The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
VETERANS, IN
THINNER RANK,
MARCH AGAIN
Forty-five Members of G.. A.
R. Take Part in Services
Here-Are Held Through
out County.
.SHUMAKER IS SPEAKER

Probably no more touching service
was ever staged for the Civil war sol
dlers than was the one given at the
Coliseum Memorial day.
AS the stopped forms marched once
more to the strains of martial mu-
sic by the Richmond City band spec
tators could but watch, admire and
silently applaud.
About As members of the G. A r.,
together with a goodly number of
Sons of Veterans, Ladies' Auxiliary
and a large number of children
dressed in white and decorated with
the national colors, and all carrying
the American flag, comprised the pa
rade.
Several changes were made in the
program at the Coliseum The Rich
mond City band played couple num-
bers at the start of the service and
then left to participate in the Memo
rial services in Fountain City. Lewis
Wilson gave Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress.
Shunaker is Speaker
The Rev. E. s. Shumaker, of Indi-
annapolis, recently elected division
commander of the Sons of Veterans
of Indiana, and superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of this state,
made the principal address.
Several songs were sung by the
children's school chorus. The Rev.
H. S. James gave the invocation and
| made prayer at the service for the
| unknown dead. The G. A. R. service
of the Sol Meredith Post was brief and
very solemn. At the service for the
| unknown dead, flowers were distrib-
| uted about the erected altar, and the
| children marched.
Nearer My God to Thee" was soft
ly played during the most impressive
services for the dead, and the dimming g
eyes of the veterans glistened with
tears. The Rev H. S. James pro-
nounced the benediction.
Memorial services were observed in
/ Fountain City, Whitewater, Liberty
and many other towns in the surround,
| ing community In many cases the
programs arranged were of an elabor-
| ate nature.
! Richmond men appeared on several
! of the programs. Special music con.
sisting Of vocal and instrumental Sc
lections were rendered by local talent
Recalls World War
In part the Rev Shumaker said ::
| Members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and fellow patriots.
Three years ago today the heart of
this nation was throbbing with greater
anxiety than at any time since the
close Of the Civil War. None doubt
ed the righteousness of our cause, and
historians will chronicle our efforts
as right
In the Civil war men responded to
dethrone wrong and strike the shack.
les from some 100000 men in black
American citizens are now free men,
as no other men in the world
I'm the Spanish American war hun.
dreds and thousands of sons Of those
who died years ago, went to Cuba tC
set men free. When the people OF
France and Belgium had been out
ragged by the inhuman, brutal and
drunken Hun, the sons Of the men OF
the blue and grey responded
When England was fighting with
her back to the wall, and when the
Lusitania was sunk, it left an appeal
that could mot be denied.
Blue and Grey in Khaki
| Those men, sons Of the blue and
grey, went together to break auto
cracy's chain. Never again shall the
people Of this country be separated
as a people.
I'VE meet again to do honor to those
who have sacrificed To those of yor
of the Grand Old Army who still re
main, We offer a word, a tribute O.
praise. When you have joined the
great numbers who have left you, we
tW1ll perpetuate your remembrance
by the choicest of flowers and shal
tell our children and children's chill
dren about you"