The Washburn leader., 1916-05-12
Memorial Day Com
mcnoration Here
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By e. J. q. Reid

By E. J. q. Reid
Memorial Day Motto: Thou
shalt bless the Lord thy God for
the good land which he hath
given thee. Deut. 10.
1t speaks well for our nation,
that Memorial Day is coming to
be celebrated also as Peace Day.
In remembering tn veterans
Of our war we also remember
the blessings and desirabiity
of Peace.
OUR SOLEMN ANNIVERSARY
Gbd of our .Fatherg! this day
we are free,
Because of the heroes who sleep
in the dust,
Make us and keep us a nation
to Thee,
Faithful as they to- their God
given trust.
lovingly strew then above each
green grave.
Flowers from the woods, from
the garden and field;
Their lives for the life Of the na-
tion they gave,
Lowed, and defended and with
their blood sealed.
Soon the last comrade of the
Grand Army must fall; but the
organization will live on in the
work It has done; and the dead
soldier will speak to the future
az he speaks today, breathing
new life. into, the generations of
young men as they shall march.
to TIE Front in the management
of the great political, economic
al, and commercial interests of
our nation.
In the war the. comrades that;
compose the grand army fought
the battles for the Union. Since
peace was declared they have
fought the battles Of the COM
ing centuries. They have demon
strated the peaceful organiza-
tion, and good citizenship can
not only rephir the rayages Of
war but can build up-a nation
upon a more solid and endur-
ing basis than upon warships
and arsenals.
When the, last prayer shall be
t.c:l. ox,or -%ho lost hood oom
rade and the last requiem
shall be sung over his grave, he
will still speak to the living both
Of the past and the future. His
voice will be heard in the loyalty
Of his children. and in the de-
votion to the; old. flag.
Soon this great proud nation
will strew flowers and weep over
.ita dead. Through their lives an
honorable peace has been brough
to our doors.
long may the flag that they
SO nobly defended wave over
this favored country! Long may
the nation g children gather un-
dor it's folds and fling its colors
INTO the untainted atmosphere Of
loyalty.
s%s .Jaast Back of the Lines Of the
Civil War, as told by an old
omrade: "Hello' l said,
sssswhat are you tdoing here joint
Fever" he answered, in the
offhand familiar way, ''tyFhoid
malaria nearly did me up. I've
been here nearly two months. J"
lid have died sure if they'd
left me in that field camp. Oh,
but its tough to think how
many might be alive today #
they had my luck and got into
good hospital as / did:
u Most all the boys laughed
said,' when they heard the
Lrs. bullets sing, but they didn 7
laqeIh long. In one place the
Ere1Was 80 hot that all you could
do was Just to stretch out 4 flat
n the grOun0 anu 4aStAel. s
<1Gpeaking Of caltridges,
Some Of the boys ran short be-
cause they had thrown away q
lot III their haNersacks, but i
I had put two belts full IN 4 pair.
of old socks and pinned them
I 2;ji jiinside my shirt, 90 / had plenty.
xas peppering away From be-
& hind an Old brick chimney when
ss, on of the boys from the Ihirt-
|aenth called out to me I'm 2 al
q in q whisper "a out
l; Il lesd, That was the last 4