The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
FINE WEATHER MADE POSSIBLE
FULL HONOR TO NATIONS
HONORED DEAD.


of the honor given the nations mill
tary dead yesterday, and the out
lined program of the day was follow
ed to completion. Business vas sus-
pended and the people of the city
and county turned out in force. The
condition of the roads kept many out
side visitors from attending the GER
emonies of observance of the soldiers
whose swords are now rust.
With the city flag at half-mast,
the home guards and band marched
to the courthouse square. Automo-
biles were waiting, and as is the
yearly custom, a firing squad, the G..
A. r., w. r. c., flower girls and band
were transported to the cemeteries.
The ceremonies there were brief and
consisted of decorating the graves,
firing a salute of honor and sound
ing TAPS"
With short addresses by Prof. l..
G.. Atherton and Prof. s. T. May the
flag furnished by the railroad men
was raised above the tower of the
coal dock now under construction.
M. G.. Larson, superintendent of the
southern division of the Milwaukee,
replied in a short address, telling
what the railroad men and corpora
tions were doing to win the war.
Rev. MorreIl Speaks.
A speakers stand and bandstand
had been erected on the lawn at the
east side of the courthouse, and after
dinner the crowds gathered there to
hear the address of the day. The
first speaker introduced was Supt.
M. j. Larson. His address was brief,
and was to tell the people that the
railroads and their employees were
not Stacking, but doing their full duty
as they saw 1t. II is not a matter of
doing our bit, the speaker said. The
railroads have come to see that il
means to do our utmost. The Mil
waukee company has furnished a
company Of engineers now in France
Company G., 18th Engineers. Ev-
erything in saving and transportation
within the company's power will be
done OF further the interests of the
greatest nation of the earth.
Can you hear my voice?" asked
Rev. G.. l.. Morrell, of Minneapolis,
in a voice like a steam siren upon
being presented by DR.. Heston. Re-
ceiving affirmative from
over the whole block, he rejoined:
Don't believe all you hear"
Mr.. Morrell is a rapid, fluent
speaker, o~ratorical and needs not
concrete things wherewith to make
an interesting speech. In noble pc
RODS language flowed from his
mouth in a rapid stream and without
apparent effort, balanced, musical
and without suspicion of hesitation.
He held his audience s%pellbound to
the last word.
Standing as we are today in the
presence and in honor of the nations
noble dead, l seem to feel zephyrs
from the southland breathing DER
me. 1t brings to me memories OF
men of armies who have fought for
ideals as we are contesting today
The northern belief i'm freedom of la.
Dor and agriculture prevailed, and
the south accepted the verdict, and
, now we stand as N in the presence
of a God of love and justice to oul
fellow men. Today our nation and
our armies are waging war upon
r new and destructive belief, to decide
!, whether part of us can be born ear
: ing spurs and the rest of us with sad
I dies on u backs"
r The speaker said that his father
was chaplain OF a volunteer New Jer
5 sey regiment during the civil war
He, himself, offered his services II
D the present war in both army an'
I navy, but was told that he was to-
old. "I1l shoot my mouth off IL
can't shoot anything else." he shout
ed, and Is out preaching for a NOR
Q unified United States. His two son
' tried to enlist, but were rejected be
cause of physical im~perfections.
Thy kingdom come-in Europe
thy will be done-in Europe. as 1t
done in heaven is the version of tn
/ prayer he would offer.
r No great good can come withou
sacrifice. The soils OF the valley
are rich at the expense of the mour
tains. The reefs of Tasmania an
Oceania are built up at the sacrific
of millions of life, and Milton, Keat
. and Byron paid out of the depths Q
their lives for the noble creations Q
literature they produced. We mus
expect to sacrifice to build a monu
ment to democracy, and cannot sen
armies against benighted savager
without paying the price.
The Monroe doctrine would not a.