t The Scio Tribune
One of the Tint
Decoration Days
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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.
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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.”
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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.”