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MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVEDr-Wravi's 0«m*oirutttl And Nice Scribes At t(«ryilonAlso At Other Platt'S In CountyMemorial services were held all over the country last Sunday. May. 30. and Monday May 31. there being a quite gerural observance ot the day.3n this county the services were held on Sunday at several points, where interesting programs were rendered.At CorydonAs usual the services at Corydon were held under the shade of the trees of Ceder Hill Cemetery.Participating in the day’s program were the “old Vets” of the Civil War. the young soldiers of the late war,— the American Legion,— the members of the three Fraternal Orders,— Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen, all of whom formed into a procession down town except the veterans of the Civil War, and marched to the cemetery. led by the Corydon brass hand. And there waa a good turn out. Th© Civil War soldiers were taken to the cemetery in automobiles.George Robinson was Marsha! of the day and he did his work well.On reaching the cemetery the soldiers and the members of the several Fraterna* Orders conducted then-separate services and placed flowers on t.ie graves of their dead comrades and brothers according to their customs.''lie American Legion hoys, having no graves of dead comrades to decorate. formed in a circle and held an impressive service in memory of their comrades who sleep overseas, and elsewhere, and an impressi\e and touching address was made by Father A. L. Wicke of (his place who served as Chaplain oversea? during the late World War.Mr. Robert Gibson, one of the Civil War soldiers, was active in helping to prepare for the service, and is very thoughtful, always, in such matters. He had made a beautiful star on the grass in the cemetery, which was decorated with American flags, large and small, with a banner containing those words; ‘‘To The Unknown Dead — 1861 to 1865.” “They Have Not IMed In Vale.”The roll of their departed comrades and brothers was called hv the flowers were laid on the graves of all.Following the decoration of the graves the entire audience gathered around the speakers stand, and sang America led by John H. Heth.Lew M. O'Bannon presided and introduced Ihe speaker, Rev. J. T. Scull, pastor cf the Wall Street M. E. Church, of Jeffersonville, vho delivered one of the best memorial addresses that have been heard in Corydon for a long time.Rev. Scull laid the foundation for his speech well and worked it out accordingly.He referred to three nations of the past as representing three different ideas of life,—Greece for learning, Rome for power and Palestine the desire to be something worth while. And he made the point that we need to pattern after the man of Palestine, the Christ.Rev. Sew I; served overseas abont a year during the late. World War and he told about Decoration Day in France, n year ago, when he was there, and how beautifnl and tenderly the women of France cared for anti decorated with flowers the graves of our American dead.He told of a conversation v ith agood old Catholic mother, who was helping to cover the graves of “our bovs’ with flowers, and how she said the French mothers would care for the graves of the American, and other. boys who are buried in France.Rev. Scull's address was highly complimented by aU who heard him. Ife was given the closest attention and most of those present heard him clearly.We noted the following Union Soldiers of the Civil War present: Joseph Dewese, J. T. Wilson, H. H. Wise, Luke H. Colvin, David B. Salts. James A. McRae. Geo. W. Rriffett, John W. Lop p. Marcus Crawford. William Knapp. J. J. Bulleil, William Weaver, Luther Miller, Wm. C. Lynch James M. Wynn. Robert Gibson and Wm. D. Wilson.At F.H/fthetliiA i.V-*Corydon. T1 attendance.At I A «arge c Amsterdam J the services v Odd Fellows, late World Ved by the N« Rev. J. G. M And thus county quite Nation's Mei day's papers our 70,000 dlt; neath tho F with flowers, to the heartd know that th up their liv« are thus gralAPMITTMr. J. R. 1 er township, urday, and i W. Cook h« Corydon bat Beauchamp recently fror tuoky, when the bar for purchased w Churchib fa family con si* a daughter
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Corydon Democrat
Corydon, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 02, 1920
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