Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY
Program of Exercises in Wauseon Monday, May 31st
A Thought For Decoration Day-The Soldiers
of The Sixties-The Monument For
FultOns Soldiers

Decoration Day will be observed /
in Wauseon next Monday May 31st. |
To the minds of all true Americans
the day has come to have an almost
sacred significance; it is at once a
memorial of one of the most momen-
tuous victories for moral progress
in the history of the nation, and of
the men who by their loyalty and
self-sacrifce accomplished that VIC
tory. Time has taken away much
of the bitterness, we stand to day a
united nation with the stain of hu-
man slavery wiped clean from our
national banner; free nation work.
ing together toward yet higher and
nobler national ideals. 1t is a good
thing for every man and woman for
every 10y and gi1i to think of these
things and Decoration Day furnishes
a splendid opportunity for so doing.
We all need to remind ourselves of
how much Of national blessings have
been conferred upon us by that which
was worked out in the past and also
to realize the responsibilities of citi-
zenship in the present and future.
The program for the exercises as
they appear below will be well worth
listening to and thinking over:
Line Of march leaves G. A. K.
Hall at 9:3O, veterans and school chill
dren in line.
Program at Cemetery
Song. seventh and Eighth Grades
Prayer. ..... .......... Rev. Ashton
Song seventh and Eighth Grades
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Helen Keough
Grafton .... Bryan Heise
Decoration of Graves, Camp Fire Girls
Afternoon program in High School
Assembly Room at 1:15.
Song Fifth and Sixth Grades
PRAYER Post Chaplain
Song ..... Fifth and Sixth Grades
Recitation on......... Ada Cummings
Song Fifth and Sixth Grades
Reading of Gen. Logan's General Or
ders. No. 11....... John Outcalt
Reading Roll of Honor
Address .... Hon. Chas. 7. Stahl
America
A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Fling the starry banner to the
breeze on Decoration Dav and put all
your heart and soul into grateful
salute for its protection-for the pro-
lection vouchsafed by the men who
bore It so nobly in 81. With half
the world locked in bloody combat, the
Stars and Stripes deserve the un-
swerving homage of all the people
they cover-a homage of unquestion-
ing allegiance and neutrality.
We, of all the great nations. are
free to enjoy life-the rest are COM
pelled to fight for the very roofs
which shelter them; the very bread
4 thev eat. What would they give to
dwell in free America?
So, when you honor the fallen
bows who wore the blue and the gray
when you remove your hat, as the
thin line of surviving heroes files by
remember what thew fought for
and salute the flag. Remember what
they preserved, and be faithful, 10y.
al, neutral Americans.
SOLDIERS OF THE SIXTIES
When we think of these men of the
sixties we inevitably remember the
cause they represented and for which
they fought; it was to preserve the
government which had cost so much
to establish and which was as Lin
coin QeSCTlDeu IL III uuCAlOA dOA,
words Of Gettysburg government
of the people. by the people and fol
the p"nt,c, government based upo1
the fundamental principles of human
freedom, equality before the law ant
impartial justice to all. They wer'
of gain or conquest, not actuated b.
men not moved to war by the hop,
fanatical doctrines, by the spirit o
No.
we're men who fought for the eAten
sion of the same freedom, which the.
charished as their own inalienabl
right, to those that were held in bon
dage and under oppression. Homo
them for their loyalty to the Uniol
for the principles they maitained. TO
the noble motives which actuate
them and for the service they rem
dered to the nation and to all human
ity.
To us of Fulton county the though
of the proposed monument, by whic
these soldiers of tht sixties who wen
from Fulton county are to be com
memorated, quite naturally occurs a
this time. That monument neve
has appeared to be more certain {
being built than it does to-day. |
response to notices sent out to sui
scribers money has been coming
from these subscribers until there
at present nearly $4,000 in the trea'
ury and there is more yet to com
The commissioners found when the
came to act upon the matter Of NAL
ing an appropriation to help. bull
the monument, that they could M
Legally do so until ninty days frol
the time the act authorizing them
do so became law this delays ma
ters for a time, but with the none
in the treasury ready to use who
the Appropriation is made the truste'
Of the monument association will
able to make the final arrangement
for the purchase and erection of Il
monument in a short time and Il
prospect is that the monument w
be an accomplished fact before ne
Winter. The fund was recently !
creased by a contribution of SIS.
from Candalaria Camp Spanish Anne
ican War Veterans. There is n
likely to be too much money in t
fund. so those who have not as y
contributed need not hesitate on tn
account.
COMMENCEMENT
The York Township Eighth Ora
Commencement will be held at t
Zion church Monday evening MI