The National tribune., 1884-06-12

membership Of 225 The Post has recently
purchased lot in the cemeterytat Newark and
expects to re-inter in it the soldiers who lie
buried In the potters' field; also, to erect on it
monument to the unreturned heroes In re-
gard to Decoration Day Comrada Finegan saws:
We had beautiful weather, plenty of flowers,
and big turn out on the 30th ult.
Comrade Jones, Catawba. Ohio, writes us as
follows: The Both ut. was day to be long
remembered here. N. NJ McCloukey Post
decorated all the graves. We had beautiful
address by Rev. Mr.. Gowdy and A. B. Runyan
Between seven and eight hundred people wit
messed the ceremonies.
From Comrade w. H. Robinson, Wooster,
Ohio, we have the following sketch of the OBJ
servance of Decoration Day at that place The
memorial ceremonies and exercises held in
Wooster, Ohio, on May 30, under the auspices
of Given Post, No. 1873, were unusually imposing
and impressive. The roaring of the cannon
and the beating of drums was a signal for the
procession to form. Given Post, assisted by the
Ladies' Relief Corps, spared neither labor nor
expense to make the occasion successful one.
The Grafton, by Rev. Thomas G. Warner, of
Elyria, Chaplain of the G. A. r., Department of
Ohio, was delivered in such manner as to
elicit frequent applause He closed with a
patriotic appeal for funds for the erection of a
monument to the soldiers of Wayne county,
and over 81 900 was subscribed in less time than
your correspondence can write it. While the dis
tributing of flowers was taking place at the
cemetery, the city band played, and company d,
of the Sth regiment o. N. G., fred three volleys
OF musketry, and the exercises concluded, f23
graves having been decorated.
Committee" WaynesGeld, Ohio, writes as
follows: Musser Post, No. 800, observed Me-
mortal Day both here and at New Hampshire.
At o'clock in the morning the members Of the
Post, the citizens and ex-soldiers, together with
the school children, formed procession. headed
by the Waynesfeld bands, and marched to the
Waynesfeld graveyard, where the memorial
service of the Order was observed. In the
afternoon delegation, consisting of thirty
seven conveyances loaded with citizens, sol
dierS and children, went to New Hampshire,
where they met similar delegation from st.
Johns, accompanied by the Odd Fellows of
that place, and together they went to Hall
| graveyard and decorated the graves
Comrade Joseph H. Carter, Soldiers Home,
Dayton, Ohio, informs Us that Memorial Day
passed off in the most pleasant manner. Vet
Gran Post, No. 5, under whose auspices the
ceremonies were conducted, turned out in fine
style-three hundred in number. All the
members of the Home who were able turned
out, General Patrick the governor being in
line. The orator OF the day was Colonel Joseph
Il. Garter, of Dayton.
For the first time memorial services were
held at the beautiful Woodlawn cemetery, OF
Toledo Ohio where a flag had been set in the
| center of the fve-p pointed G. a. r. star which
marks the soldiers plot and snail flag placed
over each lowly grave. Forsyth and Ford Posts
and the Ladies Auxiliary connected with the
latter assisted in the ceremonies. Major Z. S.
Dodd was orator of the day.