The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY
IN WAHPBTON
Which Was Rightly Observed b,
Our Local Citizens In
Grand Style
FEW OF OLD GUARD LEFT
But the Sight Of Their Manly Ap-
pearanoe Brought Back to Us
Memories Of tho Past

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They have stood the test O
years we'll, they stood the test O
battle, when gun and canno,
shells fairly raised their fee
from off the ground; they nov
are but remnant left among u.
and in few years will be M
more. So the citizens of Wahpe.
ton in all its patriotic force. ma,ll
Monday, Memorial Day, stane
out clearly before the world, thai
we, no matter in what profession
we follow, reverence with then
: as a whole.
The people stood along the
streets, who were not taking
part in the parade, that the1
might cheer in silence the bows
in blue, who took their chances
with their comrades, that were
slain in battle beside them. 81
mat they might be a token OF
great respect to them.
The morning was spent i'm dec.
Grating the graves at the ceme-
terry OF the ones who have gone
before us and many automobiles
were present at the Armory, from
which place they gathered to
convey the people who wanted
to help decorate. the grave of
their old friends.
In the afternoon the parade
started from the Armory and
went one block west and then
turned south one block and then
turned east again on Dakota ave.
Where they marched to the bridge
where fitting services were rem
dered on the waters of the Red
for the dead sailors. Company I
OF N. ID. N. g., fired a salute and
then the parade march back up
Dakota ave. to the opera house
where the Memorial Day exer-
cises were held.
The Memorial Day exercises at
the Opera House began at $3.50
O'Clock. The meeting was called
to order by Dan r. Jones, who
acted as chairman.
The first number on the pro-
gram was a selection by the High
school chorus, a song of patriot
ism which formed fitting OPEN
ing for the exercises. Then fol-
lowed the invocation by Rev. Ell
mer Duden, after which the lit
tie tots of the primary room gave
a May pole dance that was we'll
executed and brought out round
of appluse. Answering to a per-
sistent encore from the audience
they reappeared and gave mo-
ton song. The High School cho-
us then rendered the old soldiers
song, Were Tenting Tonight"
The selections given by the chor
us were rendered in highly
credible manner and were we'll
received by the large audience
present: 80, -
Al this illiie the chairman in
troddred the speaker. of the day,
the Hon. p. j. McCumber, senior
senator Of the United States for
the state of North Dakota. There
were about twenty of the Civil
War veterans present, besides
the local chapter Of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and Mr.. Nc
Cumber addressed his remarks $
chiefly to the former. The speak
er began by paying the soldiers
a high tribute for their bravery
on the field of battle, urging that
we not only honor the survivors
but keep green the memory OF
those who have gone before. In
as brief a compass as possible
the philosophy of war was given
thus showing the logical cause
of the great struggle. Then
were traced the great wars OF
history, especially those of me-
diaeval times, showing how peo-
pie with certain traits have al
ways been pitted against eacI
other, and the part the Saxon,
have taken in these struggles
The Civil War was fought ou
on the same principle, being :
conflict between the firmness @.
the North and the impetuosity 0:
the South. The speaker thel
dwelt at some length on our deb
to the victors. If they had fail.
ed there would have been establ.
ished on this continent stron,
! nation founded on a principle
that had been the subject of con
tention for years, and establish
ed by the most decisive of courts
the courts of war. More thal
that, the right of secession woul
be settled, and nothing coul.
hinder the secession Of the state
whenever they wished, thus re
sulting in many small nation