Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-06-06
MEMORIAL Day.
How Tucson Observed tho Day of
Honor to the Heroic Dead.

Honor to the departed veterans Of the
late war were most impressively and
generously shown IN Tucson on Satur-
day.
At7:30 o'clock the procession formed,
about five blocks in length, including
carriages. First came mounted police.
Then aids, followed by the militia staff.
Company f, the Mexican militia, and
Company ID next came, the boys pre-
senting a most creditable appearance.
Then survivors of che late war, the vet
Grams composing Negley Post, number
ing about twenty men. The railroad
band furnished music. Many carriages
completed the line of march. Arrival
at the cemetery attention was conferred
on a load OF flowers sent ahead. Flowers
and flowers, OF roses, callas, plnks and
grasses were piled in a bill Of varied
colors, making the air redo,ent with
their sweetness.
Appropriate exercises followed. Rev.
Bovard led in prayer, the band following
with a dirge. Everybody fIily apprec-
lated the eolomnity and beauty OF the
occasion, and what to many had been
visit of curiosity was no longer such.
Reverently the stones OF the resting
places of the dead heroes we're read. The
impressive services over the graves for
the occasion by q. A. r., followed. A
detail of five men from each militia com
pany next fired salute. emblemetIc OF
the military honors to the dead. Then
GENE the decoration. la addition 10 the
bushels and bushels OF choice flowers
donated for the occasion many more
were bought by civilians. These were
spread, most profusely decking all the
soldiers graves. An hour later the
place presented the appearance OF q
beautiful flower garden, each grave a
beds Of roses The headstones
we're brightly decked and 10
old soldiers burial place was
forgotten. The decorations were MIST
profuse and the beautiful tribute most
complete.
In the evening the opera house was
full. The exercises were In accordance
with the programme and were worthy
the large audience greeting them. The
CITIZEN is unable to go into their details
in as much space as desired, but IN gen
eraI way only. After prayer by Rev.
Rovsrd the Grafton Of the evening by
Gen. Rouse followed. 1t was full OK the
feeling Of tribute of grateful remember
ances to the dead Of the nation sleeping
that evening, many Of them under the
heaps OF blossoms tenderly laid by
nation which does not forget its saviours,
aud thereby sigaified its love and mem-
orv. Gen. Reuse was frequently inter
rupted by enthusiastic applause and
spoke for half an hour.
Miss May Bowman reclted a pretty
war poem i'll her very pleasing ana ex-
cellent style. which was encOred, selec-
ton MY Grandmamma" following III
which the humor of it was well brought
out. Mrs. G. l.. Bovard followed with
war song pleasingly given and received
with applause.
Master Victor Zabriskie next recited
when Freedom from her Mountain
Heights" followed by song by the msla-
quartette composed Of ressrs1 5derluatt.
Dodge and WoIes Miss Allie Harding
sang for fhe first time in public and
aId~sweetly end well. Master Charlie
Rouse gave recitation.
The railroad band interspersed music
through the programme TO the old war
tunes that brought back 30 years ago to
the old veterans yet spared.
The beautiful spring day set apart for
the memory Of the brave dead vas most
fttingly observed throughout by all
Tucson and TEcs0n's good people. They
returned home, thankful for the feedom
the war had made and feeling their
duty done by its dead.