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ucn nam cai'ii arure or .naryrana.or- J th«itedpro-0.30cea-. r.•u»»-in.'*Vaf-ilca*FOUR OF 6. A. R. POST MEMBERSHOLD MEMORIALFWith Fifth Veteran, Civil 1 J War Soldier* Pay An-and nual Tribute to FallenIComrades.A Hon Monday p« 1lt;S reverence to thememory of her hero dead. There Mere a number of special program* but essentially the observance of Mem-, orial Iay In Alton «i In keeping j with the spirit which led originally to ,1# j the founding the day. It was dedl-| cnted to the memory of the boy* of ‘Sl-'tS.To non# of the thousand* who gathered at the eemeterte* to place flower* on graves of loved one* andto participate In the service* had the day more meaning than to the few surviving veteran* of the Civil War and more especially the surviving ? j remnant of Alton Post 441 of the j Grand Army of the Republic. Out of ui-1 a router which one* stood at f 77 buttuHrtogefielt;PliofTe;areAltthekmthetile11a:ir-j eight remain. And of these eight, r T • s some of whom are In failing health ipanAiltuito tTheJunbyareperiat | and some at distant points, there were il j but four able to turn out for the exer-ed rise*. They were J. U. Oul*on. A. J. tr-1 Oaboi n. James Smith and W. B. Chal-y. J lac«.mbe.• I It had been expected that at least n; j five from Boat 441 would be In line, forj W. It C ha Ha com be Had returned only a few dii* ago after a stay of 18 mot months In Oklahoma City. But a | or sudden attack of lumbago Sunday con- } At. fined Abel Stillwell, generally one of Julj the most active in the post, to hi* J xi . home. And in carrying out their',. ritual at the Soldier M •unjuent In City j » j cemetery, the*# comiaflMl of the blue g J of half a century ago were obliged to n ! call on the Hev. C. D. Shumard to fill ; Stillwell * place a* chaplain.• J Five Grand Army veteran*, how-, ever, took part In the ritual, for Cap'• j tain J. True llt;»dge of Ransom Po*t, a . St. Bout*. Joined with local po*t mem-8 1 Mr* in their time hallowed tribute to 1 j the comrade* who have pasted on.And the spirit of ’II still lived a* they I t arried out the exercises with figure*1 j erect, but voice* that sometimes fa I j9 fered. Member* of the Daughter* of |’ Veteran* and the Women* Relief!; J Corp* *oftly sang My Country. *Ti*j• i of Thee a* floral emblem* were de-1 !h f I posited, and volleys by th* Legion Tari J firing squad and th* aoundtug of j **v*r j tap* brought th# ritual to a close. | Par® | But It wa* not alone their own trt-bute to departed comrade*, that made | the Grand Army men realise that • Memorial Day wa* their day. They J 1 had honor place* tn the two parade*. | j They heard valorous deed* In which J they had a part recounted by the speaker* while they occupied seat* of honor on th# platform*. But there,, wan « bit of special attention on part i ** ° 1 of the American Legion Memorial Day f ^ '■ lt;■ 'ommlttee which the Post members this lt;j particularly enjoyed. They were ‘ ^rm (guest* at dinner at th# Mineral J P*! Spring* Hotel, and assisted th# com-j tur# mittee, Chairman Stanley Simpson. aWhou - Post Commander Tom Butler and *° ', William Hay*, entertain the *p*«ker! have i ■of the afternoon. State Senator Earl I Rem j B- Searcy of Springfield. Searcy !•) plcturi an intimate friend of John Inman, na- eumllesuet St. mou t In* In : F* *cho •cho acho rush the man gene mg that to eicountheirTheybe aMil* 1one o suceeitlonal commander of the U. A. H and. movie this fact w.ia a matter of interest to and Pthe Alton Grand Army men. I cover 1Automobile* were provided to take, the the veteran# to the cemetery exer-1 tinctkw cine* and back to their home* at It* i city n gonciuiipa, - j vwtigii
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Tue, Jun 01, 1926
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