The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Large Crowd
Pays Tribute
toDr.P alner
Monument to His Memory In
yelled with Fitting Pro-
gram Sunday
SPONSORED BY D. A. R.
DR.. j. A. Dubois and Major
John Howard Deliver
Strong Addresses
SPONSORED BY D. A. R.

Under a beautiful setting, assist
ed by gorgeous early fall after
noon, in the presence of a large
gathering Of people the memorial
erected to the memory of the life
er, Sank Centres pioneer physician,
sponsored by Sank Centre Chnp-
ter, Daughters Of the American
Revolution, the granite slab with
bronze tablet on its face was un-
yelled Sunday at Oakland csnletery.
Miss Anabel Erwin, president OF
the local D. A. r., presided splen-
di6ly. The program opened with
the "Star Spang!ed Banner" play
The flag calute was then given by
the D. A. RS. rhe Boy and Girl
Scouts. The invocation was deliv-
cred by Rev. c. J. Morgan, pastor
of the Congregational church.
After very fine address by DR.
J. A. Dubois and "reminiscences by
Major John Howard, Mrs. w. H.
Parker, very active in raising
funds for the monument, expressed
the appreciation of the ladies of
the D. A. R., for the support given
them by the w. r. c., and the
public.
The monument was unveiled by
the little Misses Margaret Sprasue
ana Audrey Brecken, descendants
of pioneer citizens. The tots wers
daintily gowned in Colonial COS
tunes. The program was conclud-
ed with singing of America" the
benediction by Rev. Morgan and
the sounding of taps by couple Of
the lads, members of the band.
At the request of the Herald DR..
]. A. Dubois prepared the follow
ing review of the life of DR.. Palm
er and the early days. Of Sank
Centre:
"How soon we are forgotten
when we are dead" This pathetic
expression from the lips of Joseph
Jefferson will be recalled by those
still living of the large audiences
IN the long ago that gathered so
frequently to greet this great act
or. For the truth the words con-
veyed was clearly apparent. That
is why it seems to me that the cere-
mony Sunday last attending the un-
yelling of the memorial to the late
DR.. B. r. Palmer, stands out as a
truly remarkable event. If this had
occurred within a short time after
the death of this worthy pioneer
physician and surgeon, it would
have been simply following the es-
tablished precedent, and to be
wholly considered as such. But
half century has sped by us since
the passing of DR.. Palmer, and of
the adult generation 60 whom he
ministered, one can count upon
ones fingers those now remaining.
And it is their children who are
low giving us the wonderful testi-
monial that this man has not been
forgotten.
''Now who can fail to see the
double value in these late memorial
exercises? Not only has the in
trinsic worth of one of our early
citizens been revived and present
ed to us, but also the other fact,
that the minds of the generation
which followed him were so keenly
attuned to the finer sentiments of
life that through all these years
their memories of him have been
kept active, even down to the dog
Dor and the horse WIlder-so at
tractive to their childhood days
who were his faithful companions
upon his perilous trips over our
sparsely settled frontier. Do I
have to apologize for the sense of
pride in our little city of Sank Cen
ire that has been aroused in me?
Oh, we have heard much Of the
crudities of our Main Street. They
are common to all oe our pioneer
settlements, and I sometimes think
that they are the necessary and in
MIGRATING soil out of which bios,
SONS the fruits of advancing civil
cation.
Let me recall from the dim past
my first day in Sank Centre. OF
course, there must have been much
to be seen that was Objectionable
and demanding criticism. but have
forgotten what they were. I do
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