The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-31
HONORS TO THE DEAD.
Memorial Day Appropriately Observed
in Sacramento.
Parade and Decoration of the Dead
Heroes GraYes-Exercises at
the Theater.

The twenty-fourth anniversary Of Me-
mortal Day was observed in Sacramento
yesterday in the usual appropriate man
ner.
Flags were at half-mast all over the
city, the business houses closed, and APP
parently everybody turned out to take
part IN or witness the exercises.
ACTIVE VETERANS.
Of course the Grand Army veterans
were the most active, but they were as
sisted materially by the citizens and the
municipal authorities. Early in the
morning the Cemetery Committee went
out to the @. a. r. plat in the City Gene
terry and attended to some preliminary
decorating. The handsome statue was
draped in the national colors and en-
twined with garlands, while about its
base were arranged some elegant floral
pieces. All through the cemetery, out
side of the soldiers plat, there was also
considerable Towering of graves.
The decorating of the soldiers plat was
done by committees of ladies from the
various Relief Corps, as follows: From
Sumner Relief Corps. No. 1l-MrS. II. j.
Lindner, Mrs Annie Bockstanz and Mrs.
May A. Fehl. Fair Oaks Relief Corps, No.
l3-Mrs. Captain Roberts, Mrs. G.. w.
Ficks and Mrs. Emma G. Watson. Ladies
of the G.. a. R.-Mrs. c. a. Shirland, Mrs.
Il. McMurray and Mrs. Caroline Vaughn.
The schooI-children assisted the ladies
in gathering flowers for the decorations.
During the forenoon many citizens re-
SpOnded to the call Of the Decorating
Committee and left flowers at Changers
Hall for the veterans who were going out
10 pay tribute TO the memory OF their
dead comrades. The committees re-
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in propOrtionate bouquets.
THE PARADE.
The parade was nothing out of the usual
line, but was a very nice one. At 2
O'Clock the various Grand Army Posts
began to gather on Tenth street and by
2:3U all were in line on that street. the
right resting on l. street. twas not long
then before the start was made.
The procession WAS led by a platoon OF
police headed by Chief of Police Rodgers
and Captain Bradley. Next came the
First Artillery Band and then the First
Artillery Regiment. The militiamen
turned out in goodly numbers and pre-
scented their usual neat appearance.
After the cannOns came the Grand
Army veterans marching in their re-
spective posts and to the music furnished
by a drum-and-tife corps.
Grand Marshal o. p. Dodge headed the
veterans on horseback.
Following the Old soldiers came the
Sons OF Veterans and then long line OF
carriages containing President of the Day
NJ. u. Bronson, Orator Of the Day a. NJ
X. Storrie, Mayor Comstock, Trustees
Green and CoHklin, Sheriff Stanley and
various other city and county officials
and prominent citizens.
AT THE CEMETERY.
The lire of march was up L street tc
Eleventh, to J. to Third. to NJ, to Ninth
TO Y, TO Tenth, to the cemetery The
streets through which the procession
passed were lined with people on both
S des and another great crowd awaited its
arrival at the cemetery.
The exercises at the &. A. r. plat were
very impressive, and We're carried out by
the veterans exclusively. There were
prayers, music, remarks by the President
of the Day and reading OF the scriptures.
The exercises were concluded with gen
craI decorating of the graves of dead vet
Grams. The survivors turned their faces
homeward ut $50 O'Clock, and marched
back to their respective posts.
The exercises were in charge of COM
mittee from the various posts and auxil-
iaTieS, composed - follows: Sumner
Post-John Burke, G. II. Stephenson, j.
{. Medley. w. II. II. Wiley. Sumner
Corps-Miss c. G. Hancock, Mrs. A.
Stephenson, Mrs. d. Falconer. Warren
POST. :. Esterbrook, w. l.. Grothen
a. d. Hurd, Harvey Moore. Fair Oaks
Post-GeOrge w. Ficks, NJ. d. Bronson
Oaks Corps-Mrs. Roberts, Mrs George
w. Ficks, Mrs. Watson. Ladies q. 4. K.
Mrs. Anna Paulk, Mrs. Belle s. Herr
Mrs. +. Renwick. Sons Of Veterans
VIM. Kellogg, Steve Hopkins, VIM. Hart
man.