The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-14
MEMORIAL DAY WAS GREAT
DAY In NEWBERRY.

AMID all the stress anu THAI VI
these times of trial it is well that
we can pause long enough to do
honor that coterie of noble men who
are left and who suffered in other
days that tried mems souls. On this
memorial day for many years the
good women and the men of New
\ berry have laid aside other matters
Il and have given themselves over to
4 honoring the men who wore the grey.
I The numbers grow less from year/to
year, and as the roll is called every
year there are many who answered
before, and who were familiar figures
on these happy sad occasions, whose
voice has been stilled, and no re-
sponse comes in answer to the call
of their names by the adjutant. But
D as long as patriotism glows in the
hearts of the men and women OF this
Southland, the memory Of the boys
of the sixties will be kept sacred, and
their names will be honored, and the
garlands and flowers Of the spring
time will be gathered and made and
placed on the resting places of these
heroes.
It was real spring day and all
aronnd you could see the old vets
gathering in. groups to talk of other
days, and to recall the names of their
'corerades who had answered the last
roll .a1ll The tattoo would sound for
!. the, 10 more. But we must ever
keep their memory fresh because in
the record made by them lies the in
spiratson to their sons to do battle IN
the cause of freedom everywhere. 1t
is an inspiration to our boys who are
going and who have already gone
overseas, to fight the battles OF free
dom in this world struggle in which
we are engaged. A people without
ruins and without monuments and
without memories can never be
great people. One trouble with al
our training in this country in recent
years has been. that we have en-.
deavored to make it practical to the
exclusion OF the inculcation Of those
higher ideals which develop a pat
riotism that would result in deeper
love of country. Or as some one has
said. we have, been trained in this
practical age in which We have been
living. to look more upon our country
as a place in which to live rather,
and that it meant little more than
that. While we should inculcate that
love of country which would lnstli
mot only the idea that it was a place
in which to live, but the feeling
should be so deeply rooted that we
would love it not only as place IN
which to live. but place for which
we would be willing to die if need
be.
The exercises were held in the
opera house and the address for the
day was delivered by the Rev. Dr.
John E. White of Anderson.
Patriotic airs were sung and MAJ
J. ]. Caldwell presided and pre-
sented the speaker of the day in
happy and pleasing manner.
One of the prettiest and most touch
ing and inspiring events OF the day
saslto see the hundreds of school
..ehi ildren march down to the Confed-
4 crate monument with the garlands
and bouquets of beautiful flowers.
and literally cover the sacred shaft
which bears the names OF those who,
fell in the defense of a cause they
believed to be right and just. And
in. the afternoon the good ladies do
the same thing for the graves OF the
Confederate dead in the cemeteries
And then the dinner, that was al
event which the veterans looked for
vsrd to with pleasant anticipations-
It was in charge of the daughters and
m rig we'll did they do their part, as
" they always do> Just as Major Cald-
we77 said, VIXEN asked if there co0}i
No erv,,.;zg taat would excel the fine
hosntality of the good people Of Alb
bev;lie. which town had just enter
taina1 the Confederate reunion. L
was, Mai. Caldwell said, fine enter
knsai9ment ard great hospitality, and
4aere was anything that could ex-
Z eel IT. It was the kindness and at