Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-22
Memorial Day to
Honor Hero Dead
Most Significant Occasion
Given Over to Paying
Tender Tribute.


|" men who have fallen In this
country's wars. Ia regarded by
many az the most impressive Of pa
triotic holidays To that heroic band
who died serving the country 30 gal
lansly In earlier days the World war
has added Its thousands Of young men
who entered the same nery furnace In
which their fathers died Now. In OBJ
scrvance Of the day. veterans Of re-
cent wars Join with surviving veterans
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
that old, magnificent. matchless army
Of men who are grixzled and gray.
Between the veterans. old and
young, there 10 a common bond. Both
have fought that right might prevail.
The spirit Of service and sacrifice OF
these men IL alive today although the
issues for which many Of them fought
long have been settled.
Memorial Day In one Of the most
significant occasions of the year. II
shows the sentiment OF the people
toward those who gave their lives for
q good cause and II teaches lesson
IN patriotism which In without parallel.
Memorial Day cannot be too tenderly
reversd BY old and young. by those
who took part In one Of the nations
great struggles or by those who simply
know Of II as history" some one las
said.
The observance Of Memorial Day
was ,naugurated by general order.
given May 8, 1868, by Gen. John A.
Logan, commander In chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic. The or
der desi grated May 80 of that year as
the day.
First Observance In South.
The honor of the first observance OF
q decoration day In connection with
the Union dead is due James Redpath
and DIR. Il. II. Hawks. who In May.
1895. held memorial services over the
graves Of prisoners who died In a
stockade In Charleston, &. @. Soldiers
and children marched through the
streets and more than 10000 persons
participated In the ceremony.
General Lognn's order, Issued to oil
posts Of the Grand Army. nm orgaDiza'
ton then In Its infancy, said:
The soth day OF May. 1853. 10 desig-
mated for the purpose Of strewinE with
flowers or otherwise decorating the
graves OF comrades. who died In de-
Tense of their country during the late
rebellion and whose bodies now lie IN
almost every city, village and hamlet
ehurchyard In the land.
We are organised, comrades. as our
| regulations tell us. for the purpose.
among other things. OF preserving and
strengthening those kind ana fraternai
feelings which have bound together the
soldiers, sailors and marines who unit
cd TO suppress the late rebeliion- What
can aid more 20 assure this result than
| ehsrishing tsnderly the memory Of our
heroic dead. who made their breasts
n barricade between our country ana
its fossY Their soldier lives we're the
reveiIIe Of freedom and tattoo Of rebel
lions tyranny In arms We should
guard their graves with sacred vigil
snee. Let no wanton foot tread rudeiy
Al sueh baIlovsd grounds Let pleas
ant paths invite the coming and going
Of visitors and fond mourners. Let no
vandalism OF avarice or neglect. no
ravaGes of time. testify TO tho present
or 20 the coming generations that We
have forgotten. as q people. the cost
Of n free and undivided nation
II other eyes grow dull and other
hands slack. and other hearts cold In
the solemn trust. ours shall keep ~
well as long a. the light and warmth
Of life remain to us.
Let ms. then. AZ the time appointed
gather around the sacred remains ana
rariand the passionIess mounds above
them with the choicest flowers OF
s,ringtime; let us raise above them
Z q dear old nag they saved from dis
honor; let us. In the solemn presence.
renew our pledges 20 aid ana assist
those left among rs . sacred charge
upon the nations gratituds--ths SOL
diers and sailors widow and orphan.
II 10 the purpose Of the commander
I'm chief 70 inaugurats this observance
With the hope that "a 10 kept up from
year 20 year while . survivor Of the
war remains 20 honor the memory OF
his Departed comrades.
Day Generally obssrvsd.
Memorial, or Decoration Day. 10
now set apart In nearly all states and
territories Of the United States NJ
day for decorating the graves OF dead
soldiers Of the Civii war and other
later wars and for holding suitable