The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02

graves of soldiers who Tell Ill 'h0 '
Prophets of evil were agrecably o'sappo'"
as the morning grew older. inc c''"u'
ually dispersed, and by 10 o CLOCK "hen nv
Post mustered at the &. A. K nall 'noue
was still cold, the sun had begun W en'no
Soon alter that hour music was str"eh Wy
the brass band at the veterans hall uoor' n
march was begun through the chief stree's u
the town, the band leading, the Post 1ollo"
ing the rear taken up with NUMBER Oh car
risves. and the foot walks with men, women
and children walking. Having returned u
the G. A. r. premises once more a MATT was
called, some of the older soldiers got INTO We
hicles of different descriptions, whlle some
thirty or forty stuck to the CUSTOM desp
the bad roads. of walking to the cemetery II
had been arranged that the school childreh
were to be marshaled with the Post, and all
were to march out together, but the ram OF
last Sunday afternoon put walking out OF the
question for children, and young and old were
naturally disappointed at this
When the word March given the
drum corps took up the music, the soldiers
who had decided to walk stepped out ana
longer procession of carriages and people on
foot than has been seen on any similar Occit-
sion Joined in, When the front of the pro
Ccssion was clear past all the houses OF the
town, the last of it was only leaving the START
ing point
In the center of the grave yard cross SIX
feet high had been erected, decorated all over
with cycrgrccns and flowers, and bearing IN
letters of beautiful white the word, I'm
known" That word meant the unknown VINO
are buried in Southern soil, but who, though
they lie there, are yet not forgotten. Around
this cross, in slngl lie file, the Post was formed
and speech explanatory of what was being
done was read from the service Book by f..
2. Byram, commander of tho Post. j. NJ.
Huntington, officer of the day, read from the
service words suitable for the decoration OF
the gray c5 of the unknown dead, and laid on
the grave IL beautiful wreath. E. Is Halc'
Chaplrn for the day, read short but fitting
pledge of fraternity and charity to the Grand
Army; and of loyalty to the United States
and the U s. flag. The Rev NJ. II. Upton OF
fcred the prayers.
That duty done the Decoration committee,
which consisted of twelve young ladies of the
town, led by Mrs. Buxton, president OF the
Relief Corps. with Mr.. II. Baker as escort,
made q round of the graves where soldiers
are buried, and laid on each wreath and a
few flowers. The soldiers graves were all
marked by small flags being placed Ovcrthem.
The flags of course exhibited the stars and
stripes.
The procession again formed, the members
of the Grand Army, this time all driving, and
headed for the town. 1t was computed that
the entire number of carriages on the ground
would be lOO and the number of people who
went out 500.
Arrangements had been made for luncheon
by the ladies of the Relief Corps in the G. A.
r. hall, and about $50 soldiers, soldiers wives
and soldiers daughters and friends assem-
bled for that purpose. The Relief Corps had
brought baskets of provisions and the cdibles
were spread on tables, on the platform, and
on the ground, old and young squatted
around and ate their luncheons with greater
relish than if it had been spread on we'll pre-
pared tables. War stories were told and incl
dents of the war as they affected the home
was discussed and altogether a delightful so
cial time was held over it. Misses Fanny
Rowe and Fanny Williams afterwards sang
with good eject, a song of which this is the
last verse:
Then hail the G A r.,
Grand Army of the war,
When freedom won.
Its ranks are thinning fast
But while two comrades last
Its work will not be past
Its mission done.
A request was made for the war song
Marching throug Georgia The two young
ladies sang the verses, and the whole assem-
bly, joined heartily in the chorus. by tina
time the hour had approached for the public
Memorial meeting in the court house. TIT
town band was again on the ground ant
played at the head of the Post and Relic
Corps to the door of the building. Within
dense crowd was gathered. The aisles ant
side rooms as well as the main body OF TIT
building was taken up, while many had t
stand all the time and number could not ge
get in. There must have been nearly eO0 al
together. gathered within the building, an
facing one another on opposite sides, wer
the members of the Grand Army and the Re
lief Corps. Between sat a select choir of eigh
voices, and the band. Commander E. P. BY
ram presided and called the Post TO "Atter
ton" He then gave the word uncover" an
the hats were taken off. He read to them ii
the name Of his comrades a short address O
welcome to that public service, and enjoine
reverent participation in the exercises OF tn
day.
Rev. H. McHenry, of Delhi offered prayer
The choir sang piece of music characterize
by war sentiments and rendered it excellent
ly The other pieces sung by the choir wer
suitable in their words, and the music of a
was equally we'll done.
Mr.. C. L. Smith of Minneapolis, editor of tn
minneapolis Weekly Tribune" was the al
pointed speaker for the OCCASION MIR. Smit
had spoken here the week before with spler
did effect. but his Grafton on Decoration da
eclipsed the former speech. He grasped be
ter the services of the soldiers and the effect
OF those services on the nation, than most Of
ators who take this work in hand, and he hi
apower of eloquence excelled by few WI
have ever spoken here. He pictured the gre.