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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1924)
t The Scio Tribune One of the Tint Decoration Days Page 3 General Xetrs Seven Boys Graduate Tonight brom Scio High Grave of Young Southerner Scene of Service That Drew Attention. HEN flags ar« fluttertag. baste plajlng t—< trswpiag. cases« I»» ml ng. hearts »«rolling sag tear» rising. aa mlllloaa pay trtbuta te Atnertca'a war dead. <x> May SO. aa ay<*d Southern wumaa. sitting at tbs «In.low of bar little horn« ta Pstero- burg. Va.. will rrntetnbar a manorial day that antedated tba famova Order No. IV by Which Oaa Jobs A. Logaa. aa < •■inmaa.Jer in chief of tba G. A. R. eatahllabed the national custom, writaa Ernest C Pollard tn tba Naw Tert World Ml»» Nora Fontaino Manry Dsv14- aoa. Petersburg realdenta Claim, dee. »ratine the «rave af a Southern patriot and tba sight of the wreetba ear flags on the Confederate graves at Peter»- burg, aa deaertned by Mra Ixigaa ta her busband. suggested to him the Idea he carried out In Order No. 11 and later bj a bill in .-ongreaa. Mra Ic'gan, in her ‘'Retninlaceocae of a Soldier** Wife," tel 1a the atery of her vlalt to Petersburg, and of the ro- »tilting action of General Logan. but she does not mention having aaea or heard of Miss Imvtdaon. Mrs. Logan died but recently. Thia is the story, however, aa Miaa Davidson'S friends tell it. and It la S firmly rooted tradition of the town. In Spring of 1SSS. In th.' spring of IMS, Petersburg, the historic old Virginia city. J3 miles from Richmond, the acene of some of the bloodiest fighting In the Civil war, was under martial law. and occupied by Federal troops, one day In March a squad of soldiers on duty were ae tunlslied by the appearance of the Confederate flag at the hoed of a pro- ccnsion of pretty girls, la stiffly •lurched white «‘reaeea and black •ashes. marching out of the "Confed erate school.*' a select seminary for young ladles, conducted by Mine Nora Davidson. Miss Davtdaon carried the big flag and. in addition, each girt wore a small flag on ber shoulder “Halt!" ordered the offleer la charge The fluttering line stood still. The »nicer demanded the surrender of the big flag Miss Davidson refused Ho warned her that she might be arrested and Imprisoned She merely remarked : “Couto, young ladles,“ and the white gowned procession marched calmly past the dumfounded soldiers and climbed late two waiting omnibuses A young man. a friend of Miaa Da vidson's brothers, climbed up baalde the driver of the flrat omnibus sad. taking the flag, shouldered It himself. The old negro driver touched bls whip to the horses and the bases started. The comma tiding officer, recovering from his astonishment, leaped upon bla horse and galloped in front of the con vey erne and. covering the young man with his revolver, demanded the ear- render of the flag. The boy refused and the officer »hot him dead. The flag wrapped Ilseif about bls body as he Ml to the ground. The street was Instantly Oiled with excited citHens and the Federal sol dier» Arried the body away and bur led It within the hour, without cerw many, but Miaa I*av1daoa and her girts feUswad It t<> the cemetery end when the soldier» bad left they scattered »•■me of the flowers they carried oe the m<>und and marked the place with flags and stood la a circle while Miaa Davidson led In prayers. It was then late evening, but the remaining flow er» were carried through the city again to the old Blandford cemetery, mbara sleep "The Blue and the Gray.** A »tori service was held and the grave» de.-orated with flowers and email flnga Custom Continued. The custom was thereafter cotitln uel Two years later, In March. IMIfl tai t’harles L. Wllsoa, editor of the Chicago Journal. Invited a party coo slating of l>l> niece. Miaa Anna Wilson (later Mra. Iloratlo May). Miaa Far rar, hl» flan. er. General la>gaa and Mra Logan, all of whom are now dead, to accompany him on a visit to the batt left. Ida around Richmond. It was a bleak March day and anew was filling when the party rtstted illxndford cemetery. ta Petersberg As they entered they ¡ mi used to let 8 large group < f school girls and their teacher pass out They bad seen the girls and the young woman arise from their knees OU the damp earth »hero they had been praying, and now they naw the graven strewn with flowers and fluttering little Confederate flags As la well known, when Mra Logan . returned to Washington she told ber husband of the old '-emetery