Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-06-02
CTTl lens OBSERV VE
MEMORIAL DAY
CUSTOMARY SERVICES HELD AT
CEMETERY ADDRESS BY
REV. BACON


with parade and fitting exercises at
departed veterans of the Civil, Spanish
American and World wars. The day was
chilly one and threatening clouds cut
down the turnout somewhat. All stores
and business places were closed all day.
Promptly at 9:45 in the mcrning the
parade formed downtown. With colors,
color guard and the city band in the
lead, the procession wendeG its way to
the cemetery, the Civil war veterans
and members of the w. Z. 6. being con-
veyed in automobiles. -
The program at the cemetery opened
with "The Star Spangled Banner' by
the band. Rev. G. R. Geer gave the
invocation and I. j. Bates the com
mander's address. This was followed
by the song, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Grounds'' by the American lie
gion Male Quartet, Messrs. Richard
Meyers, Chester Tanner and Carroll
and Ethan Brown. A. E. Joslin read
Gen. Logan's Memorial Day Order
and Paul Noe read the chaplain IS ad-
dress. An impressive part of the>cere.
mony was the decorating Of the. graves
by six little girls dressed in white,
each Of whom recited verse before
decorating the grave.
Rev. A. G. Bacon, pastor Of the First
congregational church and chaplain OF
the local American Legion post, de-
livered the memorial address. He
first touched briefly on the words OF
Simeon, who, upon seeing Christ
Jesus enter the temple, said that He
was to be the Saviour of the people,
and in this connection the speaker men
toned that the words Of Simeon again
came from the pen Of Mrs. Howe as
she saw the Boys in Blue coming into
the Southland to save this country
from slavery, and again from the pen
of Donald Hanke in the World War.
Rev. Bacon then went on to point out
wherein war has proved of service to
mankind. He said that some men want
to say that war is destructive Of the
nobler principles, both material and
spiritual, an argument which is en-
ployed by the pacifst in time of peace
On the contrary, Rev. Bacon said, wal
brings out the nobler qualities and
helps to bring us back to bed rock
| Early in the war a man came back to
this country from Europe and said that
there was not selfish person in Eu
rope and he hoped that such would be
the case here. It looked for time as
though it wonld not but at last the wal
came home to us and there. was 8
change; the issues became ours so much
that even the most selfish could not
stand back. Another thing we saw in
the late war was men from the streets
Of Paris, London and New York who
displayed great morality in the service
! We. also saw the promise of social re
construction, Rev. Bacon said, but tha
! does not mean the general tearing
down Of the classes, as we are probab
ly always going to have aristocracy
although we no longer associate il
with wealth and education but will
the best men in the community regard
less of means or education. The aristo
cracy Of today is composed Of thos'
who unselfishly give their services TO-
the community, state and nation. On
of these was DR.. No1throp, late presi
dent emeritus of Minnesota university
Rev. Bacon said.
The American Legion firing squa'
fired salute over the graves after tn
address and V. E. Joslin, bugler, bley
"taps.'' The services closed with tn
singing of "America'' by the assemb
ly and benediction by Rev. Geer.
In the afternoon the members Of tn
G.. A. r., the city band and citizen
went to the Broadway BRIDGE, wher
I flowers were strewn on the waters /,
memory of those who gave their live
for their country on the seas.