The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-06-01
MEMORIAL PROGRAM WAS
HELD IN DISTRICT COURT
ROOM TUESDAY, MAY 80
DESPITE BAD WEATHER
Music by Julesburg Concert Band, Community
Singing of Patriotic Songs and Stirring Pa
triotic Address by Local Clergyman Consti-
tuted Splendid Program Given in Honor of
Soldier Dead

Despite the inclement weather, the
Memorial Day program was held in
Julesburg as scheduled Tuesday morn
ing with some changes. Instead of
holding the exercises on the courthouse
lawn as had been planned, the same
were held in the district court room of
the court house.
A much larger attendance should
have been present at this program
held in honor of our dead heroes, but
the threatening weather was no doubt
responsible for the absence of num-
Der Of the people of this community.
Those who failed to attend missed a
splendid program.
The Julesburg Band played num-
Der of selections, followed by the sing
ing of patriotic songs by the audience,
Rev. B. H. Schrader, pastor of the
Church Of Christ being the song lead
er. Rev. E. V. Kuhns, pastor Of the
Congregational church and DR.. C. A.
Law, Commander of the American Le-
gion, Gateway Post 105 constituted
the committee in charge.
The Memorial Day address was de-
livered by Rev. A. J. Waller, pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
His address was greatly appreciated
by all present, kindling anew the fire
of patriotism in the hearts of his lis
teners, and creating new and even
more firm determination to do JUS
tice in the fitting observance of Me-
mortal Day in reverence to the Sold
ier Dead. A synopsis of Rev. Wal
ler's stirring patriotic address is as
| follows:
"This Memorial Day service has a
particular significance in that in the
speakers experience this was the
first one at which no veteran of the
Grand Army of the Republic was pres
ent. This is transition time.
Memorial Day is beautiful obser-
vance. Human nature tends to for
get benefits. We lose sight of the
rungs of the ladder by which we have
ascended. So we will remember that
we may be saved from the vice of in
gratitude. For It is i'll for country
a community, man, to receive good
and not to be grateful. We remember
further that we may give recognition
to two great principles. First, the
principle that we are linked to the
past. The roots of our national ex-
istence, ideals goes down to the soil
of the past and across the seas. The
second is that as people in a most
marked way we have been given Pro.
vidential leading. Our history reveals
that we have been God-guided. Anc
remembering this we will be humble
in our greatness and unselfish and
brotherly in our prosperity. The
founding of this Day and its obser.
vance for half century has had di.
rect and often restricted reference
to the heroes of the war between the
states. But we are now remembering
all who answered the country's cal
and wore the uniform of the Republic
Not all the conflicts were of the same
intensity, but every young American
who has served under the starry ban,
mr. has done his part and is worthy OF
grateful remembrance.
| "We will remember them because
they have proven to world that has
charged US with materialism that
America is nation that is led by the
ideal. We will remember them be-
cause whether in the 18th, the 10Th OF
the goth century, their efforts were
not to extend boundaries, to bolster
up dynasties to exploit backward
races but to preserve and to extend
Democracy to lead mankind onward
toward that desired goal when all over
this earth all men will be truly free
and come to their highest and best
We will remember that they showed
that the true defense of nation is ir
it's enlightened and patriotic citizenry
We will remember them by the obser.
vance of this day, by words of eulogy
on the printed page and from the lips
by flower decked graves, but stately
shafts piercing the skies, the marble
minstrels voiceless stone telling ir
deathless song the story how they
fell. But not by these alone shall we