The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-30
THE NATIONS DEAD.
The Procession This Morning,
Decorating the Graves, Ceremonies and
Exercises. at Spring Grove. a.r

the City Buildings this morning.
Eighth and Plum streets werel
thronged by T. O'Clock, by an anxious
crowd who poured. in to see the process
sion start. ...,... .. -.r...l. |
The police force formed on Plum street,
right resting on Eighth street, ,isplay
ing northwardly.
The Washington Dragons, guard OF
honor to the Governors staff, formed on
the left OF the police force, on Plum
street. .....
The military formed under the direc.
tion OF Col. Z. b. Hunt, commanding, on
Plum street, right resting OH Eighth,
displaying southwardly. ...
Veteran Societies and Associations
formed on Eighth street, right resting
ON Plum street, displaying eastwardiy.
! at 8 O'clock, or a few minutes later,
the First Regiment Band began to play,
and the II the cofumn began to move down
Eighth in the following order:,
Sixteen police unuer command OF
Lieut.. Riley. ..,.
Grand Marshal, Major J. A. Rem
ley. and his STAFF, cons sting Of Theo. IL.
James. Chris. Dig, Pownattan Beatty,
H. G. Kennett, 'rhos. Mclaughlin. Geo:
Robert Bell, s. H. Dunning, Samuel
Blckerstatf, Henry Wielert, Aug. Moon
ert, Ii. Loebke, Samuel W. Craig and u.
j. Jones. '.I ..' "
First Regiment Band. 7 '..'' ''..'
Wayne Guard Band. ,. wa
Lytle Grays. ~"
Covington Light Guards. ''s
| Van Yoast Light Guards. Newport,
First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Militia,
Col. q. b. Hunt, commanding. sS'
| Irish American Centennial Guards.
Robinson Light Infantry Continental
Arny. "'' l''~.. '''
| )Yaegers. .t .-.-'
Lew Hoeke's Drum Corps, First and
Second Regiments sofKentueky Infantry,
Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Twenty
eighth Regiments O.V. I. Association,
ICuIored Ex-SOldiefs' and Sailors Drum
Corps, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Association. ibo ga" "r' "7 .i't'
| Carriages with the Mayor, Corporal
Tanner, Governor Young. Chapiaihs
aud the various o0SIl4nittees. -. .o ~ -
The procession moved over the fol-
lowing , %a'td 'fs" 5'1< 81
LINE OF MARCH: " .." ..'
West on E,ghth slleet to Central ave.
nue. north w Twelfth. street, east to
Race street. north to Fifteenth street,
least to Vine street, south to Uutiti
street, east eU W alnut street, south ia
Eighth street, west to Vine street, south
TO Fifth street, east to Walnut street
south TO Fourtn' street, west TO PUN
street, thence sou.h to the Marietta
ICipcinnati Railroad Depot. ..ar
The above road is running excursion
trains from the depot, stopping a,
Eighth-street Crossing and at Brighton
and every thirty minutes until l0:St
A. NJ. '-.' '.oi'-95 '
a0H ATirHE CEMETER Y ..
The folio wing is the progfaYKme ofisx.
ercises to be observed at the souiers'
mounds at the cemetery, commencing al
II O'Clock, OH the arrival of the trail
with the military and civic societies:
Il ode, "Decoration Day." by B. e. True
Esq Written for this occasion by re-
quest of the Committee on Music, Tune,
Sweet BY and BY" -,,, &C..
Prayer by Rev. Il. d. Ledyard. H..
: Music, dirge, BY the band.
Grafton by corporal James Tanner, OF
New York. - s...- ,> -~I0''.'.''
Hymn, ''Then strcw Bright Flower,
on Every Grave.' Tune, "Aujd Laus
Syne." Words by Miss P. ~. Culver. :
The vocal music will be conducted b,
Prof w. +. Stein, assisted by the band
The audience is requested to join in tn,
: singing. .f ..... - ...,
| Doxology, "Praise God from Whom al
Blessings Flow" ..... ,.-.s,.,
Benediction by Rev. 9. Scholz. ..
Decoration OF soldiers graves unde
the direction of the Ladies' Committee Q
/ .at ..- THE GRAFTON. ,"s g.
Corporal Tanner, of New York, delly.
cred the grafton. He commenced b,
saying: .E 100
Mr.. Chairman, Old Soldiers, Comrades ant
Opponents, La+ties and Gentlemen: WV
By order OF the Executive of the Nation, b.
act OF Cong gress, and in obedience to the gcn
eral far-rcaching and more powerful instinct
OF the hearts Of the people, this day is Ma
tional holiday. .r hill .
The disciples Of trade halt in their pursui
of wealth, the hun of the mandatory i
hushed in the land, and the people, moved b.
common impulse, go out through all our do
main to streW with sweet, pure, fragrant flow
ers, the last resting places of our dead braves
who sleep 50 calmly in their 'wlndowless pal
aces OF rest" .
| There is an appropriateness too in our com
ing Mt this time to strew flowers in sweet re
membrance over the graves of our loved one;
gone before We come aE q season OF the yea
when Gods great handmaid, Nature, put,
forth all her royal powers in conjunction viii
our efforts. And II seems to nv. my friends
that by studying the course of Nature, workinl
as she does through the direction of the laws O
the Almighty, we can lind 4 most emphatic in
dorsement OF tine manly Christian course pur
sued by those having this ceremonial in charg,
o-day. For we shall observe that Nature
shows no partiality in her favors. Alike owe
the heaus of those who found death as n seaue
TO their devotion to the unity OF the land, ant
as we'll over those who to tho fatal end followe,
the stars and bars, Godspreaus His decoration
without any discrimination.
They were alike, his children, and while h,
Ireceived them IN kindly embrace, shall not w,
erring memDers OF frail humanity, gran
them the slight need OF our charitable remem
pranccr Iplead for an enlarged humanity, TO
q broader spirit OF Christianity. For tWely
successive years the flowers have bloomei ant
faded over the last battle field of the South
Many single flower, drawing nuurishnlen
from the moulderiug remains OF q boy in blu
and boy in gray has fiourlshed and biossome,
forth in beauty to please the senses of thos
who now pursue the avocation3 Of peace. So
my friends. lot the spirit OF reconciliation
nourishcd by God's grace, spring up in on
hearts amt bear rich fruits. Iieel and express
these sentiments now, as it was my high privi
lege to express them in our own GreenwoO |
four years ago, because with me. the gray,
makes apology for much, because bevonl it
shall need so much of that charity Of which
would pruffer portion 10 those who were otl
foes. Whatever Of resentment there may bs
resting iD any stricken heart on account OF thu
calamltics of our late struggle let 1t be visited
l where 1t belongs, on the teachings Of princi
ples false in their inherent parts and not uu.
| ,uly on the victims of early and lifnl,,nu euu