Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-31
The Lone Picket" Rendered by Miss
Po;ter---The Impressive Cere-
monies at the Cemetery.

all in uniform, and are a splendid body @
men. They had corps of little girls tha
+ shone like angels, in white dresses and blu
caps and scarfs of red and blue. The Gal
den Plain Post also was present.
The comrades assembled at the headquar
tiers of the Garfield Post at 1870 p. m. an
were all furnished with boquets of flower
bound with Grape. At , o'clock the Gar
field Post and their visiting comrades form
ed into line on Main street, the right restin.
on Douglas Avenue and the left on First
street with the drum corps and two band
on the right of the line, At the word 0
command they formed fours anC
marched east on Douglas Avenu
to the Santa Fe depot, their
counter marched back to Main, then uI
Main to First where they formed tw,
ranks and marched to the opera house
Col. c. F. Derby, who was chief marshal
acquitted himself nobly. As soon as tn,
members of the G. \. X. and the Women.
Relief corps were seated in the opera house
all the doors were thrown open and thC
eager crowd came rushing in and continued
TO pour until the entire house from pit 10
dome was packed with vast sea of human
itv, but not more than half of those who came
could gain an entrance. The stage was
beautifully arrayed in banners and flowers,
with a border of handsome flowers and cv-
ergrecns around the front and an altar in
the center deckcd with wreaths of flowers,
with beautiful floral wreath in front with
in which were the initials of Fraternity
Charity and Loyalty, and surrounded with
a cross OF flowers. AT the right stood
the department colors and on the left the ma
tional flag, while all around the interior
were numerous floral decorations. The dec
Grafton of the opera house was under the SUI
pcrintcndcnce of the Woman's Relief Corps,
and to say that it was fine is expressing it
mildly. Too much praise cannot be be-
slowed upon this corps for their noble eff
forts both on this occasion and in the Helen
Potter entertainment
The Department Commander and staff in
GLIDING 4. b. Campbell, of Topeka, the
Adjutant General, the orator of the occasion,
also Miss Helen Potter, Hon. F. b. Allen,
secretary of state, Col II. ID. Heiserman,
Post Commander Garfield Post, Marshall c.
+. Derby. the chaplains and officers Of the
visiting Posts and other distinguished COM
radcs and ladies occupied seats upon the
stage.
Col. Heiserrnan called the assemblage to
order. after which Post Adjutant John 4.
Wallace, read general order from the
commander-in-chiet of the G. \. r., also
one form the commander of the department
of Kansas. Commander IIeiserman then
read an address Of welcome TO the comrades,
after which the choir rendered "How Sleep
the Brave" This was followed by prayer
by the chaplsin,after which the Department
Commander stepped forward and said he
had the honor to introduce Americas great
est living artist, Miss Helen Potter. Miss
Potter came forward amid "A storm of APP
plause, and delivered a beautiful selection
"The Lone Picket" in her most charming
style, which elected warm applause. The
choir then rendered, "Strew Flowers Ger
their Graves
General \. b. Campbell, the orator
of the occasion. was then introduced,
whose eloquent and patriotic address viii be
found on the first page. When the orator
reached that part of his address where Gen,
Grants name was mentioned, storm of APP
plause such rs is seldom heard, burst out
and rang from one end of the hall TO the
other and was continued for nearly ten
minutes. At the conclusion of the address.
Miss Emma Strobe sang with an organ ac-
beautiful patriotic song
by Comrade Lon Holding wear
ago, and which has since been set TO music,
which was received with demonstrations
IF delight by the audience. This
the doings at the
opera house and the people poured out of
he hall and entered the multitude of vehic- |
es drawn up around the opera house. The |
procession of vehicles reached from the city |
o the cemetery and every one WAS crowded |
with people. The ceremony at the GENE
cry was most imposing and was conducted |
n II manner that reflected great credit on
he officers who directed the ceremony
graves We're decorated and as
he little girls spread the pure and beautiful
'uds upon the mounds that cover the
arthly remains of the nations heroes, their
comrades cazed upon the little mounds and
many crystal tear was seen
Q steal down the cheeks of the living as
memories Of the past crowded upon their
minds. As We watched the little girls Strew-
ny those floral tributes on our comrades
ast earthly resting place the though; oc-
urred 10 US, can they look down upon their
omrades who are gathered here TO do honor
D their memories 1t was sight ;ha, could
OF fail 10 touch the hear. Of the bcholder.
D see those veterans, who beheld thousands
I their comrades living dead and dying on
iany bloody field withou; being moved
/ the least. shedding big tears now as they
chold the members Of the families Of fallen
omrades weeping over their graves.