The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-31
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DECORATION DAY.

DECORATION DAY.
CHICAGO, May 80. Decoration Day is q
bank and business holiday here, but the
number of persons on the streets is in
creased rather than lessened, and the air
is filed with martial music and the streets
bright with uniforms, banners and floral
decorations on their way to the resting
places of the honored soldier dead. The
air is delightful, and an unusually elabo-
rate programme has been laid out for the
club formed at 8 o'clock a. M, at the
Northwestern depot and took a special
train half an hour later for Rose Hill
where they have charge of exercises The
Union Veteran League left for Geary
cemetery at eleven o'clock. The Grand
Army posts and three regiments of nli-
ncis infantry took the street cars for
Graceland at 9:15, and the other Grand
Army veterans. ex-so1diers, sailors and
citizens went to Oakwood, where Mayor
Harrison delivered an oration. At Grace
land $50 young girls decked the caves of
soldiers with flowers. The suburban
towns, generally, observe the day.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-A1l the execu-
tive departments and district offices were
closed today, and flags everywhere were
flying at half-mast The Grand Army and
local militia paraded. At Arlington GENE
terry there were impressive ceremonies and
an address by Hen. George NJ. Robson.
The graves were decorated at the Soldiers
Home and Congregational cemeteries.
CINCINNATI. May 30--The schools and
offices are closed. Appropriate eremonies
were held during the day.
NEW YORK, May 30.-An immense
crowd gathered in Union Square, where
the statues were covered with flowers and
the Grand Army paraded. Gen. Coch-
rane Gen Grant and Rev. Newman spoke
briefly. Mayor Law and others reviewed
the Brooklyn procession, which was very
large
The "Old Guard" Grant, Conkling,
Folger, Hazen. ingalls, and others, fanked
the President to-day. Lieut.. Danenhower
was on the platform when the procession
of Decoration Day was formed. Eleven
regiments were in line.
CLEVELAND, May 3o.-At Lakeview
cemetery Dr. Twitchell delivered an ora
ton in front of the vault in which Gar
fields remains lie. and the Maennerchor
congress, of Chicago, here for the purpose
sang three anthems composed for the CO.
casion. The casket and vault containing
it were covered with a profusion of rare
floral offerings. In the afternoon there
were general exercises in the Tabernacle
ST. LOUIS, May 30=-Decoration day ex-
ercises at Jefferson barracks were unusual
ly interesting
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-The grand
army, 5000 strong decorated the graves
to-day. Speaker Keifer was unable to at
tend.
GETTYSBURG, May 30.-Messrs. Blaine,
Hawley and Mcpherson and other public
men are here to attend the decoration ser
vices.
KEoHuK, May 3e.-Decoration Day
drew to this city o much larger crowd OF
people than ever assembled here on sim
liar occasion. There were laage number
of ex soldiers in the city principally of
the Sd Iowa cavalry and 18th infantry.
Col. j. w Noble, of the Sd Iowa cavalry.
now a resident of ST. Louis, was orator of
the day Notwithstanding the scarcity of
flowers the graves of soldiers were pro-
fusely decorated Col. Noble was ten
dered banquet to night.
PEORIA. May 3o-Five thousand people
participated in the ceremonies of Decora-
tion Day in this city. The display of civic
and military societies was the finest eyer
witnessed here.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the ceremonies of laying the corner
stone of the new Masonic temple of this
City on Thursday An elaborate program
me has been arranged, and ceremonies will
be of a very imposing character.
LINCOLN, May 30.-Decoration Day was
observed in a becoming manner
BAXTER SPRINes, Kansas, May 30.-One
hundred and twenty eight graves of Union
soldiers, massacred by Quantrell and his
band of guerrillas during the war, were
decorated to day with imposing ceremo-
MES. Immense crowds of people, esti-
mated at between 5000 and 9,000 were
present