The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-27
Memorial Day
(Rev. S. f. SMITH

Not costly domes nor marble towers.
Shall mark where friendship comes
TO weep;
| Let clustering vines and fragrant flow
eIs
Tell where the Nation heroes sleep.
They rest in many shaded vale,
BY and beneath the sounding sea;
The forest winds their requiem vail
The glorious sons of Liberty!
Some, in the stalwart years of life:
Some in the pride Of manhood s bloom,
Unshrinking, joined'the bitter strife,
Unconuueled, found a soldiers tomb.
They gained what their ambition craved
Freedom and love to all to bring;
Ard peace DER all the land they saved.
Broods, like the dove, with shelter
ing wing.
They merit all our hearts can give;
Our praises and our love they claim /;
Long shall their precious names sur
vive,
Held sacred by immortal fame.
Blest be the land for which they fought,
The land where Freedom S banners
wave,
The land bv blood and treasure bought,
Where dwell the free, where sleep
the brave.
|. As May 80 this year falls on Sun
day, in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations, the preceding day shall be
observed, except in states which have
by legislative enactment made the sue
ceeding day a holiday, and in such
states Monday, May 81, shall be OBJ
served.
II. As provided by the 45th National
Encampment, Flags shall be placed at
half-mast and bells tolled for five min
utes from II O'Clock noon at all Grand
Army exercises On Memorial Day. dur
ing which time every comrade shall re
main standing uncovered.
Ill. The National Encampment has
directed that Lincolu's Gettysburg ad
dress and Gen. Logan s Memorial Day
Order shall be read as part of the
public services The following is a
copy of Past Commander-in-C Chief Lo-
gan's Memorial Day Order:
Headquarters Grand Army of the Re
public, Washington, ID. c., May 8,
1863.
General Orders No. IL.
/. The 30th day of Nav. 1868. is des
ignated for the purpose of strewing
flowers. or otherwise decorating the
graves of comrades, who died in de-
fense Of their country during the late
rebellion. and those bodies now lie IN
almost every city. village and hamlet
churchyard ia the land. In this Oh
servance no form or ceremony is pre-
scribed, but Pests and comrades will in
their own way arrange such fitting
services and testimonials Of respect as
circumstances may permit.
We are organized. comrades. AS our
regulations tell US, for the purpose,
among other things, ''of pre- serving
and strengthening those kind and fra
ternal feelings which have bound to-
gether the soldiers, sailrors and ma
rines who united 10 suppress the late
rebellion. What can aid more 10 as
sure this result than by cherishing ten
derly the memory Of our heroic dead.
who made their breasts barricade be-
tween our country and its fDesI Their
soldier lives were the reveille Of free
dom 10 a race in chains and their
deaths a tattoo Of rebellious tyranny in
arms. We should guard their graves
with sacred vigilance. All that the
wealth and taste Of tine
nation can add 70 their adornment and
security Is but fitting tribute 10 the
memory Of her slain defenders. Let
no waut0n foot tresd rudely on such
hallOwed grounds. Let pleasant paths
invite the coming and going Of TevcreEt
visitors and fond mOuTners. Let no
vandalism Of avarice or neglect, no
ravages Of tine. testify TO the present
or to the coming generations that We