Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-31
THEIR MEMORY BLESSED,
Honor Paid Yesterday to Dead
Heroes.
Their Last Resting Places Flower
Decked.
The Observance Yesterday OF Decoration
Day-Impressive Services at simp-
SON Tabern nacle-Msjor Dom
nell's Address.

SON ernscls-Major Dom
nell's Address.
Memorial day was observed yesterday
with the usual ceremonies by the g. A.
r. posts and the w. R. c.. accompanied
by the N. q. O.
The John A. Logan post and the
Woman'a Relief. corps decorated The
graves Of the city cemetery. A large
gathering Of people Witnessed the cere'
monies. Commander William Young
made an address and ex. Governor Lilo
mel A. Sheldon. delivered an eloquent
oration. Comrade John Reardon, chap.
lain, pronounced prayer, after which the
symbolic grave was decorated. Comrade
w. T. Harding officiating. A detach.
ment of the National guards did the fir
ing and it's buglers sounded taps.
The members Of the Frank Bartlett
post, under Commander L. 8. Butler.
and the Woman's Relief corps, under
President Mrs. Cowles. decorated the
graves at the Evergreen cemetery. %.
A furnished the firing party.
Gelcich post, DR.. E. W.. Clark, COM
mander, with the relief corps, under
the president, Mrs. Williams, performed
the ceremonies at the Catholic ceme-
terry.
At Rosedale cemetery the exercises
were largely attended, and the services
very interesting. The flag was at half
mast, and : representative mound, in
honor OF the unknown dead. was marked
with pillar draped with the national
colors and surmounted by lilies. Later
the mound was decorated with red,
white and blue flowers by children Of
the public schools. Stanton and General
Crook posts, G.. A. R., and Stanton Re-
lief corps conducted the exercises.
In the afternoon Q procession consist
ing Of veterans Of the several G. A. R.
poets and OF the ladies of the relief
o0rps, was formed ct the Sixth.street
park, which marched to Simpson taber-
naclewhere the memorial exercises were
held at 8 O'Clock. There were in line
286 ex-union soldiers and 118 ladies. In
the hall fully 1000 spectators had taken
seats. IA &AAA s4-,,-s NJ -
After the assembly call had been
sounded by Comrade 0. +. Thomas. the
Euterpean quartette, consisting sof
Messrs. Dupuy, Ney, Williams and
Wallace rendered with much feeling
and In excellent style, Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground. A prayer BY Chap.
lain Will A. Knighten, in which he ex-
pressed sentiments appropriate to the
occasion, followed. Then came the
Baldwin children, two little girls and .
little boy, dressed in q red, white and
q blue robe, respectively, and covered
with Phrygian caps Of 9 similar color,
who sang The Red, White and Blue
remarkably we'll Tor such small people.
They were heartily encored by the large
audience, and sang q couple OF stanzas
over again.
J. Gosper, in his Introductory remarks
spoke of the sacrifices that men had
made that = nation might thereby be
redeemed. He dwelt upon the free will
offering of the grand men-the heroes Of
the late war whose sacrifices he believed
to have been as necessary to the exist.
ence of this nation az the free will Offer
ing of Christ had been essential to the
salvation OF the world. The comrades
present were the remnants Of the great
war. The day to them was one Of ex-
treme sadness as they had dropped their
flowers in the silent streets Of the city
of the dead. He proclaimed that the
survivors are entitled to more gratitude
than they are receiving. Every hero Of
that war ought TO be placed upon the
pension roll and every comrade, yet
able and willing towork should have
the preference over all others.
After the Euterpean quartette had
again sung The Vacant Chair exquis-
itely, Comrade j. A. Donnell delivered
the following oration: Ssi srfi i.j,s
Through the protection of a kind
providence and the wisdom Of benefi-
cent government, which made this day
Memorial day." we are assembled to
pay tribute to the memories of the loyal
defenders OF the union, who fell in de-
tense of the flag, the national honor and
the 'perpetuity Unpopular government"
We are here also to proclaim anew our
allegiance to our country and our coun-
try's laws and to renew our loyalty to
liberty and those exalted principles of
peace, patriotism and good government,
which the lives of our dead heroes go
we'll illustrated.
To comrades of the Grand Army of
the Republic, this is the brightest, fair.
est, most important OF all the days in
the calendar. As / stand before you to-
day and look into your earnest, intelli-
gent faces, the faces OF brave men, who
represent in their military career almost
every state in the Union, every branch
of the military service and almost every
battlefield, the thought comes unbidden
that many who stood by your side, and
mine, in those historic days, went down
in the shock of battle or were brought
back to us MANNED, ghastly, dying,
dead, am also forcibly reminded Of
the fact that others, wearied by the
cares of life, are turning aside, by hum
dreds and by thousands, every year, to
rest in the shadows of the peaceful
evening OF life, and from thence to de-
part .sover the river'' into the bright
and beautiful beyond. igsoaas-5i4olg /
We could not forget them il we would.
The precious legacy Of universal peace
and freedom throughout the land con.
stantly reminds us of the great and
costly sacrifice made to obtain it. To
US the memories of the heroic dead are
. part of our own household, and inti-
mately interviewer, and associated with
our own history; and when, on an &C.
casion like this, we see flags and swords
and guns and bristlinR bsyonets, hear
the rolling Of drums and the sweet
voices OF singers, the past rises before
rs az . dream, and we think we zee as
vividly and hear as distinctly as if the
ponp and circumstance Of glorious war
were but events of yesterday.
1t is now more than q quarter of .
century since the war closed. The aw-