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

Comrade G. IL Fish. Newton, iowa, writes us
IS fellows: Memorial Day has again bean 60
served by Garrett Pest No Is with fitting
ceremonies. At / o'clock 3. N. the column
formed on Spring street and IBarched TO the
cemetery IN the following order: e. L. [. & p.
band; national colors, with guards under arms;
Garrett Post No 10; oh seidleTS; Sons Of Vet
erans; citizens ca foot; clergy; carriages aad
other vehicles. The column marched ont at
quick Step, and, as its head assembled the hil a
mile from the starting PoinF, we e8gld look
bark and see the long line Of vehicles stiIl
forming into the line. At the cemetery Ne
found q large crowd Of people from the country
had gathered IN waiting our arrival. Fully
5000 people were on the grounds Go witness
and participate in the beaatiEnl and haLowad
exercises OF the day. Loyal loving hearts,
flied with tender sympathy and deep emotion,
were there, who, with Tapt sttenti3n, beaviug
breast and tear stained check, evidenced the
fact that they had not forgotten the dark days
Of war and blo0d5hed, nor She men who d0Gned
the blue and marched sway to those fields Of
death. On arriving at the stand the Glee Club
sang with feeling that song so often sung in
camp Just Before the Battle Mother, aud IS
they sang the minds Of comrades were carried
back to the days OF eighteen Or nineteen years
ago. After ti}js saug came that grand cid army
song, Rally Round the Flag, in which tho
whole audience Joined. The orator Of the day,
Major ;. s. Patterson, . HcLn0er o. Garrett
Post, was introduced and delivered an GRAFTON
fail of beautiful sentiment. which was listened
to by the vast audience with close attention.
The silence WIS oppressive IN its intensity.
After the major finished his Grafton, the choir
rendered other appropriate music, which was
followed by "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
by the audience. the Post, old soldiers and
Sons of Veterans then formed column and
marched to the mound erected % To the memory
Of -l,o rf t1a
breaking TO the right and iefJ marched around
the mound. dep1sitiag taeir offering of besUti-
full flowers. This was a new feature with Us,
and was duly appreciated by the audience.
The Post then proceeded 10 decorate the thirty
six graves Of departed comrades with crosses
and WFeaths Of flowers and ovaTEreeu5, accom-
panied with fitting remarks. Our Commander
when decorating the grave of Colonel John A.
Garrett latter whom our Post was named, and
who was Commander Mannings captain in the
Tenth Iowa iniantry,l was so filled with emo
| ton thai he could, with difficulty, speak the
words of loXe and reverence prepared for the
occasion. This sad ceremony ended, the col
umn marched back to our Post room.
Comrajle George L. Gardner, DEBORAH, Iowa,
| writes us aS follows: In accordance wish orders
| from State headquarters, Colonel Hughes Post,
No. l6S, O. A. r., of this city, assembled at the
| armGry st 10 O'clock q, M. on Memorial Day,
dlitft ifSsttiStl t4S
| ed to the ceFaatery and decorated the graves of
! deceased comrades. Therew8s no general public
| demonstration. All WAS done quietly but sol
! dierly by tho Post. Many Of the patriotic and
/ loyal citizens, recognizing the appropriations
| of the occasion, turned ont, aud We're respectful
/ spectators OF the impressive ceremonies. The
! ladies were rs sympathetic as usual, and fur
| nished and prepared the floral offerings There
were about thirty members of our Post in The
ranks, and all felt wei repaid for the miles
| travelled to attend the meeting One signif-
/ cant and noticeable feature of the marching
column was the dwelling of all rank andssocial
distinction, as, marching shoulder to shoulder
| as in the days of the Nations trials were
| Congressman, bankers, piasterers, clerks, farm
ers, butchers, merchants, lawyers, doctors, Ia
borers, etc, and the same old fraternal feeling
as of yore seemed to exist The day was ex-
tremely pleasant, and everything pertaining TO
the occasion seemed to partake OF the day. Our
| Post now has forty three members, with fifteen
| applications ON the file.
| Comrade J. A. Baughman, Washington, Iowa,
4 writes us that j. G.. White Post No. 105 OF
that place, turned out almost to q man on de
mortal Day, together with the Iowa National