The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-02
Decoration at Ken0sIla.


people were IN from the country TIL,
tsfores were closed in the afternoon ant
] the people were out to enjoy the decora
ton occasion. A procession was formed
about 2o'clock on Market Square consist
ling of Post 70, G, A. r., under Comnian
| der Charles Franz, Soldiers, under Cap
tains Mmme and DeDiemar, the Clergy
men, the City Council, the Fire Depart
ment, and Citizens, The procession was
headed by the Kenosha Brass Band and
marched to the Cemetery under he lead,
ship-ofA, B, Capron, Marshal Of the
Day. s During the procession minute guns
were fired in the Park pai,llsga astsaa IS.
The order of Exercises at the cemetery
was as follows :9sdt haa .baai aa1 sng
A.. Prayer BY IReF, J sGridlegw Co9grer.
gational Presbyterian f.3aa syeb s7dt 81
sl2 Music by the Band.iqsgs Lm Ha~oo1
3. Address b5 Rev IT, Clark, Baptist
Al Rey.Mr. Brooks Episcopalians Called
for but not present oSl8 bad 5jAa LHo39T
IS. Address byARev., 20 eAl England.
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Mepioa'se,lo1 # aiItil na;tslaaH rqffs
81 Address by Rev. H. ca Hitchcock,
| 6ongragaaiohalistA sa| ID 5adt has ,l1n
| - Address by Rev, s. Stebbins, Meth;
| 3dist.d 1asls nsulow ad1 ba0 aid a9sut9d
| s. Music by the Band, ao 81 ,vsh ION
49, Prayer by Rev s. Stebbins, Method
me Bencdiction by Rev. j. Gridley,
Congregational Presbyterian. sit ~ sai
sa ! h. Decoration of Soldiers Graves, a.,
lgbl2. Reformation of procession return
iand disbandintnt. load q.de 9d5 a5Gt -
|, aaOf the exercises at the cemetery, We
Iw0uld say of them in general, that they
1were appropriate to the occasion The
faddrcsses we're such us might be expected
lot 3clergymernFwT7eY evangelical clergymen-
GA such OCCASIONS. TheyoWere all good
taddresses--avery good from their, stano
point We were pleased with them, and
agree with what was said in almost every
particular Inone thing only do we dis
fagree. Rev MIR Clark said he hoped
Congress would BY law set apart some
day for the decoration ofSoldiers graves
We hope Congress will do no such thing
hLet.there belno law about it, but the LAW
Hof patriotism and love, and the remem
brance of the heroic deeds Of the patrio
soldiers whose graves are decorated. lie
the commemorative and decoration, be
free will offering coming from the heart
of those who survive the patriot sold
iers.b cpp iasd3 ehad ! neut i10a -
1--WE were particularly pleased with on
remark made by Rev. Mr.. England nm,
one BY Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock. Mr, Eng
land said if the audience had been will
him in Georgia during the past month
and had been upon lookout Mountail
and Tennesaw mountain, and had seel
the effects of the war remaining as n
had seen them, they would have bette
appreciation Of the ra7aees Of war thal
they now have. Mr. Hitchcock, having
boquet of flowers in his hand, said that h
had recently learned to appreciate flower
more highly than had he done. When b
lately saw what was left of his own dal
ling boy, laid ina wooden box, and TURF
ed away with a sad and sorrowful hear
and turning again to take another looA
and seeing his boy surrounded by beaut
full flowers which loving hands had pla,
Z ed there, and, as it were, buried him i
flowers, he felt to thank. God for flower
4soMnch as We were pleased with the, a5
!, dresses there seemed otol be somethin
: wanting There were no addresses b
Catholic or Unitarian Clergymen. Non
tEby Ilawyears projectors sunless it was b
!, the Rev. DIR, .Gridley. None by bushes
men or farmers. None by mechanics 3
artisans. None by members of the Gran
! Army Of the Republic or Soldiers An
there were more than one soldier preser
who had been in battle and had each los
! an arm in the service of his country. Sur,
Fly some of these could have said som,
thing that would have been interesting {
those assembled on the occasion. Her.
sitter, ON decoration occasions, we shout
be pleased to hear from some who ha
been in the war and could speak som
what from personal knowledge. w
I SHOULD be pleased. to hsar0from some be
4 longing @ the different professions c.sh,
!, enuaoe,7 In the different ~ ;x