| Show M EMO R IAL DAY Is k memorial day was observed in richfield appropriately albeit with considerably less than formerly the day was ushered in with threatening skies but jupiter plu vius withheld his hand until long alter after the exercises at the cemate cemetery ry were closed and most of the graves had been decorated the early morning houri hourd witness ed a continuous stream of vehicles on main street all headed tor for the cemetery about 1030 the band wended bended its way to the same point each member being entirely on his own as aa to his manner ot of arriving instead of being furnished with transportation transportation as in days ot of yore it was labout about 11 caloca when mayor magleby called the people to order and affo anfo announced bacad a selection s 1 eloc tion by br the band an appropriate number was given en which watch although not sacred in character was fitting to the occasion without the formality of an invocation or other usual and expected procedure the mayor introduced principal C A whito white of the monroe high school as the speaker mr white laid the foundation of h his is short but forceful address by declaring that the call lug ing tor for sacrifice Is ia as aa great today as it has ever been in the history of this nation the responsibility of the living is to perpetuate the principles for which our honored dead gave 1 their lives the underlying american principle said the speaker sp eaher tor for which wars have been fought is the right of man to oppose injustice this do de hand made the english barons barona force fot ca king john to sign the great charter at runnymeade Runny meade in 1215 the charter upon which la is founded our liberties and our of prompted the pilgrim fathers to come to america that brought forth the declaration of independence and the constitution of the united states brought the revolution to a successful close clone that vitalized vitali zed the acts of our nation from then till now the true test of americanism said mr white is not war but the ability to recognize our problems and meet them honestly to recognize the detects defects in our system and to correct them looking forward to making this a land in which there Is a minimum of tear fear and a maximum of faith 1 I the speaker closed with a very definite plea tor for more spirituality in our public life and less leas of materialism at the close of the address the band again played a soothing number arid and the work ot decorating service mens resting places erecting of bronze markers over the unmarked graves and the customary honors oven the soldiers graves by a squad of american legionnaires under command ot df howard meantime hundreds of citizens with loving hands placed floral tokens of love and remembrance on the resting places of loved ones until the cemetery was transformed into a veritable of flowers scarce though our 1 ir 30 of blooms may bo be the graves ct ved ones onea are always remembered I 1 i richfield ich field the day was waa fittingly observed |
