El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-31
VETERANS OF CIVIL
WAR HOLD SERVICES
aBIue and the Gray, Join Hands in
Decorating Graves and Observing
Memorial Day at Cemetery.


To the solemn music of Chopin's fu-
neral march, played by the Sixth infan-
try band, the veterans Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, Emmett Craw-
ford. Post No 19. and the United Vet
Grams Of the Confederacy, John C.
( Brown camp, No 486, marched into the
Evergreen cemetery with a firing
squad from the Sixth infantry at $50
Sunday morning In an open place in
the cemetery. shaded by large cotton
wood trees. small platform was ar
ranged, with old Glory" and the Con-
federate battle flag strung above it
sive ritual OF the Grand Army of the
Republic was conducted by Capt J. n.
Smith, commander of the Emmett
Crawford post. Maj. John A Ran
dolph, chaplain Of the Sixth infantry,
offered the invocation and gave the
prayer. A salute to the dead was fired
by a squad from the Sixth infantry
and Taps" the soldiers final call. was
sounded by a trumpeter from the same
regiment. Capt. John T. Axton, chap
lain Of the 10th infantry, gave Lin
coins immortal Gettysburg address
with splendid feeling. Little Miss Sadie
Ruth Aldridge, representing the Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, recited THE
Blue and the Gray" a quartet. COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Tyndau,
Miss Della Rosenstein and R. J. Carson.
sang "Tenting Tonight on the Old
Camp Ground" Mrs. Mary Bond
Wheat accompanied them on the little
portable organ.
Gen. Pershinsy's Grafton.
Gen. J. J. Pershing, commander Of
the Eighth infantry brigade Of the
United States army. gave a patriotic
address He opened his speech with
quotation from Lincoln's Gettysburg
address, The world will little note nor
long remember what we say here, but
IL can never forget what they did here"
Fifty years have passed since those
WORDS were SPOKEN at NreLrWEDuTE.
said Gen. Pershing. I'VE are here to-
day with heads bowed in reverence to
commemorate what both the blue and
the gray did on that great battlefield
and on many another battlefield Of that
great war. On this day OF annual de-
votiOn more than on any other day,
we hold their memory dear We come
here TO worship at their tomb, not be-
cause they died, but because they died
fighting for what they thought was
right We no longer think OF section
alism- That lies buried in the graves
where lie their earthly remains Today
we only remember that they had the
courage to 90 forth from their homes
from their loved ones. out Of the towns,
across the mountains. through the riv-
ers and the woods and over the fields
TO battle. brother against brother. TO
charge lines OF glistening steel and
to die because they believed they were
right.
Glorious Heritage.
MY friends what an example, what
an Inspiration what a glorious herit-
age it is to have fathers, both Of the
north and the SOUTH who dared to bat
tie thus for principle What a thought
70 fill the hearts Of loyal Americans
everywhere today. What pride should
swell within US when We think that our
mothers bore such men; that they
reared men who died for the right:
men who died that posterity might
survive; men who died that their chill
dren might have peace.
-On this day and in this hour" con-
tinued Gen. Pershing. let us cherish
reverently these examples Of sacrifice
they have handed down to us Let US
fires Of manhood and steadfastly
guard all that they. whose graves we
now decorate, gave their lives to
maintain Let us realize. in its fun
force, as they did, that the nation that
does not defend its honor; the nation
that does not defend its integrity: the
nation that does not protect its own
people, viii some day dese-vedly perish
from the earth in dishonor.
Here. around the graves of our
fathers. let each one search his own
heart and let none falter at the thought
OF battling. il need be. Tor the nations
honor. for the nations rights and for
the protection of our fellow citizens
the world over Let US first prepare
ourselves well and then let Us stand
reaCg. even as our forefathers stood
ready, TO give the last full measure OF
devotion to the defence Of our country
her free institutions and to the conse- /
quent advancement OF civilization upon
the earth"
At the close Of Gen. PershinE's ad-
dress. Mrs. Mary Ross Kiester recited
The Biouvac OF the Dead"
Cobb Praises Veterans
Zach Lamar Cobb gave an address on
the blessings OF American citizenship, |