The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
larger Attendance and More
General Observation han
Any Previous Year

hi More interest seemed to be taken
81 the observation of Decoration Day
q Oroville Sunday than any previous
4ear so far as can be remembered
81 ore people than usual turned out
18th at the cemetery and at the hall
{here the services were held. 1t was
NJ quiet, impressive, solemn procedure
throughout, possibly the participants
#eling the seriousness of the occasion
%<Dre intensely on account of the ter
Ole conflict now prevailing across
sSxe water, and the serious position of
lis country, owing to the complica-
pms growing out of that world war,
yhich may yet bring the sorrow and
|.lelty of war home to US and into the
les of our people. Be that as it may
'yhow those present, and those pres
t were many, gave close attention
the program and appeared to be
t5eply impressed by the music and
baking.
rhe proceedings of the day were
pfined to few hours in the after
Ion. A large number of people
6pve to the cemetery, and that usual
"A barren looking Gods acre made
ght with beautiful flowers. Up
rd of a hundred were on the
>unds, all we'll supplied with flow
and garlands. No mound was ne
,cted. There is an abundance of
wers this year, and they we're dist
uted in profusion over the narrow
sting places Of the dead, a tribute to
mory Of those who have preceded
on the long, long journey.
1t $3.50 the band assembled at Sig
III hall and marched from there to
~ Orpheum, where the exercises
re held. There we're only seven
~ soldiers in the procession, men
mt with age and of feeble step,
mnant of the Grand Army of the
s3public. Many Children and sons
3 ID daughters of veterans in line.
hen the procession reached Odd
allows hall a large number of Odd
SLOWS and Rebekahs in regalia join
q in the march, swelling the process
ton to considerable length. The Or
Aeum was crowded almost to capac-
n. DR.. D. H. Lewis acted as chair
IAN. Jas. Ferguson, one Of the old
3ldiers, opened the ceremonies with
D address of welcome on the part of
be veterans. Prayer was offered by
Jew. D. H. Chandler Rev. A. H. Nor
pn followed with a stirring address
ppropriate to the occasion, paying
Ugh tribute to the survivors of the
3rand Army, and to the meomry of
lose who have passed away. ]. w.
Fhulkner, as speaker of the day, de-
1Eered an able patriotic address, that
vas listened to with intense interest,
l1icting rounds of applause. The
md discoursed patriotic music be-
;Neen the several numbers on the pro-
ram. A choir composed of Mrs. S.
b Starrett, Mrs. A. P. Murray, Mrs.
a .Crisman, Mrs. D. H. Lewis, A. p.
Murray and S. T. Starrett sang Tent
og on the Old Camp Ground" and
Glory, Glory Halleluiah," songs that
Fought memories of the past to the
D1der people in the audience. Miss
5orrine Smith rendered a piano solo,
nd Jas. N. Norris gave several pieces
> graphaphone. The program closed
sith the band playing America" au
Hence standing.
There were only seven members of
he Grand Army of the Republic pres
mt. The following are the names of
he vets with the regiments they serv-
ID in during the civil war:
]. L. Ayres, who was a member of
20. E., 11th Iowa Infantry.
James N. Norris, of the 18th New
Fork Infantry. and 47th Wisconsin In
hntry.
D. C. Curtis, of the 3Oth Wisconsin
Infantry.
Maj. F. p. Wehe, Of the End Missouri
Infantry and the End Missouri Cavalry.
H. N. Edgerton, of the 61st New
Fork Infantry.
Jas Ferguson who served in the
navy under Admiral Farragutt.
N. Provo, who served in the Indian
vars Of early days In Oregon and
Washington.
Considering their age the old boys
IRE In fairly good physical condition,
and their loyalty to the flag burns as
bright today as when they first should
bred musket, half a century ago, and