The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
Great Outpouring of People
Witnessed Grand Pageant
and Beautiful Ceremonies
at State Park and at First
Street Bridge
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS BY
JUDGE J. C. SCHWEIGERT

, column began to move along Main
street to the State park. opposite the
penitentiary. where the principal
ceremonies were held. George r.
Rockafellow as marshal of the day
rode at the head OF the column. fol-
lowed by Jas. II. Peabody. who had
command Of the first division of the
marchers. Other aides TO the mar
shal were Charles r. Tanner. c. E.
Receives and Judge Jas. l.. Cooper:
all OF them mounted. The parade was
one OF the most attractive ever seen
here on Decoration day and was near
ly mile in length. In addition to
the members OF Greenwood Post No.
10. Grand Army OF the Republic. and
is affiliated Organizations. the Relief
corps and the LADIES' of the G. 4. r..
there was in line the men.Ders Of
Company X. second inflntry. coiorado
Nstionai Guard. the Hirh School sdct
corps. city and county officials and
employees. the adm nistrati,e officials
OF South Canon and East Canoi,. tha
csnon City Fire deuaItment tna var
lots fratern / and benevolca; orgSr'
=siicns.
Hundreds of people assembled On
Mar street to witness the na-t ie a ~
to cheer the veterans as they rode by
Ia automohil -. There we're - ut
nifty soldiers OF the Civil war In at.
tendance at the days observance. Of
which three or four served in the Con
fedcrate army. At the corner OIL
First street the veterans and others
who had ridden in automobiles TO
that poina dismounted and walked to
the speakers stand near the prison
entrance where seats were provided
for them. The Tituaiistic services at
tho mound for the unknown dead
were conducted by the members OF
Greenwood Relief CORPS and WIS very
impressive Later the beautiful cere
mony OF strewing flowers on the
waters for sailors and soldiers who
lost their lives at sea took place un-
der the direction OF the members OF
L, S. Grant Circle, Ladies' of the G.
A. r., from the First street bridge
Boquets OF bloom and color were
thrown upon the, Arkansas river TO be
carried down the stream by the cur
rent to find an unknown resting place
beneath the waters In their onward
rush to the ocean.
II was twenty minutes to IL O'Clock
when Judge Augustus Pease. master
of ceremonies called for attention al
the speakers stand and introduced
Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector OF
Christ Episcopal church. who invoked
the blessing OF the Most Hieh upon
the observance Of the day. Then fol.
lowed the playing of Nearer My God
To Thee" by the Canon City band, the
people, by request. singing to its
leadership. Master Rinehart Dickson.
son of DIR. and Mrs. J. Homer Dickson.
read Lincoln's Gettysburg speech af
ter which Henry S. Howard OF Bur.
iington. Vermont. son of General o. o.
Howard. who commanded the Army o,
the Tennessee in 1864 during Sher.
mans famous march to the sea. was
introduced and spoke ut considerable
length Ia relation to events Of the
Civil war; dealing particularly with
unpublished Incidents in which his
father was participant. Mr.. Howard
Jr.. is n brothor-in-law OF Mrs. A. II
Burgess Of this city, and. with his
wife and family. il spending few
days hero.
An interestinE incident took place
~ the hpsAker,u stand . few minutes