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

At Dublin, Ind, Memorial Day was Observed
by 3 total suspension OF business IN the after
noon. General Thomas NJ Browne delivered
a very appropriate and interesting Grafton to
the comrades OF N1. y. Boyd Post, No. 129, G..
A. r., Department of Indiana. The Town Hall
could not accommodate one-half OF the people
who had come to attend Memorial serviceS-
General Orders, No. 10, Headquarters q. A. r..
was read by the adjutant, and wiz Cartoons
beautiful poem, Cover them Over recited by
Miss Jennie King. Excellent music for tha
occasion was furnished by the Dublin MOzaTa
Association and the Dublin comet band. After
services at the hall the column was formed IS
follows: Band; comrades Of the G.. A. Z. and
other old soldiers; e0iOrs and e0lOr-guards
tweuty-nine little boys and twenty-nine little
giris,-twenty- being the number of c mon
soldiers whose remains lie buried at Dublin
each boy carrying a small flag and each girl an
evergreen wreath aud bouquet OF flowers; Odd
Fellows and citizens. The procession proceeded
to the cemetery through hard rain. where q
eenotaph in the style OF the badge of the G.. A.
r., ten feet IN height, and otherwise IN pro-
portion to its height, had been erected, on
which was inscribed the names of thirty two sol
diers who enlisted here during the war and who
never returned. After the ritual service at thu
cenotaph and the firing of Z salute to the dead,
each soldiers grave was decorated by Little
boy and girl with wreath, bouquet, and tag.
OUG pleasing anu tOt&CllilS LiCIQSAil o&cNEteCk
on the march TO the cemetery Rain COM
meneed to fail heavily and the officer OF the
guard, who had the little boys and girls in hi5
charge. had the column halted, aud then re-
queste1 the little folks TO give up their wreaths
aud flags and take shelter from the rain, but
with one voice they emphatieally declined TO
do SO, saying that they were going 20 decorate
the soldiers graves, and then they herOieally
marched a mile through the rain and mad, and
performed che part they started out TO do.
A cold and persistent rain had quite an effect
upon the attendance at the Memorial Day SER
vices at Crown Hill Cemetery, IndianapOliss
but, notwithstanding this drawback, 8 large
number OF persons were present. The process
sion included Posts George IT. Thomas, No. II;
Bross No. 20; Brightwood, No. 100; the MILF
tary organizations of the city, Governor Porter
and staff, judges Of the supreme court, United
States judges and State officers in carriages,
mayor, common council and board of alder
men metropolitan police, under Major Rob-
bins. and others. NJ i. Brown was officer OK
the day. The procession entered the cemetery,
which is nearly mile from North IndianapO-
is, with solemn tread and arms reversed to the
sound OF mUGled drums, and broke ran ks on
arriving &c the spot sacred to the soldier dead.
Here temporary stand had been erected Tor
the speaker Of the day, Hon Stanton J. Peelle.
The exercises began with music by BeiSsen-
herz's band, following which the telegraph
quartette sang, ''All Honor TO the Soldier Give"
after which Rev. Ross G. Houghton offered
prayer. Mir. Peelle then delivered On elOquens
and impressive Grafton, in the course OF which
he said: What tribute do we bring to-day To
the soldiers living? Let Us give them our
hands and form link that viii stu mora
firmly bind the Union. Let US give them our
love in grateful acknowledgment for the Union
they fought to preserve, and let US here, IN the
presence of these sacred Witnesses, pledge our
selves anew to stand by the Union OF these
States. and thus perpetnate to the children o.
the soldiers living and dead our Tree i1stlE1-
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