Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-31
THE Id ID DECORATE SERVICES.

AN~ ~EMINENT SUCCES

/ gentlemen enstlie several committees, thu
preparations We're thorough, and the ar
rangements so good that the programme
published yesterday was literally carried
IN tsia19qEtg 1oszsgga on sse q ise1 ntie Oh ~
5rs3 5s5d s4sTHE PRoCEssIoNi .,,T ss-o3gT MI II
F. At precisely eleven aao,clbck the process
sion formed in front of the court house
under direction Of Chief Marshal, Col. A
s. Mariner, who, gin this matter, as in eve
rything else he und dertabes, worked zeal
ously and constantly, doing many things
not strictly inTthe line of his duties. He
was ably, assisted by Coils. J. M. Thorn
burgh, Adrian Terry, Maj. w. r. McBath
and Capts. -Ochs, Lewis and Eifier. Pre-
ceded by the Mechanics sCornet Band, in
full uniform and looking splendidly, the
processions meved Poat, marching to- the
solemn measure of a fnreral match ~
THE COLLEGE CADETS,
gpderc rcemmand of Capt. S. A., Craig and
lieut.. .ABoyS lin cadet uniforn,I Followed,
| pharelingI With reversed arms. The ga
Isdets added & greatly the appearances ofthe
| cession-marched and bore themselves
like cid soldiers, and are entitled to the
| thanks Offall participating in the exercises
for lending. their presence on the occasion.
sa5c4fTE VETERAN SOLDIERS
Under Lieut.. Dunn, followed, and were
anginterestingpa part ofthe procession.
49, ~ p THE STONE CUTTERS ~
and employees of Knoxville Iron Works
came next, under charge of Capt.. Lewis,
andGnade q formidable demonstration.
The next in line of march was the car
riage with the President of the Day, Chap
lain. and Orators. "a, n
2 aaiIsa THE CAR OF THE suNfoSsif5f29B /
Under charge-ef ,Messrs. STACY aud Aiken,
with sixty eight little misses crowned with
wreaths, each bearing flag, and all sur
rounding their Goddess, Miss Carrie An
drews, mounted on her throne in the CEN
ter, owas, Iiasi usual ,the great centenof at
traction in the procession:
Thescar was very ytastefHtly ytrin1med COW
cred with tremendous flag, and looked
even more tasteful than on, former years.
Following the car were citizensr in CAR
riages and on horseback. In this part of
the procession we noticed Senator Brown
low in his carriage, and observed with
pleasure that he wasabies to remain on the
grounds Through all the services.
ON THE GROUNDS.
Our friends from the country tuf1sed out
in great numbers, and the large assem-
blage in attendance on the grounds far ex-
ceeded our expectations. But the people
of East Tennesseeare ever ready, to respond
when duty calls, and they never forget the
Union dead. e. eH6m Ea5JOH0 ,9iLQo
The. sexton in charge Of, the. grounds,
Sergeant Ridge, had everything IN splen-
did order.q Through the kindness of Mr..
Eli Hixon, an engine on the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad pumped
abundant water, Ice was furnishcdS and
cool water plenty for all ,.....,.t,,z
THE FLOWERS.
Thanks to the ever attentive, kind and
r-wearying ladies, flowers were plenty
enough. Thoughtful friends from the coun-
try, and along the railroads from Coal
Creek and from Maryville, North, South,
East and West of us, sentin flowers of ev-
cry kind. Our want of space alone pre-
vents us from mentioning here in detail
the many ladies and gentlemen who did
so much towards making the days exer-
cises success, which they most certainly
were.
ts>.A' oRDER, OF EXERCIsES. Ess>
The exercises Were, in the order of the
programme, as follows:
= list. I" The Star Spangled Banner,p by
Mechanics Band
I'd. The Hon. o. P. Temple, President
of the day, then announced that the exer-
cises of the solemn occasion would open
with prayer, by Rev. j. r. Eads. A fer
vent and eloquent prayer was his, emil
nently appropriate and effective.
:, Sd. Music by the Welsh Glee Club
4th. Original. poem, by Chas. ID. McGuf-
fey, Esq. This poem will be found else
where, and we trust none, of our readers
will fail to carefully study it. 1t is worthy |
the pen of any of our widely-known wri-
ters. We have seldom heard anything
more appropriate, more happily conceived,
more beautifully expressed, or more touch
ingly or eloquently delivered We know
the poem was enjoyed by every one pres
that of unqualified praise and admira-
ton. 1t was q complete success.
5th. Music by Glee Club, under direction
of Mr.. o. B. Smith.
9th. Oration-Major A. III. Pettibone.
We printsthis mastery effort in full in |
another column. There is but one word |
to say of this Grafton, and that is, that it |
was perfect, written iuently and forcibly. |
rich in style, fertile i'm resources, apt in IL |
lustratiOn. and most eloquently and Wig
orously delivered, it was an effort which |
would do credit. to any speaker, and ene |
which win give Mai. Pettfbone "a great |
reputation in the judgment of every one |
7th. Music2siThey died for You and |
Me-" Glee Club, under direction of Mr..
o. b Smith. TaT rp efre wr0 + TT IL |
The Smith organ used on the occasion |
was kindly furnished by. John l.. Moses |
and son; agents. ~ <skNs II
chancellor Temple here, took occssion |
very properly no say. that as he saw |
many persons present who were lately |
soldiers in the Confederate army he I
desired on behalf of the gentlemen |
lht Ioharge of the exercises of the |
oay ana for himself, to express his |
gratlheatlon at their presence. The pres
eht was No occasion for bitterness or mall |
Ice. ave acre Aaie-icans. He could not |
look around andssee from the upturned |
faces before him any difference of express
sion on the occasion. He could not teffwho |
fought under the blue or who under the |
grey; we were now all, happily, Ameri- |
cans, can anu ne trusted would SO feel and act. |
The Chancellor's remarks were we'll re- |
ceived and eloquently expressed. He dis