The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-17
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR PAUL DONART
BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE
TRIBUTE PAID FALLEN HERO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REV. SPARKS fine TRIBUTE
MASONS ATTEND IN BODY IN
HONOR OF MEMORY OF DE-
CEASED BROTHER.

One of the most beautiful and i'm
pressive services ever held in Sauk
Centre was the Memorial service at
the Congregational church Sunday
afternoon in charge of the pastor,
Rev. C. S. Sparkes, in honor of the
memory and heroic sacrifice of Paul
F. Donart.
1t is quite apparent that the young
man lost his life as the result of in
juries received in the Argonne woods
on the morning of October 6, 1910
Paul was an honored member of Star.
in the West lodge No. 60, A. F. & A.
NJ, and about so of the members
the order attended the service in a
body. Music was furnished by {;
double quartet of which all the men
were Masons and the pastor in charge
was also member Of the order.
Rev. Sparkes paid the dead hero a
splendid and deserved tribute as a
citizen, as a Mason and as a soldier.
He reviewed his life from early boy
hood when he was compelled to CIV '
up school and assist in providing for
his mother and sisters. His devotion
to duty and genial disposition made
him host of friends.
When the United States entered
the war Paul registered with the rest
of the boys from this section. He
was twice rejected but kept per-
sistently at it until he was finally ac-
copied as a volunteer and left with
the Sank Centre contingent for Camp
Lewis, Wash, on May 81, 1913. Paul
detested war but he felt that it was
| his duty to use every means at his
command to do his bit as fighting
| man. He went to France in August
and very shortly after in company
with Joe Jackson and number of
| others from this vicinity was sent as
a replacement detachment to the
front. His comrades say that he was
a good soldier-amenable to discipline
and went over the top with a grim
| determination to do his humble share
/ in subduing the hordes of the Hun.
On October 6, he went over the top
4 in the Argonne within few feet OF
Jackson. Joe saw him just before
they went over and that was the last
seen of him by any of his comrades
4 from home. There isn't any doubt but
what he fought valiantly and met
the supreme sacrifice like man.
Paul Donart was the son of Mrs.
Rose Donart and was born in Sank
Centre, May %, 1896. He quite school
when Is years of age to help provide
for the family. For a number OF
years he worked early and late in a
butcher shop. About four years ago
he was given an opportunity to enter
the Model Clothing store. He applied
himself closely and when he entered
the service he had mastered every de-
tail of the business. He became af-
| filiated with Star in the West lodge
/ very soon after reaching his majority
and the teaching of the order opened
up a new world for him. He applied
himself and was one of the best post
ed young Masons in the city.
| Besides his mother, two sisters and
an elder brother are the immediate
family left to mourn. The bereaved
have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community in their great af-
fiction.
| The singing, especially the two
beautiful solos rendered by Mrs. r. E.
Hansen, were splendid additions to
the impressive services. rs,-a