Origin of Memorial Day in 17th century Southern ritual
In a 1679 memorial day address Chauncey A. Depew recounts how Southern women first strewed graves with flowers after the war, uniting North and South in shared sorrow. The practice spread beyond mourning to a national custom celebrated with gratitude as long as flowers bloom.
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Chauncey A. Depew
South
North
Sue Landon Vaughn
Vicksburg
Vaughn
John Adams
United States
Joseph H. Morgan
Atlanta
France
Social News From Gurley Area Saturday and Sunday Highlights
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Art Draper Mr and Mrs 7 M Netherland and Mr and Mrs H E Netherland shopped in Gurley. Nellie Waterman visited C A Bancroft home and Ruth Waterman joined Sunday dinner there. The Dalton Chappell game ended 7 to 13 for Chappell. Proceeds from a school piano party totaled 10. The community attended dances and visits across several homes including the Osborns Edwards Roberts Hart Linton families.
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Gurley
Art Draper
Chappell
E. E. Osborn
Happy Bunch
Wm. Edwards
Sabina
Willie Edwards
Anna Albers
John McGrane
E. W. Roberts
Bazaar Attendance at Center School House Event
A Friday evening bazaar at the Center school house drew a quite large crowd and all attendees returned home Saturday.
Crook School Notes And Community Updates
Rain boosts crops in Spring Canyon as corn planting rolls on. Neighbors gather for entertainment at Crook and Sunny Slope schools, with debates on bobbed hair and grammar. Local movements include Mrs Beebe’s guests, trade of hay, and fieldwork with potato acreage rising. Dan Beebe shops in county seat and Tanlac ad closes the feature.
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Carl Meicholz
Duan Beebe
Phil Brossard
Dan Beebe and
Roy and
Russell
Ross Brossard
George Fisher
Alben
A. D. Hillard
Jim Sperry
Overland
Wray
Colorado
Mesdames Sheffield
Hilliard Anteed
Proctor
Clarence Beebe
Jesse Moon
Crook School
Evangeline
Rip van Winkle
Miss Sipp
Sam Vollock
Gladys
Ray Sheffield
Ollie Wilson
Sunny Slope
Charlie Simpson
Bert Hilliard
Mortenson
John McKelvey
Sterling
Arthur McKelvey
Corral Creek
Frank Miller
Crook
Sedgwick
Hall of
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