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70th YEAR. -NO. 44
HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1912.
E'0E
2 CENTS
MANY ATTEND THE MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
Excellent Addresses Delivered by Rev. A. L.
Whittaker, F. P. Kimble and C. P. Searle--Post
Commander Wilson Missed at Exercises
-Nearly Thousand Children in Parade.
W. W. WOOD,
Marshal of Day.
Memorial Day In Iloncsilalc will
go down In the annals of local his
tory as one of the most patriotic
and spectacular events ever to have
occurred in the 'Maple City. 'Al
though the day was cloudy, sun
shine radiated from the faces of the
thousand or more children who
were in lino to pay homage to the
'departed marine, soldiers and 'un
known dead, by carrying flowers to
bo strewn upon the water and ten
derly placed upon the graves. The
procession formed at Captain James
Ham Post, G. A. It., headquarters
and at 10:30 began to move. It
was a spectacular parade, represent
ing all ages from small children to
gray-haired sires, who left their
homes and loved ones back in 'Gl to
fight for freedom and the Hag. The
line-up and formation as reproduc
ed in Wednesday's Citizen was fol
lowed to the letter. The procession,
instead of going to Fourth stTeet as
upon other occasions, turned at
Fifth street, thus shortening the dis
tance a biocK.
W. W. Wood was marshal of the
day.
The Honesdale Flfo and Drum
Corps appeared in dazzling new uni
forms, consisting of red coats, white
trousers, white helmets with red
tassels and knee-high leather boots.
The suits were trimmed with gold
and brought forth considerable
worthy praise. Horace Williams was
drum major. The corps was recent
ly reorganized and displayed an un--usual
amount of training, reflecting
considerable credit upon the leader
and drum major.
Jenkins' Boy Band made their
first street appearance Thursday and
It too brought forth much commen
dation from the people, being ap
plauded as they passed.
At the State bridge special exer
cises to the marine were given, an
Impressive part of which was the
strewing of flowers upon the Lack
awaxen thrown thereon by the
marching school children. Hon.
Frank P. Kimble made the address
for the soldiers at sea.
Hon. F. 1. Kimble's Speech.
Mr. Kimble said in part:
Again we are met in the per
formance of a patriotic .duty. Dec
oration day was conceived in a uni
versal gratitude for heroism in the
cause of civil government, and its
establishment and general observ
ance ol Us purposes, have con
tributed powerfully toward the
greatness of our country.
Throughout our land to-day will
'be heard eulogies upon the lives and
characters of those noble men who,
on land and sea, sacrlticed their
lives for their country.
To many taking part to-day the
observance of Decoration Day is but
a compliance with a universal and
national duty, resting on all good
citizens; while to others, the exer
cises of the day will awaken mem
ories that reach back a lifetime.
In family groups and public gath
fit) n tro fti'i fimrh ntn an1 m nm rci
will well up in the throats of speak'
ers and hearts of hearers, as tho
panoramic scenes of civil and na
tional life are passed In review.
As the events of early life crowd
upon tho memory in advanced age,
in greater number and clearer dis
tinctness, so, Indeed, Is it, with the
recollections of those sad and liar
xowing separations of tho darker
days when our fathers and elder
brothers went down to the sea in
ships.
And on each succeeding Decora
tion Day, in the years to come,
thoso broken friendships, severe
trials and enforced privations of tho
belligerent past, will coino vividly
before tho mental vision; increas
ingly vivid as time recedes.
To the younger of thoso who en
gage In tho laudable duty ot honor
ing tho dead heroes of tho sea
tho great Admirals of noted famo
exist only in history. Every school
boy and girl above tho lower grades,
has studied of tho daring of Far
ragut, of the fearlessness of Porter,
of the systematic planning of Samp
son and 'bull-dog fighting of Dewey
and Schley. 'But possibly there may
bo somo old men hero who served
under these brave Admirals, or with
-Whom you have run a blockade, en
gaged at close range In bloody fight,
or have torn tho enemy's fleet to
fragments. To such men Docoratlon
Day means a groat deal. Such men
depend not upon any speaker to di
rect their thoughts, but by reason
of Intimate association of recollec
tions and dire experience, are trans
ported In mind to those momentous
struggles, when Admiral and sea
men alike and together fought
mightily.
