The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-14
MASSACHUSETTS.


Der turning out in the procession III the after
noon than ever appeared on a similar occasion,
] and the citizens seemed to take a greater in
/ tereSt- Both of the military companies served
/ as an escort The Grafton of Rev. w. H. Pier
son, Of Fitchburg, was splendid effort and
was well received by the boys The singing by
! scholars of the High School and music of the
/ Fltehburg coTnet band added much to the en-
/ j0yment Of the occasion. In the evening con-
! cert of war music was given IN City Hail to an
/ audience filling not only every seat, but every
4 inch Of standing room. 1t created an intense
/ enthusiasm which eliminated when, during
/ the singing ofthe "Star-Spangied Banner" the
/ old battle-fags Of the Twenty-tiTst, Twenty
/ fifth and Thirty-fourth Massachusetts regi-
/ ments were brought upon the stage by men who
/ served under them in the days which tried
mems souls.
/ The fine weather at Waltham drew ont un-
usually large crowds 10 witness the decoration
! exercises. During the forenoon, details of f.
/ 2. ii. Post, No. %, decorated the soldiers
/ graves in Grove Hill and Calvary cemeteries.
! In the afternoon, the fall Post, John G. Miller,
Commander, assembled at its headquarters,
I whence, headed by the Hyde Park band and
accompanied by company Z, Fifth regiment
/ Nj. V. d., Captain Gideon Z. Haynes, and the
/ G. A. Z. Cadets, Captain Charles I'll. Newland,
/ it proceeded to The Church street cemetery,
/ where Rev Pr. Brosnahan, of st. Mary's church,
/ conducted the services. Subsequently, the line
I OF march was taken up to Mt. Blake cemetery,
where appropriate exercises were held. An
/ orstion by Hon. E. 7. Luce. formerly lieuten-
ant-colonel of the Twenty-third Maine volun-
/ teeTs, was afterward delivered On the common.
/ A band concert III the evening concluded the
I days observance.
| Posts No 70 and 100, Sons of Veterans, and
/ other organizations took part in Memorial Day
! exercises In Lowell. Monument Square was
! decorated tastefully by the ladies of the First
| Universalist church, and detachments from the
/ procession visited the graves at the different
burial grounds. The day was pleasant, and the
procession made good appearance. Some fine
decorations were seen on the principal streets.
| Major L. L. Noyes was chief marshal of the
/ procession. The following was the evening
/ programme at Huntington Hall: Music by the
American band remarks by the president of
! the evening, G. ii. Coburn, p. g. of Post 120;
/ prayer by Rev. George w. Bicknell; music;
address by Commander George H Richardson,
of Post 42;; poem by Comrads +. w. Thompson,
OF Post -; address by Commander G. f. Urann,
of Post 100; address by Major J. j. Donovan;
oration by Benjamin Pitman, of AIarblehead;
music, america" by the band and audience;
benediction by Rev. j. c. Emery.
The observance of Memorial Day was gen.
orally participated in by the citizens of Haver-
hili and Bradford. The various cemeteries
were visited In the forenoon by detachments of
soldiers, and the graves OF comrades-274 in
number-marked by flags and crowned with
wreath of eyergreens. Services of prayer, with
brief addresses by comrades, accompanied the
ceremony. In the afternoon procession con-
sisf5ng of a detachment of police with the City
| band, the Major White Drum CORPS the City
Guard, Major How Post, No. II, J. Kendell
Jenness Camp Of Sons of Veterans, with full
ranks; the eth government and invited guests,
moved through the principal streets of Haverhill
dirges were sung by fifty children and an ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. II. E. Barnes. In
the evening large audience gathered at the
I City Hall TO listen 70 the Grafton by Hon. John
K. Tarbox, Of Lawrence
William Logan Rodman Post, No Post
Commander James L. Wilbur 100 men-and
Robert G. Shaw Post, No. 146-twenty men
! united In decorating 400 graves in New Bed
| ford, Mass, and surrounding towns on Memo
rial Day. The day was more generally OBJ
served than usual manufactures and stores
were closed. and over 5000 people assembled
| on the common TO hear the Grafton by Rev III.
G. Julien. The escort of the Posts consisted of
| the y. u. City Guards twenty men; High
School Cadets, forty boys fourteen sailors
from the Revenue Marine school ship, aud Sons
OF Veterans numbering fourty four, in their
neat new uniform and carrying handsome
banner. The soldiers monument on the COM
mon was decorated by the Sons of Veterans. A
concert of war songs was held in the opera
house in the evening, and was success.
Memorial Day exercises were initiated by
service at st. Mary's church, in Lynn, at s a.
| IN, where two companies OF Post No. attended.
Later they went TO the Catholic cemeteries
| with tie National band. Two other companies
| went TO kakant. The main procession formed
| IN Park square at 1 p. m, and consisted Of po-
lice, the National band companies . and l. of
! the Eighth regiment; Camp Garfield, No. /,
Sons of Veterans; the Lynn brass band; Gen.
/ lander Post, No 5; carriages with guests, dis
abled soldiers and others The route, as pre-
/ yiOgsly published, was traversed, the points
visited being the Eastern and Western burial
/ grounds and Pine Grove cemetery. There
4 were evening services at the coliseum with
/ Past Department Commander Patch as orator.
Memorial Day at Beverly, Mass, was observed
| with impressive services by John ii. Chipman
Post and John Low Camp, Sons of Vetrans
/ The ladies of the Relief Corps presented the
/ latter with handsome silk dag, Miss Hattie
x. Bell making the presentation speech, to
| which Captain Charles a. Shackley made
/ fitting response. Lieutenant-C Colonel Henry
L. Parker, OF the Massachusetts, Division Sons
of Veterans. was presented with a regulation
sword and belt by the Camp The memorial
/ services were held in the town hail. where
Surgeon-General AZel Ames. Jr., delivered the
Grafton. The Post afterwards conducted GA.
Il. services at the soldiers monument.
Theodore Winthrop Post, No. 35, Chelsea,
| Mass, turned out at $50 a. nl., accompanied by
| Higgins band, and was escorted by file Of
marines and sailors TO the United States Naval
cemetery, where the graves were decorated.
| The Post then went TO WooGawn cemetery by
barges and decorated the graves Of 300 soldiers
and sailors In the afternoon the procession
went to Garden cemetery and decorated the
graves. and thence proceeded to the soldiers
| monument, Union square, and decorated the
shaft. II afterwards marched to the Academy
Of Music and listened TO an address by Mayor
| Strahan, poem by Charles 0Neil, and an ora
tion by Rev. S. L. Gracey.
Pest No. 81, of Salem, by detachments left
| flowers or plants and flag on each grave in
the several cemeteries. Shortly after noon the
Post, with the Sons of Veterans and band, es-
/ c0rted the city council from City Hall to Me-
ehaRie Hall, where ritual services were held
The various organizations then formed pro-
cessi0n and marched TO the Orne street cene-
tory, where services were held at the soldiers
lot, in the presence Of large concourse of peo-
pie. The whole number of graves decorated
was 433.
Charles II. Stevens Post, No. 53, of Leominster
Mass, had charge of the Memorial Day exercises
at that pace. In the afternoon a procession
was formed and proceeded to the town hail.
where the exercises, which consisted of music
prayer, an address of welcome by Commander
II. Be:il, and an Grafton by Rev. G. H. De
! Beyoise, took place. At their completion the