The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-31
A Grand Parade Of Patriotic Bodies
and Members of Benevolent
Societies.
A thousand People Witness tho Services
ut the Cemetery-G. A. r. Ceremon-
ies-Decorating the Graves.

casion upon which all the people can TAX,
part, for there are none SO fortunate as mo-
to have some one dear to them whose graves
heed to be looked after and adorned in a,
appropriate manner at least once a year
For this reason especially is Memorial Da,
becoming more aid more popular. It re
minds all of a duty they owe to the de
parted ones and 0elp to keep alive a pa
triotio sentiment in keeping with the spirit
Of the times.
At 2 O'Clock p. m. court house square was
crowded with people and the gaily dressed
marshals and officers of the day on prancine
eteeds, the civic societies with banners and
plumes, and the National Guard in uni
forms with .glittering guns and bayonets
presented picture of martial spirit rarely
seen in this city. The procession formed
promptly in the following order and
exercises of the day took place:
Platoon Of Police.
Assistant Marshals.
Aidede Camp.
Select Knights. Noun Mounted.
Troop A, NJ. n. G. Dismounted.
Canton Schuyler Colfax, Patriarchs Militant.
Drum Corps.
P. O. Sons of America.
.. 3. G: Camp Sons of Veterans.
Ladies Relief Corps in Carriages.
Governor, State and County Officials.
Mayor, City Council and Municipal officers. 7
Citizens and Visitors.
r. The officers of the day consisted of Chief
7. Burton, 8. ", Q. B. Newberry, lieuten-
ant, Battery A; Aides Charles English, lieu
tenant, Troop 4; Antoine Kuntz, Select
knights: Henry Asmussen, Canton Patri-
archs Militant.
beginning at Ewing street, the procession
marched to Seventh avenue; thence to Rod
ney street, up Rodney to Broadway, and
Lawrence street, and on to Benton avenue
and the cemetery. The sidewalks were
lined with sight-seers and the city present.
ed general holiday appearance. At the
cemetery fully a thousand people were
present. The exercises were opened with
followed BY reading of orders by Post Adju-
tant Motif. The vocal quartette, consist
ing ofs.O. w. jackson, Il. E. Burgess, Jno.
". Eddy and Joshua Armitage, then sang
the beautiful song entitled "Rest, Soldier,
Rest Post Commander Kleinschmidt
read the Memorial Day ceremonies and the
graves OF veterans were decorated with
flowers and evergreens by the Woman's
Relief Corps. During the decoration the
Capital City band played dirRe.
A complete list of the veterans who are
now lying in the cemetery is given as fol-
lows:
B. F. Pats, brevet major-general. I
II. w. English. Mexican war veteran.
James A. Milligan, veteran of the war of
1912.
Charles P. Markham, first lieutenant
Fourteenth Michigan infantry.
H. shafhauer, Company G, Sixty-third
Pennsylvania infantry.
Van H. Fisk. Company H, First Minneso-
Charles Albrecht. Company E, Ninth
Missouri cavalry.
Pat Cursby, ordnance corps.
w. II. Armour, Company A, Fifty-frst
Missouri infantry.
Edward Coulson. Mexican war veteran.
Jacob Sohilling, Company D, Sixth Unit
ed States veteran.
John E. Morgan, Fifth Ohio cavalry.
Charles A. Dewitt, Go. D, Seventeen tn
Missouri infantry.
Abner B. Mase, surgeon One Humid red
and Twenty Eighth New York infantry.
J. s. Fuller, Co. G, New York artillery.
W. w. Strong, Co. X, Fourteenth Illinois
William Frederick, Thos. Eckles,
F. j. Douglass, Jos. G.. Milligan,
Albert L. Bradford, Thos. Conry.
John Roach, Jacob Kenck,
Russell b. Forkey, Lieut.. Coi. Beal,
T. G. erosion, II. r. Putnam,
j los. Speckert. w. Fl. Stype,
Isaac Sanderson, James White,
John Quinn, D. G. Shemert,
Silas Dexter, D. L. Mcfarland,
Jas. A. Dunlevy, John Carroll,
Henry Yergy.
The quartette sung Glow Sleep the
Brave" a benediction was then pronounced
and the procession reformed and marched
back to broadway and disbanded.
Memorial day being set aside as legal
holiday by act of congress- all the govern
ment, ;ounty and state Offices were closed
yesterday, as we'll as many stores. People
from the surrounding country were here in
large numbers. many of them being active
in the ceremonies. One no
ticeable thing was the interest displayed by
the different societies. A desire to make a
creditable display with numbers and
equipment is most praiseworthy, and next
Memorial day will doubtless witness a
greater turnout than ever before in the
state.
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