St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
IN MINNESOTA,
General Observance of the Day
Throughout the State.

Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, May 30.-Memorial day
was very generally observed in Still
water. at a. IN. the detail from
Muller post was driven to Baytown,
where both the Protestant and Catholic
cemeteries were visited and the soldiers
graves decorated. AT 2 p. m. Company
X assembled at the armory and marched
to the q. A. r. hall on Chestnut street,
from which it escorted the post to the
Grand opera house. AT 2:30 o. IN. the
exercises began by prayer from Rev.
j. II. Albert, followed by the reading
of general orders by Post Adjt. w. II. II.
Taylor. Comrade Adam Marty, of the
detail on decorating graves, then re-
ported. In the three cemeteries visited,
the graves Of fOrty-Seven soldiers had
been visited, seventeen at BaytOWn, in
Guiding one Mexican war veteran, and
at Fairview fhiS city, thirty. Comrade
Samuel Bloom, of the monument COM
mittee, then made his report. The pro-
Ject to erect at some conspicuous point
suitable monument to the memory of
the soldiers of Washington county who
fought in the Union army during the
war of the rebellion, was started a
little over a year ago, at which
time the committee was appointed.
1t reported the sum of $500 contributed
by the children of the public schools,
$500 by entertainments given by the
ladies for that purpose, and S531.21 by
subscription. The site selected and do
mated for the purpose by the county
commissioners is the northeast corner
of the court house square. Following
the report, Messrs. Haskell, Davis,
Masterman and Barrett sang quartette
entitled Decoration Day." which was
followed by recitation by Mrs. G. d.
Gish, which was rendered with extreme
taste and received with marked appre-
citation. Y. G. Seward then recited an
extract from speech of James A. Gar
field in memory of Abraham Lincoln,
Mrs. Stella Baker. The master of cere-
monies then introduced Maj T. NJ.
NewSOn, of st. Paul, the orator of the
day, who proceeded to deliver a most
eloquent and appropriate Grafton lasting
nearly an hour.
AT MANKATo.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATo, Mimi, May 30.-Memorial
day was fittingly observed here in spite
of the unpropitious weather. The
various civic and military organizations
OF the city participated, among them
Company +, Second regiment, n. G. S.
NJ, under command of Capt. ID. F. Nc
Graw; Azure division uniformed rank,
Knights of PythiaS, commanded by
Capt. George W. Meade; Canton ColfaX,
L. o. 0. F.. under command of S. w.
Burgess, Wilkin Post No. 10, G. A. r.,
Hose Company No. l, Excelsior Hose
Company No 9, Hook and Ladder COM
pany, West Side Hook and Ladder COM
pany, and &. a. r. drum corps. An
immense audience assembled at the
opera house at 2 O'clock, when the me-
mortal exercises took place under the
auspices Of Willin post. Several fine
vocal selections We're rendered by a
Miilikin, Schroeder and Washburn.
The usual ceremony of the G. A. r.. was
conducted under the direction of John
Williams. The event of the day was the
memorial Grafton by Judge Severance,
which was received with frequent
rounds of applause. He spoke feelingly
in behalf OF the perpetuation of the OBJ
servance of Memorial day, and the
maintenance of the honor due each
soldier.
AT DULUTH.
Special TO the Globe
DULTUH. May 30.-Memorial day was
appropriately observed i'll Duluth. Busi-
ness was entirely suspended and the
entire populace turned out to either
join the parade or witness its passage.
Company X, n. G. S. NJ, the knights
of Pythias, Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans and the Odd Fellows were out i'll
full force and uniform, while other So
cieties were well represented, and many
citizens joined the procession either in
carriages or on foot. The three bands
OF the city gave their aid. and though a
small shower came up as the exercises
were in progress at the cemetery. it
soon passed over. The ritual of the
dead was read by Col. Graves at the
cemetery, the Glee club gave musical
selection and Miss Ada Wood a recita-
! ton. Handsome floral tributes were
placed on the graves OF dead comrades.
and Rev. G. 9. Salter offered prayer.
after which the procession reformed