The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-31
FLOWERS FOR THE FALLEN.
Memorial Day 0bservances by the
Blue and the Gray.
Old Veterans Of the Two Armies, With
Their Friends,
Fittingly Pay Tribute to the Ashes of
Their Comrades.
A General and Fraternal Holiday Oc,
easiOn Throughout the Country.
The Ceremonies at Dallas - President
Cleveland and Many CiviI and Mill
tary Dignltaries Join in the
AFFAIR ut New York.
A General aud Fraternal Holiday Oc,
easion Throughout the Country.
GENERAL INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Decoration DAY.

Yesterday was Decoration day. BY O
law OF the general government it was "a
legal holiday, and the banks and post
Office were closed. In the foreuolu a
of ladies -Me-dames Strong,
Bigger, Mealy, Kelly, Coffin, Finn,
j. II. Turner and Davis, and Misses D..
Wis, Llzzy Brown, 9 Linzy, Ccltman,
Mann, Crosthwart and Nellie Knowles
n beyy OF bright and beautiful matrnns
and maideuS-met ~ tho hall of the Rcd
Men, on Elan street, aud from the flow.
ers and evergreens furnished wrought
beautiful wreaths, immOrtalles for the
graves of the dead who wore the gray
and who wore the blue.
AT 2:3O p. m. the procession formed on
elm street In front of the Red Mems
lodge. Meine's reed band furnished the
music. Members of the Grand ARMY
of the Republic were in front, CARRIAGES
In which were the flowers and decora.
tion. and the ladies' OF the floral com
mittee came next and then tho ex.Con-
federates. Col. j. 4. Turner was the
of the day and directed the pro.
cession. The line of march was 10 the
Masonic cemetery In the south part of
the city. Having arrived at the ceme-
tory the procession halted In the centre
OF the same and the Grand Army OF the
Republic detachment, under command
OF Mr.. j. Q. Bigger. commander OF the
post at Dallas, weat through the beauti-
lul burial ceremony of the dead. The
following orders we're also read:
Headquarters Department OF Texas, Grand
3 1885;
GENERAL ORDERS No. 6.-I. The
Grand Army Of the Republic has given
TO me world the highest proof Of its 10y
atty 10 the memory Of the comrades
who sleep In hailowed graves in the as-
tablishment OF the solemn aud beautiful
service OF Memorial day. On the 3Oth
INST VIII occur the annual ceremony OF
garlanding the graves OF the dead, al
the department commander calls upon
the posts 10 SEQ TO 1t that tho last resting
place of each of our departed conn ados,in
lnolr respective localities,is tittingiy dec.
Grated frightened and perfumed with
the choicest flowers. And in this con-
neoliOn let us not forget the fraternal
leeling that exists among American sol
q lefs aud strow tho rose and the lily over
the Confederate soldier who gave up
ms life on the field, romem
herring that under tho grassy hillock
lies "somebOdy's darling" who be-
longed 10 the great family OF American
patriots once divided against ua In "A
fraternal war, and now re united under
our grand and glorious old 1ig-while
we with their old comrades In arms
kee0l with roverential awe under the
same banner of universal liberty.
H. wherever practicable, public
exercises commemoratiye OF the hero
ism OF our dead comrades and the cause
IilH|A nufrtntinullNr tl, -
held at some central point. Let a fra
lernal invitation be extended 10 the
people of each community 10 participate
In the ceremonies of the day. Each
post should, II possible, appear on pa
rado with every comrado In uniform
ind IN line on memorial day.
Ill In accordance with a timo-hon.
lrod custom each post In the depart |
nent will attend divine service In "A
Body la full uniform, II possible, on
sabbath, Mth instant, TO render praise
md Thanksgiving unto the God Of nations
or the blessings of the past, and the
lndisturbed enjoyment Of an unbrokon |
lnion, and as we verentially engage
n the service uf this hour let us
earnestly invoke the Divine favor upon !
'ur order In its loving and fratssial |
Norh, as manifested in its practical ex-
'mpiocation OF the principles OF Fra
.ernity, Charity and Loyalty.
~, Post chaplains are especially
'harged with the duty OF forwarding
ull reports OF the exercises attending
he observance Of Memorial Day TO
jomrade g. r. Young, department chap
ain at Dehison, Texas.
By command OF
w. ID. WYLIE,-
commanding Department OF Texas.
J. W, HYNsoN,
Assistant Adjutant General.
ieRdquarlers Grand Army OF thelRepublIc.
Auutant Generals O0ico, Toledo, ohio,
GENERAL ORDERS No. lb.-In Accor-
lenve win rules and regulations, May
y will be observed as memorial day
~ defined by resolution of t6e
Annual encampmest' n
VII be Kept sacred to the memory ofour
leroio dead. Let no idle merry-mak. |
ny mar It's consecrated hours.
twenty years haYe passed since our
ast grand reviow. The death roll of |
ears has added tens of thousands 10
no nall million graves we left behind. |
ne daily tolling boil, the freshly knot. |
ca Grape, the mullled drum, the slow |
ma solemn procession, tell how fast our |
olnrAdes join the silent ranks above.
one by one a gallant leader lanKuishes |
lpon his couch of pain, and over myri- |
Ids OF homes the death angel hovers
Iarkly, Hallowed be the day that
rings such SOLEMN thoughts as these.
Our comrades sleep we'll. No tear
an disturb their profound slumbor; no
'eriume OF flowers make their rest
more sweet. But wherever Memorial
yay IL observed there rises higher
ueai OF American valor, holier caro-
or the mon who saved the Union.
Let posts OF the Grand Army every
'horo assemble. Enlist all loyal hearts
= an observance. of tho day. Let the
.omen aud children bo invited, Let
~ who reverence the fag unite In the
ne custom OF inviting the clergy to
old memorial services ON the Sunday
rooeding Memorial Day IL again CONF
1ended, and comrades should feel n
privilege aud duty 10 attend.
Wherc there arc no graves 10 gather
round, as ON the FAR frontier, memorial
eryloes may still be held. Where
mere are no flowers TO wreatho, there
llll romans that perfect flower OF Free.
om-the Rcd, White aud Blue. Above
ons fall. 'N''
The nowers OF love are immortal. he
ouIb 10 cherish them in our hearts
nj let their fragrance All our lives.
Y command of JouN \. KouNTz,
w. w, ALCoRN, Com'.in.Chlaf
Adjutant.General.
The ceremonies being finished ut the
iesonlc cemetery, cars were In wait-
~ ON the "Belt Linen Street railway,