Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
Veterans Visit Cemetery to Deco
rate Graves of Departed and
Hold Exercises
RED CROSS, BOY SCOUTS
AND OTHERS ATTEND
Address in the Afternoon Given by
Rev. L. c. Ferguson of Trinity
Episcopal Church

During the morning Of Memorial
Day the sky was overhung with lower
ing clouds, but rain did not fall. 1t
was clearing in the afternoon and the
sun shone a portion Of the time.
Surrounding the G. A. R. lot at the
cemetery were gathered members of
that organization, Daughters Of the
Veterans, w r. c., S. o. V, A. to the
S. o. ", Red Cross, Boy Scouts and
citizens.
The members of the Red Cross were
in white, the veterans in blue, and the
Boy Scouts in khaki. There were
many flags in evidence and the cere-
mOny was impressive.
After the bugle sounded the G. A. R.
rites were said by J. S. Workman, Da-
Wis Hackett, f. L. Palmer and w. B.
Blachly. G. NJ Dubois represented
the Sons Of Veterans.
Following under the direction OF
Richard Brandt a squad Of six fired
three times over the cemetery plat
and graves, after each discharge,
Loren Elwood dipping the colors.
The graves were decorated by a
committee after which the organiza-
tions returned to the city, all riding
in automobiles except the Boy Scouts.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
The nr0gram in the afternoon was
carried out as announced, the organ
fzations marching to the First M. E,
church, there being about fifty veter-
ans in line.
Mayor G. T. Thuerer presided, G. M
Dubois read the governors proclama-
ton, Rev. c. E. Weed offered prayer
orders by John A. Logan were read by
Edwin Gr0skOpf. Lincoln's Gettysburg
address was by w. B. Blachly, the ad-
dress was by Rev. Ferguson, solo by
A. w. Melzl, and several numbers by
the liberty chorus.
THE ADDRESS
Rev. L. c. Ferguson gave a stirring
earnest, patriotic address, dealing
largely with the phases Of the world
war. He was applauded many times
saying in part:
The invitation so kindly and so cor
daily extended to me by the commit
tee, to deliver the annual Memorial
Day address came as a great surprise
[ am only too glad to have the honor o.
bringing to you the great message
which has, come to me.
Naturally, there is but one subject
There is but one theme, and my whole
address shall be on some phase of tha
theme
I am not at all sure that the words
[ shall speak from this stage will bt
popular. I haven't even asked myse1
that question l am here to proclaim
the glOries Of Americanism and demOc
racy, and the horrors Of autocratiC
rule and despotism and I meant to d.
it without any reserve whatever.
This great war is the testing time
Of the nations. Their place in histor,
is to be determined by the side of th'
struggle which they chose. Our cOun
try has not only joined in this strug
gle. but in shaping the new worl(
which is to be. We have by ou
choice been raised to high level. w
must live on that level.
Let me say here at the beginning 0
my address, [ do not believe that w
have any quarrel with Germany, a
Germany. With the land of GOeth
and Heine, of Beethoven and Hozart
Of Kant and Of Hege,I we have no quar-
rel, if that Germany still exists an
can find the means of expressing it
soul.
We have no quarrel with the ind
vidual German or Austrian maroOne
here by the tides of war. For tha
man we have a deep sympathy, and t
him we stand ready to pledge the mos
punctiliOus courtesy. But we ask an
expect from him the same courtes
that we are ready to give, respect fo
our flag and obedience to our laws.
We are fighting battle of demo-
racy against pagan despotism, camol
fiaged as Prussian militarism. Th
sultan Of Turkey, descendant of thos
two ferocious infdels, Genghis Kha
and Tamerlane, has taken to his boso1
''the SULTAN of Berlin"
Now there is line Of demarcatio
between the kaiser and the Germa
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