The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-06

read Lincoln S Gettysburg address
which was delivered just SO years ago.
The commander then introduced Prof.
Otis L. Trenary ,as the orator of the
day, who responded in a short ring
ing patriotic address which was greeted
with rounds of applause. Among other
things Prof. Trenary said:
"Never before has it been given to
one from this rostrum to speak words
appropriate for today. Our boys are
in the trenches in the battle front in
far away France, fighting to uphold
the cause of freedom for which these
gray-haired veterans fought. The news
in the papers this morning fill our
hearts with anguish.
"The Grand Army of the Republic
is divided into two divisions; one of
these divisions is lying sweetly sleep
ing under the waving grass and the
beautiful flowers, and the other is
bearing tributes of love and fonG re-
membrance to their graves today.
Over in PARKWAY France those brave
French soldiers and our own loved
American boys are decorating the
graves of our fallen heroes in the
present cruel-war
"But not all the honor goes to the
honored dead, Much Of it belongs to
the living. These men here today are
our inspiration. I am glad they have
lived to see the day when a president
of the United States in the White
House under the name of a Democrat,
is given the devotion of the whole
country such as Lincoln never got.
"America is the heir Of all the ages.
We have received the lessons of hero
ism and patriotism that have come down
from time immemorial and with these
lessons instilled into our hearts we will
win this great world war that is now
ravaging the earth if they will only
leave US room on the shores of France
on which to land our troops. Our
hearts go out in admiration for these
old white haired veterans who offered
their lives for the cause of liberty
Only the other day our heart was caus-
ed to swell and tears came to our eyes
as one of these veterans sitting here
today marched hand in hand with his
baby boy to put him on the train to
send him to the front
"Wisconsin has been accused of dis
loyalty, but this is not true. In 1861
Wisconsin had 100000 men subject to
military duty and of these she sent
$4,000. Twelve thousand three hundred
of these patriotic Wisconsin men sleep
in southern graves, martyrs to the
cause of freedom. We will further
show that Wisconsin is not a disloyal
state in this great war, for. we are 60
ing over the top.
II want to pay my respects to the
women who are the mothers of these
men who gave their lives for this
country and who have been called to
the front. Not all the battles have
been won on the battle fields by boom
ing guns and screaming shrapnel, but
the greatest battles have been won
in the solitudes of the home by
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"Of the Union land forces alone
| 100000 were left dead or wounded on
southern battle fields. Add to this an
other 100000 in the naval warfare and
we had nearly one million men who
gave up their lives that freedom should
not perish from the earth. I feel that
| if they should come back to the earth
today they would be willing to go back
to their graves again in this great strug-
gle to accomplish the same results.
In the period following the close
of the present war there will be recon
struction along newer lines, but the
Grand Army of the Republic must not
lose it's identity. Other organizations
will be formed, but these honored
names on the roster of the G. A. R.
must still be remembered. The grand
sons of General Grant and General Lee
are fighting side by side for the one
common cause of freedom and we honor
them for it, but we must still honor
the members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. We breathe benediction
on these soldiers and pray that God
may say we ever keep their names
hallowed as it is today
At the close of Prof. Trenary's adj
dress the band played " America ~ af-
ter which the graves of the soldiers
were decorated by grand daughters of
veterans. The benediction was pro
nouneed by Rev. I, W. Corey, pastor
of the First Baptist church after
which the procession moved back to
the hall where it disbanded.
In the afternoon the W. R. G. went
to the lake front where they perform
ed the beautiful ceremony for the
sailors who lost their lives in the Civil
War The invocation at this service
was delivered by Rev. Charles Everett
Mccoy, rector of st. Matthews Epis-
copal Church.
MRS. HELENA DEKOK DEAD.
Mrs. Helena Dekok of Pleasant Prai-
RE township, died at her late residence