Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
How it. Was Celebrated in
the City.
HONoRs TO THE DEPARTED
Exercises at the Cemeteries-The
Parade-Services at the
Opera House.

eteries and the decoration of the graves
of departed comrades with flowers
Gelcich Post, OF East Los Angeles
visited the Catholic Cemetery, Stanton
Post visited Rosedale Cemetery, Bartlett
Post visited Evergreen Cemetery, and
John A. Logan Post, accompanied by
Malvern Hill Post of Anaheim, visited
Fort Hill Cemetery. The members o.
Gelcich Post assembled in Campbell'f
Hall, East Los Angeles, at 8 o'clock II
the morning, and accompanied by the
ladies', members of the Women's Relie
Corps of tie Post, proceeded to the
Catholic Cemetery. They carried with
them a large amount of flowers, among
which were a number of handsome flora
pieces contributed by the citizens O
East Los Angeles. The graves of the
following comrades were decorated:
Dolores Elizalde, Co. d, Let Cal. Nat
Bat; Diego Elizalde, Co. D, LIST Cal
Nat. Bat. Vincent Gelcich, surgeon, 4tf
Cal. Inf; John Kelly, q: 4. N; Johr
McFadden, q. S. VOL; Hilora Ramiraz
Cal. Vol. Jose A. Sanchez, 20. u, Is
Cal. Nat. Bat.
BARTLETT POST.
The members of Frank Bartlett Pos
turned out in large numbers early yester
day morning and assembled at theil
headouarters, on North Main street
The ladies of the Relief Corps had secureG
an abundance of flowers for the decora
ton of the graves of the following com
rades in Evergreen Cemetery, Boy ID
Heights:
Frank R. Angel, o. s. Vols; Charles
Beckley, Co. D, 65th Ill. Inf. Charles
G. Barclay, Co. NJ, End Pa. Cav; B
Bsrdell, Co. B, 102d Pa. Inf. J. L
Barley, Co. G, 1st N. M. Vols; E. s
Beebe, N. Y. Vols. J. w. Dryden, Go
E, 1st Cal. Cav. George W. Ball, Go: B
Independent Va. Rangers; = Bailey
U. S. N; Jonathan Burwell, U. s. Vols.
B. Biller, Co. H, 7th Pa. Inf; Charles
CLANCY, E. S. Vols; J. W. Cooper
U. S. Vols; Peter Cullen, U. S. Vols.
Adam Conrad, U. s. Vols. Adam Dorm
u. S. Vols. Benjamin David, Co. @
2nd Md. Vols. Martin Ebipger, Co. K
18th Ill. Cav. M. W. Elkins, Co
F, 18th Vt. II. A.; Tim Farrell, Co. F
10th N. Y. Inf; Robert A. Hutchins
9TH N. Y. Inf. i; Henry 7. Hill, 42d Ind
Inf; J. R. Hewitt, 5Oth N. Y. Engi
neers; Nelson Harris, U. s. Vols. Johr
F. Godfrey, I'd Me. Cav: Charles Jones
Co. D, 7th Ill. Cav. Harrison Jones
Go. H, 10Th Iowa Inf; VIM. b. King
Co. G, Seth Mass. Inf; VIM. Littleboy
U. S. A.; VIM. Lull, Ind. Vols; VIM
J. M. Lane, U. s. Vols; Daniel Labatt
Co. G, 5th vt. Inf; B. B. McGaughey
U. s. Vols. ]. II. Morgan, q. s. Vols.
B. Mueller, Co. L, 18th N. Y. ii. A.
VIM. L. Marshall, Maj. Md. Vols. JohI
Mott, Co. X, 47th N. Y. Ipf.; ]. 7. Mil
ler, Co. G, I'd Iowa Inf. (; Herman Noble
I'd Cal. Cav. Henry A. Oliver, Co. 6
18th and 18th Ill. mfr; Francisco
Ocano, Co. D, 1st Cal. Nat. Battery
Henry Ortlepp, Co. A, SD n. Y. Inf.
J, II. Potter, Co. E, 1st Wis. 81. A.
Julius Ploff, Co. E, 9Th Mich. Inf. VIM
J. Ruth, Co. F, 9Th Iowa Cav; Jerome
B. Renne, Co. A. SD Ill. Inf; j. G.
Roley, Cal. Vols. Charles R. Robinson
Go. +. I'd Mo. Vols; Charles Sebastian
Co, G, 14th Cal. Vols; Thomas Thomp
son, Co. F, 5Oth Ill. Inf. William Var
Reen, Co. A, U. s. Light Art; George
II. Vandevere, Co. 1, 10th KY. Inf.
William VanDerdoes, N. Y. Zouaves; G
Voight, 1st Mo. Inf; G. Vosbury, o. s
Vols; G, n. Williams, Wis. Vols.
Thomas II. Watson, 9th Mass. Vols.
Jacob Weitzel, Co. l., 4th Ind. Cav.
Theodore Wagner, Co. l, 1st Kansas
Mounted Inf. Michael Yager, Co. E. 1s
Cal. Inf; Capt. Ford. Ill. Vols: JohI
E. Maxwell, Co. E. 44th Iowa Inf; Will
lard Kittersdge, U. s. Vols.
Rev. ]. B. Holloway delivered an ad
dress at the cemetery, substantially a!
follows:
Again we are assembled in the mos
solemn and noble service that evel
called American patriotism into public
concourse in times of national peace ant
prosperity. Twenty years ago today the
Grand Army of the Republic, in obedi
ence to the general order of its frs
Grand Commander-our now salntee
Logan-assembled for the first time il
regular order to do honor to the graves
of its noble dead in demonstration o
reverence for their yet living virtues. NJ
other nation in mans history has evel
shed 30 much noble blood purely in be
half of human rights as has ours. M
nation on earth to-day comes so near Sc
curing equal rights, privileges and per
feet liberty to all its citizens as does the
republic of the United States OF America
purified by the blood and sacrifices o
the noble men whose memories we today
celebrate with flowers and tears strewed
upon their graves. True, some of then
may and doubtless did have some per
sonal vices; these went down tt
the grave with their moulder
ing bodies. We know their hero
ic patriotism, and commemorate
their deeds OF noble daring. Their pos
sible vices died with them. Let the
memory of their virtues live forever To
day we are forcibly reminded how soon
other hands must perform the sacred
ceremonies now performed by us; how
soon other feet will step into the paths
our ranks have made. The boys that
were born on the first Memorial Day are
come to mans estate, and stand In readl-
ness to take our places. The girls born
on that day are many OF them already
the mothers of the coming generation.
Oh, young man, young woman, in few
short wears more we will leave this sa-
cred legacy of caring for the graves OF
thoee who gave to you this happy coun-
try. to YOUR inheritance. Soon, ah soon,
these graves and those stars in your
banner. the shining EN- blem of American
purity, and those crimson stripes, the
emblem of Liberty's poured-out blood,
will be yours to love and TO protect. Each
returning Memorial Day finds our work
enlsrging and the hands to per-
form it less numerous. These are
sad reflections, but how may we
avoid them? Are we lncuicatlng