The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
COMMEMORATION DAY!
A BEAUTIFUL AND APPROPRIATE
CUSTOM.
Memorial Sunday-A Long Procession
A Big Day for the Old Veterans.

eNent III tne history OF this land, has
come and gone. On Monday love and
patriotism united to strew with flowers
the graves of our dead soldier boys.
This is a beautiful and appropriate Gus
tom, worthy of perpetual observance.
Rev. w. p. Murray, pastor of the M.
f. church, was invited to preach the
sermon on Memorial Sunday. The SER
vices were held in the NJ. f. church.
The church was very beautifully dec
grated. Three large flags were used,
one over the vocation organ. one over
the backs of the pulpit chairs. and one
over the communion table. An arch of
evergreens was placed in front Of the
pulpit and grand display of potted
plants was arranged inside the altar.
The G.. A. r., S. of ". and w. X. G..
attended the services. Revs. r. r. Derr
and Harvey G. Furbay assisted in the
opening and closing services. Rev
Murray's address was an able one and
eyinced the Reverend's ability as a
public speaker. 1t is seldom that the
Grand Army are favored with such an
excellent sermon. The music was good
Mrs. w. p. Murray rendered some
appropriate selections on the vocation.
The month of May was noted for rain
and disagreeable weather. but as the
sun arose above the Eastern hills on
Decoration morn there were evidences
OF beautiful day and people took cour-
age and began to decorate and prepare
for the occasion.
About 9:3O A. NJ, the appointed time,
the long procession was ready for the
march to the cemetery. The parade
was headed with the Presbyterian and
Baptist Sunday schools combined, In
charge of Rev. Fl. G. Furbay and Mr..
w. 5. Stone: second in line was the NJ.
f.. Sunday school in charge of Rev. w.
+. Murray, Solomon Shaffer and VIM.
Barkley, then followed the Reynolds
vile Cornet band: Commandery General.
No. 40, S. of A.; =. o. S. of A.: Jr. O.
" N'' Ni', rescobtNiiie COrnet Danu' L.
w. D. OF a., OF Rathmel; firing squad
from U. A. II. and S. of "; G. A. r.; S.
OF "; w. Il. c.; and long line of citi-
zens followed in the rear.
on arrival at the gate of Beulah the
SUNDAY schools and orders halted and
opened ranks and the G. A. RS. of V.
ana W. Ii. Z. passed through receiving
the flowers from the children as they
marched along. The monument erected
In memory OF the dead who were buried
In unknown graves was the first stop
ping place. Although no tomb stone
OF slab marks the spot where many a
brave solder boys body has been depOs-
ited 10 await the Great Roll Call, yet
Wba Wbery ~ peeinsSebulIy H. hu they y. rest.
Caught the war-cry. fierce and shrill,
Heard the % dreadful s cannon's %"a .'s'rls,; rna,
F,ahiins Pea,h behind MI "a and death @ before
Foot to foot and hand to hand!"
Here the Commander, Samuel Sutter,
delivered his address; male quartette,
froi' Jaquay, DANIEL Str0use, M. g..
Coleman and John Trudgen, sang "Our
Honored Dead;" Chaplain, Wilder
boyles, offered prayer; ST. Vice, ID. Il.
r. Wo0mer, read the burial ceremony;
MISS Minnie Ewing sang n solo, Tread
Softly, Soldier Is Sleeping There:"
ao,yo,s ,,o,,o ..,,, a. -
'o"oro "ere streWh upon the mound
and the firing suuad fred tbraa yollays
f " -" ''ioo 'oiioy
over the unknown: the choir sang
.,T,o,,o,, .l,,o,,, ,,..... III, :,
So'er thein over with roses OF May"
Rev. Noble delivered an able and elo-
quent address. The choir sang, Hal
lowed Memories" Flowers, natures
beautiful tribute, were scattered over
the graves OF all the soldiers buried in
Beulah, and the firing party visited the
catholic, Pleasant Avenue, Baptist and
Prospect cemeteries to do honor to
their comrades who are buried in these
places.