Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
Its Observance in Prescott Ezecis All Previous Celebrations of the Kind.


 Previous Celebrations of the Kind.
 The observance of Memorial Day
 in Prescott, in the year 1892. will
 long be remembered by all who par
 ticipated in it, or who witnessd It,
 as one of the most imposing ceie'
 brations of the kind ever given hero.
 In obedience to the proclamation of
 Mayor Howard, all business was suspended for the day, and our citi- gems generally devoted themselves to the patriotic observance of the occasion,-the one day of the year devoted to the memory of those heroes who gave their lives for the preservation of our country. Flags were unfurled to the breeze and the town presented general gala day appearance.
 At 5 o'clock in the morning the committee appointed by Barrett Post, G. A. R., proceeded to the cemetery and decorated the graves of all deceased soldiers.
 At 9:3O o'clock those who partici- pated in the procession formed in double line on Cortez street, near Gurley, to receive the troops from Whippie on their arrival.
 Within a few minutes of ten o'clock, battalion of four comps- nies of the Ilth Infantry from Whipple, in commad of Col. De Russey, and accompanied by tho regimental band, arrived and were received with open ranks by the Prescott fire department, who form ed in line in the rear of tho troops and marched to the corner of Mon tezuma and Goodwin streets, where the members of the Grand Army post were in line, and joined the procession.
 The procession was under the marshalship of Major W. Dewitt, and moved on Montezuma street from Goodwin to Carleton, thence to Cortez, thence to Gurley and to the cemetery, where memorial ser vices were held over the grave of the late Major C. F. Dake. The ser vices at the grave were very impress i've
 From the cemetery the troops re- turned to Whipple, and the band to Prescott and furnished music fer the literary exercises, which were held in the court house at ? o'clock p. m.
 At the above hour the court | house was filled to its fullest ca pacity to listen to the orator of the | lay, Hon. A. l.. Morrison, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Judge Morrison S always eloquent, but on this oc- casion he seemed to surpass himself, l and his oration, which lasted a little ,ver an hour, was pronounced by all who heard it as the most eloquent address ever delivered in Prescott. | The exercises in the court house we're interspersed with music by the ,and and by vocal music by quar- ct composed of Mesdames Swan md Martin, and Messrs. Taylor and Evans, with Professor Thomas as instrumental accompanist.
 The entire celebration reflected ,reat credit on members of Barrett lost, G. A. R. Although the ranks f the veterans have been thinned ut during the past few years until nly small number of this noble 1 and of patriotic heroes remain on he recurrence of Memorial Dav. hey show by their actions that the re of patriotism still burns as rightly in their hearts as it did yer quarter of a century ago, hen on tented field or marshaled l line of battle, they defended the ation's honor and flag, and preserv- ie union of states. All honor to the memory of its rave dead, and all honor to those ho yet live, and who each year see , 1t that the graves of their dead are strewn with flowers.