Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY.
A Fitting Observance of the Day by
Lincoln Post and Citizens.

The most sacred anniversary Of the year
was duly observed in Butte yesterday. The
morn was sunny, and the pure atmos.
the day observed by all in memory OF those
who died for their country in the rebellion
OF a quarter OF a century ago.. . ay 80 10
the day set apart as Memorial day, but
falling on Sunday this year, Monday, the
to strew flowers and garlands over the
graves of the old men who ven forth, tho
middle-aged men who shouldered arms and
the beardless boys, who kissed the lips OF
trembling mothers and went to interpose
their living breasts between their country
and their country's foes.
The day was as a rule generally observed
in our great mining camp, and the doings OF
yesterday were mostly under the auspices
OF Lincoln Post, G.. A. R., and in accord
with the following order:
HEADQUARTERS LINCOLN Posr G. A. Ri
No. 2, DEPARTMENT MONTANA.
l have the honor to submit the following
as a suitable programme to be observed on
Memorial Day:
Post to assemble at these Headquarters
at l O'Clock p. M, where such comrades as
may desire car indulge in remarks suited
to the occasion, after which the post will
procetd in carriages to the cemetery where
services wi | be held as provided by the
ritual, at the close Of which the post will
return to these headquarters and be dis
missed. L. F. WYMAN,
Chairman OF Committee.
Flags were at half i. asst in almost every
quarter OF the city and many people
thronged the thoroughfares. At l o'clock
LINCOLN POST
met at it's hall on West Broadway, where
the members, about q hundred in number,
formed in line, and preceded by the Orion
Band, marched by the way of Broad .ay,
Montana, Granite, Main, and West Park
streets to Caplice Hall.
The column was headed by Depart r ent
Commander c. s. Warren with a portion
of his staff, viz: Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral l.. E. Holmes; Assistant COmmissary
OF Musters, c. s. Shoemaker; Senior Aid,
L. F. Wyman. Post Department Comman.
der T. P. Fuller, accompanied the general
and his command. The post presented q
fine appearance. At Caplice Hall carriages
were in waitingin which the post proceeded
to the cemetery.
IN THE CITY OF THE DEAD.
Arrived at the cemetery the service pre-.
scribed for such occasions by the Grand
Army ritual was proceeded with. The SER
SAtc "do Opcucu W L OSV uOcr A08s
sler in a brief address to the members, ex.
~planatory of the impressive significance of
the occasion. This was followed by music
by the band. and prayer BY the chaplain.
After some further preliminaries the Officer
Of the Day decorated the graves saying a.
he did SO, ''In your names, my comrades, I
strew these memorial flowers upon theee
graves which represent the graves OF all who
in the sacred cause OF our country.
o FLORAL TRIBUTE SHALL wlrHER.
Let the tender fraternal love for which it
stands endure until the touch of death
shall chill the warm pulse beat OF our
hearts,"
The manner OF decorating the graves a
in strewing them with flowers, placing a
wreath upon each, and hanging a wreath
upon each headstone. There were six
to be decorated, an increase OF two
since last year, two members of Lincoln
Post having died in that time. At the COM
OF the cere monies the post returned
to town and disbanded.