Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1890-06-06
From beginning to end the parade was
nearly three miles in length.
EXERCISES AT THE MONUMENT.

EXERCISES AT The MONUMENT.
Mrs. Garfield, who had given recep-
ton to the president early in the day,
drove over TO the cemetery in advance
of the procession, and, with her daugh-
Ter, Mollie Garfield Brown; j. Stanley
Grown, her son-in-law; Harry Garfield,
md j. A. Garfield, Jr., were seated i'm
mediately behind the orator of the day,
Hith-the president on the right of the
chair, Vice President Morton on the left,
and the members of the cabinet sup
porting them on either side. The sing
ing of America" by choir of 500 voices
prefaced the exercises, and, after Ex-
President Hayes had succeeded in secur-
ing attention from the multitude, which,
considering its size, was remarkably
luiet and well ordered, he made few
Jrief remarks as president Of the memo
rial association. Prayer was offered by
Right Rev. Bishop w. A. Leonard, of
:he Episcopal church, and then the pre-
;entation of Hon. Jacob ID. Cox, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, the orator of the day, was
greeted with cheers loud and long re-
peated.
At the conclusion of Gen. Cox's
speech the hallelujah. chorus was rem
tered by the choir, the audience, joining.
Ix-President Hayes then presented Pres
tent Harrison to the assemblage. and
mother hearty welcome was given him.
The chief executive made few brief
remarks which were inaudible half a
dozen feet distant. and Vice President
Morton, the members and ex-members
of the cabinet. Gems Schofield and Sher-
man and Governor Campbell We're in
troduced in turn. For each one the
the throng had a hearty welcome.
Again the voices of the choir fell softly
upon the beautiful city of the dead,
this time with Meitzke's beautiful hymn
20, Weep for the Brave" AS the last
notes died upon the air the officers of
the grand commandery mounted to the
four corners of the upper balcony of the
monument and as many buglers blew
a ringing blast to the north, south, east
many bowed when Sir Knight Van
Cleave, at the entrance of the memorial
chamber delivered fervent invocation.
AS his voice died away the hyhHi, 1T Is
the Lords Own Day." set to a sad,
mournful strain, was sung by the Tenn
pie quartette.
Grand Commander Sir Knight Henry
Perkins then announced that in pur-
otoiiSS Va tiiC oue olhC Siuhu
commandery they had assembled to ded-
icate the memorial with knightly hon
ors. The grand commandery ceremony
was then performed.
Proclamation was then made by Grand
Generalissimo Sir Huntingdon Brown
that the memorial of their illustrious
frater, Sir Knight James Abram Gar
field has been dedicated to the uses de-
signed, and proclamation was made by
the trumpeters to the four points of the
compass, while "The Flag Without a
Stain" was rendered. The knights hav-
ing retired the "Doxology" was sung by
the memorial chorus and audience; and
with the pronouncing of the benediction
by Rev. 7. d. Powers, d. d., the exer-
cises and the event of the day We're
brought to fitting conclusion.
1t was 8 o'clock before the exercises
were concluded, and midnight before
the last of the vast crowd had been able
to secure transportation from the cem-
etery to the city. The presidential party
left for Washington on special train
at 1890 a. m.