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address of the day. He paid an elo- 
quent tribute to the men of the army 
and navy, the heroes of a thousand 
battles, and at the close of. the war, 
industrious and helpful citizens in 
the community. He spoke feelingly 
of Memorial Day and what it signifies 
to the nation and deprecated the fact 
that in some respects people were not 
observing it as a memorial to the 
nation’s dead but asa day of sports 
and the opening of pleasure parks. 
Mr. Bostwick’s address was in part as 
follows : 
“As God’s chosen people after 
their 40 years wandering in the wil- 
derness, upon coming into the Prom- 
ised Land, placed a pile of stones on 
the banks of the Jordan as a memorial 
of this epoch in their history, so, in 
the ceremonies of today, in the plac- 
ing of wreaths and flowers. on the 
graves of departed comrades, you 
have erected a memorial wherein 
fraternity is cultivated, patriotism 
nurtured and loyalty honored. 
“Throughout all history, nations 
have sought to memorialize important 
epochs in their national life. Such 
memorials are found in the pyramids 
of Egypt, the Parthenon of Athens, 
and the gigantic memorials of Rome. 
But time and the elements are gradu- 
ally yet surely effacing these memo- 
rials of brick and stone, the work of 
men’s hands. But the Memorial ser- 
vices held throughout our land today 
are the spontaneous expression of a 
devotion to justice, to patriotism and 
loyalty, and can never die so long as 
affection is an element of the human 
heart. 
The speaker then went on to de- 
scribe the home-coming of the troops 
at the close of the war, their ranks 
thinned by hostile bullets and disease, 
and how the companionship engen- 
dered through those four terrible 
years continued on in the organization 
ofthe G.A.R. He spoke of the origin 
of Memorial Day ; how an unknown 
soldier of the war, a native of Ger- 
many, wrote the adjutant-general of 
the G.A.R. saying that it was the 
custom of his people in the spring to 
visit ““God-Acres” and place flowers 
on the graves of departed friends ; and 
how this suggestion was adopted by 
Gen. John A. Logan when on the 15th 
of May 1868, he issued the memorable 
order establishing the 30th day of 
May as Memorial Day. 
In this order the members of the 
G.A.R., as comrades, are directed to 
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serve the Union of the states and the 
Constitutional government our fore- 
fathers founded.” 
Following these exercises line was 
formed on the Common as follows: 
Chas. Stone, officer of the davis 
platoon of police, S. S. Peabody, 
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decorate the graves of fallen comrades 
in any way or manner they may deem 
proper, and to guard them with a 
sacred vigilance. And, especially to 
place above each grave our country’s 
flag, “Old Glory.” 
He paid an eloquent tribute to the 
men of the navy during the war, a 
branch of the service which has been 
somewhat overlooked. He described 
the work of the Blockade, the cam- 
paign which opened up the Mississippi 
river, how they aided the army in 
joint attacks upon the Confederate 
forts, and how at Pittsburg Landing 
and Malvern Hill they covered the 
Union retreat, pouring shot and shell 
into the Confederates as they ad- 
vanced to the attack, the battle be- 
tween the Merrimac and the Monitor 
and the pursuit of the Confederate 
privateers. _ 
“To the Army and Navy equally 
belong the credit of the great victory. 
which meant the preservation of the 
Union ; and soldier and sailor alike by 
their bravery and. devotion to ‘Old 
Glory’ brought peace and unity to the. 
nation, Each contributed to the suc- 
cess of the Union forces, being 
mutually united in the desire to pre- 
-whose memory were honored. 
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chief; Manchester Brass band, Mr. 4 
Clark, leader ; Col. H. P. Woodbury — 
camp, 149, S. of V., W. R. Bell, commas 
mander ; Post 67, G.A R., BE. P. Stare 
ley, commander ; carriages with vet- — 
erans and guests. The line of march © 
was to the Summer Street cemetery, © 
where eight graves were decorated; — 
to Union, where seven were deco- 
rated; to Rosedale where 53 were 
decked, and to the vacant lot in this 
cemetery where services were held in — 
tribute to 16, making a total of 84 — 
The line of march then proceeded — 
to town wharf where exercises were 
conducted under the auspices of the 
Allen Relief corps and the impressive 
ceremonies in honor of the sailor dead — 
were conducted, flowers being strewn 
upon the waters by the ladies, and by 
children who took part in the cere-— 
mony. bs 
The line then proceeded to G.A.R. — 
hall where they were dismissed. This — 
was followed immediately by a supper — 
at headquarters, served by the 
W.R.C., consisting of beans, ham, 
rolls, coffee, cake and pies. This was 
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