Since the dawn of civilization,
history is replete with acts of hero
ism upon the seas. And nowhere
have bravery, fortitude, and unsel
fish devotion to national obligation,
found brighter example of heroism;
nor has any country furnished more
patriotic Admirals and seamen, than
adorn the pages of American his
tory. It is not necessary or desir
able that wo stop hero to specialize.
Time will not permit. Sufllco it to
say, since the formation of our gov
ernment, our naval institutions, as
well as school of actual experience,
have furnished and aiways will fur
nish to us, a full quota of exper
ienced men of the sea men not
only to rule the ships as Admirals,
but seamen at tho wheel, the engine
and tho guns all masters of their
particular work.
It may 'bo asked what service is
the scattering of flowers upon the
waters. To those lying in watery
graves, no eulogy will raise a ripple
on the bosom of tho deep, or cause
an Inch higher a crest of a single
wave. Decoration Days are for tho
living and for our own glory.
This should be made a day of ret
rospection thankfulness for the
patriotism in others, through whoso
acts of sacrifice we have entered into
security and national peace. It
should be a day also of bouyant
hope and self-consecration. From
such an exalted pedestal of historic
patriotism in America, on land ana
sea, we ought to view tho future
with warm hearts, and national op
timism. Outward manifestations of regard
for tho heroes of the past ought hon
estly to express our appreciation for
the lives and characters of those
noblp men. And the heartiness of
this expression should also be at the
same time, full assurance to the liv
ing. An assurance that heroic acts
are not forgotten; that our citizen
ship regards unselfishness and self
sacrifice for others as Christlike.
A aealous spirit for the country,
wide sympathy for others, and
clearly expressed words and acts In
dicative of a true interest in the
country's welfare, are tho seeds
sown broadcast, which, in times of
danger, find large returns In hero'
ism, both in war and in peace. For
there is a heroism In peace as well
as in war.
When the Titanic sank last month
in mid-ocean, wo beheld tho glori
ous results of humane teaching.
With life-boats sufficient for only
one-inira or tho passengers on
board, stalwart men nobly stood
aside and permitted helpless women
and children to enter and fill these
boats.
Here was an exhibition of real
heroism as great, if not ' greater,
tnan history records of any battle,
Tho historic accounts of friendly
auaenment, between Damon and
Pythias, and David and Jonothan,
have moved thousands to constancy
in individual friendships, but nobler
far Is the inspiring record of brave
men In the disaster of that Ill-fated
ship, who in tho very jaws of death
gavo to tho world an exhibition of
God-llko sacrifice for strangers and
nutnanity in general.
There are heroes In peace equal to
or greater than those in war. Or
as happily expressed by Whlttler:
"Dream not of helm or harness
The signs of valor true
Peace hath Its test of manhood
That battle never knew."
May the entire people of this
country bo impressed with tho no
bility of heroism; heroism in the
cause of humanity, and heroism In
the cause of civil liberty.
Long and abundantly, may this
tree of civil and national liberty
, crnttor ttu hlnoanmD nnnn Mm wit.
I . .
ery graves of heroes who sleep in
honor beneath tho waves; and may
tno fruition of that samo tree
throughout tho borders of , this
country, prove a prodigious yield of
national peace, manly character and
true heroism.
The procession then closed ranks
and' proceeded to tho cemetery where
the services were concluded. After
tho decorating of tho soldiers' graves
and other numbers on tho program
Rev. A. L. Whittaker delivered tho
oration of the day, which was as fol
lows: ltov. Whittakei-'s Speech.
