WISCONSIN MEMORIAL DAY ANNUAL LINCOLN CENTENNIAL NUMBER 1909 COMPILED BY O. S. RICE STATE LIBRARY CLERK ISSUED BY C. P. CARY STATE SUPERINTENDENT MADISON, WISCONSIN 1909 Memorial Day. Oh, draw aside the drapery of gloom, And let the sunshine chase the cloud away And gild with brighter glory every tomb We decorate to-day: And in the holy silence reigning round, While prayers of perfume bless the atmosphere Where loyal souls of love and faith are found, Thank God that peace is here! -James Whitcomb Riley. |