans, Boy Scouts and members
of the various organizations among
patriotic women whose main object is
to keep bright in the minds of the
coming generations the sacrifices of
the men who gave their lives that
the nation might live.
Kenosha people showed an unusual
interest in Memorial day this year.
All along the line of march flags were
waving ard the number of citizens
who went on the annual pilgrimage to
the cemetery to pay honor to the dead
was larger than in former years.
Many prominent men of the city walk
ed shoulder to shoulder with the vet
Grams and all were proud to add their
part to the tribute to bravery and
self sacrifice.
The parade headed by the Kenosha
band and a platoon of the police de-
partment moved south along Main
street to Library Park. Here the vet
Grams were greeted by hundreds of
children from the schools of the city
who Joined in singing patriotic songs.
AT the soldiers monument halt was
made while with simple ceremonies
the members of the Woman's Relief
Corps placed alwreatn on the base of
the monument and second halt was
made at the Lincoln statute where the
Ladies of the Grand Army, placed
second wreath. Both were tributes to
the memory of the soldiers and sailors
of Kenosha county who went to the
southland never to return and who are
now Sleeping in forgotten graveyards
Ear from home and friands
With setting of hundreds of chill
dren waving flags and the veterans
standing with uncovered head the sight
in the park was one to inspire
patriotism
The march to the cemetery was tax.
en- up again and when the soldier s
lot was reached the Daughters Of the
Grand Army placed a wreath on the
monument there while number of
little girls, all grand daughters of
soldiers in the war of the rebellion
scattered flowers on the graves on
the lot
The ritualistic ceremonies were in
charge of Commander Oscar Rector.
address of the day was delivered by
Theodore Boyington, one of the best
known members of the post. Comrade
Boyington was one of the Kenosha
boys who went to the front in the
early part of the war and he spoke
with feeling Of what Memorial day
meant to the members of the Grand
Army He spoke of the steadily de
creasing number of the veterans and
declared that it would be only few
years until the duty Of handing down
the memories of the great war for
united and free nation would be
turned over to others. He spoke of
the years Of warfare and of the brav-
cry Of the American soldier and the
great triumphs that had been won on
the field OF bsttle. He spoke as one