Show si 1 I 1 MEMORIAL ILI L I 1 A TTY ir aft DAY 0 not U entirely ono one of A I 1 0 nM ORIAL DAY should not be M regarded legar ded as aa a day of mourning symbols of grief used in III connection with the memorial exercises all save the draping of lags flags seeni seem out of place the annual celebration of the fanic fame the he sacrifices flees and the glory of the sol alera adlers of tho the union la Is a beautiful ell custom S but the lay day was never meant for a time set apart for lamentation tho the nation pays a tribute of flowers ers of song and words of praise and appreciation to its ita glorious de dead ad an anil it la Is in a spirit of tender pride an and exaltation that the holiday should bo be celebrated it has been a mistake to cover the day with crepe certainly there must be sad hearts on this day but if memorial day is made what it should be there will bo be brought to the w widow adow and the fa th therl erless conto consolation lation and strength comfort and wholesome thought aro are suggested by the tribute of a whole country to those choso who pledged their lives alvea for the land of their love in its time of need let us not put on oil mourning gar ments and make a gloomy day out ul of the beautiful festival of honoring tha glorious dead for how can man die botter than facing fearful odds odda for the ashes of ills fathers and theal tho altars of ills his gods goda it if you wane to get the real inspiration odthe of the day go early in themore the morn ing to any of tho the gods goda acres which are ever around the dwellings of the he living there in the dewy quiet where there Is no sound but ut the songs of birds and the sighing of the wind in III the trees you will look upon the graves where loving hands have set the little hags flags which tell telf that a soldier sleeps his last sleep below then as the mo morning freshness withers under the sun gun you see tho forms of men and women and children bending over the places where their loved ones rest and you will be reminded that love outlives death the comfort of god comes to those who set fl flowers ower over long made graves you will at last hear the soun sound dof of music and so will be announced the arrival of the grand army and other veterans veteran on their duty of the da day Y the old men mefi marchio march to a central place and with bowed heads listen to it a prayer and then sing a hymn the voice of one perhaps rises in an oration upon the heroes of patriotism then the little procession starts upon its journey and visits every soldiers grave laying flowers upon the grass so lately sprung from the sleep beep of winter yes your eyes will be full of tears but they will not bo be the tears which burn not tears of misery and grief but those tears of universal uplifting emotion which make us all feel tho the bonds of human brotherhood reno bating tears that relieve the heart and make it seem less of an enigma all day long loving hands bring lowers flowers as offerings to the memory or of the unselfish brave on and on till the sun sets tireless feet walk by tho the decorated graves pausing now and then while a stroller reads a tribute graven upon some stone or notes tho the oft offering erIng of blossoms on some otherwise unmarked mound and when evening falls the level i rays of the sun lie like a benediction upon the places where the love of human heartseas hearts has heaped up the tress ures urea of may in tribute to the sons sone and the martyrs of freedom the of may Is a day of glo rious inspiring remembrance one when it if tears are shed they are only tears which sanctify without burden ing the heart |