The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY IN TIONEsTA.

Decoration Day dawned clear and
warm. Not flaw was in it so far as
weather was concerned, barrin' it was
gerry warm. The bad, wet, cold wealth.
er so unfavorable to the promise of
floral treasures bad awakened some
anxiety as to whether the bouquets
and wreaths and posies needed for the
proper observance of the day would
be forthcoming. But such fears were
groundless. Never were flowers more
lavishly bestowed, never the decora.
tions more beautiful than in the dis.
play witnessed Monday at Riverside
Cemetery. At no time in the past
was the sad memorial service entered
into with more respect and sympathy
by all classes than here on the Memo.
rial Day just gone by. The attend
ance from the surrounding country
was large aud the interest manifested
by these, generally, was sincere. The
large cemetery had been in put fine
condition and appeared to good ad.
vantage.
On Sunday previous two memorial
services were held here in town. Rev.
j. " McAninch preached memorial
sermon in the morning at the Presby.
terian Church, and in the evening
Rev. G. G. Rumberger preached a
memorial sermon in the M. T. Church.
At the latter place the choir sang a
memorial hymn composed and dedi.
Gated to the G A. r. by Levi Gilbert,
of the M. E. Church. On Monday at
an early hour the business places were
decorated with flags. and most of the
private residences were similarly
adorned. Some Of these are worthy
of special mention if we had space to
accommodate our desires in this
respect. The Keeley Institute, besides
the ordinary decorations, displayed a
large portrait of Kelley, and under.
meath the name "Keeley" done in a
wreath of evergreen letters. The
arch at the entrance to Riverside
Cemetery was tastefully enveloped in
wreaths Of evergreen with flower
garlands prettily disposed.
AT 1;30 the Tionesta Camp of P. O.
S. of A. in regalia, accompanied by
the Kellettville Camp, who had come
down to participate in the exercises of
the day, headed by the Tionesta Cor.
net Band issued from their headquar.
tiers in the Proper q Doutt building
and marched south to Partridge Hall
where they joined Stow Post, G. A. r.
headed by the Post Band, whose escort
they then became. Next Immediately
following the Post members in the
procession thus formed came the pret.
tiest feature Of the whole procession -
40 young ladies, each armed with a
flag and each in her prettiest gown
adorned with her own pleasant face
and carrying handsome bouquet-a
battalion of light armed infantry, so
to speak, commanded by Capt. d. S.
Knox, who, while he in days gone by
might have commanded a more warlike
brigade, certainly never led a hand.
somer one. Then came a column OF
Sunday School children carrying bou.
quets. Then followed the Woman's
Relief Corps iu carriages decked with
flags and laden with wreaths and gar.
lands of flowers. Then all the other
good people, and goodly number, too.
From Partridge Hall the procession
moved south half q duzen blocks then
counter marching proceeded north up
Elm street to the Cemetery where the
following order of exercises was OBJ.
served: Roll call of the dead prayer
by Rev. Dean, of Hickory; decoration
of the graves of the fallen, by mem.
bers of the Post with appropriate sen.
timents; appropriate musical selec
tions rendered at intervals; decoration
of graves by children and citizens.
After these exercises were done with
all adjourned to the grove on the east
side of the cemetery where seats and a
speakers stand had been erected.
After short prayer by Rev. Henry
Rhodes, Rev. j. V. MeAniuch deliv.
cred a memorial address. Then Rev.
B. F. Feitt Of Brookville, was intro.
duced and spoke. Comments on ad.
dresses delivered by such well known
speakers as Revs. McAninch aud
Feitt are unnecessary. Rev. Dean,
Rev. Rumberger, Rev. Rhodes, and
Benjamin May, Esq, occupied the
stand with the speakers and added no
little dignity and weight to the occa.
sion The ,.ooozc;.n r.oual .-.