Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-06-02
DECORATION DAY.
Tombstone Pays a Fitting Tribute
 to the Nations Heroes.
A Martial Procession Followed by Interest
 ing Ceremonies at Schieffel.n Hall.

nur ciiiZ ms, when they aie ,lled upo
 to keep g. cen the memory ofthc depar e
 brave. On the contrary, the day seen
 to meet with more general and heart,
 celebr ,ton on each recurring anniver
 Iary. This is as it should be. It show
 that the pursuit of the Almighty Dolla has not yet deadened sentiment in tn, hearts of our people.
 It is fitting ha. year by year, on th
 lay set apart to their sacred mtmoN the nation should bring its tribute q flowers to lay upon the graves of it.
 leparted heroes. While we enjoy tl' blessings, purchased with iheir bloo6
 hey shoul n t he forgotten. The so
 d free America holds no'hing SO pric, 'esS as the graves of the soldiers of lb
 erublic.
 The question of weather, which is a important matter in the East, on the ev
 'f a popular celebration, never trouble IS in Arzon,. We know that it will b a fine day, just as surely as the sun rise VI ,ndiv was as fine d " for the pr cession as could hve been wished, q
 cath not beng progressively war The iremen had sprinkled the stree
 m the previous evenin!, which m de Il W king less unpleasant than it wouI O hcrwise have been.
 During the entire forenoon of the da, three ladies Nj sdames Prescott, Max son and Anderson-were hard at work ,rranging the flowers. A portion Q hese had been ordered from Los Ang l-s. by he K of F. and A. O. U. w. while the remainder were contribute r m Tombstone gardens. To the cred , Arizona, be it said that the univers verdict gave the p I'm 10 the ford e., rlbntions from this city. Thedeft fl CTS If the ladies worked the beau ii blossoms into many charming and arIi' Ic forms. Among O ners was a lari
 orseshoe, composed ent rely of vi"lei "a perfect poem in Aowers-a yer, ,rse triangle and other emblems of th ,rders. The la lIes also arranged bu on hole bouque', for each member of lh K. of P. The Knights afterwards drew uI n militia y order, along Fifth street, i ront of the telegraph office, when the. .ach received their bouque, from lh hands of the ladies.
 Before o'clock, the tolling of tn, :ity hall bell gave the signal for the pro, cession to form. IL was quite a lon; nd martial array. There were no les han nine societies represented in th me, inclu llng me C. A. R., Masons, Odd F lows, A. o. U. w., K of Select Knights, Uniform Rank K. of md two fire companies with numbr f citizens in carriages and on foot, th , hole iorming procession which woul' lave been crelItabie to far larger ctI han Tombstone. The Knights of P, h,as, in their new white helmets, gave parlicuar.y soldier like appearance |, he march.
 The scene at the cemetery was strik  ng and picturesque, as the A,wers wer Ienderly laid on the graves of th, departed, while he cloudess sky f Arizona looked down on the actors il the scene, with the grey silent mountain, n the background-so different a seen md cline from that where most of tbs, whose memory was being honored ha passed their early days and left then >nl hoods friends.
 Alter the return to town, Commando, Cum put his Rank through some evolu uons on Fourth street, which were wei ,ei formed.
 In the evening Schicffelin Hall was to ieplelion-in fact man, could not succeed Tn obtaining seats
 he services were opened by the funera ervlce-a portion of the ritual-of tl' q. A. R., impressively rendered b! M-ssrs. T. A. Atchison and C. D. Repp, and Chaplain Rev. Thos. w. Haskins The choir, which had been selected iron various sources for the occasion, ther sang, and sang excellently. being wei led on the organ by MT. Springer.
 After this came the oration, by Col Herring. Those who had pro his, (
 themselves treat in the knowledge tha Col. Herring was to speak, were in n, wise disappointed. His ora,ion, whic was appropriate and touching, created { most excellent impression on all wh, listened to him. Commencing by re marking on the difficulty Of enlargins upon theme which had been worr threadbare by the greatest orators of tn, country, the Colonel went on to give an interesting review of the growth of the Nation and the origin of the war, closing with most pathetic and beautiful trib-