Evening journal., 1891-05-30
IN HONOR or THE BRAVE.
How Memorial Day Was OBJ
served at Various Places.
THE PRESIDENT AT PHILADELPHIA.

Greeted and Cheered by Thousands IN
the Quaker city--Exerclscs at General
Meade's Grave--New York and Brook
lyn strew Graves with Flowers.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30-The president
came to this city this morning to assist the
veterans Of the city ia doing honor to the
soldier dead The party, consisting Of the
president, Secretaries Tracy and Post
master General Wanamaker, arrived at
Baltimore and Ohio station at II o'clock,
where the distinguished guests were met
by Commander Louis p. LANCER and oiti-
GERS Of George G. Meade post, No. !, Grand
Army Of the Republic, the subcommittee
on reception of the Memorial day commit.
tee, and Quartermaster General John Tay-
lor and Assistant Adiutant General sam
uel r. Town
The president was warmly welcomed TO
the city by Mr. Town, aud Commander
Langer extended the welcome on behalf Of
George G. Meade post. No. /, whose guests
the president and members OF the cabinet
will be for the period Of their stay.
The president replied in q few Anprso.
pirate words, and was loudsy cheered by
.he thousands thar thronged the station
and its yir.s.aity.
Escorted TO Independence Hall.
The president was then escorted TO Inde
kpendenee hall by the mounted Philadel
aphia City Troop. The streets through
(which the executive passed were packed
with people, who cheered loudly as the
.itta iu
kept busy bowing and raising his hat.
IThere were also many cheers for Post
master General Wanamaker. The presi.
dent was met at Independence hall by the
mayor, to whom he was introduced After
the dignitaries had warmly grasped hands
the mayor extended to the president the
city's welcome.
Hundreds shook His Hand.
After the members Of the cabinet had
been introduced to Mayor stuart the pres.
ident held public reception for an hour
Hundreds of people eagerly pressed for
ward and grasped his hand The great
feature Of the day was the parade Of Meade
post and numerous other organizations u
the Reading station where train WA.
taken for Laurel Hin cemetery, where tn,
graves of General Meade and other veter
! ans We're decorated The column wal
formed as follows, Louis p LANCER il
command: Police escort; City Troop, SiNtl
, Regiment fN ID band; escort militarl
company, infantry company @, First reg
iment, National Guard Of Pennsylvania
! Captain Al i. Williams; George G. Mead
(, post, No. /, in battalion of two companies
Company A, commanded by Senior Vic
Commander Alexander NJ Appel; Com
( pany B, Junior Vice Commander Jane
/ | Thompson in command; invited guests
including President Harrison and cabinet
Mayor Stuart and Department Com
!. mander Boyer, in carriage; First Regimen
! Veteran corps, Colonel William w. Allen
!, Sergeant Colon NJ. Beale was in comman,
: Of the color guard company. The orator
: were Colonel William w. Allen, Conrad
!, Rev. DIR. II. l.. Wayland and Conrad
: Rev. Dr. Henry McCook.
The Memorial day committee was unde
the command of Comrade Charles l. Shel
man, chairman.
II After the memorial exercises had bee
S completed at the grave Of General Mead
/ in the cemetery the presidential party
2 with Commander LANCER as their escor
d drove to the Union League house. Here
4 reception WAS given by the Union league
Il at which Meade post was present by inv
a tation, to the president and cabinet. III
z president left for Washington shortly aftt
e. this reception.