The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-03
MEMoRIAL pay.
II Was F,ttinIly Observed ID Rarid EtiS.-
The Program.


made necessary the late war and then Ol
the results Of the wal, nj the good j,
suits made possible by the heroisrn and
valor III the noble dead in whose mem.
ory the services were being held.
Yesterday shortly after. one O'clock
Main street became crowded With mn
women and children. All ;iD,tsireurs
hp,ises eln "a Z. sls0I. md 4 ssi ii,
sSss siint down ard svesyone MAS IL
iiberty W their presence Ii, sI,a !. s. tril.
ute of respect and gratitude to tho,e
most worthy OF it. Many ranchers from
the surrounding country brought their
wives and children in to, take part in the
services. The mli.lng districts were ;llso
we'll represented BY old miners and pros
pectors who rarely come to -t,e city ex-
cept On Memorial Day.
Marshal Trowbridge formed the pro-
cession III front Of the G. A. Il. head
quarters in the following order:
Bower F.lmily Band.
Company NJ. ed Regt. s. ID. ". G. As
guard Of honor.
Harvey Post No. % G. A. r.
Rapid City Hook and Ladder Co.
Children q the public schools bearing
flowers.
Speakers of the day and citizens in
carriages and on foot.
The procession marched over the route
laid down in the program to Library
hall where services commenced at two
o'clock. After Commander Peck called
the assemblage to order the silent and
pathetic ''saiute OF the dead" was given
by the members OF Harney Post ana
other old soldiers present. Rey. R. w.
Farquhar then deliyered PRAYER and
Captain w. V. Lucas OF Hot Springs, the
speaker Of the day, was introduced.
The address, which occupied an hour in
delivery, was broad and intensely patri-
otic; it reached out far beyond all Sec
tionalism, taking the whole within its
grasp; it uealt not alone with the "war
period" but back to the iiscoyery OF
America. and on into the future years; 1T
made every honest man and true woman
the better Tor the hearing.
After the address was finished u se-
lected male quartette sang Nearer, My
God to Thee" snd Bower Family Band
rendered u patriotic medl.y. The line
OF march to the high school grounds was
then taken up and a line formed around
the cenotaph. Chaplain Gift read
the service for the day according Ia the
G. A. r. ritual and mixed guartette
rendered a selection. Hon. James w.
Fowler spoke briefly and appropriately
OF the day and its meaning, closing with
an eloquent tribute to the men who
made the day possible. The bugle
sounded taps, the flowers were strewn
upon the grave, the benetliction was
pronounced and the services for the
honored and the unforgotten dead were
over.
wREATHs.
The stars and stripes aoated to freedom 3
winds from many and many house top
and from countless windows.
One feature of the procession here was
the volunteer cowboy escort which rode
with the procession. They did not keep
in line and probably would have found
orders from the marshal irksome but their
presence was welcome and commented
on favorably. .,.n
Miss Hove and the Misses Kehoe had
charge Of the school children in the pro-
cession. They were all provided with
flags and carried flowers.
Captain Trowbridge rode hia horse we'll
and appeared at home in his office of mar
shsi of the day.
There was bu. one thing to mar the day,
there is but one criticism which the UNION
desires to mnke. The memory Of ''Deco-
ration Day. i'll many little breast today,
is not a pleasant une, ihe tender feelings
of many child we're deeply wounded.
With loving hearts and willing hands,
caring naught for torn fingers or tired feet,
had they gathered flowers TO lay upon the
''sOldier's grave" At Library hall no
adequate provision WIS made for them,
they were left standing on the outside uu-
':i the hall was filled and then crowded in
to corners and already cvercrowded seats.
Library hall it is true could not accommos
date half the people who desired to be
present ut the services and this fact may
be offered not as good but as a half way
reasonable excuse. At the services around
ths % 10 . .lh th, children were again ne =
lected and for this there could be no Ell
cuse. They were left standing with their
flow 3 in their hands when the time ca me
to decorate the grave. The most beauti-
full part of the services which could have
been given was to have the little ones
march around the grave and lay upon it
their love offerings. It should have been
done. 1t was not done.
The board of edu ,aticn counts the in
creahe of .Ssix.vear.oldsn at fftv for the