The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-05
CANON PAYS
TRIBUTE TO THE
SOLDIER DEAD ON
memorial DAY
Beautiful Ceremonies and fine
parade. Chas- ]. Moy1rihan
Orator of the Day

Orator OF the Lay
The people Of Canon City and sur
rounding country on Friday devotedly
and reverently paid their need OF re-
spect and honor to the soldier aud
sailor dead of the republic and at the
same time did homage to those other
heroes of our country who offered
their lives for the flag in the ma
fion's peril and survived the awful
carnage of war 1t was the fifty-firs.
anniversary Of Memorial day. date
sacred to the Grand Army the Re
public. and was this yerr fc.the first
time participated in by the boys in
khaki who have recently returned
from the batt'efields in France and
the military cantonments to which
they went to defend nation pre-
served from destruction by their ia
thers and grandfathers more than half
a century ago The new soldiers
marched proudly with the boys in
blue and shared with them in the
honors of the occasion and in the
praise and acknowledgements of a CRATE
full people There were also few
Spanish-American war veterans in line.
but for the first time in many years
there were no representatives in the
days observance of the Mexican war
of fsf7. which gave the people OF the
United States vast territory for an
Inheritance without which South
Canon and a great country westward.
rich in all of the blessings OF nature
and happy in all of the achievements
of civilization and material progress.
would at this time he under the au-
thority OF The Mexican nag =.
Seldom have conditions been more
auspicious for an out-of door public
service than they were for the memo
rial day program on Friday. The
weather was ideal. there was beauty
In bloopu and feliaee and ~ enyiron-
ment at the park where the exercises
were held was one OF great attractive
ness Memorial Day is one Of sorrow
and sober thousht- 1t is day when
the curtains are thrown back and the
hardships and sacrifices OF the wars
of the past are revealed to the living
The memory of those who went forth
as the crusaders of liberty and right
eousness are revered in sreech and
song The American Memorial day is
WITHOUT me 4tlStoIN vi tAt-
tions and is cherished by 100000. 900
people as one of the most sacred in
the calendar of the year
Although the ranks of the bows of
the Old brigade are growing thinner
year bv year. Greenwood Post No. 10,
G. A. r.. sent 3s of its members TO
take part in the Memorial Day service
on Friday They rode to the park in
automobiles furnished by the citizens
of the community and occupied the
place of honor at the speakers stand.
Greenwood woman's Relief Corps and
U. s. Grant Circle. Ladies' of the G.
A. r. were represented by large det-
esations and both had part to per-
form in the program of the day
The parade took place at 3 o'clock
in the morning and was an impress
sive one II was carried out in ac-
cordance with the ARRANGEMENTS OF
the committee as announced in The
Daily Record few days ago. and was
conspicuous by the display OF fiass
and the national colors. There was
in IL. besides the Stars and Stripes.
the banners of our Allies on the battle
fields of Europe. Especially notable
was the flag OF Italy. The excellence
of the grouping of the marching col
umn was due to the discerning direc-
tion and skill of Maj. ID. n. Cooper and
his aids. c. +. Reeves. Jonathan Sea
man. Raymond Riede and George w.
Batcheior. There was neither acci-
dent nor mishap of any kind tn mar
the pleasure OF the occasion.
On arriving at the intersection OF
Main and First streets the parading
column was disbanded and the beau.i-
ful service OF the woman's Relief
in honor OF the unknown dead. The
old soldiers, the soldiers OF the world
war and the high school cadets. as
sisted in these impressive ceremonies
At the conclusion OF his feature or
the program the great conccurse OF
people marched to the First street
bridge where the ritual of the Ladies'
of the G. A. r. in tribute To the sailors
OF the republic was held. Flowers
were srrewn ON the waters Of the river
from the bridge in recognition OF those
who have gone down 10 sea in tho
naval ships Of the nation to defend
| their heritage of home and native land.
A miniature ship laden with flowers
| and with the American nag at its peak
was dropped into the river and fioated
gracefully away to an unknown dos
tinAtion. This ceremony was . new
| one In the Memorial day observance at
Canon City. and was ~ Aeastifui - it
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