The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-01

The Caughren theatre was packed
to capacity half an hour before the
time set for the beginning of the pro-
gram, but the period was filled in
with a delightful program by the
Mandolin Club. At 2:30 o'clock the
members of the G. A. R. and w. R. c.
filed in and took seats reserved for
them in the front of the theatre. Com
rade Norris, as master of ceremonies,
called the meeting to order. Rev. r.
w. Duel pronounced invocation.
After a selection by mixed quar-
tette composed of Miss Ida Thorson,
Mrs. R. E. Hansen, A. F. Strebel and
Ben Schaub, ten little misses from the
primary grades Of the public schools
cleverly executed song and drill,
Memorial Day Flowers" The tots
were Irene Moynihan, Helen Brown,
Isabel Hansen, Esther Larson, Mar
garet Rosenberger, lone Shulz, Leta
Butler and Sylvia Kopman.
Byron Palmer recited Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address feelingly and with
splendid display of oratory, following
which ten boys of the third and Fourth
grades put on an impressive pageant,
peace VS.. War;" Dressed in soldierly
uniforms and bearing rifles, they per-
formed an intricate drill under the
command of Charles Flynn, ending
with the firing of volley over the
heads of the audience. While crest
ing arms" little Bwinette Wahlstrom
strolled on the stage and convinced
Captain Flynn that drilling young
men to be soldiers was wrong and the
company was dismissed. Captain
Flynn's company were Loren Hanson,
Laurel Connolly, Emory Johnson, For
est Segers, Harry Palmer, George
Green, Newell Barnard and John Dol
sen, drummer.
Another pretty pageant and song,
"Hasten the Day." by pupils of the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades, follow
ed second number by the quar-
tette. The little misses participating
were: Myra Bowman, Lillian Rosen-
berger, Inez Brown, Alice Allen, Ruth
Nelson, Doris Gingery, Evelyn Kusba,
Isabel Conkey, Ariel Whipple, Mar
guerite Wakefield and Hermione Rob-
bers.
The address of the day was by Hon.
Charles NJ. Andrist, secretary to Gov
ernor Burnquist. Mr.. Andrist stated
that when the governor issued his
Memorial Day proclamation he urged
that the young people come to the
aid of the old soldiers in arranging
and carrying out programs, to assist
them in their age and infirmity, and
that he was pleased to see that idea
carried out in Sank Centre.
He declared he was glad that Mem
orial Day was observed, because in
the mad rush of the world we are too
much inclined to accept all situations
just as they are. On this day, how
ever, we go back into history and see
how the world has travelled. He said
it was not day for the dead, but a
day for the living; for the living to
learn lessons in patriotism, states
manship and correct living.
To bring out how one may learn
these principles, he pointed out at
length the progress of the country in
religion, politics and social life, and
how our forebears suffered to bring US
our present freedom in these matters.
He traced the early political history
especially, how our grandfathers,
though of different religions and ma
tionalities, banded together in the
cause of liberty and fought in the war
of the Revolution. He declared the
Declaration of independence the
greatest document ever penned by
man and that it made him "boil" to
hear any man disparage it. He pro-
claimed the right of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness the greatest
principles ever set down.
But, he said, the fathers of the doc
ument made a mistake when they pro-
claimed all men equal and this was
shown later, he added. Some men de-
NAAiSo w hOiu Vic 1cSIO DIS dn equal
and the Civil War resulted. Turning
to the veterans, he said: "You were
the ones who had to pay the price;
you and the. comrades who fought
with you and who never came back;
you who thrust forward your breasts
as wall for the safety of the nation.
"Now what does today mean? It
means that the United States has
gone through an awful struggle. It's
life hung in the balance for a time
but after the storm has come a great
peace.
II congratulate you members of the
G. A. R. The country owes you debt
it cannot repay. Because of you we
have today this united nation and this
peace which we cherish, and I con-
graduate you who are here that you
are living to see present conditions
and that is somewhat of a recomnense