Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
urUuKArIcN or SOLDIERS aRAyEs
imposing Demonstration In LancaGttr-
street rnradc-fhiiadciphfa Veterans

Ia Linc-Sceucs and Incidents.
| Tho ceremonies attending the decoration
of the soldiers graves wcro moro elaborate
| to day than they have been heretofore in
this city, being participated IN by George
! II. Thomas post ~, aud Admiral Roy
/ nolds post 4O5, q. A. r., Of this city, Con.
John +. Reynolds post Il, Of Philade.
| phia, tho Sons Of Veterans, tho Uuitorm
Rank Kuight5 Of Pythias, the American
| Mechanics, and other organizations, and
| hundreds OF private citizens.
Arrival OF Uon. Reynolds r0s'
! At II O'Clock last night Gen. John f.
| Reynolds post II, Of Philadelphia, ac
cOmpauiCd by Mayor Smith Of that CITY,
arrived via the PENNSYLVANIA alroad
! They brought with them tho Jefferson
! band, Of Philadelphia. rhoy we're mot u!
| tho depot by posts 81 aud 4O5, aud after
! sl lOrt street parade, wCIo taken t.
| WOchrle's hotel. whero collation. was
served them. On being welcomed to
| Lancaster. Mayor Smith mado n graceful
! speech, which WAS heartily received by tho
| boys. After tho collation. the visitors
were taken to their hotels, Mayor Smith
! stopping ut tho Stevens house.
This morning at o'clock committees
! Of the several posts visited ~. JJseph'F,
/ st. Mary's, ShroiuCT's s, the MOraYian aud
] county NNlhtstlltN AkN NNNNANNN'' N'-a
| graves Of the soldiers inferred thGIClu,
| Tho work Of decorating the sold,ofs'
monument was intrustcd to Mr.. R2hrer,
| the florist, who did his work IN very
| elective and artistic manner. The green
| sod iuCluSCd within the iron railing that
! surrounds the monument, Is planted with
/ hundreds Of roses gCTAulums and Other
/ bright flowers, whl.o luudVtds q potlod
/ plants cover the base # the IN 'uuncht
! aud the Industals upon which stand lAe
/ statues oI the soldiers and sailors. The
| decoration Is much admired aud attracts
universal attention.
The pSIaIC.
The parade formed at 9 clock On Duke
/ street light resting on King and moved N
! the following maurcr
| Pohco, under command ul CAlci lLiucs.
1 Cher Marshall. X. Barv.
( Aiis-u, II. Bctz, AbUah GyEer Vim.
/ II Inmau, J. B. LCok.ckcr.
| Committee OF TIau,CmCu,a IS mon, NJ,
| y. Stark, chairman.
! jefferson band, PAllAdclPhH.
! Reynolds NIlcs-Capl. ID. j. Ro'tE-
miller, 3j men uniformed. Handsome
| flags.
Gen. john +. Reynolds post Il. G. \.
| Il. Philadelphia, - mgu, Wm. y. Muller,
/ commander. Tae POS, c..rirI several uae
| flags aud banners,
Fa.-yille band.
| Gen. II, Thomas post 81 Martin SarE,
| commander, 100 men, uuiformld. Tho
/ G0th Z. '. battle flags were born Ja line.
lrOuviile band.
Admiral Reynolds post iol q. a r.,
John b Long, commander, - uniformed
meu, and handsome national ttgs.
Drum corps.
Sous OF Veterans 80 men.
Two heagseS, filed with Nrw2.s with
which to decorate the graves.
SECOND pIvIsIu&
Eden comet baud.
knights of the hcvO,uUDn. Capt. II.
McE,roy commander 80 men in full uni
form, with fox tails 10 chap9lus, silk
| bluu0. aud guidous.
kreider's drum corps
| Patriotic Sons Of America, Daniel S!aul.
| fer, marshal, 2j men IN regaiia. \
beautiful shiel Of immprtclies was bone
in line with which to decorate the grave
OF CJmrade Wm Gaiter
Mt. S.duoy band.
Empire couucll, l20 Jr Order American
Mechanics, II {, BiggB commander, 3j
men iu regaIa, handsome silk banner,
American nGgs and ,mblcns for graves OF
| comrades
| Lancaster city U4LG.
Division 8, Uniform Rank knights Of
! Pythias, John L. Nogau, commander, Il
! men in full uuiioIm.
Coaches, containing ClgTgymeu, disabled
soldiers aud invited guests.
The parade moved over the following
rou'c From the court house along East
King 10 Centre Square, Wcst King, to
| Prince, 10 Hazel, to : nth Queen, to
| Woodward Hill CsrseteTy
| Arrived at tho cemetery, committees
| were detailed to decorate each Of the
soldiers graves.
At the grave of Henry J. Young, q gal e
laGt soldier o! company q. ,0.A regiment
Pa. vet. vols, tho principal o-IomOules
were pcTiOrugd, IN accordance With the
ritual of the order OF tho q. 4. Il by
comrades Of George II, Thomas Post 81
The ceremonies Osiug ended tho parade
| reformed and on Leaving the cemetery
marched up South Queen street 10 Centre
Square, North Queen 20 Chestnut, 10
Duky ~ Lemon, 10 Lancaster CCmetGry.
at LRrCltt.r CsmetTry
Ga arriving at the cemetery great
CroTI was found gathered in tho vicinity
OF tie Reynolds buryiug grounds, and II
vas With difficulty that the soldiers, hay-
ing tho ceremonies in charge, could
approach the place. Finally the Reynolds
rifles aud tho several posts OF the G 4. T..
arraugot themselves around the Reynolds
10, aud after music by the Jefferson band,
tAe ceremonies, as laid down IN the ritual,
were read at tho grave OF Admiral Rey.
uOliS Oy comrades Of Admiral Reynolds
post, ana the tomb was decorated with q
pgoiusiou of HDwers,
The ritual ceremonies were next per
formed at the grave OF Gen. John +.
Reynolds, by comrades Of Gen. Reynolds
post u, Of Philadelphia, after which Mr..
Thos LeabOuruo, Of said post, delivered
an address, wherein was TCCOunled the
principal events in tho lie Of Gen. Rey-
uolds.
Peter BeuUer, OF the same pest, followed
n brief address, iu which he expouIded
the principles aud stated the objects OF
the order Of the @. 4. II. and narrated
some Of tho more important points in lts
history.
Mayor Smith, Of Philadelphia, next ad
dressed tho assembled multitude cOngrat-
uiatng the Lancaster posts on the success
Of tho memorial ceremonies, thanking the
soldiers aud citizens of Lancaster for their
hospitalitos and courtesies, and extending
an invitation TO them TO visit Philadelphia.
Post II brought with them from Phila,
delphia very large and beautiful floral
piece, to place over the romans Of the hero
I 4 u