The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-07-06
IAN APPRECIA1IvE ECHO
OF MEMORIAL DAYS

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At the last meeting of Greenwood
Post No. 10. G. A. r., the following
appreciation and resolution concern
ing the Observance of Memorial days
was adopted and request made that it
be published:
Commencing on Memorial Sunday
at the First Baptist church with ap-
propriate music ard a very compre-
hensive sermon by the Rev. A. d.
Fairbanks, Full of patriotic, histor-
ical facts and lessons, such as the
present and future generations need
% keep in remembrance. the entire
service, both at the church and at the
City park on the following wednes-
day. was one not easily forgotten.
The Sons of Veterans of Canon
Tity and vicinity took entire charge
of the arrangements fer Wednesdays
seremon;es, cheerfully accepting the
task and entering upon memorial duty
with an energy and devotion that
made the occasion a splendid sue
cess. Their systematic organization
and consecrated endeavors and the
hearty cooperation of the public was
very gratifying TO the members of the
post and their fimil'es.
'-The clarion call of the bugle of
Charles Jenkins at O'Clock on the
morning of "Wednesday. May 30th.
hrou1i,t mt ,orr,, sI,, .ha ,,,a-,h1-. -
the Sons OF Veterans committees.
who decorated the graves of ISL of
our fallen heroes in Greenwood and
Lakeside cemeteries with flowers and
evergreens so generously furnished by
our people and made into boquets and
wreaths by fifty dies representing
Greenwood Women's Relief Corps and
! u 5. Grant Circle. Ladies of the G.
A. r. Masses of bloom and immor-
telles we're also placed upon the
mound TO the unknown dead in the
/ City park in honor OF those who lie
in forgotten graves. and strewn upon
the waters OF the Arkansas river in
recognition of the heroic men who
lost their lives in the naval service
OF their country
The Memorial day parade. which
moved at 9 O'Clock in the morning.
was one highly creditable to the pa
triotism OF the community. In recog-
milton of the tribute paid to our
comrades who have gone before and
to us. the living. who we're asso
ciated with them on the field of car
mage, the members OF Greenwood Post
/ No. 10. G. A. r.. have ordered the
adoption of the subjoined resolution:
THAT to the Sons of Veterans and
their associates who assisted them in
their work we tender our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation. Their per-
feet planning and carrying out of the
Memorial dty exercises on May go
which inspired the great hearted CO.
operation of our patriotic and frater-
nal organizations and the people Of
the community generally. was to us
extremely pleasing and presages in
creased interest in the observance Of
future Memorial days IL they will
tShahAo 1dlthk Nff- NOEulnE
coming years the good work so auspi.
ciously begun
BE II further resolved. that the
thanks of Greenwood C. A. r. Post
Is due and Is hereby rendered 10 the
press for its uniform and generous
work In giving publicity to every pat
riotic movement inaugurated by our
people having for its object the better
ment Of the community, the county
and the commonwealth. To It we voice
the rratitude of our veterans and OF
our new soldiers so lately mustered
into the military service Of our be.
loved country
b. F. RoCKAFELLow,
NATHAN WARD.