Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-01
DUE HOMAGE TO
DECEASED VETERANS.
Annual Memorial Day Services at
the Church, in Court House Park
and at the Cemeteries.

Memorial day services in behalf
OF the Civil war veterans were
most carefully planned and credit
ably carried out at the Presbyter-
ian church Sunday. Those taking
part were Rev. W. H. Gould, pastor
of the Universalist church, Rev.
Richard Evans, pastor of the First
M. E. church, Rev. John Lloyd,
rector of the Episcopal church, Rev.
Silas Evans, of Ripon, president of
Ripon college, Rev. D. West, of the
First Presbyterian church and the
choir of the latter church. Mem
bers of the local G. A. r. Post,
ladies of the G. A. r., Sons of Vet
Grams and many others were pres
ent to listen to the services for the
occasion. Rev. Silas Evans deliv-
cred the sermon, a scholarly and
eloquent one, bringing out thoughts
stirring and interesting, patriotic
and most inspiring and of much
significance.
Yesterday opened bright, mild
and delightful and a charming day
for the annual patriotic and mourn
full custom-Memorial Day-a day
which has grown to be a day of
thought for all dead. Many who
have no soldier dead, take the op-
portunity to honor relatives and
other dead ones by strewing on
their graves the symbols of love
and affection.
At 100 p. m. the exercises com
menced at the soldiers monument,
erected in the court house park in
memory of comrades who repose in
unknown graves, around which
were assembled members of the
G. A. R. Post, Sons of Veterans,
Co. G, w. N. G., the local German
war veterans, the Wausau Lieder-
kranz, the citizens band, flower
girls and the general public, open
ing with music by the band, PRAYER
by Chaplain L. Swope of the Post.
vocal music by the Liederkranz and
the depOsiting of a wreath at the
foot OF the monument by the flower
girls. Adjournment was then had
to the band stand in the park where
further exercises we're carried out.
the delivery of Lincolns Gettysburg
address by S. B. Tobey, in his usual
splendid delivery, followed by Rev.
FIR. j. j. Brennan, who delivered a
grand patriotic tribute to the flag
of our country, the valiant soldiers.
of the Civil war and a fitting trib-
ute to 1.-The unknown dead" rest
in unknown graves, benediction
being pronounced by Rev. Gould.
After the exercises in the park
the procession was formed by Mar
shall Abraham and aids, on Third
street, and proceeded to Pine Grove
and st. Joseph's cemeteries to the
usual platform for further exercises,
which were opened by the strewing
of flowers on the graves of departed
comrades bv high school girls and
boy scouts selected for this occasion
and under the guidance of a com
mittee in charge, the band in the
meantime furnishing music. Prayer
was then offered by Rev. Gould,
vocal music by the male quartette
composed of the Messrs, &C. Hooker,
Max Vehlow, Edwin Murray and
r. H. James, which was excellently
rendered. Next came Rev. Richard
Evans address, "Our National
Vision" stirring, patriotic and
forcible from beginning to end;
lauded this country, its starry en-
blem, the valor Of the veterans
hearing his voice and paid due
homage to their deceased comrades,
here and in many lands. The male
quartette sang another appropri-
ate song. The next number on the
program was an address in German
by Judge Louis Marchetti for the
benefit of those more familiar with
that language, in which he spoke
earnestly and suitable to the oc-
casion and which was principally
directed to the German war vet
Grams who were present in goodly
number. America" by the band
and audience and benediction by
Rev. Gould, closed the exercises:for