The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
1t is Gene rally Observed In Wichita with APP
propriate Exercises-A Very Large
Attendance.


| Attendance.
Memorial Day was very generally OBJ
| served in Wichita yesterday. Most OF the
business houses were closed and the
American flag was unfurled and floated At
half mast from the tower of the govern
menJ building, the court house and num-
erous other buildings. Despite the threat
ening sky. hundreds of people from the
country came in. Garfield hall WIS packed
when the hour for the exercises had ar
rived.
The stage had been very tastefully dec
GRATED, and had been converted into a
veritable garden of roses by the willing
hands of score or more of loyal ladies.
| Upon the back ground of the stage and in
the center was large photo of the lamen-
ted Senator Plumb, draped in black, and
underneath hung crimson banner, upon
which was inscribed, Kansas" Hanging
some distance over this was a
likeness of General Sherman, also draped.
The busts of the immortal Lincoln,
General Grant and General Garfield all
draped in black, occupied conspicuous
places upon the stage. On each side OF
the stage flags were suspended, the stars
and stripes and the baunsr Of that grand
! order, the G. A. r. Those who occupied
seats on the stage were Comrades General
Meyers, Ben Downing, w. P. Hackney,
John Doran, Chas Hatton and Rev. Hart
ley.
General Meyers, the past commander of
Garfield Post No. p, opened the program
with a short and very appropriate address.
|
Rev. l., u. Hartley invoked divine bless
| ing. This was followed by a song, "Cover
Them Over" by quartette composed of
Mrs J. f. Dunn, Miss Caldwell, Mr.. II. c..
McClung and Mr.. 0. A. Reach. This was
timely rendered and sung with feeling.
Later the quartet sang 'Ienting On the
Old Camp Ground'' which was also ele-
santly rendered.
General Meyers then introduced the or
ator of the day, Hon. w. 2. Hack
ney. Mr.. Hackney spoke for over
an hour. Every ear was strained
| that not a word of that eloquent discourse
should escape it. The address of Mr.
Hackney may be found upon the fourth
page OF this issue.
AT the conclusion of the Grafton the
benediction was pronounced by Mr.. Hart
| ley and all repaired to the street where the
different divisions were arranged. The
| line of march extended east on First to
Main and north on Main street to Pine, in
in in following order:
Wichita Light Infsutry under First
Lieutenant HetJlnger.
| Wichita Light Artillery under Captain
| Metcalf
| Flower Girls.
! Woman's Relief Corps.
| Garfield Post Is, G.. A. r.
| Veterans, not Members of the Order.
| Citizens IN Carriages.
! The procession proceeded up Mort Main
street where cars were in waiting to con-
vey them to the cemetery grounds. AL
though the skies were threatening, the
avenues were crowded with people, and
the streets filled with carriages, wagons
and vehicles of every description, vast
crowd WAS on its way to the beautiful
| hill where repose the dead, and where
many fond, true heart loves to go and
| pay them sweet tributes Of flowers,
breathe prayer mingled with tears and
| signs of sadness and sorrow. Hours be-
| fore the procession started, the avenues
| leading TO the cemeteries were full OF peo-
| pie going. and by 2 o'clock hundreds OF
carriages and thousands of people were
| collected there Even before the hour Of
noon hundreds were seen slowly vending
their way on foot carrying boquets of flow
! ers. The widow walking quietly along,
sadly and lonely, thinking OF the hard
| lines" which had fallen to her. The young
man and woman, son and daughter OF a
sleeping veteran, went side by side to do
honor and pay tribute to loved and
honored sire.
When toe procession arrived at the
cemetery all assembled in the east side,
where foated the stars and stripes from a
lofty staff, and where around a grave the
solemn and impressive ritualistic ceTe-
monies Of the order OF the G.. a r were
performed by the officers OF Garfield post.
Company ACT the state militia paid the
usual honor ot firing over the graves- The
post commander and officers cast the sprig
Of myrtle and laid the flowers in rev
erential way upou the grave and insugur
ated the beautiful ceremony of 'decorat-
ing the graves soon as the bugle notes
had gone echo:ag into the wild clouds
above. General Meyers led the company
Of young ladies vita the ". Il c. and the
old soldiers and marched TO every grave 10
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coursed sweet and solemn music during
this exercise ard the crowds stood In
silent. respectful attention With culver
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friends were busy decorating the graves
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