Mr. Post Commander and Mem
bors of tho Grand Army of tho 'Re
public, and Other Fellow Citizens:
Tho angry Jordan had been' pass
ed by tho children ot Israel, and a
grateful people had set up stones
from the river bed as a memorial ot
tho merciful kindness ot Jehovah.
But the great leader, Joshua, wished
to mako sure that tho peoplo should
never forget that deliverance from
danger and that acblovoment of
bright promises. And so ho called
tho peoplo together In Gllgal, where
tho stones were sot up, as wo aro
gathered hero in the presenco of
theso dear memorial stones, "and he
spako unto tho children ot Israel,
saying. When your cniiaron snail
ask their fathers In tlmo to come.
"What mean theao stones? Then yo
shall lot your children know, saying,
Israel enmo over this Jordan on dry
land." He know that tho time
would come when thoso who had
taken part In that great crossing
and wero doubtless nearly all ot
them there that day would lie in tho
dust, and there would be nought
but those stones to toll the story.
Friends, at that sorvlco Sunday
night and here In this ncro of God
to-day, wo had and wo have now
somo of thoso brave mon who cross
ed the bloody flood of a crisis In our
country's history. Tho great lead
ers havo gone. Long years ago all
who wero old enough to wield a
commanding Influence in that' mo
mentous struggle havo passed on
ovor n darker flood Into a brighter
promised land. With us still, thank
God for the inspiration of tho sight,
are somo of those who bore the
brunt nnd burden of that toilsome
march ifrom slavery to freedom, froln
dnrkness Into light. But tho time
will soon come when tho last wan
face will have lain upon its final
earthly pillow, receiving tho last lov
ing tender cares, the last sad
breathings of farewell will havo
been said, and tho very last mem
ber of the Grand Army of tho Re
public will have joined the Grand
Army 'beyond. Then thero will bo
left only theso stones and their sa
cred memories. And tho memories
will remain only as we, tho children
of that older generation, shall obey
tho solemn command to preserve
them by handing them down to our
children, as we shall Interpret tho
record and message of theso flumb
but eloquent bits of marble to our
children and they to their posterity.
Friends, that Is our fond and
reverent thoucht to-dnv tho record
of these stones which mark heroes'
graves. What a precious gift of
God to men tho naked stone upon
which may be written the story of
the past that It may be read with
grateful hearts by tho men of tho
distant future. Thus -have come
down to us the priceless tablets of
empires that have long slnco per
ished. Underneath the soli where
they wero cast upon tho destruction
of mighty temples and palaces have
they lain for uncounted centuries.
Covered with the uncouth charac
ters of tongues unremembered and
unknown, which the eager and un
daunted spirits of men who wished
to learn their story have by an In
genuity almost divine deciphered,
the fascinating story has been re
vealed of forgotten deeds of valor,
of battles long ago, upon which too
there hinged the decision of human
rights and the fate of nations. Rev
erently have these monuments of tho
hoary past been placed in our
museums of history, that tho story
that each has to tell may not be
lost, but handed down to the ro
motost future tlmei ' 'In the prosice
of such stones telling of the-- san
guinary struggles of ancient races
of men, who can be so sluggish In
the imagination of his soul as not to
havo a heart filled with kindly feel
ing for his brothers of other days,
and from a genuine and real emo
tion to drop a tear of sympathy with
their noble endeavors, their splendid
achievements or their brave fail-t
ures.
iBut friends, of all tho struggles
at arms of which tho great long past
knows, so far as I havo read his
tory, thero has never been one with
nobler motive than that In which
these men with us here to-day took
part, whose story It Is the eternal
mission of these stones In this beau
tiful resting place to tell. Where
on tho monuments of antiquity dug
from the heart of the earth do wo
find that three million men fought for
the freedom of an alien race and
half a million gave up their lives in
bloody sacrifice, Where do we dis
cover that the men of a higher race
havo fought for the men of a lower
race? Where that white men were
willing to bleed for black men? Do
you not discover on the bloody faco
of that struggle the lineaments of the
face of Christ? And where in
thoso ancient times do we find men
fighting for political freedom with
any such conception of tho mean
ing' of tjhat sacred word as was
graven on the Hearts of tho soldiers
of these United States from 18C1 to
18C5?
