Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-31
FL0WERSFOR
SOLDIER
De AD
Decoration Day Is Observed
With Appropriate Exer-
cises, Dr.. Ed Bywater De-
fvering Principal Address

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with music and words of tribute
10 tho memory OF the heroes Of tho
nation. tho annual Decoration day ex-
crcises were held Tuesday afternoon
at the opera house. Following the
opening numbers Of tho program.
tia reading OF tho orders Of the day.
etc.. the welcome was extended TO the
largo audience BY the q. A. n. COM
mander. which was followed by other
muaical and literary selections.
The address Of the day was dsliv-
cred by Or. I'D. Bywater. who spoke
sloquently and forcefully Of the pa
triotism around which tho thought OF
the occasion was entwined. The pre-
sent year marked the completion Of
half century since tho surrender Of
Lees southern army at AppomattoA..
tho rounding out of the so years
ehus making Of the 1915 Observance
Of Memorial day especially notable,
TNhs doctor dwelt briedy upon the
closing Of the war. then 70 the thin
ming ranks Of the Veterans and the
few more years when there would
be none left to follow che Dag on
Memorial day 10 do reverence TO the
memory Of their fallen comrades.
Then Old Glory was traced from its
birth through the years Of It's strife
and the Victories that had attended
Il since II was iirst Aoated. It's 10
stripes marking the Is colonies. The
spcakcr endorsed a moro general dis
play OF tho Nag. and favored the en-
actment OF law that would give the
stars and stripes fuller place in the
education Of tho boys and girls Of
the nation.
"our boys Of the army and navy
never pass q nag that they are not
expected to reverently salute" said
Mr.. Bywater. would Il not be JUST
iy htting that every citizen OF our
country who shares the protection OF
that grand old dag be required to
reverently salute II each dayY There
10 no question that the foreignJborn
had, who comes to this country by
adoption, would soon learn the way
OF the American lad, and learn to
love and reverence II as his flag, and
were this done. believe II would
not be long until there would be no
such thing as a hyphenated Ameri-
can--all our citizens would be pre-
pared all the time to reverence and
adore II In the proper manner OF 10y
atty. and every red-blooded AmerI-
can would stand ready to 10 willing
1y at his country's call to follow II in
honor and defense.
To-day one OF the great questions
before our congress In Washington
assembled is that Of preparedness.
and | believe that II In the past few
years the citizenry OF this United
States had been taught to respect our
hag more, that there would needs be
less money spent today to create a
sentiment to make laws to protect It.
Our country stands for peace and
goodwill to every land. We have
here all that we need to make us
happy and give us the things that
God wanted us TO have. and In that
gift He has favored us more than
any other nation on the face OF the
earth" M
After paying tribute TO the boys
who carried the war through to
sinal victory. the speaker referred |
to the part OF woman In all the wars
OF the United States. and especially
TO the part which she had In the
strife Of the eos. or her and her
work no said M s
"Pause with me, honored veterans.
20 pay o tribute to the broken
hcarted mother who gave her son to |
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