The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-07
MASSACHUSETTS.

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formed in line soon after, and Comrade Alfred
s. Roe Ia behalf Of the members of Post No.
! 10, presented them with beautiful silk flag.
/ Captain Ward, III receiving the coors, thanked
! Post No 10 most heartily for the lively inter
est they had taken in the Sons of Veterans and
/ for the beautiful flag. He then called for three
! cheers for Post No 10. which were given in
earnest Three times three cheers were then
/ given by Post No. 10. for the Sons of Veterans.
At $50 the line was formed in front of the
/ hall as follows:
! Police; Worcester brass brand; Johnson's
! drum corps: Sons of Veterans, CAPTAIN G. w.
/ Ward, commanding; ". J.. Robinson, Com
! mander, Post No. 10; 9. IL. Benchly, Adju-
! tant.
! First division-Senier Vice Commander H.
! T. Buck IN command: A. w. Cunningham, o.
D.; J.. L. Livermore, Sergeant-Major Ten
companies in this division
Second divsion-C. n. Walker J. V. c., in
command. -Four companies IN this division.
Third division City Guard drum corps. Seven
companies Ia this division. Members Of flower
committee, with squad OF young sons of COM
rades; carriages containing disabled comrades,
/ clergymen and invited guests.
The procession then marched TO Wash
burn Hall, where the Ladies Relief Corps
and other willing hands presented each
cOmTade with two evergreen wreaths and
I some flowers. We then marched to the City
Z Hall, where we received the mayor Hon. W.
+ W. Rice, and Others aud then proceeded to the
I soldiers monument on the common, which had
already been decorated with wreaths aud flow
ers. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. J. Miller; then
I followed an address by Hon. w. ". Rice, after
which the first division marched to Hope
/ cemetery, where a dirge was played by the
1 hand and an address delivered by Rev. ID. II.
Ella. The comrades were then dismissed to
decorate the graves of our fallen comrades, of
whom lS0 are buried in this cemetery. The
! second division marched TO St. Johns cemetery,
where prayer was offered and an address de-
/ livered By Rev. J. ]. Mccoy. One hundred
! ana siXty-one comrades are buried in this
/ cemetery, and on the grave of each one was
/ placed wreath of evergreen and bouquet of
/ flowers. The third division under command
/ of W. L. Robinson, proceeded to Rural cemetery,
/ in the northern part Of the city, where prayer
was offered by Rev. II. T. Lane. Each comrades
4 grave was marked with flag, on the staff of
I which was a card, giving the name, company
/ and regiment and on each grave was placed
! generous supply of flowers. On our way TO this
/ cemetery we passed near the house of Comrade
/ i. L. Drury, who has been sick and confined
10 his house for long time His bed was
! placed near an open window, and as we passed
/ we could see him lying on his bed waving
/ tiny flag to the comrades and comrades all
4 along the line made response by waving
/ hand. The duties assigned to each division
/ being performed, lines were reformed and
comrades marched back TO headquarters and
were dismissed for the day.
Fifty members of a. B. r. Sprague Post, No.
1 "a, Of Grafton, Mass, formed in Town Hall at
/ Z a. M, and marched to the common, where
prayer was offered by the chaplain, thence to
! North Grafton where the fire company, to the
number of forty, were formed in line waiting
TO escort the Post TO the cemetery. The graves
/ of twenty comrades were decorated, and the
| Post then proceeded to Nilkinsonville Arriv-
/ ing on the green. before the church, the mem
! bers found the village turned out to meet them.
Hon. Vim. z. Hill in very appropriate remarks,
introduced Rev. Mr. Greyson, who spoke impress
1 sively for a few moments. In reply, commander
| MckeDsie thanked the ladies for their pres
ence and for the encouragement always shown
/ the Post. The band, Post, and whole company,
with slow and measured tread, then proceeded
! 10 the cemetery and decorated the graves Of all
! comrades. Thence they repaired to Farnums-
/ vilie where the fire company and village turned
| outer mass, and decorated six graves. Returning
TO the yestry Of the church, where the ladies
had prepared a bountifuf lunch, dinner was
eaten, and the Post then proceeded to the
Centre. AT l:30 p. m, the Post formed on the
common. the ranks swelled by many old sol
diers, and, with the three fire companies as es-
cort, Slarched TO the Old Riverside and Catho-
lie cemeteries, decorating the graves of all COM
rades sleeping there; thence back TO the Centre
I
Rev. J. D. Noorhces and a song rendered by a
male 9uartette. After decorating the monu-
{ Inent, the Post, with band, marched TO residence
( OF the Commander and escorted the orator of
the day, General Homer B. Sprague, of Boston,
10 the Town Hall, where very interesting adj
dress was listened to by large and attentive
( audience. The exercises were inteTspeTSed
with singing aud the scattering of beautiful
flowers over their graves by the daughters Of
the Post.
Along the entire route from the assembling
in the morning TO the closing exercies, the Post
| received the utmost courtesy. In the evening
| the Post gave a concert consisting of patriotic
songs and readings and flied the Town Hall
full TO OVERLOOKING and nice little relief fund
was started.
"Vidette," Ipswich, Mass, writes us as fol-
lows: Memorial Day was observed by General
James Appleton Post, No. 128, in the usual
| manner. The Post assembled at their hall in
| Ipswich at s. o'clock a. m, whence detail of
eight comrades went to Limebrook cemetery
and there held services and decorated the
graves of the three comrades there buried
Another detail went TO the South cemetery
and decorated the graves there, including that
Of General james Appleton, for whom the Post
was named. After the return of the details
the Post marched to the other two cemeteries
and at Locust Grove took the barge for Rowly
where, after decorating the graves, it marched
! 10 the town nail ana held the public exerclSes
IN accordance with the ritual. A short address
was also delivered by ComraGe j. g. Laring of
| Post -, Boston. The Post reassembled at the
hall in Ipswich at 2:I5 p. m. and marched to the
soldiers monument, where the exercises were
1 conducted. After the close of the services
| ComTade Nathaniel Shotswell late colonel of
the First Massachusetts, heavy artillery, pre-
sented to the Post in behalf of Comrade Charles
| Haskell, of the firm of Haskell & Gately of
Baltimore, beautiful bible This presenta-
ton was a complete surprise to the Post 1t
was accepted in fitting terms by Commander
Leach Clark.
ComIade George n. Prescott, Quartermaster,
writes Us that Lyon Post, No. ii, Westfeld
which, bat year ago. had but forty-five men,
bers, now has $50, Of whom cighty-fve were
recruited by COmrade L. r. Lay. On the 9th
Of last September the Post had its first Camp
fire, which was attended by over 500 veterans.
On December 18th relief Corps was organized,
with twenty-five members. II now has fifty.
A fair held in January melted nearly 81 200. The
Post was inspected on the stl ult by Judge Adyo-
cate John i. Rice, who spoke in a very compl-
mentary way OF it. On Memorial Day, which
was observed IN an appropriate manner Com
rade j. A. LakIn presented the Post with a
silk Post flag, aud a number of citizens with a
United States flag. About one hundred mem
bers turned ont In uniform. The Post is about
10 move into its new hall.
AT Orange, Mass. Memorial Day opened clear
and cool, and Gen. Sedgwick Post No IT. c. A.
r., and Clara Barton Post, No 2, held the usual
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