The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
Business Entirely Suspended, Appro.
PIRATE Exercises Held and Graves
PrOfusely Decorated.

served in Oroville In a quiet modest
yet appropriate manner. It was mora
OF general holiday tlan at any time
Tor years, although the attendance at
the exercises held in the Civic Leapue
PARK was far from being what It
shouid nave been In point Of numbers
All business houses were closed for
the day and large number of resi-.
dents took advantage of the vacation
W urlVe out into the surrounding
country on divers missions bent
mere were no procession or blare Of
Drass and those who assembled at
tne park quietly drifted to that charm
ing spot that gives such a touch OF
beauty to the town, where chairs were
arranged on the grass for the accom-
modation Of spectators.
Inc arrangements for the exercises
were In charge of the local post of
tae American Legion, and Post Com
mander Chas McGinty acted as chair
man of the day. The program was
orief, as 1t saould be on such occas-
ions. The proceedings were opened bv
prayer by Rev. d. Vincent Gray and
at the beginning and end the audience
joined in singing America" and "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" There
was also Duet by Mrs. d. Vincent
Gray and Kathleen Grant. John M.
Norris, one Of the few surviving Grand
Army men of the community, was in.
troduced He spoke of the dwindling
tics showing the number still surviy-
ing and stated that if the death rate
In the ranks still continued as It has
OF recent months, taps would be
sounded over the last survivor within
a very few years. He also told of the
organization Of the Grand Army, read
General Order, No. II designating
May 30 as Memorial Day, and also
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, one
of the choicest bits of language in
all literature, which will stir the
hearts Of Americans SO long as this
other old soldier, told OF some of his
army experiences in humorous man
ner. The address was delivered by
Rev. A. f. Kroneman, and It Is no
eXaggeration to say that II was one
of the best and most appropriate ad-
dresses that has ever been listened to
in Oroville on similar occasion.
With carrying voice, most excel
lent command Of language, a famil-
iarity with history that marks the
careful student and an Unborn loyalty
to country worthy Of emulation Mr..
Kroneman is we'll fitted for the task
to which he was assigned. His address
was listened to with wrapped atten-
ton and won the enconiums Of all
within sound of his voice.
AS illustrating how death is making
inroads In the ranks Of the Grand
Army of the Republic it could be noted
that only two old soldiers Of the civil
war were present at this gathering. A
few years ago about dozen veterans
answered the roll call but Wednesday
only John NJ Norris and F. I. Alden
were present, and both of these gen.
tlemen showed signs of advanced age.
1t Is left to the younger world war
veterans to take up the torch" and
keep alive the memory Of the deeds OF
those brave boys who offered their
all that this Union should be perpetu-
ated.
At the close of the exercises num-
Der of those present drove to the Gem.
etery and decorated the graves with
| flowers Not only were the graves OF
soldiers remembered, and there were
dozen or more in that small plot OF
ground. but about every mound cover
| ing the remains of the departed were
strewn with flowers.
In the afternoon a game OF ball be-
tween Tonasket and Oroville drew
quite a crowd to the local grounds.
AS was to be expected the game was
one sided as the local team has never
practiced together and Tonasket has
] one of the strongest aggregation OF
ball players in eastern Washington.
| The players are especially strong at
| the bat, as two nome runs, one or
them lost by the runner failing to
touch second base, two Triples and
double marked the eleven base hits
to the credit of the visitors. The home
team Is weak at the bat and was un-
fortunate in making a number OF dam
aging errors, showing the lack OF
practice. Tonasket has corking flne
pitcher in Niles, and what is not often
the case with a pitcher Niles is dam
gerous man at the bat. He made sim
gle, three Dagger and would have
Registered home run had he touched
| his bases. Oroville has an excellent
pitcher in O'Dougherty and IL he had
had perfect support the score would
have been mucn closer. With practice
the Oroville team is going to give the
best of them run for their money.
For six innings the game was a beau
J ty, the score being to 0, one OF the
runs being a gift but after that be-
tween errors and swats the visitors
ran up eight tallies with final total
of 10 to 0.