The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-06-02
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES
HAYS PEOPLE TAKE PIFAsI1pE
IN HoNORING THE DAY
A Large and Patriotic Audience Wa.
IN Attendance

away, but the cemetery at Hays was
crowded with people, everybody car
rylng hOwers. The decorations were
the finest in many years, as flowers
are very plentiful this year and the
cemetery had been nicely cleaned up
under the management of the COM
mittee, Mrs. Frank Fields, Miss SUIT
ton and Mr.. Hoch. 1t was a real
pleasure for people to go there. The
old soldiers graves were all decorated
with American flags, and the Odd Eel
lows had a banner at the grave of
ever one of their members who had
gone to the spirit land. The process
sion started at the G. A r. Hall,
headed by the Colors, the Band boys
in their new uniforms, the Sons of
Veterans, the old soldiers in autos,
the late war boys in their uniforms,
accompanied by Will Struble, the re-
Gently returned sailor boy, and lots
of autos filed with friends, who
marched to the cemetery, where over
the Soldiers plot proper services
were held. followed by the salute and
the last bugle call. Then everybody
placed flowers and flags at the SOL
diers' graves. In the afternoon ap-
propriate services were held at the
Strand.
Mayor Henry Oshant remembered
his old friend, John Adkins, by plac-
ing two handsome bouquets on his
i IL
Someone kindly remembered the
old residenter, Martin Allen, and
placed a bouquet on the Allen family
plot, Mr. Allen being buried at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Hutchin-
son, in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Our patriotic people take pleasure
in honoring an occasion held in CRATE
full remembrance of the nations hist
oric sacrifices; but it is difficult for
speaker whose duties and responsible
tiles leave little leisure for the pre-
paration of an address, to do himself
Justice on the great, worldwide
themes now occupying the minds Of
thoughtful men everywhere; but to
shunt them to one side by telling
them what "my father" or grand
father did is begging the question;
or to drag forth poor old Greece and
Rome-aud put them through their
Sophmoric PAGES is a kind of grave
robbery; rto knock Uncle Sam Tor
refusing the Armenian mandate
would not that Justify US in taking up
the sword in behalf of the conspiracy
in Ireland against the British govern
ment? Thoroughbred Americans do
not favor crossing the water to en-
gage in a ,altruistic, worldwide crus-
ade in behalf of the feeble countries,
which always get the worst of it at
the hands of the great powers.
We will feed the hungry and clothe
the naked, but to carry all OF the
white mans burdens everywhere IS
too big a Job even for our dear old
Uncle. Give US rest on that KIND
of talk.
At the hour of 10 a. m. loving
hands gathered at the cemetery IN
GREAT numbers and laid forget-me-
,,ots above the sleeping dust OF
soldier and citizen alike-ot the
soldier who went to the field, and OF
the citizen who supported his cause.
The afternoon exercises at the
Strand were in charge of Comrade
Shaffer, the chairman; Comrade NC
lain and others, to whom we were IN
debted for an enjoyable program.
The invocation was pronounced oy
Or West; a quartette, led by Prof.
NTollov. led the audience IN singing
+ho national anthem; at intervals the
Orartette gave favorite old-tlme army
.oros-their voices harmonlzed eN-
centionally we'll, and their reclUais
we're greatly enjoyed
strand of paro ehial school girls
with piano accompaniment ch1n'e ne
+he beautiful verses, In Ftanoers
Fields the Poppies Grow" a ne" anu
;r+eresting feature of the program.
o. Of the fine numbers was tne
80 &C president Lincoln's tavorlVe
noem ssWhy Should the SPIRIT Ol
yortal be Proud" by Gladys Cope-
~ ~ charming little Miss whose
-acoilection - was perfect and wnose
reeC.l:o 80. ,T,as far above the average.
The calling of the roll OF Vne aeA1 80
-, Comrade McLain was a sAu -
ls:;rSsr pg that our days pass like a 'Aie
tnas = - Shsffer was jushhed IN
.cOmplimenting all who par'ic'pN