Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
memorial DAY
IN BARAb0O
All Of the City PatriO-
tic Orders Take
Part In Services At
Cemetery and At
Church

Ideal weather conditions helped
to make Memorial day Of this year
an especially pretty and impress
Esive event. The city cemetery has
seldom been more beautifully dec
Grated many of the flowers Which
usually come earlier being in
bloom now.
The exercises started with the
parade to the Baraboo cemetery at
lnine-thirty The G. A. r. veterans
had been conveyed to the cemetery
in cars pretending the rest of the
procession and chairs provided fer
them there The line of march was
as follows: Spanish Vetertn color
bearers, American Legion band, Lee
gion members, and Boy Scouts. At
torney C. NJ Lamar acted as mar
shall of the day.
This was the first appearance of
the Legion band in their new uni
forms and the boys made fine ap-
pearance. The uniforms are Of a
light shade of khaki, with Sam
Brown belts and caps. A good
feature of the coats is their collars,
which are not high but are worn
with a white collar and tie.
Judge Hill Speaks
Arrived at the cemetery, the SER
vices at the old soldiers burial plot
were opened by prayer by Chap
lain James Dibble. The custom
airy ritual was carried out and the
address of the morning was given
by Judge James II. Hill, His stir
ring talk was largely on the rela-
ton Of present day conditions to
the past conflicts commemorated
by the day. He mentioned the
! time in the early history of Wis
consin when that small state was
the first to furnish her full quota of
soldiers, many of them under Is
years of age, for the war to pre-
serve our union and designated this
as the sort of memorial which we
honor, Judge Hill pointed out the
lesson of the late war as DEM
onstration of the fact that no one
nation can stand alone, we must
stand allied, shoulder to shoulder.
He made strong plea for the
World war veterans, deploring the
tragedy of a nation which con-
scripts it's youth but refuses to
conscript it's wealth. The address
closed with the admonition to teach
our children patriotism so that
when danger arises, they will rise
to defend our country with the
same love of country demonstrated
by the veterans we honor on Me-
mortal day.
Members of the firing squad were
Sons of Veterans and after their
volley, taps were sounded.
Afternoon Exercises
The First M. E. church, where
afternoon exercises were conduct
ed, had been prettily decorated
with bunting and flowers. The G.
A. R. veterans, the Sons of Vet
Grams, ladies of the w. r. G. and
the Spanish War veterans attend
ed in body filling a large portion
of the auditorium.
Mayor Adolph andre presided
and opened the program by appro-
pirate remarks The governors
proclamation was read by Ormand
! Capener, prayer was offered by
Rev. f. o. Coontz, George Evans
recited "Sheridan's Ride, Logan's
general order number II was read
by Diehl Snyder, and Ross Hansen
gave the Gettysburg address.
Rev. Coentz in beginning his adj
dress commended very highly the
address of the morning by Judge
J. H. Hill and said he would take
the liberty to repeat some thoughts
already expressed for the sake of
emphasis.
! The speaker then referred to the
stones which mark the resting pla-
| ces of the veterans who have
| ceased from their labors and raised
the question for consideration:
What is the meaning of these
stones? In answer to the question
he said. First they speak to us of
great struggle. An army on an
equal scale of population today
would mean an army of Is million
men. For every slave freed there
was paid the ransom of q human
life. The sun never shone upon
greater men, greater deeds or
greater battles marvellous ex-
ample of loyalty needed even to-