Helena weekly herald., 1885-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY IN HELENA.
The Procession and Exercises at the
Cemetery.

Orations OLA. N. Thornburgh and A
}. Craven.
Seldom, if ever before IN the history o
Helena was the day OF commemoratior
celebrated with such grand and extensive
ceremonies as those Of last saturday. and
be it said to the credit Of those who super
intended the proceedings, never was a
similar programme so successfully carried
out.
As though mindful of the great holiday
the clerk of the weather seemingly i'm
bued with the idea that the occasion de-
manded the exercise of his finest weatherly
powers, favored our city and vicinity with
as fine a spring morning a the most exact
ing could have desired: but content with
his mornings work, and probably on recon
sideratiOn OF the subject, thinking that a
whole day az such fine weather would be
more conde>cension on his part than the
average mortal deserved, made mp for his
mornings indulgence by making the after
noon somewhat disagreeable Towards
noon the sky began to cloud up and it was
evident that storm might be expected
during the afternoon. But regardless Of
the threatened elemental disturbance the
haYan far tha af
cses. BY the hour of o'clock members
Oi the q. A. X. and Others collected at Har-
mOnia Hall preparatory to joining the pro-
cessiOn on Rodney street, the place of
forming Thanks TO the efforts and taste
OF the ladies committee on decoration, a
large supply of buttonhole bouquets of
natural flowers was found at the hall,
which were quickly made use of by the
participants in the exercises And here
mention may be made of the floral decora-
tiOns for the soldiers graves, which were
prepared by the ladies' committee, and
which were profuse in quantity, excellent
IN quality and beautiful and appropriate
in design.
Shortly after = o'clock the procession
began its march up Rodney street in the
following order
Detachment of Police
Marshal J. &. Major and Aid-.
Eucampmeut of /. q. -. r, mounted.
Montana Legion of select Knights, 4. -. L. W.
mounted
Amphitheatre Cornet Baud.
Veterans Of the Mexican War
wadsworth Post No 3, q. a. L.
Capital Lodge No. :, A. % 4. "
Perfection Lodge No. >. A. .. 4. ".
Rescue Engine Co. No. o.
Department Commander and President Of the
Day ia carriage
Department Chaplain, Rev. Lyman T.. Hanna.
Orators Of the Day, \. NJ. Thoruburgh, \. }.
Craven, ia carriages.
Apollo Club.
Committee Of ladies on decoration ia carriages.
uiled states, Territorial and County officials.
Mayor and Council Of the City Of Helena ia
carriages
Following these was a large number Of
citizens and visitors in carriages.
Under the supervision of Marshal J. c. Ma
ior, and his aids ID. W. Fisk, c. NJ. Jefieris,
c. ID. Curtis, WIN. Lorey, VIM. Zastrow and
Dr. J. Il. Atchison, the procession was form
cd and conducted in most admirable order
The line OF march was as follows: From
the intersection of Broadway up Rodney to
Bridge, down Bridge to Main, down Main
10 Price, mp Price to Clore, down Clore 20
Lawrence, up Lawrence to Benton avenue
down Benton avenue to the Helena Gem
etery
Arriving at the cemetery, the President
of the Day, Hon. T. II. Kleinschmidt, an
nouneed the opening of the exercises with
the dirge Dust to Dust" which was rem
dered in their best style by the Amphi-
theatre Band. Then commenced the deco
ration of the soldiers graves with flowers
and other tokens of love and respect for
the memory OF the deceased. This was
done by the willing hands of the daughters
Of comrades of Wadsworth Post, who were
dressed in white for the occasion.
At the conclusion of the music by the
band, the Days of the War was rendered
n good voice by the Apollo Club. A prayer
by the Chaplain of the Department, Rev.
Lyman l.. Hanna. followed the conclusion
of the song, and was an eloquent address
10 the Deity appropriate to the occasion
At its conclusion, the storm that had been
threatening since the morning burst forth,
and for a few minutes rain and wind made
il very unpleasant for the assembled mul-
titude. The squall passed over soon and
brief interruption of the exercises was its
only consequence.
When the rain had ceased the exercises
were resumed by the song, MY Country tbs
Of Thee rendered by the Apollos in their
usual excellent style The reading of the
orders calling for the observance of Memo
rial Day by the Department of Montana,
q. A. L., was then performed by Post Adju-
tant John Moffitt. President kleinschmidt
then announced the Grafton by Mr.. A. NJ.
ThorDburgh, and introduced that gentle
man to the assemblage. Mr.. Thornburgh
spoke with his manuscript in his hand for
reference, and with-excellent voice and ora
torical delivery addressed the assemblage
IN the following excellent Grafton:
GRAFTON CT A. NJ. THoRNBURGH.
lHr. President, \ irish / might sag Com
rades Of the Grand Army Of the kepubiie,)
Ladies and Gentlemen To-day in almost
every city and hamlet of our northern
country are gathered audiences of grave
and earnest people, brought together by a
common impulse and for common