Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1906 — Staid Be Classed. [ARTICLE]

Staid Be Classed.

_At the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Minneapolis this year a proposition to set aside the last Sunday in May as Memorial day will e considered. It. is claimed by many '. that the change is demanded in view oi the manner in which the real purpose of Memorial day has beenobsei ved. When the holliday falls upon a week day it. is almost «tclnsively given over to sports and pleasure and scarcely a thought is given to the heroes of the Civil war, living or dead. To establish a Sunday for the annual observance would tend to do away with the present manuer of celebration. The day Would, it is claimed, be given over more particularly to the old soldiers and to those who are sincerely moved to take the time “to honor the men who fought to preserve their country. Many of the games and pastimes which are now indulged in would necessarily have to be abandoned.