The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-06-05
DECORATION DAY.


CommemorAtion Of the Patriot
Dead in Tipton-Clarence Con.
tributes to the Dec aston.
Last Friday. the day set apart for
National remembrance of our soldier
dead, and through them Of the great
principles for which their lives we're
given, dawned anything but pleasant
and promising. In 1872 occurred the
fifth observance os the 30th Of May as
Commemoration Day. and it was 1t
that time very generally remarked
that each successive year there lad
been vouchsafed from tickle Spring q
balmy pleasant day for the votive oc.
casion. Notwithstanding the inaus-
picious morning, the precedent estab-
lished As above was not destroyed on
Friday. A heavy rain. lasting nearly
all the forenoon, was followed by an
Iowa sun and breeze, and BY the late
hour set for the exercises. four and
one-half o'clock p. NJ, all that was
left Of the mornings storm was de-
lightful freshness in the Air and an
added beauty to turf, tree and shrub.
Owing to the brief time for prepare
ton given by the sxtempore character
of the whole proceeding, no effort at
any formal gathering or procession
was made but signalIed by the ex-
cellent music of our Cernet Band, at
the appointed hour citizens Of town
and country to the number Of many
hundreds gathered about the cenotaph
In the beautiful little square Of which
it is the chief glory and ornament.
The Committee on Flowers had al
ready done many hours skillful and
timely work. The monument was
festooned from top to bottom with
evergreen-covered ropes, which -
they crossed and recrossed were to
serve the purpose of holding the boz
quets and gsrlands brought by the
crowd. Several beautiful wreaths and
crosses made by the skillful fingers Of
the ladies on this committee were also
in place. As the first thing on the
programme was the offering and ar
rangement of floral decorations, o full
half hour was occupied IN this service
beautiful boquets, wreaths and 9TH
er devices being poured in upon the
young men within the railing faster
than they could possibly place them
in position. The children. ~ usual,
were the main dependence for flowers.
They brought supplies to the commit
tee, and more to the monument.
A most pleasant incident to chFcni-
ole, occurred In this connection. It
appears that immediately upon learn
ing in Clarence that Upton was to
observe Decoration Day, which was
only one day previous to the event,
Mr.. +. B. Simmons visited the public
schools and readily secured the prom
Use Of floral abundance to be brought
the next morning to the City Hall
where def fingers were to be ready to
make boquets, &C., which were then
to be sent n Clarence's offering for
the occasion. The mornings heavy
rain, before alluded to, defeated the
full execution of the kindly project;
but when the storm Unexpectedly
cleared away 1t was found that many
of the little folks were ready with the
flowers. which were at once collected
by Messrs. Macomber and Simmonds
and brought down-being placed in
the hands of our committee about two
o'clock, much to its assistance ~ we'll
~ qualification. And, indeed, thank
full pleasure was most cordially ex-
pressed by all of our citizens who
knew of the graceful act on the part
of our neighbors.
One wreath which found place on
the monument was sent for the pur-
pose from New York by Miss N. H.
Daniels and sister. y
Altogether, the ensemble Of the
monument after decoration was un-
iversally pronounced very fine-more
beautiful, even, than on any previous
occasion.
The Marshal, Capt. Wetxel, now an
the other exercises, consecu-
lively and in character as follows !:
Music by the Band. Prayer by Rev.
G. 8. Biscoe. Address by Rev. r.
Swearingen-an appropriate and able
train of thought given with voice and
that made all present interest
ed hearers. Reading poem by Miss
f. Frink-the appropriate ono select
cd having been written for like oc-
casion and published for the first time
in these columns four years ago. It
is worthy reproduction here did space
permit. Music was then followed
with the Benediction by Rev. J. w.
and the gathering slowly |
leaving the names Of our
soldier dead hidden by fresh flowers
with the thought that though the dec
must wither and fall away,
the names will remain in the endur-
ing stone as in our grateful memories
and that from year to year, from the
fullness of un fading gratitude the fad
ing floral symbols Of affection shall be
renewed.
GROCERIES
AND
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