The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-04
Decoration Day.

! Monday, Decoration day, dawneG
clear and bright The program fol
the day had been well arranged ant
everything passed off without Il jar
at ten O'Clock i'll the morning the
! Grand Army boys assembled at The
Euclid, and forming in line marched
to the cemetery and decorated the
/ graves of all the dead, and held the
usual cemetery exercises, which DC
cupied the time until about noon.
After performing this duty all re.
| turned to the G.. a. r. hall at the
| West End, where the ladies of the Re
lief Corps had arranged an Old style
army dinner to which ample justice
was done. At 2:3o the procession was
formed on Tower avenue and marched
to the opera house.
The procession was headed by a
squad of twelve policemen under Capt.
( Earnshaw; next came the Sons of
Veterans and the old veterans under
Commander Qui2ley; these were led
Icy the West End colored band Thcn
followed the school childree about 800
strong. After these came Il detach
ment of Uniform knights of Pythias,
under command Of Capt. Harry New
ton and Lieut.. Frank S. Idell. These
were followed by an open carriage i'll
which were seated Mayor Scott, and
Thomas f. Lyons. the orator Of the
day, Chief Simons ana Past Post Com
mander S. f. Tubbs; then detach-
meut of the fire department, and
citizens.
On reaching the opera house all who
could be We're seated, the standing
room was all taken up and then the
exercises were begun by the colored
band which gave a lively and patriotic
selection. Then the school children
sang Marching Thro' Georgia." =
tune which the OLD soldiers and the
audiance took up with feeling. Adjt.
G.. l.. lIerrick read the department
and post orders. y delegation from
the choral union sang "Iiark, the
Trumpet Calleth," on which the audi
ance attempted to secure an encore,
but without success.
Prof. e.. l.. Bowman read with eN-
preston ana effect John Boyle O'Reil-
iy' production on Gettysburg. Mayor
Scott, although not on the program,
made 4 few timely aud patriotic re-
marks. The address of the day Was
delivered by Thomas +. Lyons. Mr.
Lyons we'll sustai med the reputation
he has acquired on former public oc-
casioas as a scholarly and polished
orator. The address was full of pat
riotic and revereEtial sentences in hon
or Of the soldiers dead 1t was learned in
thought and elegant in style. The
closing sentences were as follows:
Members of the Grand Army, your
march is drawing to a close. Many of
your comrades, growing weary by the
waysiJe, have been relieved by the
angel of death and gathered to their
fathers. For them the final taps
have sounded, the lights are out and
they sleep beneath the low green
tent no more to wake till Gabriel 5
reV!lle. Most Of Nour reserve corps
have alrea " passed the prime NERD
ian III grand review and Your shadows
are lengthcning toward the east. Like
the wounded soldier stretched upon
his prison pallet y0u watch with eager
gaze the fortune of the fray, occasion
ally calling to the vigil at The llttice,
TO guard the pGStern, and then resume
the tenor of your way. We gratefully
acknowledge Your service rendered and
!,Eayertuliy accept the trust committed
to OR car, proud of its historic past =,
and confident II lis imperial future.
In these dull piping times OF peace
il is not for rs 10 say how well We
guard il. We can only say that we
'0ye the ilaT even as You did and that
We siill cndcav0r 10 transmit it to
your cil,rcn's children as YOU have
given it to uS--honnred and honorable
iii time of peace, aloft and glorious III
time of war. Long may You remain
to inspire and guide Us, to secure and
enjoy the fruits OF Your victory; serene
be Your journey down the golden west
IN or shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps;
Or honor points the ha!lowed spot
Where yalur proudly sleeps"
u i.le youth shall thrill at wars
alarm ANA manhood CLAW at vilnr's ;,
deeds; while beauty smiles at duty
done. and fancy WeaveS her fabric fair,
your names, inwrought with the tales
old @randalns tell, VIII rise upon the
wings OF PRAYER, from bps unheard
ANA hearts unknown" IL grateful
6encdictI0a.
The choral union concluded the pro
cram with "lmerica' i'll which the
audiences and the school chorus joined
in one grand anthem OF patriotism.