Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-26

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the advent of another Memorial Day comes the memory tha,
was the Southern mothers, sveethearts of fallen
heroes who were first forgive and forget after the great
was these mothers who beyond luminosity
and the CvI @ county, gave birth to both the Blue
friend and foe
While of the last days of the Civil War were still in air
the OF the South ueng graves with Aovve-grave
OF OGion as well as Confederate soldiers
fields of battle into the uov that had charged federal
guns marched before the pillow; while fields run red with
blood fields fruitful green mothers of the South
organizing memorial that destined to live on
forever to and youths of both
Ihus was Memorial Day boml
loday the South tribute the Gray-and Blue as
weto the armies of the South North that fought to ar
understanding of national amiy and love
And this tribute shared with the boys khaki from North
and from South who fought the Spanish War and the World
War Tor a common
TWO YEARS after the York paper printed paragraph
stating that the women of Columbus Miss, have shown
selves impartial their offerings made the memory the
the National soldiers
few words that inspired Francis Miles Finch to
write his famous poem, The Blue and the Gray
About this time the of Winchester Va organized
memorial association and began the work reneng the soldiers
whose had been scattered fields cu
yards Soon memorial associations sprung up over S1b
IN Alabama orda Georgia Mississippi North ard South Carolina
And then the North thrilled yyi6 AZ n,o;,
Day spirit spread rapidly R868 General John A. Logan CON-
ande me- m OF the Army the Republic issued an ord
monies and scatter of respect over the resting places Of @
comrades in ar~s.
COMMENTING Memorial Day. Chauncey M Depev in an ad
dress the Metropolitan Opera House New York, May &C.
1870 said:
skies and with more poetic mperoments symbols and emblems are
better understood than in the practical North the widows mothers
and the children the Confederate dead and sewed their
with flowers places the scattered them i'm
partially also, the unknown and unmarked resting places OF
the Union soldiers.
AS the of this touching tribute flashed North
oused nothing else could have done national y and love
and aayed sectional luminosity and passion hus out OF the
alike North and South this beautiful
In the that followed the first strewng of flowers state leg
iaures took the matter. At the Memorial Day
celebrated generally through the South April 26 through the
North May 3d. North and South Carolina celebrate May TO-
Alabama the first officially celebrate Memorial Day
April TO- 1866 and New York the FIRST declare ega
holiday, some time later.
ND have Memorial Day. day sacred to all worthy to
bear the of citizen of republic On this day the
particularly the of its fallen heroes each
succeeding seeing fewer and still fewer of them left with
day that will live through the long nation mindful
traditions and the ideals upon which
founded.
TO many South may appear that different
observed Memorial Day the South and the North
The explanation simple those familiar with conditions
both sections and indicative of the slightest division of spirit
South the and other spring flowers pest his
he offering the choicest OF blossoms
chosen this privilege and dead In the
80 have been scarcely and
the las flowers which bloom with far less prous
ion than Southland Just appearing tor their limited stay
1T the prompts the North observe May 80 that
and the souls of the South today. And
that where here and there Union soldier is found
South be honored without distinction
graves the who sleep the North remembered
tenderness May 30 by the there for those
who fought and now sleep
forgiving nation; forgetting united Time
healed the wounds and turned the hurts adamann
that will tie US together forever