Gettysburg Academy - Osoga Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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19M---- - -f-- - -- ------- o s o G A -1-b - -i ---- -- - - - - - 'H- '34 LINCOLN RETURNS On November the 19th, 1863, an individual, dressed in ill- Fitting clothes, who was then President of our land, journeyed to Gettysburg to dedicate a plot of ground made sacred by the blood of a divided nation. Abraham Lincoln, on that day, became the prophet of a new era. Now on November 19th, 1933, people flocked from all parts of the country to pay homage to the great emancipator. It was an auspicious occasion with the many war veterans, drum corps, and prominent speakers marching in group form to our National Cemetery. On precisely the same spot where Lincoln himself stood, there was a large platform with such luminaries as: Robert Lincoln Beckwith, great grandson of the martyred Lincoln, George Gordon Meade, grandson of General Meade, com- mander of the Union troops, Colonel Ulysses S. Grant, grand- son of General and President U. S. Grant, Dr. George Boling Lee, grandson of General Robert E. Lee, Dr. Lincoln Caswell, hailed as the greatest impersonator of Lincoln, and many others. Dr. Lincoln Caswell, dressed in typical Lincoln style, recited in a typically Lincolnesque fashion, the Emancipatorls Gettys- burg Address. Rugged and bearded, speaking with a slow, deep, and strong voice, Dr. Caswell was highly dramatic and stirred the audience deeply. People who were not present listened to the program over the radio on a nation-wide hook-up. News reel companies made recordings which were shown on the screen all over the country. Dr. Hanson, president of the College here, and chairman of the local committee, delivered a talk on National Signifi- cance of the Seventieth Anniversary of Lincoln,s Gettysburg Addressf, There were other speeches and songs by all, closing with the uBattle Hymn of the Republicf' f . t 673

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19---E ------------- - 0 5 0 G A ------ -- ------- --34 TI-IE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT GETTYSBURG FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the ninth president to speak at the Memorial Day service at Gettysburg. Speak- ing from almost the same spot as Lincoln, he delivered what is considered by many to be the best of all the Memorial Day speeches. He paid reverence to those who had fought and died here so that the nation might live. Mr. Roosevelt is the first Democratic president to speak at Gettysburg since Woodrow Wilson. He, in coming to Get- tysburg, followed an example set by President McKinley. Since McKinley, every president has spoken at Gettysburg. Lincoln was the first president to speak here. About twenty- five years ago, it was decided that it would be a fitting thing to carry on this precedent and have the presidents speak at Me- morial Day services at Gettysburg. A record breaking crowd gathered to hear Mr. Roosevelt pay tribute to those who had made the supreme sacrifice. At the service at the National Cemetery, first the crowd was led in the singing of America, then a prayer was offered. Following this, Lincoln,s Gettysburg Address was read. Mr. Roosevelt's stirring address followed this reading. The service was closed by the benediction. An elaborate parade preceded President Roosevelt,s address. This was probably the greatest parade Gettysburg has seen in many years. The parade was strictly military and carried the minds of many back to the days of encampment at Gettysburg. The parade left the square and proceeded directly to the National Cemetery where the service was held. First in the parade came the President who had motored from Washington that morning. He was followed by some of the fast dwindling ranks of those who took part in the Civil War. There were also a very few of those who had heard Lincoln in 1863. These few were honored by being invited to sit on the platform with Mr. Roosevelt. The entire Carlisle Medical Corps, which attended the serv- ice in a body, was next in line. They were followed by a detachment of Pennsylvania National Guard led by Lieutenant Governor Shannon. These splendidly drilled groups were followed by many battalions of the Sons of Veterans of For- eign Wars. Following this was a large group of Spanish- American War Veterans, who had gathered from all over Pennsylvania to march in the parade. Many American Legion posts had gathered to help pay tribute to Roosevelt and to the heroes who fell here during the battle. With them they brought their drum and fife corps, who were also in the parade. A service band, considered by many to be the best ever heard in Gettysburg, was also in attendance. While the parade was starting and, during the parade, army and navy planes flew over the cemetery and dropped flowers on the graves of the dead at Gettysburg. Following a custom of recent years, the school children of Gettysburg assembled at the center of the cemetery immediately following the parade. From here they walked slowly down over the graves and quietly dropped a flower on each as they passed. This, while it was one of the simplest parts of the whole ceremony, was undoubtedly the most impressive. After the conclusion of the service at the cemetery, the parade slowly made its way back to the square where it broke up and disbanded. Thus ended another of Gettysburg's beau- tiful Memorial Day observances, It is particularly fitting that each year, on the day set aside in remembrance of those who risked their lives for the nation, that Gettysburg, where so many died, should have such a beautiful service. This day will linger long in the minds of the class of 'l34 . Some of us have heard many speeches and seen many celebra- tions, but this simple beautiful service will remain in our memories as the best. A great deal of credit must be paid to the chairman of the Memorial Day Committee, Edward F. Strausbaugh, who worked hard and unselfishly to make the day a success. T661 Ni..

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