Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
OUR HON RED DEA D.
CARSON CITY LOYAL TO THE MERMoRY OF THE
NATION DEFENDERS.

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the past, went out with Thursdays sunset, ant
yesterday came in with smiles and sunshine
as if to welcome Memorial Day. 1t was truly
| the first pleasant day of the season, and many
thankful heart throbbed its gratitude Their e.
for.
Early yesterday morning active prepare
tions were being made for decorating the
graves of the soldiers in Carson's cemeteries,
and the friends of others, strangers to the
turbulent scenes of war, were also pre-
pairing to pay floral tribute to their departed
relatives and friends. Californ la S contrib
utions of flowers, procured through Custer
Post No. 5, G. A. R., and liberal quantities
obtained by private parties, made magnif-
cent one.
About 10 o'clock A NJ. the procession
moved. 1t was admirably differed by Capt
E. B. Zabriskie, Senior Vice Commander of
the Department of California, Grand Array
he was ably supported by ]. T. Pantlind and
Lloyd Hill, Assistant Marshals The pro-
cession moved in the following order: Cover
nor and staff; Carson Guard Band, consisting
men in line; Mexican Veterans; Meder's
Band, wearing new and very rich uniforms,
and numbering ten pieces; Custer Post No. 5,
J. A. R, fifty members, in command of
carriages with orator, chaplain, and quartette
;lub-the poet was in charge of her school |
hildren--children of the public schools, in |
carriages and on foot, numbering
hree hundred, and in charge of their
eachers kindergarten and Orphans
Home children Empire school children,
nd citizens in carriages and on foot. The
recession must have been at least three
ourths of mile in length. Large numbers
'ent out to the cemetery by private convey
noes andon foot before the procession moved,
nd for two or three hours of yesterday Carson
roper had almost deserted appearance.
On arriving at Lone Mountain Cemetery
hollow square was formed near the center of
lie enclosure. Marshal Zabriskie summoned
lie standard bearers from the Carson Guard
Id Custer Post No 5, G. A. R., and then
lnounced as the first in the order of the
usical and literary exercises dirge, Re
of the Departed . which was given
It'll solemn and artistic effect by Meder's +
and The quartette club, consisting of :,
essrs. c. P. Mason, c. E. Laughton, J. G.
lesley and S. G. Scoville, then sang in :,
t11D Cnll
sition by Veasie. The chaplain, Rev
Gorge R. Davis, then delivered an earn
prayer. Following this came chorus
Miss Jennings pupils, new words to the st
,ditably did the little ones acquit themselves S
xt came the Grafton of General T. D. c
wards, delivered with clear, strong voice, D
ed with the fire of patriotism, scholarly in al
tier and manner, long enough to embrace P
the necessary points and not too long to
airy an audience, and consequently well re- -
we'd. The Grafton is published on the sec
| page of to-day's MORNING APPEAL, and ~
readers will doubtless thank US for laying
,efore them After the Grafton came piece ..
eptably rendered by the Carson Guard ~,
nd, NEARER my God to Thee Miss Kate ~
ming delivered an original poem with very
effect, and it's reception was marked with
uine favor. The gifted lady paid neat oil
merited tribute to the memory of the no
editor of this paper, at which many an WI
grew moist and dim. We regret that He
IS Jennings modesty prevented our OBJ slo
ing the manuscript poem fob publication. AT
se who heard it were fortunate indeed,
lie those who did not and can not see it in riv
Mt are certainly the losers thereby. The 81.
rtette club then gave as a conclusion to HI
exercises, Rest, Soldiers, Rest" in J.
ming manner. Jol
t the close of the literary and musical e1-
SEES Conrad Witherell read the names of lat,
soldiers, embraced in the roll Of has
Or, whose graves were profusey decorated dis
flowers M. n. Haynie, Lieutenant Cal
pany C Tenth Ohio Cavalry, died June z, mil
}; Harrison Shrieves, First Sergeant ,
pany Tenth Ohio Cavalry, died March mo,
1874 Peter Robbins, Captain Company 49,
renty sixth Maine Infantry, died Septem- 49,,
IL, 1875 John Kelly, private Company tow
Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, died
'uary 26, 1876; John NJ Tilton, Com I
G Sixth Iowa Infantry, died July 4, f
Alfred Cross, private Company -
nd California Infantry, died April, 1873; "er