OHIO SPIRIT
QUEST
The "SQ" in the
cache name above signifies Spirit Quest, a project by the Northwest
Ohio Geocachers to distinguish those caches that are set in
cemeteries or memorial gardens. This cache is part of that series
created by NWOGEO members to highlight cemeteries or memorial
gardens in the area. Please be respectful of the area, and observe
their rules and posted hours which are typically sunrise to
sunset.
Welcome to Boynton Cemetery
Springfield Twp, Williams County, Ohio
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first
proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming
the holiday, he said: "To us in America, the reflections of
Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of
those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the
victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and
because of the opportunity it has given America to show her
sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the
nations."
The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven
years later on June 4, 1926, requesting that the President (Calvin
Coolidge) issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with
appropriate ceremonies. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec.
87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year
a legal holiday; "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace
and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice
Day'."
In 1953, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner named Alfred King had
the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not
just those who served in World War I. King had been actively
involved with the American War Dads during World War II. He began a
campaign to turn Armistice Day into "All" Veterans Day. The Emporia
Chamber of Commerce took up the cause after determining that 90% of
Emporia merchants as well as the Board of Education supported
closing their doors on November 11 to honor veterans. With the help
of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia, a bill for the
holiday was pushed through Congress. President Dwight Eisenhower
signed it into law on May 26, 1954.
Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing "Armistice"
with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day since.
Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of
every year, starting in 1971 in accordance with the Uniform Monday
Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of
October. In 1978 it was moved back to its original celebration on
November 11. Since this change, there has been a trend against
being closed on the holiday. It began with businesses (excluding
banks) and in recent years some schools and local governments have
also chosen to remain open.
THANK YOU HOCKEYROX FOR THE
PICTURES!