The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-06-07

lhle day was observed in this city on Fri.
gay last About O'clock in the afternno,
quite a number Of surviving soldiers az phe
Mexican and late war between the North anJ
South, headed BY tho Grays Band. marched
from the Court House TO the Cemetery. whoro
were already gathered a large concourse Of
men, women aud children, bearing wreatbes
and flowers TO deck the graves of federal soI.
diers who lie buried there After music by
the band, and America, rendered by a chorus
OF voices, Rev. j. d. Still offered PRAYER.
Dr. d. d. Weaver was introduced as the orator
OF ne occasion. The Doctors speech was
wen received, and was free from partisan
spirit and bitter denunciaton of the Southern
people aad tue Democratic party, which Is
700 often characteristic Of orations on such
occasions.
a COPY of the speech was furnished us for
puDilcatlon by his friends, but owing to
pressure on our columns VIC are unable to
publish it,.
Music aud prayer followed, after which the
ceremony Of decorating the graves was begun.
the soldiers, under command of Col. Maulsby,
leading
The following is list of exsodiers par.
tcipatng in the exercises: t.
Commander-Col. VIM. P. Maulsby, LIST
+. II. Brigade.
Aids-Captains A. Billingslea, Charles N.
Kuhn and D. IL. p. Matthias,
Col. Nj. NJ. Halves, O. NJ. Dent, General
Banks Staff 1t. Col VIM. A. McKellip, 9Th
Md. Reg; 1t. Col Samuel X. Herr, staff of
Gen. Crawford Major WIN. II. Baer, p. NJ.
U. S. Navy DR.. VIM. II. Rippard, Asst.
Surgeon Purnell Legion; 1t. Jno. Matthews,
2. NJ. Sd Reg. p. ii. B.
The following members of Co. A. 9Th Nd,
were nt;-Sergt Edward Hesson, Jno.
IL. Mitten, A. T. Shreeve, Geo. Il. Bamber.
David Sullivan, Upton Warner, James W.
Hook, John Lowell, Upton Decker, Levi
Sullivan, John Heagy, John r. Fossett Da.
vid ID. Bonsack, Christopher Deitz.
The following members Of Co. C. 9th Md,
were present :-Serg't. Henry Wardenfelt,
John y. Ditch, VIM. Black, d. H. Frock,
Geo. W. Lemon, james Baker, Josephus ii.
Bankard, Levi Myers, John ii. Crapster,
Michael Sweetman, Levi Handy, Jesse Ar.
mold, Jesse Cook.
The following members of other organiza.
tons were present;-Thomas u. Gist, Co. ID.
Nolteguer Reg. Mexican War Edward Kel.
ly, Co. +. 9Th Nd; Jacob Wolf, Co. |. 18th
Nd; Ezra +. Yingling, Co. |. Sd Nd; Serg't.
Lee McElroy, Co. q. LIST and 18th Md. Vet.
/. L. Cootes, Co. Il. l05 and l0l Pa, Louis
7. Manning, Co. u. LIST 2. II. B.; Sylvester
Matthias, Co. c. LIST p. ii. b.; Serg't. John
NJ, Reese, Co. b. Sd Md. Vet; Charles c.
Currens, Go. G. lst Nd. Cav; George Z.
Yingling, Co. G. s7th Pa; John j. Wheeler,
Co. NJ. 18th Pa. Cav. Cornelius Matthias, Co.
G.. lst p. II. b.; Benjamin Fidds, East BALTIC.
Light Artillery; Samuel G. Brinkner, Co. G..
LIST p. II. b.; Upton Kelley, Co. G. LIST Nd;
VIM. II. Yingling, Co. b. list p. II. B.; Lewis
V. Smith, Co. Z. lth Nd; Jerome Woolery,
Co. X. 9TH New Jersey; Geo. A. Zahn, Co.
u. LIST and 18th Nd. Vet, Joseph Hunter, Co.
Z. 18th Md. Capt. o. T. Andrews, Co. G. 10th
Illinois; Palmer Engleman, Co. Il. I'd Nd
Net.i John Frick, Co. II. 9th Nd; Winfield
S. Drach, Co. f. 7th Nd; WIN. Bowen, Co
q. LIST Md; Lewis NJ. Bellison, Co. k. list p
II. b.; Il. II. Bankard, Q. NJ. Dept; Georg,
Il. Myers, Co. G.. LIST T.. II. B.; Samuel p
Myers, Co, q. 18TH Nd, James KINNEY, O.
NJ. Serg't. Co. e. I'd Delaware; A. +. Clarke
Orderly Sergeant ith Mass Artillery; Charlie.
+. Roop, Co. f. eth Md.
We are requested by the Soldiers TO return
their thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who
so efficiently lent their aid in contributin,
flowers and furnishing music for the occasion
and to the public generally for their atten
dance.
A delegation from the Western Marylap,
College, about eight or twenty in number
paid tribute to DEF Confederate soldier, Il
the Episcopal Cemetery, by strewing his gray'
with flowers.