Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-05
IN MEMORIAM.
The Festival of the Dead The
City Full of People---Mon-
ster Parade.
Patriotic Songs and a Patriotic Address
By A. b. Campbell, Adjutant Gen
cral of the Department, of Kansas.
The Lone Picket" Rendered by Miss
Potter--.The Impressive Cere-
monies at the Cemetery.

Potter--.The Impressive Cere-
monies at the Cemetery.
The memorial exercises yesterday trans
cended anything of the kind ever witnessed
in this city. The weather was delightful,
and il seemed as if the Ruler of the uni
verse smiled upon the efforts of the Grand
Army in honoring our departed heroes.
Every business house and numerous
private residences displayed the stars and
stripes. At an early hour vehicles laden
with people came crowding into the city,
while the trains of the Wichita and West
ern, the SunAower and the Santa Fe all
brought in large delegations, which swelled
the crowd TO probably five thousand visitors.
The Chas. Z. Warmer Post, of Valley Cen
ter, came down in wagons and they pre-
scented a fine appearance. They were nearly
all in uniform, and are splendid body of
men. They had a corps of little girls that
shone like angels, in white dresses and blue
caps and scarfs of red and blue. The Gar
den Plain Post also was present.
The comrades assembled at the headquar-
tiers Of the Garfield Post at 1880 p. m. and
were all furnished with boquets of flowers
bound with Grape. At > o'clock the Gar
field Post and their visiting comrades form
ed into line on Main street, the right resting
on Douglas Avenue and the left on First
street with the drum corps and two bands
on the right of the line, AT the word of
command they formed fours and
marched east on Douglas Avenue
to the Santa Fe depot, thern
counter marched back to Main, then up
Main to First where they formed two
ranks and marched to the opera house.
Col. c. F. Derby, who was chief marshal,
acquitted himself nobly. As soon as the
members of the G. A. L. and the Women's
Relief corps were seated in the opera house,
all the doors were thrown open and the
eager crowd came rushing in and continued
to pour until the entire house from pit 10
dome was packed with vast sea of human
ity, but not more than half of those who came
could gain an entrance. The stage was
beautifully arrayed in banners and flowers,
with border of handsome flowers and ev-
ergreens around tine front and an altar in
the center decked with wreaths of flowers,
with beautiful floral wreath in front with
=. H. i,,t.a1s Of s.Era4appitr
Charity and Loyalty, and surrounded with
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 su-
perintendcnce 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 A. b. Campbell, of Topeka, the
Adjutant General, the orator of the occasion,
also Miss Helen Potter, Hon. L. b. Allen,
secretary of state, Col II. d. Heiserman,
Post Commander Garfield Post, Marshall c.
F. Derby. the chaplains and officers of the
visiting Posts and other distinguished COM
rades and ladies occupied seats upon the
stage.
Col Heiserman called the assemblage to
order, after which Post Adjutant John A.
Wallace, read a general order from the
commander-in-chief of the G. A. r., also
one form the commander of the department
OF Kansas. Commander Heiserman then
read an address of welcome 10 the comrades,
after which the choir rendered "How Sleep
the Brave" This was followed by prayer
by the chaplain, 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 storm Of ap-
plause, and delivered beautiful selection
"The Lone Picket" in her most charming
style, which elected warm applause. The
choir then rendered, "Strcw Flowers Der
their Graves"
General A. d. Campbell, the orator
of the occasion, was then introduced,
whose eloquent and patriotic address will be
found on the first page. When the orator
reached that part of his address where Gen.
Grants name was mentioned, storm of ap-
plause such as is seldom heard, burst out
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other and was continued for nearly ten
minutes. AT the conclusion of the address,
Miss Emma Strobe sang with an organ ac
compartment, beautiful patriotic song
composed by Comrade Lon Holding a year
ago, and which has since been set TO music,
which was received With demonstrations
of delight by the audience. This
terminated the doings at the
opera house and the people poured out of
the hall and entered the multitude of vehic-
les drawn up around the opera house. The
procession of vehicles reached from the city
to the cemetery and every one was crowded
with people. The ceremony at the ceme-
terry was most imposing and was conducted
in manner that reflected great credit on
the officers who directed the ceremony.
Tkirty-three graves were decorated and as
the little girls spread the pure and beautiful
buds upon the mounds that cover the
earthly remains of the nations heroes, their
comrades gazed upon the little mounds and
many crystal tear was seen
to steal down the checks of the living as
memories of the past crowded upon their
minds. As we watched the little girls strew
ing those floral tributes on our comrades 1
last earthly resting place the thought oc-
CURED to us, can they look down upon their |
comrades who are gathered here to do honor
TO their memories? II WAS sight that could |
not fail TO touch the heart Of the beholder, |
to see those veterans, who beheld thousands |
of their comrades lying dead and dying on
many bloody field without being moved
in the least, shedding big tears now as they
behold the members of the families of fallen
comrades weeping over their graves.
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