Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-31
sHARPsBURG AND ETNA.
SOME SOUTHSIDE SCENES.
HOW THE DAY WAS OBSERVED IN SEW
ERAL OF THE SUBURBS.

A General Remembrance of Decoration
Day-The G. A. II. Posts Out in Full
Force-School Children Have Quite a
Hand in the Exercises.
The Southside observed the day quite
generally. John W. Patterson Post Isl,
after leaving headquarters, marched to
Diamond square, where it was Joined by
members of the Senior and Junior Order
American Mechanic Councils and member
of each of the visiting lodges-Iron City,
Smoky City, Acme Councils, Jr. o. q. A.
NJ, and Birmingham and Capital Councils,
Sr. o. q. A. NJ, and Avalon Council,
knights of the Golden Eagle. AT O'Clock
the procession, consisting of some 500 men,
marched to the old NJ. E. Cemetery. Rev.
f. R. Farrand prayed, Major A. NJ.
Brown delivered feeling address and the
details were sent to decorate the graves of
soldiers in other cemeteries.
Lieutenant E. r. Geary Post 236 formed
at the hall on Arlington avenue, and
marched to the Adams schoolhouse, Thirty
first ward, where two flags were presented TO
the school by Hill Top Council, Jr. o. U.
A NJ, Prof. W. w. Kennedy making the
presentation speech. President Neil NJ.
Garland, of the school board, received them,
and pupils of the Adams and Allen schools
sang, led by the Adams Drum Corps. The
Post was accompanied to the Southside
Cemetery by Hill Top and Knoxville
Councils, Jr. and Sr. o. q. A. NJ, Ellis
worth Lodge, A. o. q. W., Ladies' Circle
No. z, G. A. R., and pupils of the Adams,
Allen and Knoxville schools. Addresses
were made by B. B. Byner, of Sewickley,
and Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre, of the Southside
NJ. E. Church. The choir of this church
sang national hymns. There were 300
people in the parade.
A LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
Col. VIM. H. Moody Post No. 155 had
charge of the exercises at West Liberty
Cemetery and the attendance was large, over
$50 members of the following named organ
izations being in line: Select Knights, A.
o. U. W.; Mt. Washington Council No.
405, A. o. U. W.; Stokes Lodge No. 1876, 1.
o. o. F.; West Liberty school children;
Star Drum Corps; Duquesne Council No.
ITO, Jr. o. U. A. NJ; Grand View Council
No. 259, Jr. o. U. A. NJ; Castle Shannon
Council No. 297, Jr. o. U. A. NJ; VIM Penn
Council No. GA. Jr. o. Q. A. M; and Moody
Circle No. 80, Ladies G. A. r. c. R. Ship
Ter was CHIEF Marshal, Thomas f. Ashford
Chief of staff, and j. F. Jones Adjutant.
Following the Chief Marshal and Is aids
was the Mt. Washington Cornet Band, and
the societies followed In the order named
above S. U. Trent. ESQ.,, delivered the
oration. He thought that ii the Hottentot
and bushman could extract enough from
their environment to make them love their
country, the love of citizens of the United
States for their country should be such as
lay beyond the power of language to ex-
press. An original poem was ready by Mrs.
Josie s. Sholes.
IN THE EAST END.
The East End, beautiful at all times, was
rendered doubly SO by the floral decorations,
banners, transparencies, etc., evoked BY the
day, There were services in the majority of
the churches.
James Mcpherson Post III had charge of
memorial observances. A detail from the
post and firing squad from Company f,
Fourteenth Regiment, under command of
E. Mccall, went early in vehicles to
the German Lutheran Cemetery, on
bennington avenue, where flowers
were placed on the soldiers graves.
At $50 o'clock the post, headed by
its band, formed on North Highland
avenue, members of Company T, Four
teenth Regiment, escorting marched over
Penn and Dallas avenues to Homewood
Cemetery, where the usual services were
held in the G. A. r. lot. Rev. De Witt NJ.
Benham prayed and an address was deliy-