The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
Citizens Hold Appropriate Exer-
cises on Court House Lawn
Major Hoyt Speaks.
LEGION TURNS OUT IN FORCE
Local Post Assists in Days Program
Rev. Jeffery, Chaplain of Local
Post, Stirs Large Crowd in
Memorial Day Address.

Glasgow citizenry joined with the
people of the nation to properly pay
tribute to the nations dead. In spite
of the rain large crowd gathered on
the courthouse lawn at 2 p. m. to lis
ten to the program and the address
Of the day.
Memorial Day this year found the
minds of many of the people thous-
ands Of miles away across the sea.
With cinema-like rapidity the prin-
cipal Memorial Day from the S3 GEM
eteries in America where tiny flags
decorate nearly 100000 graves, to
France where 76, 247 of the flower
Of American manhood lie buried in
=, 342 cemeteries.
1t is we'll that a nations thought
reverts in silent tribute to it's hero
dead, and from dawn to sunset of this
Memorial Day there welled up thru
out the length and breadth of the re-
public mighty alr-embracing "In
Memoriam." Wherever they may
rest grateful people will always
gather in silent tribute to those men
and women who have hallowed the
soil Of this and other lands with their
life's blood that this nation might
live, and that freedom and right might
prosper and bless people.
Greater love than theirs no man
has!
Gettysburg and Andersonville, San
Juan and Manila, Argonne and Cha
teau Thierry-there and elsewhere
were enacted the deeds that were
consummated in the supreme sacrifice
of our honored dead. Tho they rest
forever, yet they live in cherished
memories this Memorial season. Side
by side, bivouacing under one great
green tent, these legions await the
reveille of the last day.
In order to pay tribute the local
post of the American Legion arrang-
ed the program for the day. In the
morning at 10 o'clock the citizens
marched to the cemetery and very
carefully and beautifully decorated
the graves of Valley county's hero
dead buried here and in it all did not
forget the ones buried elsewhere. The
local cemetery never looked better
than this Memorial Day and the re-
freshing rain lent added freshness
and beauty to the scene.
At p. m. the memorial program
was set in motion by Major M. D
Hoyt in few well chosen remarks
in which he set before US the pur.
pose of the day and urged all to re-
member the meaning of the day ano
the cost to maintain our liberties. Rev
j. C. Page offered the prayer which
was followed by song by the male
quartet consisting Of T. A. Hauge
tenor; w, H. Rasey, second tenor
Glenn Maris, first bass, and A. B
Friedlund, second bass. The male
quartet is always favorite and serv
ed well this day. Mrs. w. H. Rasey
presided at the organ. The "Stal
Spangled Banner" was sung by the
audience with zest and new mean
ing. The principal address of the af
ternoon was made by Rev. Joseph R
Jeffery, chaplain of the local post. He
called attention to the memories o1
the day and the duties of the hour.
AS long as the people remember the
natal day and with gratitude in theil
hearts retell the story of 1776, 1912
1861, 1898 and 1918 will the natior
grow and be strong. May God espe
i. cially bless the memories of the bon
ME laddies who went out from oul
homes in 1918!
With our flowers and our songs ant
our speeches and editorials may w,
breathe prayer of gratitude tha
"On many bloody plain, their ready
guns they drew,
| And poured their life blood like thu
rain,
A home, a heritage to gain-to gair
/ for you and me.
Our brothers mustered by our side;
They marched, they fought and brave
, ly died
For me and you, good friend, for me
, and you."