Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-06-02
PAID DUE HoNoRs TO SOLDIERS

On Memorial Sunday and Decora-
ton Day Trego county paid a proper
tribute of respect to the soldiers, Iiv-
ing and dead, of our country. Their
honor, integrity and vaIor was glori-
fed and their graves appropriately
decorated The exercises were held
at Ogallah Saturday afternoon, May
q, at WaKeeney Sunday, May %,
and at Collyer on May Both. The
exercises were thus arranged for tbs
accommodation of those who wished
to be persent at more than one pro-
gram. The WaKeeney band headed
the professions and furnished excel
lent music which was very much ap-
preciated.
held in the court room IN the morning
where the people of the community
met in union services The ministers
of the city had charge of the pro-
gram. The music was under the di-
rection of Mrs lChas. Steinberger and
was furnished by ladies double
quartet and an orchestra. The sermon
was delivered by the Rev. Mann of
/ the Methodist church who gave a
most interesting address extracts
from which we intended to publish
but are unable to do so. In the front
of Othe audience sat the few remain
ing survivors of the civil war and
/ with them long row of the young
men of the world war, wearing their
uniforms of khaki The line re-
called to the older people the fact
that it has been only a short time
since there was long line of the
/ boys in blue who had the honor of
conducting the ceremonies of Decora-
/ ton Day.
In the afternoon the line was
formed in front of the court house
and the 'Fboys" marched to the Gene
terry where the official ceremonies of
decorating the graves We're conducted
! Returning to the court house park
the ceremonies We're concluded by an
address by Prof J. H. Niesley princi-
pal of Trego County High School
We are glad to have the privilege of
/ giving herewith a few of the excel
lent thoughts contained in that ad-
dress. He used for his theme Amer
cas- Creed"- The paragraphs printed
here are not intended to carry the
connected line through the address.
EFThis Memorial Day has been dedi-
Gated to our National heroes With
our hearts filed with tender ano
grateful emotions we come to this
shrine
EsOther national holidays appeal tt
our pride and call to mind the grea
of our country's history. This da,
revives the recol1ections of trials
SORROWS and sacrifices that touched
and stirred the very deepest emo
tions of our hearts.
"Since the grandeur and stabilit,
of tomorrow depend upon the conduc
of today it behooves US to be careful
and watchful to discover our weak
nesses and to correct them; to lear
, to know our strength and to use
justly; to find what is pure respons
ibility and to face it as manful1y il
times of peace as in times of war.
'sThe picture The Spirit of '76' is
, thing from which we should catch tn
inspiration which will direct US int
the paths of duty. Duty to our
selves, duty to our distressed brother
our neighbor, our community. Dut
, to our state, our nation, our God.
"Six decades have passed since on
people arose in their might and re
moved the shackles from one mil1io
human beings. But what fearf,
= cost this civil strife Four hundre
thousand of the brave and true an
IL, 900 million dollars of property.
.
D friends and brothers went forth
8 battle Now for a struggling ar
& downtrodden brother, our little neigl
& Dor, at our very door. A righteos
e service to humanity and lesson
8 the nations of the world in unselfis
8 self-sacrifcing duty.
q tsSeven years still another stor
3 arose Three tense years of waitir
q and then one April morning in 49,
8 our people rose to the call of homo
2 of justice, of right and of humanit
3 Four million of our boys, the flow
9 of Americann manhood, the pride
q American homes, answered that ca
3 and went forth to meet the mo
& hideous war-monster in the world
q history, while millions of mothers al
> fathers, sisters and brothers, swee
& hearts and daughters swore to SUI
9 port and uphold them in their wo