Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

thev marched to the cemetery, where
school children and 5000 spectators
met them. After dirge by the
band "Sleep, Comrades, Sleep and Rest, %
was impressively rendered by the Post
Quartet, consisting of Miss Carrie Terrant,
| Miss Annie Orr and Messrs. X. S. Rees and
John Braun. The orders establishing
X. S. Rees The chorus of school children,
under the leadership of Prof. Rinehart,
sang song.
PRAYER was then offered by Rev. G, E.
Locke "Soft They Slumber" was sung by
the quartet, which was followed by an ad-
dress delivered by Commander 81. L. Ho-
burg, who spoke briefly and eloquentiy of
the day, its occasion and its history. The
quartet rendered "Strew Blossoms O'er
Their Graves" At this point the rain in
terfered with the programme, and Rev. q.
E. Locke was prevented from delivering his
address. Battery B during the services
fired minute guns, and when. the services
were concluded fired national salute.
The Southside Ceremonies Impressive.
There were impressive ceremonies at the
old Methodist cemetery on the Soathside.
The services were opened with the anthem
America :" e The general orders were then
read, and Commander A. c. Frank delivered
the address. 'Forget Not the Noble Dead
was rendered by the choir and prayer was
offered by Rev. Frank n. Foster. The
placing of flowers was in charge of Com
rades John c. Sias, William o. Russell, d.
A. Jones and James Morris. The Select
knights Band played dirge. Frank l.
Gosser, ESQ.,, delivered lengthy oration on
the day and what it represented. After
the scattering of flowers the benediction
was pronounced.
Early yesterday morning members OF
Mcpherson Post III and firing squad
from Company T, Fourteenth Regiment, in
command of Vice Commander G. G. Wal
tiers, proceeded in carriages to the German
Lutheran Cemetery on Lexington avenue,
where they appropriately decorated the
graves of the soldier dead.
At $50 o'clock the members of James
Mcpherson Post formed on North Highland,
right resting on Penn avenue, headed by
Mcpherson Post III Band and the members
of Company T, Fourteenth Regiment, n.
G. P, under command of Captain A. G:
Tim, and marched by way of Penn and
Dallas avenues to Homewood Cemetery,
where the following services were held in
the G. A. R. lot: departed Days." Post
III G. A. R. Band; prayer, Rev. w: A.
Stanton; selection, Post III G. A, R, Choir;
reading general orders, J. c. Matthews;
This was followed by an address by Post
Commander George W. McCutcheon, in
which he spoke briefly, but to the point.
After the address the programme was
continued: Memorial Day Ode," Post
III, G. A R., choir; address, Rev. Dewitt
Benham; Beyond the Smiling and the
Weeping" G. A. R. Band. Formal plac-
ing of the flowers: 1, violets, Comrade L.
s. Houghton; 2, daisies, Comrade William
Hazelwood; 8, geraniums, Comrade j. G.
Klinefelter; 4, white flowers, Comrade g.
W. Chalfant, d. D.; selection, Post lit, G:
A R., Choir; "How Sleep the BrayeP'
Post III, G. A. R., Band; saluting the dead,
Company f, Fourteenth Regiment, N. G..
P; benediction, Rev. Benjamin f. Beal.
How AIIeghenians Spent the Day.
Over in Allegheny the scenes were simi-
lar. Post 12S formed on Stockton avenue,
with the right resting on Federal street.
Post SS formed on the left of 12S, and Post
1872 on Sherman avenue, right resting on
Stockton avenue; Camp No. 2 and 33, SIMS
of Veterans, formed on Sherman avenue,
right resting on Park way. Carriages with
disabled comrades, choir, orators and wagons
containing flowers, formed on Arch, street.
Everything was in readiness for the signal
gun, which was fired by squad of Post 128
at s o'clock sharp and the column moved
down Federal street to Church avenue;
thence to the entrance to East Park.
A square was formed about the Hampton
monument, and the exercises opened with a
dirge by the U. A. M. Band, followed by
reading of the orders by Us. Nichols. Rev.
r. G. Miller offered prayer, and Comrade
James P. Stewart, of 8S, read the ritual.
Then came the beautiful ceremony of depos-
iting the flowers James r. Hutchison
placed the violets, Thomas D: Holmes the
geraniums and A b. Mckenzie the white
flowers. Rev. Mr.. Miller pronounced the
benediction and the simple ceremony was
over.
When the services concluded at Hamp-
ton Monument Posts SS, 128 and Camp g
Sons of Veterans, proceeded direct to Un-
iondale Cemetery. The music was furnished
by Post 12S Choir and the oration by Rev.
]. H. Miller. Following the address was
music by the Grand Army Band, after
which the entire assembly Joined in singing
"America." A great crowd attended.
AT the Soldiers monument, on Monu-
ment Hill, Lysle Camp No 2 had charge of
the service. The camp was under command
of Captain Brosie, and the new feature in
troduced in Decoration Day services was
the entwining of the huge monument with
laurel
There are many soldiers graves in the
Troy Hill Cemetery, where Post 162 and
Camp SO had charge of the decorations.
After hymn by the choir and dirge by
the band Rev. J. T. Satchell spoke. Fol
lowing Rev. Mr.. Satchell's address, Rev.
Mr.. Pick, pastor of the German church, on
Troy Hill, spoke.
A dirge by the band and singing of
'tAmerica" by the assembly, the band play
ing, closed the services, Rev. Mr.. Satchell
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