, 1869-05-30
Reform &hoo! Band.
I4,d!es Dcastng VreAths and Flowers
Fost No, 1G1, Grand Army Of the Republic.
Palaitue Lodge Of Nasoua-
The Speaker
Carriages.
Citizens

copal Church, wherr the Dlsiue blessing was ID
yoSc4; utter which the Rev. All. Wallace bastof'
The procession then reformed and proeeete! 70
band. Nj. Sosman +. Gassctte, c.rsa's clc'k'
TIT orator OF tbs day, mas thea tnkroduec.L
MI. Gasact:e, after drawing stvtl picture o.
an tmpestl!ed oountIE, and the rsoni tramp q
for men, paid tac following trSute to the dead ii
V-ne1oes u hundred battles Seysr sFasa
ss1 u hs ae saa tee
with ve.duse. The ai!eut agencies Of thsis 4nd
or Asser Co. l. " e. .rs ted
here together, filled with the memory ot 1aose
whoec plaecr are vacant u ctr nEcs,deA ana
oJ our hea1t., ~ VIC deck with remembrance
flowers the places whc:t Al! that q caIthlJ o. oet
coun;rJ's brave enes are rspoShe. - ncafu s5
face Ut the dead in the tella, among the foliage
Of the trees, on the b!uc-tpped clouds floating on
he erec9e.,ne Eoltsu " whisper M from natatcs harp
waves the jcwett d-hla1ltd EIass We sccnl to
bear the iow-uoaneh whisper al lore coming back
trnn vast eternity to cheer lis in tn. our undes-
ing. The speaker himself was affected % t.a:s.
Is VAS also hts audience; In h.s close, ". Gs-
In thu proud name they had achieved. They have
cnly Goue before US little wht!c, 71d haFc tcN
Immortal names grateful country naa frcoris
of them AL N emanctrateG race tnouFns them.
and y hen many = Flooding Sc1t has passed n*a5
thclr deels Ehsll he reheaEzc,f at cur ntcs,des;
and when each yearly aaniveFEaIJ Of tnis time
cones ro1nd, and the earth t. clothed with g!ad
mss, We Will eifew 1owcsn and deck the graves
Of the holy deal. aad IN unison thank God for our
country. and remember The virtues and hero'sm
Of It's lead defenders.
k-eh ierety reent thsli thep rsssose,
Fer ih,:u thu tear Re Iia1y shs1i
Rtlovtd q mtno!SSS ttn lime e 3e n9Ee
Nj. Charles ii. Han was called for, md responded
! in an anle and eloquent speech IN all, Il was
sry credsahle undertaking On the part Of the eli
tkens o! that placc. and largely attended, over sx
hundred nrop1e from th8t place and adjoining
towns hcing present.
1 WAsH1Sa7oS. May s9.-Thc city today present.
| e*l the appearance Q! Sunday, thousands having
ration Of the graves Q. our fallen heroes At Ar
| iirgton- The Departments were 81 Closet and
b2t one subordinate ofEciai len in attendance at
| the White House. The President, accompanied
hy Mn Gzan. aad Nj. Dent len shortly before
noon to attend the ceremonies The road to
GeorRetown- and through Germantown. and
thtnnged At IN early hour. and the csstase-way
with vehicles Of all descriptions The street cars
were literally rae kcl al the moTIlng. battalion
passed ,1rpugh the grounds aud VISITED al points
| q interest, and stopped for While among tne
and tsrry moment brought additions. One Of the
g7tatcst points OF Attraction wus the tomb Of tac
| unknown The monument erected to the M
knOWH &OAiEFA EtNHtt1 to e Ifql aQd f1G1I q Lee
stan.i. Around It had been erected ! canopy Of
| American 1AGt supported hJ SIX upright
| postA The canopy was beautifully trimmed
| with wrcaihs Of cyrrEreens an! decorated With
EMAIL Gags and ktr.aDcts OF particolored csulh:tc
The monument is = solid block Of granite, about
eighs teet square and SIX feet high. On either
corner Il pl2ccd All Iron Twelve p0undet. Between
:hcse guns Ia Piled stack of the balls as used In
| the guns Around the monument were tasteful!y
hug teau..fut rn:ashs Of evsssrsens tauEs1 sna
sCnptl0us On the EGlumen: aIe ~ follows:
| stHecpr,lcd
In tie Archives Of their country.
And It's grateful citizens honor them
A of their rnohle atuly Of tna1t5yA
May they rest II peace
SKr1IxBEk, 4. IL, 1865 ....
BsutAth this stone Fepese the botttes Of Ill un-
known so9dters gathered after the wxr from the
relds Of Bull Run And the toute 70 RaFpah
/ Long l,ef0Fe the commencement 0l tac e4cf-
| tises dense crowd was IL front Of the stand
which was decorated With everGTeens and to*cta
End prosus:on Ct na,oaA naes ASens sha o9eoSs
menbers u the Cabinet, FurelSn Alulss*ls
and Other prominent. en3c.asa sooS seats'
When talute wAs fret to tndlcsIc tne com,
neneement of the cerenonles ComInas saaue ss3
=. Duncan Grand Commander Of The Depsstnen' e
q thc Po.o1tac, called the assembly 10 orue5
9r 'ss f. ~ saa R}Ssi IL oae t
as Conn eR efnS' & .as ias E. L,
s f. ffss's eas;;as II ot u ,n tss ~ ~
lAnH: Poem. nEr MaIttrE" written lu
INC oeea9!en s1 ~ Ersacss De IIAss Ja2v1et
sans ty tne Washington Ssuseroand stt Hou. :
| : fisher delivered an a1,.g-*s commemorative o
| the deede Of the dead, after which tnr orpnau
gathered around the monument 10 the unkpow7
| dead Prayer Was offered. u \ tcqaen sang. n
orphans ssng '+Sha,I We KNOW each o,cc; and th
! ehlldr. Il Of The falcO hrase" The PROCESSION IN
then formed aad passed into the National Cent
place Two taIdS Stationed in ot'noAite section
sanae u H. gs3stss7 Fases ve.s eases Beng aS s.
streEu With flowers. The ceremonies were zoe
Guided hy the 11ug Of stEral Eun, the reops
I gathering round the small stand In the cemetery
ana INC Chaplain OF tho Department Of the p
tomae Pronounced the hencsietion.
!ae ceremonies throu0hou. were Of an tnteres
| w Aua euecttnE character. There were On It
Rvenas tho1ssads Of coloretl persons, incl1dln
HSNpant Q! uniformed colorcA Zo1Ares, II
dern1}n 81 asen; lAe The whites participated in Il
Ater The otNetvAnccs At the tomb Of the n,
naA.owu anaa the n3sernhlA2e proceeded 70 II
ioNG pa13 oI The ecnesey!, where The graves II
locaiet Htfc large crnAs lad l,cea errcted HI
3 a1eoa y re orphans sAinered, the hands oec
had scng "Rest to The Fallen brave" lie oeI
+ Il With 4 wtios IN NJ HaTa, mta,
The doxers were then hande, 20 her And d
uansies7ed them to I soldier in full Uniform vi,
him tn citizen dre.S one without arms and /
other with slaA The crusa was Decorated n
n ! the vHtsnns eorps badges and wrr1tak Tpou
WA the following inscription:
2 l
"1n Memory Of the Braves o.