Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Memorial Day Fittingly
Observed At Fort Y Yates
Big Parade Led by Band, Flag Salute and
Patrioric Speeches Feature Memorial
Day Program al Fl. Yates

SOSOANSAJ
served in Fort Yates with a fitting
program, and there was large at
tendance present from the different
reservation districts and neighbor-
ing towns.
The program commenced at 1
O'Clock with parade by the pupils
OF the Agency Boarding school, who
formed a parade and marched to
the Agency flag staff where the
band played and flag salute exer-
cises were carried out by the school
children.
From there the possession headed
by the band, and following in order,
the school children, Indian societies
and citizens, marched to the Catho-
lie cemetery. After the singing of
America by the assemblage, Super
intendent ]. B. Kitch delivered his
address.
Mr.. Kitch's address was appro-
pirate. He dwelt briefly on the
significance of the occasion, an d re-
viewed what had been accompolish-
ed by the Indians on this reserva-
tion in the way of loyalty to the
government. He impressed partic-
ularly upon the children the value
Of discipline, obediance and respect
for the flag. The teachers in the
schools and employees of the reser.
vation are trying their best to teach
the children this in order that when
the present generation attain their
majority they may be free and in
dependent citizens. He also said
thatwh.ae all could aot carry arms
in the present war, yet everyone
could be Of service to his country
in different capacities for which
they were better fitted, and asked
every Indian and white farmer pre-
sent to do his bit in increasing food
crop production on the reservation.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
delivered by 7. H. Caldwell. and
was one Of the features Of the ex-
ercises.
Rev. Father Bernard made his
address mainly in the Sioux langu-
age. But he opened by saying that
he had just returned from Bismarck
where he had been at the bedside of
Rev. Father Martin Kenel who was
dyine, and sent with him mes
sage for the Indians of the Standing
Rock reservation among whom he
labored for sver 20 years. Father
Martin from his death-bed sent to
his Indian friends his best wishes,
and it was his desire to be remem-
bered Upon this occasion. Father
Bernard payed a fine tribute to
Rev. Martin and then concluded
his address in Sioux.
Rev. DR.. Beede, county Judge of
Sioux county delivered the main
address, copy of which is in pos
session OF the Pioneer. Time and
space forbids to publish it entirely
this week but it follows in part:
1t is fitting that we shall espec-
tally remember the heroic dead,
who, for the sake Of the last best
hope on earth, gave the full meas
ure ofs human sacrifice for their
country. And to this end custom
set apart this day for the commemo-
ration OF those who died in the
Civil war; though in more recent
times we have included, by our
devotions on this day, not only
those who wore the blue and the
gray but all the dead who in Gods
Providence, has passed away. And
this is truly fitting, for there is a
true patriotism in the home and in
the field which may be equal to the
patriotism upon the battlefield, and
we may believe that the Creator
measures devotion by the patient
faith with which each man per.
forms his allotted duties whether
great or small in the eyes of men
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