, 1889-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY.
How it Was Observed in SpO-
kane Falls.
Decorating the Graves of the
HOnored Dead.
Services at the American Eesort--The
Broken Column FlUi al Decors-
tiOns-Ihe Addresses.

Memorial Dav was generally observed
In this city, and nearly all business houses
closed In tue afternoon. About O'Clock
A M. committees composed ot three
nembprs iron, Sedywirk Post. G.. A II .
two from Sedv@iCk Relief Coros, three
trou Reno Post, u. A. IL two froul R"no
Relief Corps, two from the Soma Of Vrie-
rams aud two from company u. N. u. w..
pro !eeded 20 the different cemeteries and
decorated the graves OF the departed sol.
diers and sailors.
THE ROSTER.
Something over II year ago Sedgwick
post appointed a cou,mittee. consisting Ot
Dr. J. K. Candy. X. Is. Scott and +. D..
Reeves TO look ~ the records with view
to ascertniuinu the names Ut all the dead
soldiers and sailors buried here, together
with the companies and rrglueuts to
which tn y belonged. Many ot the graves.
most OF which are IN the old cemetcry.
were unmarked. and after the committee
had a-certained the names, ETC., Sedkwlck
post cansed neat wooden head stones, sp.
proprittaIy Inscribed, to be PLACED over
the grave Of each. Inc roster OF the dead,
~ kindly furnished the REVIEW by Mr.
X. b SC tt, isas tollows:
G, D. Robinson, COMPANY B, First Min
nesota volunteers.
n. " al tioulCus SOthpouy W Auhib
fourth New YORK volunteers.
h. u Wins, company A, Forty.irst
New York volunteers.
Rev. j. Ltud, company G, First Arkan.
sas volunteers.
Frank X henke, company B, One Hun.
dred and twelfth Illinois volunteers.
N, M. Tappin, company h, Twentieth
Indiana volunteers.
Robert Crane, company B, First Cali.
fornia cavalry.
Isaac Lewis. United States navy.
Harry q. Wright, United States navy.
DR.. A, ). Campbell, United States navy
At 2 z. M. the two u. A. Il. posts. Sons
of Veterans, Reno Post dram corps and
com pany q. met ut the headquarters OF
Sedgwick post, corner Howard and Front
streets, and headed by the Second regi-
mental band marched to the American
Resort, where memorial services were
held. The hall was filled to lts utmost
seating capacity. The stage presented u
beautiful spectacle, having been profusely
and artistically decorated with flowers by
the ladies OF Reno post.
The exercises were opened by Post Com
mander Conner, who made an appropriate
and interesting address, Adjutant Fox
then read the memorial orders from De.
partment Commander CosgrOve, followed
oy VIC ueuat eCANtCO VI IuC VI "A.
h. After music, and prayer by Chaplain
Wheelock, followed the dedication of the
broken column to the unknown dead by
the ladies OF Reno Relief Corps aud COLI.
rades children. Sixteen little boys and
girls, becomingly dressed in red. white
and blue. marched to the slow music of
fife and drum past the broken COLUMN,
which they decorated with wreaths VI
flowers.
Captain H. E. Allen. ON behalf of the
Sons of Veterans, delivered an address
which was listened to with close attention
throughout, and which WAS in every sense
an able effort. Mrs. Arthur J. Snaw fol-
lowed with solo admirably sung. Hell
tones were clear and sweet, and her artic
ulatiOn 30 perfect that every word could
be distinctly heard. Department Com
mander Macomber followed with an ud
dress Of great power, after which Judge
William h. Calkins WAS intI oduced. judge
Calkins IL an orator who possesses
the power OF moving an audience to tear,
Or exciting them to laughter at Will, anC
his address was CONT uuOusly Interrupted
by applause. At the conclusion of Judge
Calkins' address the audience saus
Marching Through Georgia, after which
Chaplain Wheelock delivered the closing
prayer, and the memorial services 10 Spo
kane Falls for 1889 were at an end.