Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

Al ARLINGTON.
when they arrived at the cemetery the
procession. consisting OF members OF the
Grand Army, the Woman's Relief Corps.
eS-soldiers aud sailors, invited guests. aud
the public. formed In front 81 the Airing
ton Mansion, and. headed BY tho Marine
hand. marched to the tomb Of the un-
known dead, where. hating. the hand
played dirge and the tomb was deco
rated. The march was thon con-
tinucd bv the main road to the come
terry proper, and the procession separat ell,
and its members proceeded with the deco
ration OF individual graves. When the
decoration of all the graves had been
completed the procession reformed and
marched 70 the amphitheatre, where the
exercises Of the day were held. consisting
OF musical programme rendered by the
Mozart Club and the Marine Band and an
Grafton by General Hastings. OF Pennsyi-
wanna.
Over Admiral Portcr's grave was placed
a magnificent floral snip, one OF the
| haadsomest productions of he florists
art ever seen IN Washington IL was
borne in the parade through the city by
Potomac Lodge Naval ' sterans.
Similar services were held and ceremo-
MES observed at the Soldiers Home
cemetery. the Congressional cemetery,
the hnacostia cemaefy. General Logans
tomb. and other places of burial where
he the remains of Union soldiers.
Nj. Vernon also had manv visitors. who
brought flowers for the tomb of Washing
ton.
Eochester Crowded.
ROCHESTER, y. Y. Nav 30.-To-day will
be an ever-rcmem bered day in the history
OF Rochester Never before has the CITY
been So cIowed, and never before has it
entertained so distinguished company.
Public and private business was suspended,
and everybody took holiday. IL is esti-
mated that fully 25O.0 900 people took an ac-
tive part in the various demonstrations,
and of this number fully 100, 900 came from
the surrounding co=ntry. The President
was enthusiastically received everywhere,
| and was compelled TO bow his acknow-
| ledgmepts of almost continuous cheering.
The weather was bright and clear.
The feature of the day was the dedica-
ton of q handsome monument IN Wash
| ington Square in honor OF the soldiers and
sailors OF Monroe county who died IN de-
fence of their country. Speeches were
made by President Harrison and Governor
Flower.
The exercises at Washington Park began
a. soon as the various bodies reached the
positions assigned them, and were OF the
most imposing character. They were pre-
oeded by music by the bands. The open
ing prayer was made by Rev. l. +. foote,
pastor of Spencer Ripley Memorial church.
THE MONUMENT UNVEILED.
General REYNOLDS them made short in
trOduc,ory address. at the close OF which
the beautiful statue was unveiled by five
Young women, each of whom is the daugh-
| ter of a veteran belonging to one OF the
| FIVE Grand Army posts IN this CITY. The ora
| ton was then delivered by President Hill
| of the Rochester University, and the poem
read by Samuel II. Lowe. President Har-
rison and Governor Flower each made an
address. The benediction was pronounced
| by Rev. Or. Asa SAKE, pastor OF the First
Universalist church. A feature OF the oc,,
casiOn was the singing interspersed
| through the exercises that was furnished
bv chorus of 100 mixed voices under the
| direction of Mr.. Wilkins and by German
American singing societies directed by
| Professor Pabst.
At Chicago-CoDfederat Remembered.
CHICAGO. Ill, May 9O.-During the
| morning the Grand Army OF the Re
public posts took carriages to the GENE
| terics in the outskirts of the city. Appro-
pirate ceremonies were held at each. and
| the 1000 Confederate graves at old Camp
| Douglass were not forgotten. In the after
noon all joined in a general procession
| through the central portion OF the city.
In the South.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, May 3O.--The graves
| of the $500 soldiers who lie buried IN the
| National cemetery here.were appropriately
| decorated to-day.
AT MARIETTA, GA
ATLANTA. Ga, MAY 30.-DecUration-Day
exercises were conducted at the National
| cemetery at Marietta. under the auspices
of O. Nj. Mitchell Post, Grand Army OF
| the Republic. of this city, and the North
ern Society Of Georgia. many ex-Contede-
rate soldiers being present ana assisting
IN the decoration of the graves: The ora;
tion of the day was delivered by General
| Stone, of Massachusetts.
AT NoB1E-TRE COLOR LINE.
MopILY. ALA. May 30.--Ihe services of
Decoration Day were held here by Gold
| wood Post No. II, Ct. A. r.. and consisted
| of the ritual of the Grand Army, an adj,
dress by Captain Romeyn of the United
| states army, and the unveillng OF monu-
! ment 10 the twenty-nIne members OF the
Seventy Illinois regiment who lost
their lives at the siege Of Blakeiy., Inc
monument was unveiled by Essie Smith.
| the 11-vear-old daughter or one OF the
comrades Of Goldwood Post. .,..
The Gilmore Rifles. a cOlored militia
company, and the colored people were not
| invited to participate in the Grand army
| of the Republic services While Captain
Romevn was delivering his address Clptain
| Mimms Assem- bled his company Win the
| drum and marched off the grounds. There
were 800 or 1900 colored people present.
but only as spectators.
Good Weather-Untversai Observance.
| WASHINGTON. d. c., May 3O.-As far ss
heard from good weather prevailed to-day
throughout the country, and 1T would
seem that greater preparations had been
made for Memoral-Day than ever before,
for the dispatches record universal oo-
servance throughout the North. Ihe
| favorino weather contributed to make
| the outdoor ceremonies unusually lln-
pressive and successful. The great cities
outdid their previous efforts, but the rural
| communities. at their country grave-yards
were not forgetlul Of the dead. Inc storle5;
| OF the day are much alike. New York and
| Brooklyn had the advantage OF nun per-
| and greater opportunities Tor display, but
the other large centres Of population &C
| omitted Themselves with equal credit.