and the flower strewn graves, and be declared he would establish the eastern m a permanent one Aa commander In chief Of the Grand Army of the Re public he Issued order No IL which hr afterward called “the prondeM act of my life.' Aa member of congress from nilnota. he Introduced the Mil June 22. iroW. sad II «as unaaimouaiy adopted. Fl OPED IxWC W * * Subnet dro now-il V ttenjwar T ommy S mail (Port) Basketball 4. Baseball 4. Gym Committed 4, Sec. of Student Body 4- Basketball 4. Baseball 4.Track 2. Athletic Rc|vorter 4. "Wouhlat have a thee twice?” R\« M c K night serpent «ting "Hang sorrow; care will kill a cat, anil therefore let’s l>e merry.” KtNNFTII WgSTRNHOL'SE (Hadi (Jeflie) Manager of Annual 4, Pres, of Student Body 4. Baneludl 4- Football 2; llaskctlmll 3, 4; Ba-cl all 3. 4; Brea Class '24; Tre as. Student Body 4. 'It is doing, not dreaming, that wins.” "Happy as the long, long day.” Jot RosKtt (Red) F.inifN K nal ’F (londy) (Guinea) Baskethall 3. 4; Baseball 3. 4; 'brack 2. Exchange Editor 4. Librarian 4- ”1 will look in the encyclopedia.” "lie studies the lunar system, but lie's no lunatic.” n Relatives and Friends Plan to Be on Hand to Witness i irst Class of Boys Graduate Tonight at the High School, at 8:00 o’clock, will occur the gradua ion exercises of a clii.is composed entirely of boys, the first since the high school wat established about 25 years ago, it is said. These seven boys have a distinction, therefore, to always be proud of and to remember. The graduation address will |>e delivered by Prof. Samuel Do lan of the 0. A. C.. and he is said to be a profound thinker and splendid speaker, and will therefore have a message for the class and the audience. Kenneth Weetenhouse will be salutitorian and Ray McKnight valed ctorian of the class. It has taken real study and real grades to pass muster, and the cla.vfl is to l»e congratulated upon its suc cess thus far. Life is » t before them, in fact just begun. Each no doubt has thought I • burden heavy while passing through the twelve grades of sch< , in order to obtain a diploma at the comple tion. In later yea'« they will rvfl set back and see how much easier life was during s- ml years and note the time wasted jn playing or being ’’tough.” Tur road to success is wide and straight and if studious, hono *L»iand ipright they may carve their nam»s on the tree Success. If they turn off on many of the brways their names may be sera •*)■ <1 »n th«' inJs of Failure. So life is before them, and they in I ch their pathway—to Success or Failure. The 1« -al high sch<iol was established in 1900, and during these years some 200 boys a: d girls have been graduated, and some are now holding splendid pos lions, while others are successful farmers and housewives, teachers, etc. Neither of the present faculty applied for the school next year. Prof. Ramsey will probably return to Idaho, while Mrs. Shotwell will take a poflt-gra.hutc course preparatory to becoming a mission ary with her huslmnd when lie completes his schooling, while we have not learned of Mias Hau’s intention. Fords Still Going Strong Fred Savage and two daughters of Enterprise. Ore., all former resi Ford retail rale» in the United dent» of Scio, were calling on old friends here yestrrday. Mr». Sav- State» during the first ten days of age is attending the convention of May averaged eight thousand three the P. E. O. Sisterhood which is be hundred and eighty five daily, ex ing held in Albany this Week. ceeding the last ten <la>« of th rec ord breaking month of April and indicating the continued upward ess Cecil B De Milks latest trend of the market. picture, Figures just compiled show a to tal of 767.023 lord units retailed to Paramount'» latest relearn customers from January l«t to and including May 10th, of which F<»rd ear and truck deliveries alone show STAYTON a gain of 102.158 over the same “TRIUMPH ” At Star Theatre period a year ago. Tuesday-Wednesday. June 14 4. Admission 10c and Me Mrs M. B. Craft of Albany and E rnest T l ' ckk (Truth) "Wise, but imi never hear liin> *av to. ’ ■ The 1923-4 High School Faculty Miss II azbi . H all (). A. C. ’23 Hume Economics "It you can’t l»c «juiet you may leave the class.* I. ai 'KIST on R amsey L’niveruity of Missouri, A. B. Principal 1923-24 Mathematics. Social Science. Agriculture. B<M>kkecping. hat’s about enough of that." Mus. I hma E. S hotwell Willamette U. 1922 A. B. Assistant Principal 1923-24 Engliah, Sfwmish. Civica Science. "(hie in a »cat, please.”
