The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
CHICAGO CHATTER.
Tho Observance Of Memorial Day''otior
Timely Topics.

Timely Topics.
Special Correspondence 10 DAILY DEMOoRArl
CuICAGo, June |, 1885, Decoration
Day was unpleasaut, ~ matter
course, nj least dnIlng part Of the day
Extensive preparations had been mad
IN our city 10 render the celebration
worthy of ,h0 cause " cOnmem0fatCd d
aud there we're few dlsapp0lntmonts IN
tho carrying out OF the plans. The
large stores aud all Of the public Office
were closed, and there was u strlklbp
absence OF business activity Two days
previously, nig4 had been placed upcn
the grGvss OF the soldiers In the various
cont t,ries which the rata sadly discol'
Ored. The crowde who left the city
early In tho morning TO attew lowert
over the h0n0fed dead, had ~ encounter
the dlsc0uraging circumstance OF wind
wet graves and dripping trees. The
long procession marched brayoly nnd ae
complaCently M possible through the
mud along a number Of Tho principal
lhoruugliates Of the South Division
ana catered Battery d later than the
advertised time, but on the whole, ~
promptly ~ could be expected, The
largo building waa speedily lllCd N
0y yillJwlne, aud The orIt0ra, including
Stcpheu A Douglas, were received with
the greatest applause, The morning
vas pa SOL ln Gracelgnd, Roso Hill and
o ,kWuO 10 Cemeteries, errimprcaslyo
stfyieca we're held, PiOb bly, the mpat
interesting were those which took
place ~ Calvary, ~ u prt OF the cere'
mony was the dedication uf the Null.
gan mOnumeVt rhlS was done M usual
6y prayer aud the eptinkllng of holy
water upon tho marble, Tho Oriental
Quartetio sang n martial hymn, and M
tho last notes were dying away, u me.
dalliOn Of Colonel Mulllgan, cut In the
front Of the shaft, was slowly unveiled
by hls daughter.
Tho one notable disappointment OF the
day, was a drill, dress parade and con
cert, or rather the lack OF oil these IN
Jacklon Park Thoy were TO have been
executed In tho afternoon by q certain
city regiment and In anticipation thore-
of muititudos OF people began 10 con-
gregate at noon. When O'clock came
and no regiment had ~ yet appeared
upon the scene, about lhree thousand
disappointed, dlsgusted people, wendod
their way homeward or dispersed about
the park, Sill later, the patient rem.
nant of the crowd was rewarded by u
view Of the desired spectacle, The DO.
10y WAS probably necessary on account
OF the dlsagreeable condition Of the
grounds.
Spring has exhausted all my adiectivep,
IL has rained and II hna been cold, but
on comparison OF notes, | llDd Tint the
weather In these regions IN, perhaps, aa
desirable ~ any In the market, hut the
aun chimes on the unjust NJ well aa on
the Just. and therefore to-day have
been b0sking In June'e llrst smiles. Ap.
ropos Of summer sunshine the parks NJ
least have been grateful for the little
that has been meted Quite them, though
| have n secret conviction that Tho rain
OF which have beon complaining wae
the more potent cause OF their transfer
,lntlon. Lincoln Paik iu particular has
boon brilliant with tulips for NJ l0apt
two weeks, and oil the parks afe llllod
with snow balle, bOdg of pansloa ana
lilac bushea Passing through Garfield
Park one day last week, n large lllnt In
full blOolu woe truly beautiful sight,
The bush was 80 denaely covered with
blossoms that not u Loaf was TO be
seen, The boating season NJ The yurl.
ous parks will Boon begin. | know OF
no amusement which IA moro popular
and deHetyedly 30, among the bost
classes OF young people During
tho summer months Of last
year, Pounds famous orchestra gave
delightful open Dir air concerts In q pa.
ylllon erected temporarily on little
leland In the lake NJ Garfield. Every
Saturday afternoon the grounds were
fllled with guy picnic parties and by