The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07
H0NORING THE HEROES.
Their Graves Covered With Beau
tiful Flowers.
The Old Veterans Keep Step With tbs
Drum and March to the Resting
Place Of Dead Comrades
A Nice Procession.

wednesday was Decoration Day and
1t was celebrated in the usual manner.
Unlike last year, it was a beautiful day.
which brought a much larger crowd.
There was a great number of people
from the surrounding country that
came to town to see the procession and
to visit the cemetery.
The procession formed on North
Market street, right resting on Tusea-
raWas, About two O'Clock they began
to move down East Tuscarawas street
The Canton Battalion of Infantry led
the procession and they were headed by
the q. a. Band. There were three com
panies in the Infantry-A, b and G.
with about thirty-tive men in each
company, and they were under the 0 n
troll and direction of Major George
Barnes. Following the infantry came
the Canton Post No. % &. A. II. with
visiting comrades, ~ex-soldiers and sail
orS, in all about two hundred men. The
Woman's Relief Corps No. 4, followed
by flower children ON foot, occupied the
next place in the procession. and the
City Council in open barouches, brought
up the ear When the head of the col
umn reached the Tabernacle on East
Seventh street, the Battalion Opened
ranks and all the other bodies marched
through them. The Battalion then
closed up'its ranks, stacked arms and
many of them took seats in the rear
of the G. A. r. Post.
The Tabernacle was filled and manv
went away because there were no seats
to accommodate them. AS soon as the
crowd mad become seated Judge Under
hill, who acted as President Of the day,
came forward and began to carry out
the program. A select choir favored
the audience with a piece of vocal
music. The roll of the comrades was
then called by Adjutant j. b. Hershey.
The Grand Army Band then played a
dlrge, after which Captain A. J. Kicks,
OF Massillon, delivered his oratioa. He
read II from manuscript, yetit was very
attentively listened to by all present.
After he had concluded the flower
children sang another song and this
ended the services at the Tabernacle.
The procession then reformed and
marched to West Lawn in the follow
ing order:
Platoon of Police.
Grand Army Band.
Canton Battalion of Infantry.
Reception Committee and Orator in
Carriages.
Canton Post, No. %, e. A. r.. Visiting
Comrades and ex-Soldiers and Sailors
W0mar.'s Relief Corps in Carriages.
Flower Children in Carriages.
Mayor Blake, City Officers and Council
men in Carriages.
Fire Department.
Citizens in Carriages.
Before entering the cemetery the
procession halted, the Battalion and
Grand Army Post reversed arms and
all marched into the cemetery to the
tune of a slow march. When the pro.
cession came to the G. A. r. bnria,
! ground, the band played another dirgt
and the decorating services were per
, formed by the Post.
l The Battalion then stacked arms
while the flower children, who had beer
> separated i'll four divisions, and eacl
, division, assisted by a tagging commit
y tee, decorated the graves Of the de
! ceased comrades in other parts of thu
cemetery.
After the decorating of the grave
had been completed the column prompt
ly reformed and marched to the city il
the same order, breaking ranks at tn,
square.