Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
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10 THE MEMORY OF DEPARTED
HEROES AND OFFER GRAFT
TUDE TO THE LIVING
Memorial Day was nttingly OBJ
served In Audubon this year, In fact
It proved to be the greatest day we
have had In years. People have
been aroused to Q new sense of pa
triotism and the horrors of the re-
cent war are yet fresh In their
minds. The present generation ID
beginning to learn the meaning OF
Memorial Day and the older ones
who went through the Civil War are
viewing the day in light as never be-
tore.
The weather man gave US an ideal
day. This enabled many people to
come to town early and many from
the country Joined those in the city
In . constant procession to the ceme-
tsries whore they decorated the
graves IL loved ones gone on before.
The program Of the day was
scheduled to begin at 1880 p. m,
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the corner ct Chas. Bagley's Office.
ladies Of the w. r. c., and soldiers
ana sailors Of the World War gath
cred and marched TO the city park
headed BY the Audubon Concert
Band.
In the procession were 81 Civil
War veterans, 80 members Of the
z ~
Of the World War. The procession
had new meaning. Never before
had our people sesn 30 many solAlers
In ilne Of march and for the first
tins in their lives the present ganer-
stion realized to its fullest extsnt
the meaning Of soldiers" Sever
~ thousand people thr0nged the
park, each one eager to cnfoh .
xlimpse Of the men ~ they marched
proudly over the paved streets and
into the park where seats had been
provided for them near the speakers
stand. In the line Of march was
also the Drum Corps which furnish.
cd music familiar to all and 1t was
~ exhilarating and stirring % ever.
The band stand In the park had
been generously decorated with the
national colors and flags hoated from
nag STATS in various parts Of the
park. M. n. McIntire was presi-
dent Of the day. while D. L. Free
man was marshall Of the day and
each filled their part nicely.
The program opened with q selec-
tion BY the Audubon Concert Band
after which the large crowd Joined
In singing America. Rev. G. 8.
Lang, pastor Of the Evangelical
church offered prayer, after which
m appropriate musical selection was
rendered BY double quartet COM
posed ~ Mrs. Martin Kjer. Mrs. A.
J.ssxm Else, Mrs. Chas. Wilde, Mrs.
Flora Freeman. J. w. Landrum, A.
y. Van Eise. r. @. Sampson and III.
]. Hoogenakker, with Miss Mildred
Buck presiding ut the organ. Rev.
Hansen was to have read the Scrip
ture, hut he failed to respond when
his name was called. The reading
Of Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
By Miss Bsrthemia Mccarthy, one Of
the teaehers In the pubic school.
Rev. ftnuichnens paStor Of the
Baptist ch6rch e K1rkrhen. Was tl1s
orator Of the day. He made wide
reputation a. patriotic speaker
during the war and many of our
people were anxious to hear him. We
were fortunate indeed in securing
him, for he made an able talk and
paid . high tribute to the survivors
Of the three wars who had sacrificed
10 much to preserve peace, liberty
and freedom for humanity. He ex-
pressed deep feeling and regret for
those who were unable to return and
who were sleeping their last sleep In
home and on foreign soil.
Rev. =. B. Cpusins read the honor
roll Of the G.. A. r. veterans who had
answered taps the last time and were
now silently resting In the Come
tories In the north part Of the coun-
ty. There are n names on the list.
So are buried Ia Maple Grove come
terry, ( in Arlington Heights. In
the Catholic cemetery and the re-
naming ones In country cemeteries.
Twenty-one are still living.
p. G. Reinemund read the names
Of the honor roll Of the World War.
There are 16 az follows: Charles
Peppers, Otto Antilles, Louis Blohm.
lfsilie Rutherford. Guy L. Dugan.
Raymond Eaton, Marinus Sorensen.
Lester Duvall. Christian Sloth,
George Anderson. Carl n. Sorensen,
Arthur Ballou. Clayton WEIGH, John
8tuart and Clarence clifford. The
stuging Of the star Spangled Hammer
" the large crowd concluded the
aHorcteaG n the park. *
s s. m charge 81 Lieut.. L. D. Mallonee
3heS Worids War soldiers and sailors
'f0rI1Sd INTO sllne and headed ny the
Audubon Concert Band marched to
the cemetery. The members Of the
q. A. n. and w. r C. were provided
With automobiles and were taken to
Maple Grove cemetery where short
services were held around the mon
ument for the unknown dead. Al
tor selection BY the band addressed
were made BY Hon. II. J. Hants and
Lieut.. L. d. Mallonee, both Of which
we're well received and highly appre-
eiated.
Mrs. r. D. Fest and daughter.
11rs. 8. Coulter went to Gray yes
f6rday forenoon To Wait friends.