St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-30
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Memorial Day Will Be Prop
erly Observed by Grand
Army Posts.
Two Firemen Indulge in a
Necktie Party and Come
to Grief.
Funeral OF j, w. McClung
Attended by Many Old
Time Citizens.
Summary Of the Doings of
a Day Gathered From
All Sources.
MEMORIAL DAY.
To-Day Will Be Fittingly Observed
by Grand Army Posts.


To-day is Memorial day ana it will be
very generally observed throughout the
city. Being a legal holiday many of the
business houses, banks, etc, will be
closed. All the city and county offices
Will be closed all day and the city
ticket Offices will be closed after 10
O'Clock. The Postofiee will clsse at II
noon and remain so until 5 O'Clock.
There will be no delivery by carrier in
the afternoon. but mails will close in
the evening the same as usual. Thus
every citizen will be given an oppor-
tunity to join III the exercises.
The services will be quite elaborate.
Those of the morning will be held at
the cemeteries. The members OF all u.
a. Il. posts viii assemble at s o'clock at
the court house, Fifth street side, where
street ears will be in readiness TO CON
Vey them to the cemeteries, via Rice
street. The WOmen's Relief corps and
Daughters of Veterans will accompany
the G.. A. r. Arriving at end of street
car line the command will be divided,
with c. ID. Parker, commander of Acker
post. in charge of Oakland cemetery de-
tail. and George 0. Austin, commander
of Garfield post. i'll charge OF Calvary
cemetery detail. The graves of all
soldiers will be decorated. each with a
pot flower. bouquet and wreath.
IN TEE AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon, at l o'clock, the
members Of the q. A. r. will assemble
at their respective halls and march to
Rice park, where the procession will
form at 1870, and move promptly at 2.
Following is the order of procession:
Mounted Police.
First Regiment Band.
Chief Marshal, Comrade William r. Mar
shall.
Aides, Comrades A. Pugh, William Cunning
ham.
FIRST DIVISION.
Acker Post, @. A. r.; &. ID. Parker, COM
mander.
Garfield Post. 6. A. r.; George A. Austin,
Commander.
Bircher Post, G.. A. r. E. st. Julien Cox
Commander.
Ord Post, G. A. r.; B. Converse, Com
mander.
EX-Soldiers not Members of the G.. A. R.,
Comrade Wilford C. Wilson
Commanding.
Orators of the Day in Carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Great Western Band.
Assistant Marshal. Comrade A. V. Teeple.
Aides, Z. H. Milham and ID. L: Kingsbury.
st. Paul Camp No. 1. Sons of Veterans, W.
W. Hills, Jr, Commanding.
ST. Paul Camp No. l, Daughters of Veterans.
Women's Relief Corps of Acker Post.
Womens Relief Corps of Garfield Post.
Citizens in Carriages.
In addition to this, Company ID VIII
turn out in full uniform and take an
important part in the proceedings.
The first division will form on the
east side of Market street, right resting
Oh Fifth street. The second division
will form on the south side of Fifth
street, right resting on Market street.
The line of march will be from Fifth
street 70 ST. Peter, to Third, to jackson,
to Seventh, to Wabasha, thence to capi-
tol grounds, where the exercises will be
held.
The dirge will be played by the First
regiment band. followed by prayer by
Rev. E. d. Neill. E. st. Julien Cox will
read the general orders, and quartette
will furnish vocal music. Following
comes recitation by William w. Pen
dergast, and the Grafton of the day by
Comrade c. d. Kerr. Miss Albertine
Hayward will recite war poem and the
Quartette and audience will join in
song. Between the selections the band
Willplay appropriate music. While the
procession is moving the First Battery
n. G. 5. NJ, commanded by Lieut.. Huot,
will fire a national salute of forty guns.
If the weather prevents the exercises
being held at the capitol, they will be
held in Market hall.