Tho victory that was won for tho
black man causes us sometimes to
forget tho greater achievement for
the race of men as a whole, for men
as mon, Irrespective of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude
Tho patience of Washington had
won the opportunity for our fathers
to embark upon the most liberal ex
periment In popular government over
attempted on a largo scalo. how
many of us havo stopped to think
how near was the peoplo's ship of
state to being wrecked upon tho
rocks that threatened it upon a
merciless shore? or upon the low
lying icebergs of men's selfishness
nnd devotion to nrlvato Interests?
How severe a blow to freedom would
havo been struck, had not the boys
of the towns and villages, tho cities
and the farms responded to tho call
of Abraham Lincoln for men, for
men to light in a buttle for tho right,
for human liberty and Justlco uni
versal! '
I rencat It. on tno pages ot human
history I have not found a struggle
that has meant so much for the raco
ot men, that has been motived In
such Chrlstllko devotion to tho de
fenseless and tho disinherited, and
that has so contributed to tho win
ning of precious liberty of conscience
and action for all tho sons of men.
And to "tell that story wo aro sur
rounded l)y theso stones. All ovor
our land today they aro telling that
samo story. Where human speech
is all Inadequate to tell it, tho
stones bear silent and eloquent rec
ord. In pnrks whero tho living con
gregate and upon tho crowded city
streots where, men have raised their
tributes to thoso who havo fallen In
their nation's defense, and la the
quiet seclusion of whero rest tho
bodies which onco gavo shelter to
brave souls, the story Is 'being told.
'Even should the mon of tomorrow,
heartless, forgot tho story and
fall to pass It on, yet would theso
stones, broken perhaps and burled,
sometime tell tho story to ages ot
men unborn.
Antony onco stood before tho men
of 'Rome and pled for 'groat dead
Caesar-
"I tell you that which you your
selves do know;
Show you sweet Caesar's wounds,
poor, poor dumb mouths,
And bid them speak for me: but
were I Brutus,
And Brutus Antony, thero were an
Antony
Would ruffle up your spirits, and
put a tonguo
In every wound of Caesar, that
should move
Tho stones of Rome to rise and
mutiny."
And so I point you to-day to the
dear wounds of thoso who fought
Land bled for freedom and humanity;
I call to your remembrance the suf
ferings of unfortunate victims of
Southern prisons, the pathos of un
seen deaths upon fields of battle
whero tho sad night has succeeded
to the glare of day, I point you to
the sufferings of thoso whoso lives
wero spared for suffering. Yea, In
every wound would I put a tonguo
that should move the very stones to
rise up and tell the story whenever
men shall forget.
Ah! yes! tho stones of a more
eternal state than ancient. Rome
which crumbled and fell shall tell
this story. Down through more
ages shall It go than ever the bat
tles of Egypt and Chaldaea, or the
struggles of mighty Assyrian kings.
But never, my fellow-citizens, will
It be left to tho cold stones to tell
that story. On the living tablets of
grateful hearts will it bo engraved;
and the record will never be wiped
out whilo men of our race 3hall
live nobly, reaping the benefits of
the sacrifices which on thi3 day wo
aro commemorating.
IBut, men of Wayne county, the
story will unworthily 'be handed
down to our chldren's children, It
will have a hollow snund as from
hypocritical hearts, unless In our
acts as citizens of this nation we
shall continue the noblo traditions
of those whom we delight to honor.
Strip from their blessed memory
every vestige of false sentiment,
pare from It the accretions of all the
'facile eloquence of unfeeling souls,
and you will still have left a home
ly, unvarnished tale of sacrifice.
