Show MINGLING OF BLUE AND GEW GRU suggestion for one common day white while yet the tr fl arc with Us early in 1866 just after the close of orf the civil war mrs alary A W howard widow of a confederate officer suggested zug the setting apart 0 of a day tf f placing flowers on graves of coa cou federate ed erate soldiers Bold sold lera lers and for memorial exercises the idea was aa ro calved with general approval and andl april 26 abat year was made the occasion for the first confederate nio me I observances there still Is left time for tor both elde sides lo 10 unite in observing a general memorial day nothing in ail all the world history was ever so impressive SM no would be the mingling of tho the blue ans and gray pay in laying aying l mutual tribute to tile dead of 0 the two armies who fought each other in the awful bals of atul tip t 65 yby nyby not signalize present condl C dilons and glorify future such an ob erran acet col il 41 at 05 A 1 adrich J 1 |