E 642 
 .G832 
 Copy 1 
 
 (S. ^. %, 
 
 30tlt, 1895. 
 
Headquarters, Department of New York, 
 Grand Army of the Republic, 
 Capitol, 
 
 Albany, N. Y., April 22, i8g§. 
 
 General Order, 
 
 No. I 
 
 o- 
 
 Comrades : 
 
 Spring, with its beautiful buds and blossoms again 
 brings to us our " Memorial Day," with all its hallowed 
 associations, and May 30th, 1895, marks the Twenty- 
 Seventh Anniversary of the day which has been dignified 
 as "The Sabbath of the Grand Army of the Republic." 
 There is no time when God's love is more specially 
 manifest than this, when Nature, miraculously renewed, 
 is out in all her leafy glory, giving to us the sweet and 
 beautiful flowers, symbolizing the resurrection from the 
 dead. Bring then the meek-eyed violet, the modest 
 daisy, the sweet-faced pansy, the fragrant lilacs and roses 
 and let us adorn the graves where rests all that is mortal 
 of those who died for us and for the Nation, those noble 
 patriots, who bravely fought for this land, who willingly 
 offered their lives, if need be, that we and all our fellow 
 countrymen might live in " The land of the Free." 
 
 IfiAp'OP 
 
Since our last meeting, the march of many of our 
 Comrades has ceased, and we listen to the snapping of 
 the golden links of Comradship of those who stood by 
 as the " Boys of '6 1 " fully realizing the shortening of 
 the line, therefore let us draw nearer together, cherish 
 more closely the memories of the departed, and forget 
 not the fraternal duties we owe to each other, as well as 
 our responsibilities to our Country and our God, ever 
 remembering that, " Righteousness exalteth a Nation, 
 but Sin is a reproach to any people." 
 
 Post Commanders will arrange to have their com- 
 mands attend Divine Service on Sunday, May 26th. 
 
 Invitations should be given to all Veterans, Relief 
 Corps, Sons of Veterans, patriotic citizens and schools, 
 to join with the Grand Army and make the 30th of May 
 truly a Memorial Day. 
 
 Flags will be hoisted on Memorial Day at half mast. 
 By order of 
 
 JOHN C. SHOTTS, 
 
 Department Co7nmander. 
 Official : 
 
 t 
 
 Assistant Adjutant General. 
 
LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 
 
 013 785 225 1 ^