Men were willing to go to war know
ing that war meant possible death.
They were willing to leave happy
homes and thoso they loved, with
the strong likelihood that they
would neyec see jtbem more. They
did it not for their own good alone
or at all, not for their worldly ad
vantages, but in devotion to prin
ciple, in furtherance of the plans of
tho Almighty for the advancement
of tho race. They were worthy
spiritual somo of Him who hung
upon Calvary's Cross that men might
have more abundant life. In the
battles of peace and In tho perform
ance of our everyday duties of cltl
zenship let us send forth in warmer
tones than tho dull cold stones pa'
triotlsm's deathless story. Let It
ring from tho pavements of our
streets, from tho walls of our fac
tories, the floors of our offices, let it
burn brightly in crackling, cheering
name on the hearths of our homes
Let our children learn well the
story, that It bo not forgot. May
the heavenly Father bless our land
with the remembered story lived In
grateful lives.
Charles P. Senrlo's Address on tho
"Unknown Dead."
'We are hero assembled to render
homage to our distinguished dead.
Those who with quick step and
heaven-sent patriotism marched to
tho front in G1 and offered up their
lives in defense of tho 'great prlnci
pies of freedom and equality. It is
with the lapse of years that real
men are discovered and their worth
Impartially weighed.
Then It Is that history writes
their true rank and honor In the
golden letters of undying fame. So
It Is with our heroes, tho living and
the dead. To-day this nation of ours
appreciates as never boforo the
tremendous debt of eternal gratitude
which we of. tho present and those
of posterity, owe to thoso gallant
comrades who marched on tho field
of battle with the noblest with tho
grandest array that ever shook the
earth with Its mighty tread.
Thoso men who marched towards
death for a cause, who charged tho
enemy amid the roar of battle, who
heard shrieks of the shell, the wins
tie ot tho mini bullets, tho groans
of tho dying, tho rebel yell and. that
Union cheor of victory. To-day wo
decorate their graves with flowers
and with tho flag which they loved
so well. And whilo doing so wo
must not forgot those whoso last
resting placo is lost upon this earth
forever.
Thousands upon thousands of
wives and mothors, sisters and
sweethearts kissed tholr loved onos
good-byo as they marched to the
front and nover saw them again in
life or In death. They never knew
whero that last resting placo was
Thoy only know that at Shllo, at
Gettysburg, at the Wilderness or be'
foro Richmond that their son, their
husband, their brother or their
sweetheart had been taken from
them In tho sorvlco of his country
and his God.
And this was their consoling
thought deepened and intensified
with each passing year that their
heroic death had not been In vain
and although their last resting place
was with tho unknown dead that
their names nnd their deeds wore
Tecorded among the archives ot
their country who numbers them
among Its noblo nrmy of martyrs.
And to-day wo shall deck this
mound with flowers and with tho
fhfg nnd render to them full trlbuto
ot honor for tho noblo part which i
they played In tho porservatlon of
this nation. I
And It is nlensant to bollevn that I
tho spirit of thoso heroes Is with us!
hero to-day, rejoicing with, us at tho
present greatness of tho nation
which they preserved to us in free
dom and unity and an Inspiration to
every liberty loving Individual ot
every nation In tho world, and
which shall be for them an over liv
ing monument to their undying
patriotism.
And may wo all dorlvo from their
lives such an Inspiration of good
citizenship nnd patriotic service that
our country, tho last discovered, may
ever remain tho greatest heritage to
tho huitan race.
After bugle call and benediction
tho procession marched to Post
headquarters, whero tho procession
disbanded. Dinner was then serv
ed to tho members of tho post and
their families and tho afternoon was
spent In story-telling.
The absence of Juage Henry Wil
son, tho post's commander, who has
always attended these occasions, was
ueciuedly noticeable and his non-attendance
was regretted by his many
comrades and friends. Owing to Ill
ness Commander Wilson was unable
to be present, but all knew and felt
that his heart was with tho boys.
even though physical disabilities
prevented him from being present In
person.
