The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-30
GREAT THRONG AT BEECHWOOD
PARK TO HONOR HERO SOL.
DIERS-LIEUT. COL. WILL
SON DELIVERS GREAT
ADDRESS SUGGEST.
ING MEMORIAL.

Memorial Day in Maysville was the
greatest success this year that II has
been since the first celebration fol-
lowing the Spanish-American war.
The weather was ideal and there were
many out-of-town people here for the
day attracted by the unusually attrac-
tive program arranged by the commit
tee of the Mason County Soldiers and
Sailors Association.
Maysville Cemetery never looked
better. The graves were covered
with beautiful flowers and the graves
Of soldiers of the three late wars were
decorated with American flags, G. A.
R. insignia and Service flags bearing
gold stars.
The services held at Beechwood
park were very impressive. The pro-
gram as previously announced In
these columns was carried out almost
in its entirety and every member was
very interesting. The Maysville Boys
Band again covered itself with glory
and its praise was sung by all in at
tendance. The other musical numbers
on the program were beautiful. The
attendance was much better than was
expected and the number of country
people seen in the audience was sur
prising. The automobile has brought
the country people closer to town and
although there were not many in the
city in the morning the park was well
filled in the early afternoon.
Special places of honor in the hall
were reserved for the veterans of the
Civil War, the Spanish-American War
and the late World War.
Judge C. d. Newell's address was up
to his high standard and in 1t he eX-
pressed Mason county's appreciation
of her fine young men who made the
supreme sacrifice in the great war.
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel NJ. Will
son, of Lexington, was the chief
speaker of the afternoon and his ad-
dress was greatly enjoyed by the great
audience in the Beechwood pavilion.
After expressing his appreciation of
the invitation to speak here ON such
an occasion, Col. Wilson called atten-
tion to the three sided aspect OF the
celebration-in honor of the heroes OF
our three most recent wars Colonel
Wilson said that Memorial Day this
year takes on an added significance
since it Is. the first Memorial Day since
hostilities in the great world war were
suspended and said that the meeting
was for two-fold purpose-First to
honor the heroes Of war and second to
consider an appropriate memorial
with which to perpetuate their men,
cries. He called attention to the fact
that similar meetings were being held
all over the country today and that
the same questions were being asked
In all.
He dealt considerably on the causes
and consequences of the world war
and said that the folks back home
should erect a memorial that would
be suitable to memorialize the men
who gave their service and even their
lives.
He said our purpose in the late war
was to make the world safe for Demo-
cracy and that that purpose had not
yet been fully accomplished although
1t was on the way to accomplishment.
He said the primary cause of the
world war was the military policy OF
Germany and that damage had been
overcome but the world has emerged
from the war confronted by another
danger even more menacing and this
Is expressed in doctrines of Bolshe-
vism and all that they imply. 1t is
not confined to Russia but, "like the
German military policy, looks to the
conquest of the whole world. The only
way to combat Bolshevism is by
Americanizing the world"
Colonel Wilson said that such a
memorial as will represent the won
derful sacrifice our men have made on
the altar Of Democracy and as will i'm
prove the memorial and social con-
ditions Of the community is the kind
of permanent memorial that should
be erected He mentioned several
kinds Of permanent memorials adopt
ed by other cities but said from what
he had been able TO hear a sort oi
Community House or Club House
would fit the needs OF Maysville and
1 Mason county better than most any.
thing else. He did not. however. sug
gest the building Of such a memoria
although he said II would be a splen
did memorial. that could be used BY
the community for all times.
In regard 10 state policies. Colone
Wilson. again said that he was no
and would not be a candidate for Gov
srnor. He said. however, that he wa
not In sympathy with the cry OF "tos
much politics" lie said what Ken
lucky needed just now was more poll
ties Of the right sort,
| During HE address Colonel wIlsoI
told Of some Of bic personal sxper