Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-28

PROGRAM sam 70 4P.M
Big Parade win Be Hsla -
Afternoon with Exercises
at Grand Theatre

Afternoon With Exercises
At Grand Theatre
From o'clock in the morning.
until 4 in the afternoon, citi-
zens Of Aberdeen will witness q stir
ring spectacle-the observance, care
fully planned. of Memorial day. At
9 o'clock G. A.. r. and Spanish war
veterans will gather at X. p. hall to
march to Fern Hill cemetery, there
to decorate the graves Of comrades
who have passed beyond. Command
er w. c. Pascoe Of George Crook
Post No. 63 will preside over tho rit-
ual. ~ H se asssfsy S Dse5 NtA
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon par,
ade, in which will march besides tha
veterans Of the two wars, Company
G, Second Regiment, w. N. G.. and
Fourth Division. Naval Corps, school
children and several local lodges, VIII
start from In front Of the Elks club
building. wishkah and Broadway
The line Of march win end at the
Grand theater, where viii be held this
program:
Program at Theater.
Invocation. Rev. r. r. w. Greene
Solo-"Star spangled Banner -.
Mrs. J. s Waugh
Introductory Remarks ........-...
49,. Com. A. H. Blood. 8. W. "
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. 49,.
Eric Strommef
Duet-Mrs. M. Mankowski and MrA
: Joseph Barkley. tfr
Address. -. Prof. H. q. H0lmQuisf
Solo-"Peace" Mrs. Clarence IiIlie
america" ........... BY Audience
america" .......-.... BY Audience
Benediction. Rev. Charles McDerm0th
The music will be under tina d.
rection or Mrs. W. Y. Cruxail.
At 4sp. m. at Burrows dock fl0w-
ers will be cast upon the waters to
mark the last resting place Of sailors
and marines who have given mp their
lives for their country's defense.
In these troublous, war darkened
times there is no danger Of the ris-
ing generations forgetting the debt
due the veterans of the Civil and
Spanish-American wars. The sight
of the Aberdeen citizens who arc
Grand Army men. in their faded unf-
forms, is enough to quicken the MEM
ory and the pulse Of any Of the young
men of today. It il just half CEN
tury since the United States awoko
from its four years. nightmare Of war
and saw the daybreak OF peace. North
and South the news OF Lees surrend-
er was welcomed, II with bitterness.
at first, in Dixie Land.
"Les Has surrendsrsdl"
Throughout the land ON the Aummlng
wires of the then recently Invented
telegraph went the tidings, ~Lee has
surrendered" to BE followed By the
thought In every mlna. ..,rhe WacsGb
0ver!'' No'oaliciais eeiAcaaioas sssueliDl
this popular verdict, since the war diA
not end otlicially Tar many msnehaI
and nghtiny took ptace m Texas Il
May. But both north ana s0aaA nee-
ognised that Lees s,,rreader meazE ~
downfall of the Coufedesacy. tn aAs
latter section Of the csuntfy ~ ssws
IVES received n fearf6l eIesm. ana :
preparations began tor saving wkak
might b snatche1 tom tAe AoaocAase
Of defeat In the north GvaryWhefO
were, spontaneous. exuberank outbursts
of Joy and preparations wefo haguR
Tor the time whe1 ~JoA1niS' sAsuA
come ''marchinx home asAlA.~ q boeA
north and south devout peruons tAanlE-
ed God Tor the coming ee psacs afhnr
the long years ofpwar' ssa " e'sa't ~
f. me war = soSeE" ThroushpuE ~
breadth Of the nerth this was ~ 49,
lant cry With which people crested 90
another on the morning Of ,ApeH -
1867 says ida n. Tafbel'S sL1aD q
Abraham lincoln. !" Flor ten Aays ~
ports Of victories had been co0ine :
to them Petsfsburg evacaAtsd. Rsslss
mond fallen. Jenessau Dav1s and ~
cabinet 6ed. Lee surfeadsaed, .lGehl1e
captured Nothing of tie Csafsdsracy,
ih short, remained but Johnston'G
army, and It was eeneeaiiy oeljsveG
that III surrender 70 Sherman Wat Ut
n matter Of houF4. Hok cOipoe1nlr