The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1916-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES

ganlZatl0n under the name Oh the
"Woman's Club" can be depended
upon for real service.
Last year the veterans were loud
in their praise Of the women for TAX
ing over the details of the services
and again this year their gratitude is
most heartily voiced. Perhaps the
greatest factor in the success Of the
understanding was the warm support
given by the town people in general.
The entire day was given over as a
memorial to the boys in blue and gray
and with such cooperation it simply
had to be success.
The members of the Woman's Club
together with the school children
from both schools assembled on the
court house lawn, marchidng in a body
TO the theatre where to the stirring
strains from the Flagstaff band they
were seated. A pretty conceit was the
white gowns of the ladies with the
simple but effective decorations of a
small American flag. The ushers,
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Colin Campbell,
Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Suit, quickly
seated the large crowd and the
audience had the opportunity to view
the very artistic decorations before
the call to order by the chairman.
A profussion of flags and flowers
made a pretty setting for the speak
ers and the committee in charge de-
serve praise. The invocation by Mr..
Epperly was followed by a song,
America-the audience standing.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, with
out which no memorial exercise is
complete, was splendidly given by
Mrs. H. E. Johnston. Next came a
medley of patriotic airs given by the
Music department interspersed with
solos by Mrs. ]. NJ. Wilson, Mrs. C.
B. Wilson, Mrs. F. o. Allen, Miss
Sweeting and Miss Metcalf.
The new president of the club, Mrs.
w. F. Griffin, next introduced the
speaker Of the day in such happy
manner that we would give it entire.
each year, throughout our land,
the Both day Of May is set aside as
day sacred to the memory of those
brave and heroic men Of the North
and South who gave their services
and their lives for the cause they
loved so well.
eve now remember, too, the fine
men who died for their nations honor
in the war with Spain, and, this year,
the occasion has special interest, due
to the fact that attention is being
everywhere directed to the multitude
Of our fallen brothers across the sea,
as we'll as those of our comrades who
lost their lives in Mexico.
at is ever source Of qualification
at such a time as this to have some
one with us who can adequately and
eloquently express the deep feeling Of
loyalty, Of patriotism, of sympathy,
and reverence we cherish in our
hearts and it is for that reason that
it is indeed great pleasure for me
to introduce to you this morning Mr..
Robert S. Fisher, of Phoenix, an ora
tor whose ability is too well known in
Flagstaff, to need further mention,
Mr.. Fisher"
Mr.. Fisher won his audience from
the start by taking as his theme
"Lincoln"-later touching upon "pre-
paredness" as perhaps the greatest
problem before out nation today.
Following the address of the day
Miss Elsie Stevenson read "The Blue
and the Gray" the rendition Of which
brought forth loud applause from her
audience.
The next number was quartet by
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Switzer and the
Misses Metcalf and Sweeting-r
which the Benediction closed the very
impressive exercises.
Automobiles conveyed the soldiers
and their friends to the cemetery
where the usual ritual for the day
was read by Mr.. c. d. Thorpe and
the effective ceremony Of decorating
the graves Of the sleeping veterans
was carried out.
While as is usual when details Of
service is to be worked out-there are
only few to see it throughput not
one of the members Of the club who
gave their service-but are glad to
have done so. Next year, we venture
to prophecy-the veterans will want
the Woman's Club to again take
charge. The club wish to thank the
Flagstaff band for their selections,
the merchants for closing during the
services, and to Mr.. Costigan for II"
use Of the theatre and to all who
assisted in any way.