New Britain herald., 1915-05-29

Veterans and Friends Will Attend
 Divine Service at South Church To- s morrow Afternoon-To Decorate
 Graves Monday Morning.
 On Monday the people of New Bril- tain, in common with millions of others throughout this broad coun- try, will join with the veterans of the' civil war in paying a loving tri- bute to the memory of those brave men who sacrificed their lives on the field of battle during the stirring days of '61 to 65 that the Union might be saved and the United States be kept intact.
 Ranks Growing Smaller.
 Each succeeding year sees the ra- pidly thinning ranks of the Grand Army grow smaller and smaller. On Monday when the grizzled veterans of many hard fought campaign gather once more to renew old mem ories and fight again their old battles there will be many familiar face that is missing. During the past year tho grim reaper has taken heavy toll from the old veterans and when the gray haired, feeble old soldiers, many with empty sleeves, yet all proudly wearing their little bronze button and loudly saluting old Glory at it is carried past them, gather on this Memorial Day the sight will be beautiful, yet pathetic one. To the youth of today it is an attractive sight, made glorious by thoughts of the stirring deeds of war. But to the old soldier all is different. It means that he ois one year nearer his final .mustering out. It brings back wildly to his mind the awful suf- fering during the war time. 1t recalls to his memory the loss of father, brother, comrade who forfeited their lives on the battle field so long ago. To him war is terribly reality. It's glory is dimmed by it's suffering as he knows it. and as he gathers with his comrades on Memorial Day to place a wreath on the graves of those comrades of years ago who have passed on before, his eyes are dimmed with tears and his heart is filled with sorrowe thatwoan not be appreciated by those of the present generation. The generation of today honors and respects these old soldiers and as years pass and their ranks grow less and less these people begin to take their places. paying tributes of love and respect.
 Sunday Memorial Service. < Memorial day exercises such as have been arranged for New Britain this year will be the most impressive ever carried out here. The obser- vance will begin tomorrow afternoon at f o'clock when the Grand Army veterans, the Spanish War veterans, the Sons of Veterans and their aux diaries will gather at the c. A. F.. hall and march in body to the South Congregational church where there will be a special memorial Sum- day service at 4:30 o'clock. Dr. Hill, will preach a sermon appropriate to the time on .The Devotion and the Tribute and the new South church quartet, under direction of the or ganist. MT. J. E. Beebe, will sing the Festival Te Deum by Dudley Bulk. ITO Thee, Country by Eichberg, and f'The Recessional'' by DeKoren. The general public is very cordially invited to share in. this memorial service
 Earlier in the afternoon the vari- 1 ous committees will visit the graves l of the soldier dead and place small 1 American flags in the markers, pre-d paratory to the placing of flowers on the graves Monday morning.
 Will Decorate Graves.
 Mondays observance will begin at | 9 o'clock when the committees, as- | sisted by the Spanish War Veterans !, and the Sons of Veterans as we'll as | individual members of the Boy Scouts will march to tine cemetery and place floral tributes on the graves of the de- ceased veterans. All who are to con- tribute flowers arc asked to leave them 1t Grand Army hall by o'clock.
 At noon Monday a dinner will be served to the veterans in their hall. he ladies of the Woman's Relief corps and the auxiliary of the Spanish War Veterans and the Sons of Veterans be- ng in charge.
 Afternoon Parade and Review.
 At 1:3O o'clock in the afternoon the he state armory to escort the two of militia to the rendevouz ,n West Main street where the Memo .iaI day parade will form. The old ,eterans will form in front of their lall and the allied organization will mobilize from City hall to the library. will be provided for those reterans who are unable to march. All veterans will appear in uniform, IS far as possible, as will the other organizations. w. F. Stern [ ,erg is chairman of the automobile { committee.