The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-31
Memorial Day is Impressively
Observed by Usual Cere-
monies in National
Cemetery.
FRAlLEY IS ORATOR
State Senator Delivers Flo
4 quent Address in Praise Of
Honored Dead Of
Nation.

heoAuh Once again, PAID homage to
her soldier dead. Soldiers who, fifty
iive years ago, answered the call Of
the nations first martyr president.
and were sent into the southland to
help preserve and unite the sister
hood Of states, once more rormed into
line, and with their beloved flag float
Ing over their heads took up the
march to the '.bivouac OF the dead"
Soldiers OF eighteen years ago who
heard the call OF humanity and who
fastened to the south to march
shoulder to shoulder with the sons of
the men in gray. under the flag of
reunited country, likewise yesterday
took up the march to the last resting
place of their comrades. And there
were soldiers Of today and those of
tomorrow as well in the line which
formed the Memorial day parade as
1t moved out Main street to the Ma
tional cemetery.
The parade formed at Sixth and
Main streets. under the command Of
Lieut.. T. II. r. Rollins, marshal Of the
day, and Lieut.. Emile F.. Renaud. his
aide. The platoon of police came first.
The community band under the
leadership of J. F. Hedrick took
place at the head of the line follow
ing the police. The band was attired
!. IN their new uniforms OF white coat
and trousers with trimmings of pur-
pie and caps in purple. Company L
was next in line. Belknap post, head
ed by Chris Locke and his famous old
drum fell in behind the local militia,
and Terrence post followed their COM
rades. George ". Jenkins camp No. |
%, u. S. w. v. was next in line, and
behind these came the troops of boy
scouts.
The carriages containing the speak |
-ers. ofncersAof the day, city omcia.s \
and others brought up the rear OF the |
procession. Mayor Lotion, State
ser-tor J. r. Frailey, the Rev. e.
Leroy Steffey, chaplain, and E. L.
McCoid. president OF the day were In I
the first carriage. Commissioners
Hilpert and Hickey with Miss Nina |
Fulton were in the second carriage. +
Mrs. Busch and Mrs. Johnston were
in the third carriage.
At the Cemetery.
The procession moved out Main t.
Twelfth. and out Twelfth to Carroll !
and thence to the cemetery. At the
cemetery many of the old soldiers |
were Joined by their comrades, too I
feeble to make the entire march in
the heat, but determined to accom-
pany their comrades to the scene of
the exercises. The school children
who composed the chorus at the cen,-
etery formed the rear Of the process
sion as it moved down the beautiful I
winding road to the National ceme-
terry.
Once inside the enclosure with It's
greensward dotted at regular inter
walls with the white slabs, bearing
their story Of heroism in line CHS
elled across the top OF the stone, the
old soldiers and audience stood with
barred heads, while wreaths of flowers
we're tenderly laid on the monument
to the unknown dead. and while with
bowed heads, prayer for these
heroes was said. On each of tho
graves marked by the plain slab OF
white stone was laid a floral offering. I
tribute from loving hands to tho
soldier whose mortal dust had long
returned to immortal clay.
The exercises at the monument and
the grave completed, the assemblage
adjourned to the grand stand where
the balance Of the program was car
ried out r. l.. McCoid, president o! !
the day opened the ceremonies.
mr. McCoid in opening the exer-
cises, called attention to the signifi-
canoe OF the day and to the signifi-
canoe Of the program which would be I
rendered, in which the veterans and /
patriots of Keokuk were taking part. I
He introduced each of the speakers s
on the program in very happy way. I
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Invocation by Chaplain. II
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E. Leroy Steffey, pastor of the First
Methodist Protestant church, and {
chaplain OF the day. The school {
children's chorus of 225 voices under !
the leadership of Prof. P. c. Hayden q
then sang the national anthem THE t
Star Spangled Banner" Miss Nina 4
Valeri Hodge read General Logan's q
Order No. II, pertaining to the Oh t