New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-06-04
Memorial Day.
Its Observance ii New Ulm.

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Its Observance IN New Ulm.
For the first time last Friday the
people of New UIm and vicinity form.
ally observed Decoration Day. The
beautiful and impressive ceremony Of
decorating the graves Of our dead
heroes was inauguratsd on May 80,
1858, by general order of Gen. John
A. Logan, Commander.in-chief Of the
G. "A. r. With each recurring year
since that time, the anniversary has
been duly observed, and the custom
has extended to every village and
hamlet large enough to muster enough
old veterans to form a Post Of the
Grand Army.
The day was all that could be wish.
for cloudless sky and cool breeze.
conspiring to make the day exception
ally pleasant for outdoor exercises. Ear
~ in the morning people began
thronging to the city from all direc-
ons, and but for the flags waving at
halfmast, the inspiring scene might
have been misconstrued into q great
festival.
THE EXERCISES.
At $50 am. q committee from
Hecker Post proceeded to the depot
to receive the visiting members Of
Wesley Greene Post Of Sleepy Eye.
On the arrival Of the train, Capt. Burg
fred a salute in honor Of the visiting
veterans. Promptly at . o'clock the
procession formed at Turner Hall un-
der command of Col. VIM. Pfmoder in
the following order:
New I1lm Silver Cornst Band.
Co. "a" I'd Regt. NJ. N. G. Capt. Ed.
j. Collins Commanding.
Pupils of Public Schools, bearing
wreaths, IN charge OF Prof.
RIP. A.Nix. rs
Turner Z@glings Verein, IN charge
OF Aug. Wagner.
Hecker Post, No. 4s, g. A. r., Jos.
Bobleter Commanding.
Wesley Greene Post, No. II, G. 4. R.,
John G. Zieske Commanding.
Citizens on Foot and in Carriages.
The line of march started from
Turner Hall south on State street to
Second South, down Second South to
Minnesota, up Minnesota to Fourth
North, up Fourth North to Broadway,
thence to the public cemetery.
AT THE CEMETERY.
Arrived at the cemetery, it was al
ready found to be densely packed with
q waiting and expectant audience.
The several societies taking part In
the procession formed in a circle
around the monument, which had
previously been decked with an Amer
lean flag. With very little delay or
confusion, the regular order of exer.
cises was gone through with a. fol.
flows:
Dirge, by the Silver Cornet Band.
Vocal music, by the high school girls,
assisted by Prof. Nix and Gustav
Fischer. Reading of General orders,
by Col. VIM. Pfaender, Commander Of
Hecker Post, No. 48. Col. Pfaender
also made a few appropriate remarks,
after which Col. Jos. Bobleter, Junior
Vice Commander of Hecker Post,
spoke as follows:
FelloO Citizens and Comrades of the
Grand Arnay:
Twenty-three years ago to-day our
country was involved in one of the
most gigantic civil wars in the annals
of the worlds history. For four long
and tedious years the war cloud hung
like pail of gloom over us. and the
fate Of the nation was trembling in the
balance. The most sanguine and pa
triotic of our people were in doubt of
the result of the conflict. It was 4
most unnatural-a most unholy and in
excusable war.
Ambitious and designing men, many
of them high in official position, and to
whom the welfare of the nation had
been entrusted for thirty undisturbod
years, seeing in the election to the
Presidency Of the United States of the
noble Lincoln the departure Of their Of
fetal power, resolved to destroy the
Federal Union, and establish upon its
ruins q slave oligarchy, under new
and independent government.
With bitterness Of hate, and q fend-
ishness of purpose unsurpassed in the
history of the world, they seized upon
the arms and munitions Of war that be-
longed to the government. and sought
to overthrow the constitutional govern
ment Of the people.
Then followed one Of the grandest
spectacles Of patriotism known to the
world lin the uprising in one accord Of
the brave and patriotic volunteers Of
the North. From FARMS from shops,
from schools, from every profession
and from avocation in life, from every
city, village and hamlet, the sturdy
sons of liberty and patriotic defenders
of the nation by one common impulse
sprang to the ranks of the volunteer army
and navy, with the full and inainch-
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