The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-31
OVER MANY GRAVES
Memorial Day More Generally
. Observed Than Before.
rxeec,ses or THE GRAND ARMY
aggressive Services 1t N Asassy-
Address ef Jadgs Lftce-Dsessa-
Nos 81 Graves.

-. caeervsnce Of Memorial day In this
lev Yesterday wa general and indicated
[-~h nocuiar interest in the occasion.
~ rsrsds Of the various organizations
Sktch marked the early part Of the day
~ Z rood one, about 500 men being in
~. The programme ~ laid out by Chief
Nershsi George Kinnear was pretty closely
Moved. AZ aboni 10 q m. Stevens Post,
=. /. the ranking Grand Army organisa-
-. formed outside its hall in the Hinck.
~ ifock. lis men being In line under
Tnmsndsr Thomss n. Young. Gen.
1ran !. Miller Post, No. 81. formed just
1870 4 on Second street. los strong. under
~ eenioe vice commander. Maj. w. 8.
Hariau. IT, commander, George kinneas.
Ming nsnhai. On the right Of Stevens
Yout. thst h south Of them on Second
setreet. Lieut. Cushing Post. No. 81, Of
1alIsrd. fsil in, giving IL the post ofhonor.
A about 1915 the First regiment. headed
- IL band, came marching down Second
efrsss. Col. Joseph Green In command.
1ainief Division. No. IL, Uniform Rank,
EnieAts Of Pythias, had previously fallen
p he4veen Madison street and Marion.
XDD xBK1W8Ub Ab4SC4 Oi tnG uObSA 6A0S Va
Iedison awaiting orders TO On the
Hit q the Knights of Pythiss the two
m q Sons Of Veterans were ranged
With right resting on Marion. A wait OF
about twenty minutes occurred here and
then Tie plstoon Of police appeared march.
NJ % second street. Chief Jackson was
= command and with him were Capt. r.
b. willard, Capt. George Hogle, L:eut.
yick Hams and Lieut.. J. Thorn. This
ms The signal to start. and In . few min
vtes the procession was under way. The
eedn laid down and announced in the
norning By the PosT-INrELLiGEScKs was
strictly followed, except - necessarily
vsrjod b. circumstances. As actually
formed the parade vas A. follows:
uanhd George Kinnear and aidsa. n. 7.
fnilips. Of eteyeus Post and Ds. Z. W. Young,
q ~ sons Of Veterans. all mounted.
rsa platoon OF police. under Ddlimastsf
1ehA Besnnan, Capt =. d. willard.
oseond platoon Of police, under Lent Nlek
usnna and Chief Andrew Jackson.
1Aisd platoon OF police. under Lieut. Thorn
~ Capt George W. Hogie.
lin Regiment baud.
Col Jossph Green. Msj. and Surgeon L r
Dawson. ". D.. First Lieut. and Adjt Charles
01V&Sus jfS ~ AAeuN WuO SOIuuAnooly III ~.
AiAieon, Chief Bugief William l. Lindsey. ALI
~ ofucen we're mounted.
Company X. First regiment, Capt z. q. lngsa.
IN. second Lieut.. II. II. Smith and iorty.two
-
ccnpany D. First Lieut.. George ". saum.
oocond Lieut. Z. W. Barnes aud thirty-eighS
nen.
Company n, Capt lawrence @. Booth, Fint
0eut. w. n. calhoun aud thirty -four men.
eainier Divhaion. No. Is, Uniform Rank. X. r.,
endsr Capt John Y. Miller and Acting Frat
Lieut.. Nels Anderson.
y. n. Holmes Camp No. "a, Sons Of Veterans,
Of Ballard, Capt. II. 7. Hswley. commanding
Gen. George u. Thomas Camp, No. I, Sons Of
Veterans. Capt Z c. Alien.
John !. Miller Post, No. 81, G. A. r., w. r.
Harlan. senior vice commander.
sssvsns Post. No. l. q. a. r.. ID. ThomasM fiss
Ycune. commander.
Lieu snant Cushing Poat, No. 81, Of Ballard.
jeremiah Conway. commander.
Carriage containing Gov. John II. McGraw.
Hoa. Richard Osborne and Hon. Gilbert r.
Little, ofat0r. OF the day.
The line Of march was as planned, down
Second street to Cherry, each organization
saiusing the colors of Stevens Post AZ il
passed where the latter stood in front Of
the Halter block. Turning down CHEEKY.
the column arrived at Front. moving
thence 10 Pioneer place. from there by
Yes!er Q TO Third street. and along
Third TO the Seattle theatcr. In front Of
the theater the p%latoons of police formed
si,rcc sides OF n hollow square. opening on
tssic south. Across Cherry street on the
side of Third. Company 4 formed. the
sther organizations forming below them
in the order In which they had come in
- q pav~AA The Esanl - A..
falt were below James street, and ut the
sord OF command marched by the waiting
tne, receiving the salute from each organ.
Baton as IL passed. Behind the Grand
Army posts came the members Of the
Woman's Relief Corps. who had formed at
Third and Jefferson streets for the pur-
pose. Slowly the posts and the relief
sorrs filed into the ~tticater. taking their
siaees ia the parguetse and parquettc cir
81. The battalion of the militia, when its
s;srn came. marched up Cherry To Fourth.
song Fourth To Columbia. back 10 Third
ssd up To Union TO the Armorv and dis
Eesssed. The Knights OF Pythias also
Nens - their Castle hall, Frye block, and
dismissed. =
inside the theater the large chorus OF
paool children. numbering 20. had as
saaeled on the stage. The floral monu-
Hsns 10 tho dead had been erected I'M
ssaer fosal decorations in profusion lined
re sfont of the stage. Commander Young
s>srsed and mounted the stage. followed
y Gov. Mc6raw. Judge Osborn. Marshal
A~99anear. Adj,. William Philips. OF Miller
fsst and Aide III. +. Philips. With them
Wv Also Senior Vice Commander i. W.
.tsfk and Department Chaplain J. J..
aass. The posts and relief corps filed in
saf remained standing While Adit. Will
80 Philips read the formal department
ssasrs under which the Grand Army acts.
20 &. N. Young, who was master Of cere-
haases IN the sheater. then read the
saafge 10 Obedience from tho q. A. X.
Tsn He then raped attention" and
fss'sd Toe the Salute to the Dead" taking
as hat rs he did So. one tap more
ssa dis gayel and the whole great audi
tFs sat down. Rev. ]. j. Moss, depart
as'' chaplain. then rect,ed = prayer. The
a ehsldren's chorus, under Mr..
ape, sang the ms Mount Vernon
go 10 the accompaniment OF the school
$50 o. nine pieces, which WAS ON the
~, The words OF the song are as fol.
va teso,raes s,teana 10 now.ns vlrg!nia,s
sesdst tArough,
@~sses ~hits>ai'ei chips arc going. sailing
g ts oeeah eiuet
$50 he soaHi OF mirsa and ,i~usias-sIiens
Ffsry oae.
F @e Solemn bella are ringing. by the tomb
-. u Washington.
g. sas ~~aetlkag, with = sal. sweet sound;
sssse TIE tenes arc swelling, BY Nogat
s9hsa ssActei ground.
$50 tie w~arrie, slGIsc-sd;-oar coun.
L. :sss rather sept.
~. sEessS iss. angels numbered tnev tha
- @sTssct. have AspL.
ssEs RIVER.