The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES we're
IMPRESSIVE And
MOST FITTING

Inc annual Memorial uaN eAeitlsSS
in Canon City on Monday were i'm
pressive. beautiful and reverent as
becomes the occasion they are de
signed to commemorate. The weather
was ideal for such an observance and
great crowds OF. people frnH t.s su--
rounding country. as well as from
the more immediate community. as
sembled to do honor TO the event and
take part in the sacred solemn char
acter OF Sbe observance. Hundreds
of people from the coal camps and
the more remote agricultural districts
OF the county united with those of
Canon City and its enyirons in the
services of the day
The parade was little disappoiis..,
ins in its magnitude and in its delay
in getting started for the State Park
where the more formal program was
carried out These things. however.
were merely incidental and were un.
avoidable 50 far as u general COM
miiiee was concerned. They did NOT
seriously dettact from iRe general en-
joyment. nor mar the Patriaiic char
acter OF the affair The paradinE
column. while not as large as IN some
former years, was an attractive one
and ELECTED applause from the throngs
OF people who filled the streets along
the line % march The city COUNCILS
OF Canon City, South Canon and East
Canon. the public schools and mosi
OF the benevolent organizations of ths
community were represented in the
parade The veterans OF TIE CiTis
War and the patriotic organizations
associated with the c. a r. were
prominent in the DAYS observance. al
though the program was under the di
reciion OF Wray- -Mckinstry post.
American Legion. and the soldiers OF
the world war There was in the
marching column representatives q.
the Sons OF Veterans. ex-service mer
Spanish-American War. Daughters OF
Veterans and representatives of near.
ly every branch OF service in the re
cent war with Germany. Including in
iantry. artillery, cavalry. engineer
sailors and marine corps. although bu,
few of them were in the Federal uni
form.
The ritual of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and of the Woman's
Relief Corps in honor OF those who
volunteered their lives that the flag
might be preserved without strip
erased or star polluted was held al,
the mound reared to the memory of
the unknown dead AT the corner of
First and Main streets. and was most
/
L : Grant Circle. Ladies OF the C.
A r.. strewed tiowers on the waters
Of the Arkansas river from the Fi~st
street bridge in celebration OF the he
roisnl OF the sailors and marines who
went down TO the sea in ships" to
preserve the integrity Of the republic
This was one OF the most beautuai
and significant cermonials OF the day
The literary and musical features of
the program took place from an AT.
;ractiVeiy decorated stand in front al
The penilentiary, beginning about II
o'clock. They included the reading Of
President Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
by w. II. Thomas. selections by the
band and the delivery OF the com
memorative address by w W Winnie
of Denver. These numbers elicitca
he utmost interest and attention ana
we're sne elimination of the days
celebration. Louis 5. Lear. presi.
dent of the local post OF the American
Legion. presided as master of cere-
monies. The address of Mr. Whine
was one of the most patriotic. earn
est eloquent and masterfui ever heard
in Canon City on a similar occa-
sion. II was listened to with de.
Votion tina; bespoke its eioquence anl
lis practical common sense counsel
AMI advice. II was fine tribute -
Mr. Winno's oraiion and to the earn.
estness and sincersitv that hardly q
person left his audience dpring The
hour or more OF its delivery. 1t was
an address that eve.s patriotic man.
woman and child II. Fremont county
should have heard,
At the conclusion of Mr.. winne's
address. selection was played by the
band, and when 1t had finished the
public observance OF Memorial day
for 1920 was at an end so far as
Canon City was concerned The efay
viii rank well in the chronicles OF the
g. A. Il, for the beautiful character
OF its observance.
The graves OF 1850 old soldiers In
Greenwood and lakeside cemeteries
were decorated with flowers by cam-
mittees from the Sons Of Veterans.