The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY
GENERAL ORDERS


public. has received from Commander /
IN Chief Clarendo f. Adams the fol T
lowing general orders on the observ-
arce of Memorial Day, May 30. 1918: +
/. We are in the midst Of a great
/ fCrmulatiye period, not only in the
history of our own United States. but
d world at large. Lllled into secur- .
/ it, by the voice Of the pacitist and
+ q -Tman Irapagandist, for more than
I two years We shut our eyes 10 the ter
Thle war that So recently startled
mankind Finally the swish of the
submarine and the deadly storpedo
reminded US that Eternal vigilance
I is the price Of Liberty"
BY the efforts of the Grand Army IF
the Republic, the latent spirit Of pstrl-
otism was aroused, cur pulse began to
beat, our country was assailed, cur
blood ran at fever heat. The memor.
able words Of General John A. Dix
again rang out through the land IF
any man attempts 10 haul down the
American Flag, shoot him on the
spot. BY resolutions in your Post
rooms and Encampments you demanded
hat the lndlsctiminate slaughter Of
our people must be avenged that
Germany had menaeed us and forced
Us into war and We must tight.
1t was YOU. my comrades, who de-
maEded declaration Of war: IL was
YOU who demanded that German ptopa-
-eanda and sedition must be driven
from oar land, and that anyone found
guilty Of destroying our resources, or
m any way interfering with a vigorous
prosecution of the war. shs uij he tired
for treason and punished. If found
guilty. You fully realized that the
paths Of peace We're the best bat YOU
also realized that our country was as
sailed aad We must take part in fight
lug her battles, and Under the impetus
OF your loyalty and patriotism. twenty
one million intrepid, brave young
Americans knelt at i.lbertys shrine
and firmly resolved that American it-
dependence must in the future as it
had stood IN the past beacon Of lib
eity to mankind.
And from the ranks Of the Ame can
boys, four million were selected from
the heroic fighting legions of the
world; two million to 60 two million
stay. O7rr there the intrepid bravery
of the " anks' broke the morale and
defeated the German Army. MANY of
them were your lineal descendants,
aud they reminded me of your trials
and sacrifices upon more than two
Thousand hattledelds of the Civil War,
IN which You saved Us a stronger and
better Union than ever before
ii Was your sacrifices that made it
possible to win the Worlds War. On!
How great was tie sacrifice over there
and how lame0table the loss here.
More than two hundred and fifty
thousand Of our stars of blue were
turned to gold Their graves bilIow
our land alongside of our own beloved
comrades, Remember them all as our
Nations heroes.
More worthy Of the victor's blaze
Than those Of Rome's imperial
days
How eminentIy proper and fitting il
Is then. my comrade, that we should
assemble in this worlds Creates
epoch; weave our chapets anew, and
with zeal and patriotism, trial and
sacrifice, born in the vortex of war and
welded in the red heat of battle seek
| their resting place. and with the poet
say:
"To our Nations sacred dead,
| We consecrate this day;
And crown each sleeping warrior S
head,
With blossoms of the May"
| am but performing a most sacred
| duty when calling upon the Grand
| Army Of the Republic, the Woman $
| Relief Corps, and all allied societies to
| blend their efforts with our patriotic
/ citizenship, and with fitting veneration
/ and pride, give cheer to the living
and honor and homage to those who
/ died in the columns Of cur fighting
l legons and are now our mightiest
/ departed.
/ My comrades, let no portion Of your
/ sacred duties on the 30th of May be
obscured by the faintest shadows Of
/ neglect, and let us hope and feel sure
/ that the bodies Of our brave soldier
4 boys of the World War, left to slumber
Il where they fell, will be tendefly and
| sacredly guarded and cared for by the
Il peoples for whom they made the great
| patriotic sacrifice.
Il II. As provided by the Forty fifth
| National Encampmert, flags shall be
\ placed at half-mast and bells tolled for
/ five minutes from II o'clock noon at
Il all public Grand Army exercises on
Il Memorial Day, during which time
u every cumrade shall remain standing
uncovered.
HI. This year, May II, the second
:, Sunday in May. observed for some
Il years past as Mothers Day" should
Il have especial significance for US. As
Il We watch the mothers of the boys OF
Il the present war, and their anxeteS
II and sutFerings for their sons, we more
Il fully realize what cur own mothers
II suffered during the dark days of the
Il Civil War. A little child once sait
Il that mother" is the most beautiful
II word in the English language y and
Il well it may be, since mother" is the
Il most beautiful character in the world.
II Comrades are reminded to observe
II the day by wearing a carnation OF
u other White flower on the lapel with
Il the little bronze button.
Il ~ The Sunday preceding Memor
Il ial Day has been wisely set aside iol
Il Divine service. May ITS obseryatior
II be blessed by appropriate exercises
Il may patriotic sermon, speech and song
II characterize the day
II v Let General LQgan's Order des
Il gnatng Memorial Day and Mr.. Lin
II coins Gettysburg Address be made
II part Of our Memorial Day Exercises,