Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01
DECORATION DAY.
Memorial Services = Decorating
Graves of Departed Soldiers.

Graves of Departed Soldiers
The memorial exercises in this city on
Saturday last were a credit to our people.
Business generally was suspended anu
bunting displayed at half-mast from almost
every flagstaff in the city. A large nuhioef
of people were here from the surrounding
country, and the people from the nelghnor-
ing towns contributed flowers for decorating
purposes. The day was quite warm, the
long march fatiguing. The route OF pro
cession was from Tenth and NJ streets 10
Ninth. to K, to Second, to }, to lenth' ana
thence to the City Cemetery. Inc me Was
formed in the following order; flatooh
of uniformed police, under command ol
Captain ]. d. Kent; First Artillery Bahd
detachment of Sacramento HussaTS on loot'
companies of the First Artillery Regiment
under command of Lieutenant-Colonei
Guthrie drum CORPS: Sumner Post and
Warren Post, G. A. r., with appropriate
banners; Grand Army Cadets, under COM
mand of Captain II. G. Williams COM
pany of youths, sons of veterans, wearing
red white and blue caps, white jackets, ana
all carrying handsome bouquets veterans
in carriages city aud county officials.
The Ladies Relief Corps was also rep
resented in carriages, as was also
number of Mexican Veterans. AT
the entrance to the cemetery the military
divided, open ranks, and the Grand Army
filed between and within the gates OF the
city of the dead. Thousands OF people
were assembled at the cemetery, and each
one bore a floral tribute very large as
semblage had gathered around the Grand
Army plat. The large granite monument
at the head of the plat was handsomely
draped in national cOlors, with wreaths OF
roses and other flowers. The ceremony OF
strewing the graves with flowers was par
ticipated in by hundreds, and, while some
graves were deliberately bedecked, none
were neglected During the decorating
ceremony "a detachment of Company B
fired a salute of fifteen guns.
After the graves had been decorated the
procession again formed, marched back to
the city, and, upon reaching Tenth and NJ
streets, disbanded.
EVENING EXERCISES.
In the evening a large audience assem-
bled at the Metropolitan Theater, where the
following most excellent programme was
most admirably rendered: Overture, ma
tional airs, orchestra of twelve pieces {;
opening address by the President of the
day, Comrade H. a. Burnett prayer by
Chaplain E. r. Ollie; chorus, Our
Braves; Keller's American Hymn, full
chorus, with orchestral accompaniment;
recitation, After the Battles" Miss Kittie
Smith; duet from the opera of Bell
carlo (Donizetti), lon to the
Field of Glory" Mrs Cooley Smith
and Miss Sanborn, Miss Lizzie Griffin ac-
companist; War "reminiscences" by
Comrade f. r. Ollie; orchestral selections
from the opera " Bohemian Girl" Balfe);
recitation, Memorial Day" written by
Miss Ina D. Coolbrith for Mrs Nellie Hol-
brook Blinn; Grand Aria Comique" from
the opera of Cinderella, Rossini), Sig.
Luigi Lencioni, Miss Griffin accompanst;
address by the Orator Of the Day, Judge H 3D..
C. Dibble; song, Flags of All Nations
Miss Carol Grouse, and for an encore. . Co
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean - Anvil
Chorus from the opera of " II Trovatore, ;"
Verdi, full chorus, with orchestra and an
vii accompaniment. AT the close of the
exercises the entire audience arose and
" made the welIin ring" as they sang
" Marching Through Georgia"
The management of the exercises, dav
and evening was under the direction of
the following: Comrade, H. A Burnett,
Senior Vice Department Commander, Pres
ident of the Day Comrade C. V. Kellogg,
Chief, A. D. c.; Comrade H c. Dibble,
Junior Vice Department Commander, Or
ator of the Day Comrade f. r. Ollie,
Chaplain of the Day; Comrade j. L. Skin
ner, Commander Sumner Post. No 8.
Musical Director.