The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-06-01
OBSERVED
Business Activities Suspended in Our
Village While Citizens Honor
Our Soldier Dead, Tuesday.
Impressive Services Mark the Annual
E Observance-E L. Mcmillan De-
: - n livers Eloquent Address.

nVefS Eloquent AdQreSS. Sc
Tuesday was Memorial day, and citi-
zens throughout the United States
paid homage to the honored soldier
dead. The first observance of Mem
orial day was held in 1868, and it
due to the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, which was organized two years
previous thereto. Each year since that
time citizens have observed the day
with increasing tenderness, as the
ranks of the surviving veterans grow
thinner. EE, 49,
Reverent services for the gallant
soldiers who won the, immortal VIC
tory for Union and Liberty, more than
half century ago, marked the observ
ance Of the day in Princeton, and an
audience Of about 800 people filled the
spacious Armory where the exercises
were conducted. The ,honored living
were remembered as we'll as the re-
vered dead, and the program carried
out was particularly appropriate.
The old soldiers congregated at the
T. H. Galley residence at 1 o'clock,
and after listening to- several selec-
lions by the Princeton band, and
song by pupils from Miss Davis room,
formed in line and marched to the
Armory. Seats had been reserved for
the cold boys in blue" in the center
section, we'll up toward the front, and
80 Of the gallant veterans attended the
exercises. ~ 80 -. = 80
"Homeland Melodies" selection by
that ever popular organization, the
High School orchestra, was the open
ing number Of the program. A quin-
tet composed of Mesdames Cooney and
Gibson, Miss Marguerite Byers and
Messrs. Grover and Charles Umbe-:
hooker then sang. ..They Sleep on
Fields Of Battle" in touching man.
Ener. After prayer by Rev. E. B.:
Service, the quintet sang, "Our Com
rades Sleep" and then Irene Umbe-
hooker and Chester Gooney favored
the audience with q violin Duet.
Attorney E. L. Mcmillan, who de-
livered the Memorial day address, was
next INTRODUCED by Rev. Samuel john
son in a few, we'll chosen sentences,
in which he said that Mr.. Mcmillan
needed no introduction to an audience
composed as that one was Of friends
and neighbors. That Mr.. Mcmillan did
justice to the subject and occasion, no
one who is acquainted with his emf
nent ability could doubt, and those
who listened to his patriotic message
delivered sincerely, solemnly and i'm
pressively were inspired to better citi-
Zenship. The Union has been fortu-.
nate enough to secure a copy of the
address, and with pleasure gives it
hereunder in full:
Again has Memorial day come to us,
bringing with it it's sacred memories
of the past. Again are we brought
together to dwell for a time among
those memories, and to honor our
selves in honoring those, who in the
hour of our country's greatest need,
magnificently responded to our coun-
try's call; to consecrate ourselves anew
to our present and future duties, in
our country's present and future needs,
be they what they may. We are come
that these veterans, surviving heroes
Of great heroic epoch, may
know that their great service is re-
membered still; that their great ex-
ample is still our great incentive, still
arousing our greatest emulation.
For each one the day is filled with
memories all his own.
At this time I might call attention
to the fact that Memorial day has an
added significance this year, as the
nation, and the northwest in particu-
lar, mourns the recent passing of one
who contributed far more than it usu--
ally falls to the lot Of one man to con-
tribute to the world-Mr. James j.
Hill. Mr.. Hill ever displayed deep
Army Of the Republic, and it was not
alone his work as an empire builder
that made him honored among men.
His interest in all matters that affect
ed the welfare of the state and nation
was keen, but he was especially inter-
|ested in affairs relating to the G. A. r.
So it is only proper that we pause
for a moment in these exercises, and
pay a reverent tribute of respect to
the distinguished citizen of our state,
whose worldly career is closed.
Among my earliest recoAections is
that of very little boy, solemnly lis
tenfng words of solemn praise and
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