Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-02
HEROES REMEMBERED.
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SER
VICES IN THEIR HONOR.
Sundays Union Meeting in the Opera
House An Excellent Address
Flowers, Music, Decorations and
oratory on Memorial Day.

Flowers, Music, Decorations and
oratory on Memorial Day.
There is never any lack Of patriotism
in Abilene. No matter what the
occasion that calls for display Of love
Of country there is ever response
hearty and enthusiastic. The hundreds
Of old soldiers, the hundreds of noble
and true women, the young men and
maidens and even the children unite in
showing their reverence for the land in
in which we live. Memorial day 1892
was no exception to the rule aud both
ON Memorial Sunday aud the regular
Memorial day there was generous
outpouriug of tho populace and inter-
esting services in honor OF the fallen
dead, Each scar the roster of the
| departed veterans IN little longer,
each year there are few more graves
to decorate and this fact adds solemmly
TO the occasion.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY SERVICES.
At2:30 o'clock Sunday the opera
house WIS crowded to standing room.
After an anthem by the choir consist
ing of Mesdames Ilewett, Gulick, Seeds
Glimpse, Messrs. Ilewett, Ellison, Ma
lott, liroughton, with Miss Parent Mt the
piano, Rev, Il. T. Q. Bennett invoked
the divine blessing on the large au-
dience. Post Adjutant w. L. David
son read tho list OF the dead soldiers
buried here, after which was more
music. The scripture reading was by
| Rev. W. l.. Seabrook aud the prayer
by Rev, J. 4, Mayor,
Then the speaker of the day, Rev.
f. $. Blayney, arose to deliver the
annual sermon, lie looked upon u
llattering audience-tho &. a. R. In u
body in the center Of the house, flags
dying and banners waving, and the
hundreds Of people in the rear dressed
in all the gayety of spring,
DR., Blayney chose for his text, Rev.
XXI, 7; lie that oyercometh shall
inherit all things The address was
praised on all sides as one Of the most
scholarly and able sermons for the
occasion ever delivered In the city. 1t
was too long to attempt even a synop.
sis, 1t developed the thought that the
veterans Of the war had overcome IN
the temporal world and were entitled
to all honor therefor and that they
should now overcome IN the spiritual
world and receive the promised reward
His Characterization of the soldiers
duties and his eulogy of the soldiers
life were eloquent and helpful. The
audience gave the closest of attention
throughout and frequently interrupted
the speaker with merited applause.
Tho service closed with America"
by the choir and the benedictiou by
Rev, A. 5. Dechant,
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Somewhat threatening weather pre-
vailed ON Memorial day and hard rain
fell about p. m, but before that the
exercises in honor of the dead had been
linished. There was an unusually
large number Of people from the sur.
rounding country in attendance on the
days services and the streets were
filled with oulookers when the process.
sion formed for the march To the
cemetery. Under guidance of the
marshals the parade was In the follow
ing order:
Speakers carriage,
Fire Department drum corps.
Abilene Fire Depai tment,
Western Homo Lodge |, o. o. y,
Damon Lodge, X. Off.
Post Drum Corps,
I G. A. n. Post No. 81.
Two noats with children.
w. Il. q, No. %.
p. citizens IN carriages.
Q The line of march was west on Thir,
y to Walnut, north on Walnut to GENE
e terry. Arriving there the usual cere
Z: mony was carried out, The graves o
a the dend veterans were first decorated
Q The following are buried in Abilene
,, city Of the dead:
t Smith, W Lemaster,
g A Appllng, 7 b Graham,
!. LV Boudenot, & Northcraft,
d J Stevenson, j NJ Liggett,
n Il A Wadsu Orth 1 Il Dodge