The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-27
DECORATION DAY.

Decoration
soed Sundssehoos the American Legion and other organ
izaiobs will JON in parade marching to Rose Hill cemeer
where flowers will be placed upon the graves tributes TO h
OF those wo sleeping beneath the little mounds sti
loved they in life
Month by month year by year silent city" becomes
popuous the Grim Reaper with his sickle keen reaps tn
bearded grass blades and the flowers that grow between Their
the e and the just there the fearful and the bold there tn
youthful and the old there the and the maid sn
bed adeah earth and dust dust" The mortal par
of brave boys who sacrificed their lives France epo
nearby the moulding remains veterans who wore the Blue
The Gray bloody battles that fought in their homeland
while around them the forms which held faithful
revered fathers mothers sisters brothers wives husbands i
have loved and lost while" 1t is indeed Heterogeneous
population that dwels Rose I but the Great Leveler has
done his work WELL in the democracy of Death there dis
vibrant with tender memories and the low sad music of humanity
which makes sigh for "he touch vanished hand
flowers those graves hearts will trob with
tons for zone touch of Nature makes the whole world kim and
shall be in sympathy in devotion to beloved dead
Our sleeping soldiers! 1t is little enough that do
discharge the debt them The least do is
tde to them and to honorng their memories The most we do is
daily let ourhsarts "burnh fire Of sacrifice which
hareds die the greed die the old gnoble selves
die to the base contem of sect and creed and rise again. like
hehe with souls true Neither they knew any
creed when sent them forth to fight and die for
Americans they followed flag and they fell fighting battles
theirs the highest exempIcaon of Americansm we
best honor their memories when pervaded with the
sort of patriotic emotions the Amercansm which animated
their breasts When they away battle for told
that they going fight end all war-to DESTROY the mill
arm which periodically drences the world with blood-and they
died in that fa believing that they sacrificing their
lives in van If we would honor them bv serving the cause that
they served wipe of hatred the hard
the sene which has been the war since
began Class racial religious hatreds and ryaes will con-
tnue provoke long they exist The the
graves of soldier dead will be hollow mocery our hearts
are alame with the same patriotic fire which made orr fiob
single force they fearesy faced death things
that the pride and possession of all Americans
And the nnumbered host of heroes who fought es battles
on peaceful fiedsn shop, farm in the home As we pay
tributes tomorrow shall forget them was the
father who struggled maniuy make and succeeded
he ecLt
legacy he left to them perhaps his example and his good
name but was enough to make him worthy of all honor And
there was the faithful mother "he baves battle that ever
fought. Shall tell you when where? On the maps
of the world you'll find no-was fought by the mothers of
men The sweetest flowers that grow shall place upon their
And shall pay tributes Of respect to all Others
who played their parts in life WELL making the world by
their presence.
Fondy do we trust firmly do many Of believe that the
souls of beloved dead do wing their flight some distant
realm when they the bridge between the material the
SPIRITUAL but that unseen they 1--WE have but
iath cannot know for knowledge Of things Is it
fancy that they are present and pleased when pay
tribute them by bedeckg the mounds which mark the resting
places of their bod.s with springs fragrant beautiful
flowers?
The greatest of Greek poets sings: Tis true It's GER
tain though dead retains part himself the immortal mind
remains Solemn as the occasion may be and is Decoration Day
may well bring comfort and fill us with hope
Alas Tor him who never sees the shine through cypress
trees,
Nor hopes see breaking day across the mournu marbles
WHO has not learned in hours Of trust truth to flesh and
blood unknown
a life lord of and love can never lose IFS own
OF course all the facts have been brought out but at this
II looks like the congressman who camping Mr.
aughers trail are getting him into pretty close quarters in the
matter of the Morse pardon Either the attorney general had
much to do with the release of Morse his friends admit
or there IS deeplaid plot destroy him. public NAV well
lwait full disclosures before reaching conclusion Il
Montana says exchange has just imported 900 game birds
or distribution IN the state to make for losses pot
uner and hog and the and e. h. will doubtless load
heir guns and start right out looking for them,