The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-06-03
HEROIC DEAD OF
COUNTY HONORED
ON MEMORABILIA
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE PAID THOSE
WHO MADE SUPREME SACRl-
FlCE BY w. w. COURTNEY.
GRAVES COVERED WITH FLOWERS
Large Crowd Stands With Bowed
Head In Silent Tribute to the Dead
While the &c Iumbia Band Renders
the National Anthem.
(From Mondays Daily Herald.)

(From Mondays Daily Herald)
In the presence of an immense
crowd drawn from all sections of Maui
ry county, the countys heroic dead in
the world war were honored and trih.
utes paid to their memories at Rose
Hill cemetery on Sunday afternoon,
The services were brief and simple
but they were eloquent of the love
and appreciation of the citizens Of the
county for those who died in defense
Of home and liberty.
Despite the fact that rain threaten
ed and that showers did fall in some
sections Of the county, hundreds came
to join in a tribute to the memories
of those who gave the full measure of
devotion that this nation and its glo-
rious principles might survive.
In burning words of eloquence, full
of pathos, but also of hope and victo-
ry, Lieut.. w. w. Courtney, of Frank
lin, extolled the heroic dead and call
ed upon his hearers to SO live that
their sacrifices might not be in vain.
He spoke in touching words of the
death in battle of the soldier and told
the parents and dear ones Of those
who had died of the solemn pride that
they should feel in the sacrifices made
by their sons. He declared that those
who, like hemself, had gone through
the conflict and returned home, might
well envy those who had gloriously
died for humanity just as Christ on
Calvary had died for mankind. Mr..
Courtney's address was gem of elo-
quence and word painting and he
again won the golden opinions of a
.Maury county audience and further
endeared himself to those who treas
lure the memories of the men who
fought He is possessed to an unusual
degree of the gifts of oratory and
Ispeaks with feeling that is an ear
nest of his deep conviction. Having
gone through the hell of that great
conflict he could bring its very atmos-
.phere to his hearers. He was over
whelmed with congratulations at the
conclusion of, his brief address,
]. l. Finney, as chairman of the
committee on arrangements, presided
at the exercises. The address of Pres
ident Harding to the American Legion
on Memorial Day was read by Major
Horace Frierson.
While the Columbia Band played
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" the en-
tire audience stood in silent tribute
to the dead here and in France and
Flanders.
DR.. John H. Barber, chaplain of Her
bert Griffin Post of the American Le-
gion then invoked the divine blessings.
The band rendered the Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere
J. |. Finney. delivered brief eulo-
gy of the dead and double quartette
under the direction of Mrs. Charles
H. Sharp rendered Crossing the
Bar. The speaker, Mr. Courtney was
then introduced by Mr.. Finney in the
following words:
1T is now my pleasure to introduce
the speaker of the day. His record as
a citizen in peace and as a soldier in
war makes him worthy TO pronounce
the culogy upon our heroic dead. More
than that l cannot say for any man.
But all of that can be said for our
speaker, Comrade Courtney"
Following the address of Lieut..
Courtney the audience sang Amer
ica," led by the band and the benedic.
tion was pronounced by Chaplain Bar-
bel. The speaking took pace from
beautifully decorated platform the
decorations having been done by
committee of the Auxiliary.
After the benediction the members
OF the Womans Auxiliary placed beau
tiful flowers upon all the soldiers
sraves. Adjutant William Cakes plac.
ed 6 small United States flag at the
head of each grave and wreath of
French peoples.