Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-30
THEIR DEEDS LIVE.
Heroes of the War for the
Union Remembered.
ANNUAL TRIBUTES TO THE FALLEN

Veterans by Tens of Thousands Strew
Flowers Ger the Graves Where Lie
Those Who Died That Their Country
Might Live-Observance of the Day at
Chica go-The President Participates in
the Ceremonies at Rochester, n. Y
Celebrations at Washington and New
York.
CHICAGO May 30.-Decoration Day was
observed in this city with more, if any
thing, than its usual earnest enthusiasm
The programme had been mapped out
carefully, the G. \. z. posts all told off to
certain duties and every portion of the day
devoted to some observance appropriate to
the celebration. In the morning the
soldiers graves at Rosehill Oakwoods,
St. Bon;face, Crosse Point, Arlington
Heights, Sag Ridge, Graceland, Calvary,
harrington, Forest Home. Concordia,
Waldheim, Mount Greenwood, Mount
Hope, Mount Olivet, st. Mary's, Orland,
Bloom, Hormwood, South Holland, and
Riverside cemeteries 'gere decorated with
flowers and flags and in the sad pleasure
the veterans were joined by thousands of
men, women and children, many of whom
had a closer interest in the one sleeping
under the green mound than even his COM
rades.
Special Ceremony at Irving Park.
During yesterday afternoon the Bohe-
milan veterans unveiled a monument erect
ed at Irving Park. A procession marched
TO the Northwestern station and was con-
yeyed to the park, attended by hundreds of
Six- -
There was an extended programme of
speeches and music. Today Meade post
No. IA did duty on general assignment,
and took care that no soldiers grave was
missed. Memorial services were held in
number of the churches yesterday morn
ing in memory of the veterans who ."sleep
the sleep that knows no waking and
many ore chUrche. were thrown open
last evening for similar services.
Ex-Confederates on IL and.
The eX-Confederate association and its
friends assembled at the Illinois Central
Randolph Street station at 10 a. m. and
took trains for Oakwoods cemetery. They
We're loaded with flowers and carried a
number of beautiful floral pieces with
them. Last evening the service at the
English Lutheran church was conducted
by Colonel James \. Sexton and Captain
Woke, under the auspices of the G. A. r.
Nearly every veteran in the city attended
divine services yesterday at some church
as preliminary to the ceremonies Of to-
day.
In the Surrounding Towns.
The Illinois towns in easy reach Of this
city all observed the day and many had
orations delivered by local or imported
talent. Orations We're delivered nj Geneva,
Sandwich, Waukegan. kaakakee, George
r. Palmer, Of Ouarga), Sycamore Richard
Yates. of jacksonville. Woodstock. Har-
ward, Malta, Downer's Grove, Palo, Ell
burn, Algonquin, Hampshire, Marengo
and elsewhere.
Great Military Parade.
This afternoon at o'clock great mil
itary parade starts from Market and Mon
roe TO move through the principa, down
town streets, and he reviewed by General
Miles, [. ). a, on Michigan avenue There
viii be about l0,oO men in line, of
whom 5000 Che first divisiouj Will be
Grand Army veterans. The United States
troops here the National Guard and other
/ military organizations, the police and IRE
! departments of the city and fraternal a>-o-
( Citations VIII make up the rest of the line.