The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-01

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We have seldom seen more beau
tiful day in May than was Decoration
Day. Extensive arrangements had
been made in Owosso, as in almos,
every town, village and city in the
loyal North, to do honor to the de.
par ed braves. whose valor and heroic
deeds are the Nations richest inner
itance. The flowers gathered to dis.
tribute over the graves, woven into
elegant boquets, and other lovely
floral designs, were in profusion, and
the bevy of girls, some forty in num-
Der, aged between 9 and - years, as
they marched on their mission of love
and gratitude, looked like forty mon
uments of beautiful flowers, moved
as by inspiration, and on their return
Oak Hill cemetery looked like gar
den of the choicest flowers.
About o'clock in the afternoon
the members of l. B. Quackenbush
Post, No. 2o5, G.. A. r., which had
perfected the arrangements for the
public display, marched from their
hall, and formed on Exchange street
east, led by the X. T. band, with
Semper Fldelis Canton, P. NJ,
twenty-five swords, as an escort, fol-
lowing in the procession came the
Sons of Veterans, the Owosso High
School Cadets, the w. r. Corps and
the officers and speakers in carriages,
and carriage of young girls who
were to take part in the public SER
vices on the grounds, with some a2s
private carriages, marched up Wash
ington street to the cemetery, the pro.
cession extending from the cemetery
gate to the iron bridge over the
Shiawasse river, and it is not to much
to say that it made an imposing APP
pearance, while moving mass of
men, women and children. not of the
procession, filled the side walks from
the National Bank to the grounds on
Gute's Hill, where the public exer.
cises were held.
AT the stand, His Honor, Charles
S. Williams, presided, and the fol
lowing were the exercises:
First-Music by the X. T. Band,
that elected the highest enconiums.
Second-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Davis,
which deservedly commanded the at.
tention of the vast audience.
Third-A very appropriate song by
the choir.
Fourth-The Post memorial ser.
vices, which were very efectually
rendered by Commander T. M. Wiley
and his associates.
Fifth-A beautiful and very APP
propriate song by a bevy of little
girls.
Sixth-Memorial Greeting,an orig
inal poem, by Comrade c. C. Duff,
that was eloquent in diction.
Seventh-Music by the K, T. Band.
Eighth-History of the Woman's
Relief Corps, by Mrs. Cramer, pa
per deserving and receiving the
closest attention.
Ninth - Recitation-"Our Dead
Comrades '-eloquently rendered by
Jenny Whited, a miss in her early
teens.
Tenth--Memorial address by Rev.
c. B. Spencer, that could not have
been more appropriate, and which
commanded the warmest commenda.
ton.
Eleventh-A song by the choir.
Twelfth-A fine recitation by Miss
Grace Ledbeter, the title of which
we did not learn.
Thirteenth-Music by the Band.
Observation-Disclosures by Rev.
]. Donnelly.
The exercises at Corunna we're at
tended by the largest crowd seen Of
late years; the procession was un-
usually long and all seemed to try to
do honor to the memory of the dead
soldiers. The exercises at the grounds
were very impressive. The address
by Rev. Marshal was worthy tribute
to the boys of 81. p