Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
TO BE OBSERVED
NEXT TUESDAY
Patriotic Societies to Give
Program at Theatre and
March to Cemetery for
Decoration.


the joint auspices OF the Daughters
of Veterans, The American Legion
and the War Mothers. The exer-
cises will be held at the Weaver
theatre at 200 O'Clock in the after
moon, at which time the following
program will be given:
America ---......--.--.Audience.
Invoca ton Rev. C. e. Mason.
Flag Drill. School Children.
Solo Marian Green,
Lincolns Gettysburg Address.
Bertha Hill.
Instrumental Solo, Mrs. A. B. Cooper.
Address. Rev G. K. Mason.
American Creed .Bernice Mast.
Star Spangled Banner Audience.
Benediction ..Rev. Tom Blodgett.
Following the program preces-
sion will be formed for the march to
the cemetery, where the graves Of all
former soldiers, both of the civil war
and the world war, will be decorated
with flowers. All fraternal orders
and their auxiliaries are requested
to take part in the procession.
All business houses will be asked
to close for the day at one O'Clock
in the afternoon, for the purpose of
allowing all their clerks and en-
ployes to take part In the exercises
and to show fitting respect for the
men who have twice gone out to
fight for the ideals for which this
nation stands.
In order that we may not forget
THE sacred significance of Memorial
day, we should read again the fam
ous General orders No. IL, issued by
John A. Logan, first commander of
ahe G. A. R., creating the holiday
and the custom OF decorating the
graves of war heroes, The text of
the first Memorial day proclamation
was as follows:
General Orders, No. IL.
II. The 30th day OF May, 1868,
is designated for the purpose of
strewing with flowers, or otherwise
We graves of comrades
who died in defence of their country |
the late rebellion, and whose
bodies now lie in almost every city, |
village, hamlet and chufchyard In
the land. In this observance, no
form OF ceremony is prescribed, but |
posts and comrades will, in their
own way, arrange such fitting serv-
ices and testimonials Of respect, as
may permit.
I'VE are organized, comrades, as
our regulations tell us. for the pur-
pose among other things, OF preserv-
ing and strengthening those kind and
fraternal feelings which have bound
together the soldiers, sailors and
marines, who united together to sup
press the late rebellion. What can
aid more to assure this result than
by cherishing tenderly the memory
of our heroic dead, who made their
breasts barricade between our
country and it's foes. Their soldier
lives were the reveille of freedom to
a race in chains, and their deaths
the tattoo of rebellious tyranny In
arms. We should guard their graves
with sacred vigilance. All that the
wealth and taste of the
nation can add to their adornmentl
and security, Is but fitting tribute
to the memory of her slain defend
ers. Let no wanton foot tread rude
ly on such hallowed grounds. Let
pleasant paths invite the coming
and going of reverent visitors and
fond mourners. Let no vandalism
)f ayarice or neglect, no rayages OF
lime. testify to the present or to the
present or to the coming genera
ions that we have forgotten, as
people, the cost of free and un-
livided republic.
'If other eyes grow dull, and
,ther hands slack, and other hearts
crow cold in the solemn trust, ours
hall keep 1t well, as long as the
light and warmth of life remain to
Is.
Let us, then, at the time ap-
'ointed, gather around their sacred
emains, and garland the passion
ess mounds above them with the e
hoicest flowers of springtime; let 7
Is raise above them the dear old \