Several of Honesdale neonle snent
the remainder of the day at Lake
Lodore and entertaining visiting rel
atives and friends.
At St. John's Cemetery.
Memorial services were held In St.
John's Roman Catholic church at
8:30 a. ni., at which time a reciulem
High mass was said for the souls of
tho soldiers and all others burled
In St. John's cemetery. A large
number received Holy Communion
for the benefit of deceased relatives.
After mass the children and mem
bers of the parish went In a nro-
cession from the church to St.
John's cemetery. A large flae
headed the procession and each
child carried a small flag. Burgess
C. A. McCarty delivered the Memor
ial address, which was scholarlstic
and very ably delivered. Thomas
Kilroe recited 'Bivouac of the
Dead," a poem written by Theodore
O'Hara. "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad
dress" was delivered by Francis Ieo.
Patriotic songs were sung by joint
cnoruses ot tno church. The
graves of Father Francis Canlvan
and Father J. J. Doherty were
blessed and decorated. Tho proces
sion then marched back and held
services in the old cemetery at the
rear of St. John's church. The only
soldier's grave In this plot was visit
ed and prayers were said and
hymns sung over It.
At 12 o'clock M. St. John's bell
was tolled five minutes, a beautiful
custom observed In many states
throughout tho Union.
CAMERA USED TO SNAP AUTO
NUMBER
An Innovation of Honesdale Pollco
Dust Will Hnvo Xo Dominion
Over tho Camera.
That Honesdalo's pollco force has
solved the question of obtaining the
numbers of scorching automobiles
mat whizz in and out and through
tho town is a certainty. It matters
not how thick tho dust or with what
speed the scorchers may bo travel
ing, tho Honesdale police have solved
tho problem. Now strangers, and
local automoblllsts 'beware!
It is true that tho police are
equipped with stop watches and have
tho distances of tho different blocks
of the town down pat, but what can
thoy do when a cloud of dust fol
lows the machines and envelopes tho
automobile and party with particles
or flying dust? Just stand still and
watch tho clouds roll by. What else
can they do under tho circum
stances? The riddle has been solved and
nutomoblles coming In town from
Carbondalo way can scorch Just as
fast as they want to as -thoy ap
proach the town limits If they want
to be fined. Owners can no longer
doty tho police. Tho jig is up and
scorching automoblllsts might as
woll surrender to tho Ulonesdalo
police, for if they attempt to speed
past thorn the pollco will catch them
coming and going the camera or
kodak will do tho work. One
pollcoman will bo equipped with a
kodak and as tho speeding auto ap
proaches him ho will push tho liut
ton "click" and the number is se
curo on tho film. In any event thero
might bo two different number
cards on tho machine so as to evade
the law, as somo scorchers do, the
other policeman will bo "Johnny
(JCanlvnn) on the spot" and snap
his kodak as tho auto passes. Dust
and dirt will havo no dominion over
the number, as the kodak shutter Is
fast enough to take a train going
nearly a railo per minute, and tho
automoblllst who may bo going
faster than tho borough ordinance
permits, cannot get away from tho
camera.
'Automoblllsts bewaro of Hones
dale's pollco! Run slow whon In the
town limits. Don't try to scorch.
for If you do you will havo your
picture taken. Observe tho town's
sign post as you enter llonesdnle.
live up to tho rule and -ypu will bo
an rignt.
Architect Harry Weaver went to
Stroudsburg on Tuesday on business
connectod with tho erection of tho
new theatre at that placo. Mr.
Weaver Is the nrchitoct tor tho
now play house at that place.
FRIEFjF every boy and girl
Thus 'ns Harness McCarty Intro-
dined liy Prof. Oday nt Hlirh
School Exercises Wednesday
Afternoon In Great
Demand.
