The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-05
Canon Pays Tribute
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by Hon. Thomas J. Monyihan Of Mont
rose. and was mastery effort He
reviewed the growth OF political free
dom and constitutional development
| from the granting of the magma char.
ter by King John of England down
to the present time. A finer and more
comprehensive review of the devel-
opment OF civil and political rights
along constitutional lires was. per-
haps, never heard in Canon City. He
said that while our government was
not perfect in lis organization and its
administration, II represented the ac-
cumuiated wisdom of all the ages and
was the best government yet devised
by man. He abjured those who lis
tened to protect and defend it at all
hazards. giving their lives. IL need be,
for its preservation.
Invocation was by Rev. Charles J..
Armentrout. President Lincoln's Get
tysburg speech was read by Hon.
George e. Colgate. Before the ad-
dress of Mr.. Monyihan tribute to the
Fremont county boys who laid down
their lives on the battlefield in France
and the army camps at home was paid
by Lieut.. Howard Burton He spoke
easily and with much feeling of the
sacrifices these young men had made
for their country. and urged that their
devotion to the flag should have its
lesson and that IL should not be in
vain.
Lieut.. Burton said that approxi-
mately $50 Fremont county boys en-
tered the army and navy in the war
against Germany. and that some of
them were sleeping amid the lilies OF
France and would never return 10
loved ones at home. They were n
part of the 10000 American boys who
had paid the supreme sacrihce and
were buried in France OF Fremont
county's soldier dead. some OF whom
died from wounds received on the
fighting line In foreign lands and 9TH
ers from disease in the army camps
and can.cnncnts IN this country. he
read the following list: Lieuts Harry
wray. John McKinstry. William Kifto.
John yezetti. c. F. Hogue. william
Jones. Elmer Johnson, Clyde Duffy.
Leon P. Starr. Ray Baker. John Paul
Smith. John Pearson. Richard Jones.
and Messrs. Butler. Hammond and
Pierce. The given names of the lat.
ter were not obtaiEable
A few minutes after IL O'Clock noon.
the memorial services at the park
were concluded and the throng which
had gathered TO have a part in them.
wended their way home. thankful for
the privilege OF being able TO partIci-
pate in them. Special union reli-
gious services. commemorating the
day. were held at the First Baptist
church at o'clock in the morning and
at the First Presbyterian church s In
the evening" The first was led by
Rev. Naarup OF Trinity Lutheran con
eregation and the latter by Rev. Guy
E. Konkel.
There are i65 old soldiers OF the
Civil War buried in the cemeteries OF
Canon City and their graves were
marked with flags and decorated with
flowers by special committee from
the Sons OF Veterans early Friday
morning. A wreath OF immortelles was
laid upon each of them. Greenwood
Post, No. 10, G. a. r.. in whose honor
Fridays memorial service was spe-
cially held. has at present AZ active
members: The post was organized in
1883 and at one time had an enroll
ment OF i25 members. Its officers are:
p p. Steinwandel. commander; Simon
Tuncil. senior vice commander; John
Palmer. junior vice commander; d. G.
Scott. chaplain; J. s. Bowiby. adju-
tant; w. Y. Jenkins. quartermaster;
II. c. Young. officer OF the guard: j.
NJ. Seip. surgeon.