Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-31
Imposing Procession to the Cemetery
Eloquent Speeches and Impress
sivc CcrcmOnic 3 Not "a Hitch
in the Whole Affair.

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inc caII 10 JON the ranks OF Tue proce7sloh'
1t was , 10, however, before the forces had
been mustered by the nHrshalS and started
on tho journey to Fairview cemetery. The
procession moved in the following order:
Platoon OF po! &c.
Wall McFaddcu's drum corps.
Carriage containing speakers
sons OF veterans;
N"' '''''c'iI of thn Rmn,nIiim I},., MIX" N'''S
old soldiers on foot
Dalbry' band.
independent OTderof Oddfcllov@
c,. Hoard or EduGation,,,
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iy,,,t,, "u,iI s'LoGt i{oTioS Surrs Strn
Moral WAGONS
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Children from the Christian Home.
Elris o. thr fnDil3 schools.
flre pcpartm'ht
Along thc !lne oi Mhrch not less than zen
thousand cltNens collected to see the parade'
ana hundreds oil them tol!oWed TO ,he come
terN' Wnerc Uhc cAetclscs were ucIu' olc @ ~ ~
the most prominent features OF the paraae
was the marching OF the 23l cadets from the
Oublic schools They have benn In training
For thn lo,t ,yooly for'+bn occnsion ord tho
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ihilltary precision WIN W1lch every Step w as
taken 10 thc tune OF Marchlhg lhrOugh
Georgia" showed the keen delight that the
boys felt in it. The Washington avenue
RIoomcr Hin Second avenue THIRD street
I1ior,n ma II; ahth stroo,s ,,oro ronrosontod
i'etcc, anu El5uln sItcS's Wcre reprcsGllUVu =,
hiter Ihe auulGhce liau oGeh SeaCeu br. r.
>. Thomas introduced MIR. l.. r. Shugart as
the president OF the day. Mr.. Shugart step
ped forward and announced that the first
thing on the programme would be a selection
by Dalbcy's hand. The selection consisted
of medley of national airs, and was loudly
applauded when finished
After Decoration song by the Amphion
quartcttc, consisting OF MeSsrs White Jos
eph Luring and Davis. and prayer by DIR.
S. Phelps. Rev. G. w Crofts read poem
entitled SHERMAN" The poem was beau
tltul tribute TO the memory OF the old veteran
VINO departed this lite since the last Decora-
tion day was celebrated
DR.. f.. A. Gilbert OF Dubuque, the orator
of the day, was introduced. and delivered an
eloquent address. He alluded to the fact
that John A Logan had invented the custom
of celebrating decoration day, and considered
1T the reatest of the many great monuments
that he has reared to his fame. He paid the
following tribute to the Grand Army of the
Republic
THE Grand Army of today numbers over
four hundred thousand voters. 1t is II
cryStliilHation or Drains anu Drawn, me
a acaEit,os nma nm,uence oE ,he natl9n, II ~ IS
10 care for the needy and destitute wards of
the order; to help ever bright and strOnr that
golden chain Of brotherho0d whnse animated
links are welded in the fires of the most
Significant conflict of the ages Its influences
cam he Inade nOtcnt beyond pxnrpSSion. q if we
oIcy it's statutes ana employ that Influences:
not for the selfish ends OF nrofossionni noli-
ticnns, but rather AS its platform decrees. on
Tho Amnb;on nnnr,ettn eo,,r ..rha vooo,, !,
ue "a htiPhloH quarIeCCe sduS ue acanI
Chalr alter Whlch llaioyS oahu rendered
several selections, Wnlle the audience went
to the battlenients where the bodies of the
unknown dead are buried. Wall Mcl|adden,s
drum corps and Dalby,s hand plaved some
sa,ant;ons oftar ,vbi,b Nriss Il dwtb M ,'ne
seitu.,pns ; "leG, t1i'se r1uy Ih ilo'tlas
delivered d recituUioh III her usual winning
way. The subject of her recitation was
''DeathleSs Fame,n and the poem was writ
ten especially for the occasion pv Rev. G. w
Crofts chorus of 15O scn0oI civic then
-, co,,a,,, ,barnsos rTto ~, h ~, t,
framing uhuer MIS-, W. d. v Neill lor several
weeks past and 1t sang with remarkable
spirit and accuracy.
Mr.. Z. M. farl was introduced and dellv-
number of survivors of the late war that are
to be found in any gathering like the present
one, the great changes that have taken place
in the last quarter of century, and the
duty the people owes to the men who laid
graves. He said
Ever since that time when on Calvary's cross
the Divine Rcdeemcr, with bleeding brow and
for others has been idea!ized IN the history Of
nhe rate. d nnoHG p lScS oi misl9rS WI, Wn'cn gov
mnns m," '' mn wIch re rannrTnd ,trr
tested that patriotic conservation and mar