Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
serve, protect and defend at all times,
and ut all costs, the Liberty, the Unity,
and Honor of our common country.

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and Honor of our common country.
Rain began to interfere with the
program, and the gathering went into
the court house, where the balance
of the days exercises were given.
Following the playing of the Funera
March from Chopin and "The Star
Spangled Banner by st. Stephens
band, Rev. Richard Evans, pastor Of
the First Methodist church, offered
prayer, after which the Wausau Lied
erkranz sang, Der Friedhof" The
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress by S. B. Tobey was followed by
a fitting address by Fred w. Genrich
He explained the reason for observing
Memorial day and spoke on the past
struggles our government passed
successfully through, and dwelt on the
present critical time in the history OF
this country.
Mr.. GenricA said, There has
been no time in the history of this
nation when its citizens have more
needed to be mindful of the, theory
or system of government established
! by our forefathers, through their wis
dom and devotion to the welfare of
mankind; they gave us form of gov
ernment more just and perfect than
any other ever conceived by man.
Through all the years our fathers
hnxr I'D
through years of depression and want,
through prosperity, through peace and
war Aye by the sacrifice of thousands
of lives of the young manhood of the
country in order to pass on to us the
blessings we now enjoy. In this great
crisis, in this gigantic conflict in
which we are now engaged we must
be mindful of the sacred duty and
obligation resting upon us to defend
them.
Never before in the history of this
great country has there been such
need of united citizenship, and also
the cooperation and support of every
man, woman and child in supporting
and maintaining this our country,
The stars and stripes forever
Miss Ellen Marie Kruger appeared
on the program next and gave a reci-
tation, Your Flag and My Flag" The
Liederkranz then gave second selec-
ton, die Nacht." Casper Fenhaus,
an old veteran, entertained the large
gathering with one of the popular
songs of the civil war, Come Go With
Me-" which was very well received.
After the playing of "The Red, White
and Blue" DR.. d.. j. Williams, pastor
and Blue" by the band, DR.. D. ].
Williams, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, gave an ap-
propriate address. DR.. Williams
spoke on Memorial day as one of the
greatest days in the history of Amer
lean people. He also spoke on former
days of struggle, which brought tri-
umphant victory, and the establish
ment once and for all time of the
principles of liberty and free
dom on American soil. His address
included remarks on the present war
we are now involved in, and said;
This war is our war. 1t is war
for freedom and triumph of democ-
racy.
l thank God that we as a nation
are one in this war l thank God to-
day for the President of the United
States. Our prayers should ascend
today for our great Godfearing Presi-
dent who largely holds in his hands
the destiny of the world and upon
whose heart weighs heavily the cause
and welfare of human freedom. Even
his program of selective draft put
forth at this time is an advance step
in democracy. Time was when only
the willing went and the shirker
stayed at home. Time was when the
less competent volunteered and the
competent could evade. Time was
when the rich man hired the poor
mans son to go in his stead. The
condition of the country today is that
of a nation volunteering, and the most
competent for service are selected.
Men and women in every walk of life
are called to serve. Not only the boys
in khaki and navy, blue are sum-
moned to render service to their coun>
try, but the boys in overalls, as well.
We have CommanderinC Chief,
thank God, who is far-visioned, wise,
noble, patient, discreet, long suffering,
and humble before God, and who is
bearing a burden today greater than
that of any man in the history of the
United States of America. And when
l so speak l am not unmindful of the
task of Washington and the task of
Lincoln. The accomplishments of
Washington, aided by the fathers of the
Revolution; the accomplishments of
Lincoln, supported by your loyal eff
forts, my comrades, are the very
achievements which make the task Of
Wilson and of his generation the great
est known to American craftsmanship.
Woodrow Wilson, the President of the
United States of America needs our
prayers. He needs our loyalty; he
needs our implicit confidence, and,
my friends, he has them al"
AS the closing song America" was
sung with band accompaniment. Rev.
Richard Evans said benediction. JOS
eph Susor of Cutler Post. No. 55. G. A.
R., and flower girls and Boy Scouts
went to the cemeteries and placed
flowers on the graves of the departed
veterans. The flower girls for the day
were Lillian Tiller, Elsa Schmidt,
Marie Schmidt, Esther Kurth. Cynthia
Balwin.
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