St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-24
GARLANDS FOR GRIEF.
The Annual Memorial to the
Dead Soldiers Of a Ma
ton.
No Longer a Sectional, But a
National Custom of
Love.
Programme OF the st. Paul
Veterans in Decorating
the Graves.
The Procession, Line Of
March and Points OF the
Orders.

Saturday next is Memorial day. The
twenty-secend anniversary will be OBJ
served in st. Paul with special services
at the cemeteries. Flowers will be
| scattered ON the graves of the dead
soldiers by their comrades who survive
to pay tribute to the heroes who fell in
the fray. The four grand army posts,
the Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief
Corps, and Daughters of Veterans will
send decorating parties to the Gene
teries with wreaths and floral tributes.
The combined forces of those appointed
| to this work will meet at the corner of
Eighth and Wabasha at 7:30 a. m.
and proceed thence to the cemeteries.
| Every soldiers grave will be marked by
| an American flag. Any relatives or
friends of soldiers buried in any of
the cemeteries, whose graves are not
marked by a government headstOne,
can secure such marking by reporting
| the omission to Charles J. Stees, COM
missioner for the government, whose
| Office is in the SteeS block Oh Seventh
and Jackson streets. There are buried
i'll the Oakland, Calvary aud Lutheran
cemeteries Sol veterans of the grand
army. Headstones are being supplied
for all the graves by the government as
fast as they are ordered. Ninety-twO
are expected to arrive in time to be put
i'll place before Memorial day.
In the evening of Memorial day the
G. A. r., w. r. G. and Sors and
| Daughters of Veterans will attend di-
vine service, by invitation of the Patri
otto Sons of America. at the Central
| Presbyterian church, Rev. r. S. Maclar-
| en-, pastor, on Cedar street opposite
| State capitol building.
At the Cemeteries
The detail for Calvary cemetery will take
| Rice street cars to Como avenue, then change
| to Como avenue extension to Dale street.
| Details under charge of Comrades NJ X.
| PreDdergaSt, Roleau and James Smith, who
| will assemble at the Soldiers Rest, "A. r.
| plat, where services viii be held with prayer
| and song, Commander W. Il. Robinson, of
| Garfield post, in command.
| The detail for Oakland cemetery will take
| Rice street cars to Front street opposite the
west gate of the cemetery and assemble at
| the cross on Soldiers Rest. G. A r. plat,
| where the same service will te held and the
| cross decorated in memory of those buried
| on battle fields and the unknown dead. The
committee of identification of graves will
consist of j. b. CLANCY, Z. r. Maize and
Charles j. Stees Commander l. FL. B. Beebee,
| Acker post. commanding.
| The detail for the Lutheran cemetery will
! take conveyances at the same place and pro-
| coed direct to the cemetery, where similar
| services will be held atthe cross on Soldiers
| rest d: A. X. plat {. j. Suthelmer and
| Fred c. Scherfenberg will identify the graves,
| Post Commander David ii. Bell, of Gettys
! burg post, commanding.
All soldiers ana sailors veterans of the late
war not comrades of the G.. A. r.. and Mex
lean veterans, are cordially invited to par
tlclpate III the observance of the day.
The Procession.
The G.. A. r. and kindred organizations
| will assemble at their respective halls and
proceed to Rice park, and report to the mar
shals of their respective divisions at . O'Clock
| sharp.
The parade will form at Rice Park at .
o'clock and marck at , 30.
First division will form on Washington
street, right resting OH Fifth street, facing
| west.
Second division will form on Fifth street,
right resting on Washington, facing south.
Third division will form on Market street.
| right resting on Fifth street, facing west.
Carriages will take position on the side of
Market street. facing north, in the following
order:
Charles D. Parker, commander of the de-
| partment of Minnesota, and staff.
Carriages containing aged and disabled
| veterans.
President of the Day-Col Blinn Converse.
Orator of the Dayton. II. F. Stevens.
| Chaplain of the Day-Rev. c. T-Hallowell.
DeclaImer of the Day-Miss Rietta Haas.
| EX-Goy Alexander Ramsey, ex-Gov. Will
| lam r. Marshall. eXGov and United States
| Senator c. X. Davis. Gen. r. W. johnson, Z.
| S. A; Gen.. John B. Sanborn, Gen. j. W.
| Bishop.
His Excellency. William r Merriam, gov
| ernor of the state of Minnesota, staff, and
| heads of state departments.
His Honor. Robert A. Smlht, mayor of ST.
| Paul. and city and county officials.
] Officers of the regular army.
Route.
The procession will move promptly at 2:3O
| O'Clock, and move over the following route ::
From Rice park west on Fifth street to
! Seventh, to Seven corners, from Seven cor
| ners down Third to Jackson. up jackson to
| Fourth, up Fourth to Robert, up Robert to
| Seventh, down Seventh TO Wacouta down
| Wacouta to Smith park.
Order of Procession.
The procession will march in the following
| order:
Platoon of Police. Lieut.. Isaac D. Morgan,
| commanding.
| Chief Marshal.
Capt NJ. j. O'Connor.
| Chief of staff, Mcintyre.
| Ofhcer of the Day, Joe L. Brigham.
| Aides.
Band.
| FIRST DIVISION.
| Capt Charles j. SteeS. Commanding.
| Aides.
Comrade A. II. Robinson, Capt. Eben Cakes.
| st. Paul Camp No. l. Sons of Veterans, Lieut..
Herman Mannhart, Commanding.
Gen. Ord Post No 90 Department Minnesota,
G. A. R., Blinn Converse, Com
| mander.
Gettysburg Post No. us, Department Mime
sofa, G. A. r., David Ii. Ball,
Commander.
| Garfield Post No. s, Department Minnesota,
GA R., W. r. Robinson, Commander.
Acker Post No. 81. Department Minnesota, G,
A. r., l. H. Beebee. Commander.
| First Regiment Band.
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