Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-06-04
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Memorial services were conducted
at the Baptist Church, Rev. B. c.
Black, pastor OF the Church, preaching
the Memorial sermon. The members
OF the G.. A. R. and the Women's Re-
lief Corps as we'll as the Civil and
Spanish war veterans were present,
wearing their membership badges. The
male quartet consisting of Elmer
Patrick, Paul Black, M. S. Taylor and
Mr.. Reisinger, sang two or three
beautiful selections. The selection
that impressed the audience most and
seems never to grow old was Tent
ing On the Old Camp Ground" In the
afternoon the G. A. r. and w. r. G.
met at the I. o. o. f. Hall and marched
to the cemetery. Those who were not
able to walk were taken in carriages,
furnished by Mr.. Crowlis. The sexton
had cleaned up the cemetery, moving
the grass and removing all the sticks
and brush so that the grounds never
looked SO clean and beautiful as now.
Every grave in the cemetery was dec
Grated and the graves of the soldiers
had the Stars and Stripes placed at
the head Of the grave-the flag they
loved so well. The ritualistic services
were read, also the address of Presi-
dent Lincoln at Gettysburg, by Mayor
Bensell. With short address from
Mr.. Bensell the exercises at the cem-
etery were concluded. The custom of
decorating the soldiers graves origi-
mated by General John A. Logan about
: forty-seven years ago and the custom
will no doubt be kept up for many
years to come. 1t is a time when al
most everyone who have friends and
relatives lying in the Silent City go
there to place bouquet of beautiful
flowers upon the grave as a token OF
love and friendship. Here in the 81
lence Of the cemetery you can In
memory live over again the many
happy days you spent with them while
living and you will no doubt thinl
''if | had those days to live over agar
I would do more to make them happ,
while living and would strew theil
pathway with flowers while the,
could enjoy it." Don't wait till you
friends die to show your love for them
Show it now. In speaking of the brav,
soldiers who gave their lives that thi
country might live, President Lincolr
said, "The world will little note no
long remember what we say here, bu
It can never forget what they did here
that from these honored dead we TAX,
Increased devotion to that cause fo
which they here gave the last ful
measure OF devotion, that we here re
solve that those dead shall not hav,
died in vain that this nation unde
God shall have new birth Of freedom
and that government Of the people
by the people, for the people shall no
perish from the EARTH" The Woman
Relief Corps held memorial service
Monday in the afternoon at the ba.
beach in memory Of those who died Il
the navy during the Civil War. Tn
exercises commenced with song b,
the quartet and invocation by Dr
Pratt. The orchestra played som
selections while the flowers were be
ing strewn upon the water and tn
Stars and Stripes were being wave
by members OF the Relief Corps. !
gasoline launch. Captain Lindten. wa
run out near the bar and flower
were thrown into the water while pa
riotic songs were being sung by
choir OF young ladies'. At the close {
this service Capt. Bensell gave a shoI
but interesting address admonishin
the people Of this country to keep OF
Of war with Europe and to use tn
Offices of America to aid in securin
peace 10 the warning nations Of III
earth and help to build up create
country. After singing America b
the audience the people formed in lin
and marched back to town, preceede
by the orchestra playing some beau,
full patriotic airs. This closed the g
'ercises OF the day.
The Colleen. built by Capt. Geort
Walker at Toledo for the owner
Howard Meagher and J. e. Percell, WI
brought to Newport Sunday al
passed out over the bar bound 4
San Pedro, California. This is pc
haps the best and neatest boat ev
built by Captain Walker. II is
daisy. The boats registered mea
ure is, length 45 feet. beam 13h foe
gross tonnage 15, and draws 2 feet
water. The name is Irish and sigr
fies Irish maiden. Mr.. Walker Is sti
building boats for other parties. T
ledo is getting to be quite popular
ship building place. The Collee
..1 ala aats,