The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-07
CANON CITY
HONORED THE
HEROES OF 81
WEDNESDAY,
PARADE OF VETERANS AND 9TH
ER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
MORNING WAS FOLLOWED BY
EXERCISES AT STATE PARK.
BUSINESS ENTIRELY
SUSPENDED DURlAG DAY

The veterans of the Civil war. both
Union and Confederate, more than for
ty strong, who, with unfaltering foot
stems. marched thru the streets of
Canon City on Wednesday to the State
park to do honor to the memory Of
double praise is INSTRUMENTATION
for their unselfish and sturdy defense
on the field of battle OF principle OF
government they believed to be right,
and for the sturdy fashion in which
they have kept alive the spirit of
patriotism that stirred them TO ac-
ton in the days of the rebellion AL
tho the Quickened and elastic step of
1861 has given way to the tottering
and uncertain tread of 1917, the de-
votion of these men to the flag OF
their common country. now that
brotherliness and fraternity has taken
the place of hatred and strife. is an
example of patriotism which their chill
dren and their chuldren's children will
do well to emulate. These brave men
and the heroic women who remained
at home to make sacrifices hardly less
exacting for their country suffered
physically, mentally and materially
for the cause in which they were en-
listed. Because the patriotic spirit
OF their day has been cherished and
kept alive by precept and example the
men and women of today feel deeper
reverence for the flag and the spien-
did government il represents.
The Grand Army of the Republic
has been instrumental in keeping be-
fore the hearts of the people of the
United States that feeling of loyalty
which prompted her sons to fight the
Spanish-American war to successful
conclusion and will be the inspiration
that will enable them to carry the
struggle in which we are now engaged
with Germany to a like termination.
1t was because of the G. A. X. and the
beneficent things it stands for that the
people of Canon City, irrespective of
party alignment or personal opinion.
on Wednesday united to honor the
living as well as the departed citizen
soldiery of a generation and more
ago. II was a tribute of love and
esteem. of appreciation and thanks
for what they did to make the nation
broader, better and more enduring.
Their monument is a country which
is looked upon by the oppressed from
the four corners of the earth as the
Mecca of liberty and equality; as the
country where there is neither car
nor kaiser. but where there is equality
of opportunity and where every man,
previous condition of servitude, is a
y,eer OF every other man before the
law.
The Memorial day parade on Main
street Wednesday morning was not
so imposing perhaps as some of those
in years gone by. but was neverthe-
less in every way creditable to the
community. The marching column
was organized in four divisions and
included the various patriotic. mu-
nicipal, benevolent and fraternal or
ganizations of the city. Martial mu-
sic was furnished by a fife and drum
corps and at the head of the third III
vision marched the High School Co
det corps under the command of
Franklin Little. Everywhere in the
parading column there were flags and
the line of march was made attractive
by the national colors. Nearly every
body carried "old Glory and seemed
a bit prouder this year than usual for
the privilege of doing So
At the corner OF First and Main
streets the column was halted where
the beautiful ritualistic service
of the C. A. r. and the woman's Re
lief corps was held at the mound in
the State park in honor Of the un-
known dead. Following this feature
of the program. the ladies of the c.
A. r. strewed flowers from the First
street bridge upon the Arkansas river
in honor of the unknown sailors of
the republic who went down to the
sea in ships in order that their coun-
try might live aitho they themselves
might drown.
Nearly two thousand people were at
the park to take part in the patriotic
observance of the day. Following the