Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
CITIZENS HONOR -.
DEAD VETERANS
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PARADE, AND EXERCISES A:
CEMETERY BY
REV. BACON


ing all morning Memorial Day, the ex-
ercises in Little Falls. were attended by
a greater number than at any time be-
fore and a most fitting program was
carried out in memory Of the departed
veterans.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the
parade formed downtown, headed by the
city band and the Legion men in uni
form. These were followed by thirty
girls dressed in white, who carried fow-
ers with which the graves of the de-
parted veterans were later decorated.
The old soldiers and members of the w.
R. c. were conveyed in automobiles.
Warren Gibson, mounted, led the pro-
cession. The band played on the way
to the cemetery and as it reached the
cemetery, it played a funeral dirge. The
program at the cemetery opened with
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner''
by the band and invocation
by Rev. Geer. I. J. Bates gave
the commanders address, A. E. Joslin,
Gen. Logan's Memorial Day Order, and
j. G.. Burial, Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. An octette from the high
school led by~Miss Garness sang pa.
triotic song and the band played anoth.
er selection.
Rev. A. G. Bacon of the First Con
gregational church gave the Memorial
address. He took as the theme for his
address quotation from the bible, eff
the house be divided against itself, it
cannot stand,' and he spoke on the his
tory Of the United States from the day
of Independence, following this line of
thought of the effort to keep the ma
tion intact. He outlined the causes
leading up to the great Civil war and
many of the men who fought the battles
Of that war now lie beneath the sod and
many of their names have been forgot
ten but We have not forgotten the her
oic deeds they performed. The speaker
said he wondered, however, which was
the greatest-the heroic deeds which
the men in blue performed in that .va1
or the service they have performed; fol
their country since that time in keep
ing the government intact and the prin
ciples alive in the hearts Of the Ameri
can youth. Now another generation has
served, he said, and there is no longer
a north and south, as men from al
states stood together in the line Of bat
tie in France and friendship has thus
been cemented between the north anG
the south. In conclusion, he said that
the American Legion has countcd it 4
great honor to have the privilege. N
taking part with the G.. A. r.. in these
memorial exercises. The Legion, he add
ed, has no desire to usurp any Of the
places Of honor, Of the G. A. r., and SC
long as there is one left Of that Grand
Army Of the Republic, he shall have the
place of honor, and when all are. gone
there is the assurance that the Ameri
can Legion will take up this work and
it will go forward. ,''.;
After Rev. Bacon's address, firing
squad Of Legion men fired three times
over the graves Of the departed veter
ans as salute. A mixed quartet then
led in the singing of "America,'' the
band playing the accompaniment. The
services closed with benediction by Rev
Geer.
Following the services, all who par
ticipated in any manner in the program
Or arrangement swere the guests of the
w. r. G. at a luncheon at the I. 0. O.
F. hall. In the afternoon, the members
of the G.. A. r. Legion men and school
girls marched to the Mississippi river
and strew flowers on the Father OF
Waters, in honor Of the sailor dead :.
In the evening, the city band gave
its first open air concert, at the band
stand near the postoffice. A large mum
Der Of people heard the concert, al
though it was so cold as to make it un
comfortable both for the band and
audience.