South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
CITY HONORS ITS
DEAD HEROES
Parade and Decoration of
Graves in Morning and
Afternoon Exercises.

Cloudy weather prevailed the en-
tire day and though 10 threatened 10
rain just before the time for the pa
rade TO start the day passed without
any more than a very slight sprinkle
about $3.50 a. II.
The parade formed at Fourth and
Main SITS. and moved rOrth on Main
90 the north side and the three Gene
teries Tor the decoration of the vet
Grams and other graves. Following
is the lineup Of the parade:
Platoon OF city police. Dodge Co.
band, Mishawaka lodge. No. 453. X
Of p; Monitor lodge. no. ESQ, l. o.
o. F.: Mishawaka lodge. 40. 1852.
l.. o. T. ~; Enterprise camp. No. 46,
w. o. w: Wooden Co band: Misha-
waka tent. no. u. K. O. T. NJ: Pei
ton camp, no. Ass. NJ W. A.;
Mishawaka tribe, 80 3O4. I. %. r.
NJ. and other societies; Red Cross
nurses high school drum corps.
hoy scouts. Army and Navy union.
Spanish-AmeriCan war veterans and
public schools. c. A. r.. and dec
Grated automobiles
After the parade formed and be-
side. Bingham and Main school stu
dents lined up on each side Of the
parade between Lincoln way and
Third ST. and, led by one of the
bands. sang America" and "Colum-
bia" At the Battell school the stu
dents were lined along the street.
where the parade paused long
enough for the children 90 sing the
first and last stanzas OF The Star
Spangled Banner" TO the accompani-
ment Of one OF the bands
Exercises were held in the after
noon in Battell park. The invocation
was pronounced by the Rev. d. d.
Spangler. the benediction by the
Rev. L. c. Rogers, and the memorial
address on "Our Responsibility
Among the Nations" by the Rev f.
=. ShOufier. pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church and a Spanish-American
war veteran. He said in part:
This year there is a deeper note
than usual in the observance Of Me-
mortal day. AS we pause TO lay gar
lands OF flowers upon the graves Of
our heroic dead we cannot put a
blossom or wreath above them with
. out sensing the need OF the spirit of
those who gave us this nation and
those who saved il from dissolution.
AS we stop TO perform our solemn
duty. we are reminded of a glorious
past AS we rise TO face the new
responsibilities of this hour we catch
a vision OF the future none the less
splendid. We are assuming new and
large obligations. The flag that now
floats peacefully above the land OF
the free and the home Of the brave
viii soon occupy a place in the far
flung battle lines OF Europe.
Our Heritage.
Regardless Of what we must meet
today we cannot ignore the fact that
our present heritage has been pur-
chased at great cost our boys have
enlisted and marched away but his
tory is only repeating itself and we
are reminded Of the splendid army
OF the Potomac. Sherman's march
TO the sea. and the many conflicts
that extend through the period Of
time from Fort Sunipter to Apo
rnattOx. We need not reCite that
tragic story. but only a few Of those
who took part in that conflict re-
main to experience the fruitage OF
their sacrifice. The same principle
as we have fought for before con-
fronts US now, except that IL is a
greater problem. the freedom Of the
seas and the liberation OF the op-
messed. Our priceless heritage must
be passed on in the name of democ-
racy.
I'VE had a dream Of universal
peace. would 10 God that IL were
fruei But our fondest hopes were
buried in a mad cataClysm nearly
three years aEC. Suddenly the world
was awakened by war drums.
screaming ffce end brayinC bugles
c.IUnr men u a-ms The whole earth
rocle,, 20 tne step of millions OF
marching men rushing into battle.
we heard the SONG: 'On earth peace,
good viii 20 men die away in the
discord Of hate as che hand of Mars
ti~btened about the throat Of the
world and the distressing cry went
forth that the Prince Of Peace had
been dcthroned We saw the struc-
ture which had been built upon a
foundation or brotherly love totter
and fan into a torrent Of blood. Ola
we not have international agreement
for the peaceful settlement Of diffi-
cuiues9 Did we not feel that the
men or All races were learning 20
know one another better and that
tbeir more intimate relationships
were binding them into fraternal
unity rendering war impossible Re
rardless of these conditions. the
world war is raging, Erowing fercer
and more terrible as the months
have slipped by A ruthless Caesar
OF modern times I'm his dispicaole
greed for victory and world domin-
ion has staUcd bloody footed over
tho bodies of innocent men, women
and children. whom he has murder
Cd some in whose veins hoWed the
blood Of America They were muir
dered upon the hirh seas. they were
STARVED. they were made sloFes and
exposed ro torture hy dispotism
that laughs az virtue sneers ar
mercy and eloats over human suf-
Ifa-fn~ We must not despair or