HOX. CHARLES A. McOAHTY.
Burgess C. A. McCarty is a much-sought-after
man, having received
three invitations to make patriotic
addresses, two of which wero de
livered Memorial Day and tho other
at the exercises in the Honesdale
High school, Wednesday afternoon.
Burgess McCarty never refuses to
accommodate his friends If he can
possibly do so.
The good peoplo of Salem sent an
early invitation to Honesdalo's pop
ular burgess to the effect that thoy
desired him to deliver the Memorial
Day address at that place. Burgess
McCarty lost no time in acknowledg
ing the Invitation and accepting the
offer with thanks.
Later Prof. H. A. Oday, principal
of the Honesdale High school, asked
the Burgess to speak at tho Memor
ial Day exercises Wednesday after
noon. Burgess McCarty accepted
the Invitation and gave one ot the
most patriotic and spirited addressea
that has ever been delivered In that
institution on similar occasions.
'Another Invitation was extended
tq our popular Burgess by Rev. John
O'Toole, asking Mr. MeCarty to
speak to the. children in St. John's
(Roman 'Catholic church, Thursday
morning prior to marching. This he
did much to the gratification of pas
tor and children.
The Burgess cheerfully filled all
engagements, delivering an entirely
different ' address upon each occa
sion. Exercises at lilgli School.
Patriotic exercises of the rarest
type wero observed at the Honesdale
High school, Wednesday afternoon.
The program was varied and Intense
ly Interesting and instructive. Mem
bers of Captain James Ham Post, G.
A. R., were present. Miss Margaret
Eberhardt delighted tho assemblage
by tho rendition of a sweet solo.
Patriotic songs were sung by tho
school and W. W. Wood, county
treasurer and marshal of the day,
gave an Interesting and patriotic ad
dress. He was followed by Burgesa
C. A. McCarty. Principal Oday In
troduced the burgess as being the
friend of every boy and girl, which
was a true statement. Burgess Mc
Carty said In part:
Mr. McCnrty's Address.
Decoration Day or Memorial Day
as observed by us Is a product of tho
Civil War and Is perhaps tho richest
legacy left to us by that mighty
struggle. The observance ot Me
morial Day is rich In accomplish
ments and achievements, but tho
richer still In possibilities. To-day
the schools will be closed through
out the land, but only for tho pur
pose of turning this nation into a
school house, but American boys
and American girls shall learn the
nobler lessons and gain the most
valuable information from tho exer
cises incident to Memorial Day.
This day being set apart to com
memorate the Civil War, it naturally
brings us to consider tho questions
arising for discussion rogarding that
great event, and in doing so, wo are
confronted by two most Important
questions tho causes and tho con
sequences of tho war. You will nat
urally ask, Is not tho war Itseir
worthy of consideration, Is not tho
war Itself greater than Its causo or
Its results? hut it will not bo so
treated by mo.
You have taught tho austere Purl
tan ot Massachusetts, that ho was
criminally wrong and cruel to per
secute Quakers and Catholics, you
havo taught tho lordly Catholic or
Maryland that only a hypocrlto could
kneel down In his magnificent
church on Sunday and pray to a
God of Infinite Justice, and go homo
to lash his slaves.
Besides all theso results ot the
war and many others which will
como to perfection as tlmo goes on,
you have given us Memorial Day
with Its sunshine and flowers, its
Joys and sadness. Its flags and mu
sic, its memories and hopes, its as
pirations and Inspirations.
Take away from us Memorial Day
and you leave a void In our lives
that nothing else can fill. Yes, Vet
erans of the Grand Army of 'tho Re
public, you havo glvon us tho oc
casion for Memorial Day, you havo
raado Momorlal Day not only possi
ble but alnlost necessary, you havo
given us, yourselves, you aro greator
than your flags and your flowers,
greater than your guns and your
medals, greater than tho battles
which you fought and tho victory
you won. You aro tho living flags
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