The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-31
MEMORIAL
DAY WELL
OBSERVED
All Honor Paid the Heroes
Who Built and Saved
the Nation
FINE PATRIOTIC REVIVAL
Decoration of Graves, Parade, Music
and Patriotic Addresses Mark
the Program.


Moscow arose to the occasion on
Memorial day. The day was beauti-
fully observed. All citizens entered
into it's observance in a spirit of con-
secration that made deep and lastiny
| impression on the community. The
solemn significance of the day was
| fully sensed and the exercises, from
beginning to end, were appropriate and
beautiful
The decoration of the graves in the
morning; the parade in the afternoon,
the column made up of the remnants
left of the band, the G. A. R. veterans,
the Spanish-American war veterans
and the cadet battalion; and finally
the inspiring program at the Uni
versity of Idaho-all made of the day
one to stand out in the annals of the
community.
Ranks Are Growing Thin.
Through the thoughtfulness of the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
automobiles in abundance were on
hand to carry the good men and wom-
Ell who played their parts in the Civil
war. Time has thinned their ranks,
but they were on hand promptly. Calls
to duty in these later days have now
thinned the ranks of the Spanish
American war veterans, the city band
and the cadets. Those on hand made
a fine showing as they paraded through
the city led by Sergeant w. H. Aben-
droth. The veterans were loudly
cheered as they marched into the as
sembly hall at the university and took
their places on the platform, and the
great audience paid him the honor of
standing while they filed in.
Price of Essential Things.
DR.. Melvin A. BrannOn. who presided
at the assembly meeting was deeply
impressed with the solemnity of the
occasion and conveyed his feeling to
the audience. In his brief remarks
his central thought was of the price
to the American people of liberty,
equality and fraternity-the price OF
liberty is eternal vigilance, the price
of equality is service, the price of fra
ternity is sacrifice.
Fine Program of Music.
For music the Moscow City band
played a medley of patriotic airs for
their first number and a medley OF old
familiar tunes for their second; male
quartet made up of DR.. I. R. Boyd,
Dean J. G. Eldridge, Prof. Phi. Soulen
and Prof. Howard T. Lewis sang For
God and Native Land" and "My Coun-
try's Flag" the, words of the latter
by Rev. David H. Hare to the music
of the Soldiers Farewell" and for
the close of the program the whole
sang America"
Rev. M. H. Yager invoked the divine
blessing on the meeting, Sergeant w.
H. Abendroth in full U. S. A. uniform |
read G. A. R. Order No. II, Miss Beth
Soulen read Lincoln's Gettysburg adj
dress and Dr. Henry Lawrence South
wick delivered the address of the day.
Spirit of Patrick Henry.
DR.. Southwick in his address cut |
loose from the usual channels of Me-
mortal day addresses and delivered a
scholarly address on the life and char 7
acter of Patrick Henry He sketched
he life of the man from his early
Years to his death, gave the chief in
,idents of his career and emphasized
the influence he exerted
n the cause of human liberty. not only
n the time in which he lived, but
throughout all time since-an influ-
,nce that is still alive and at work
throughout the entire world.
A Fountain of Patriotism.
Because of the crisis that is now up
IN the nation, and because there is
ust now such deep and acute search
ng into the fundamental things of na--
ional life, this appeal to the spirit and
passion of Patrick Henry was al
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