Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01
THE HON0RED DEAD.
Fitting Services' to their Memory
Grand Army Veterans and Amer
lean Mechanics IN Line.

Exquisite weather favored the exer
cises of Memorial Day at st. Clairsyille.
Promptly at 1890 the parade was formed
on the square in the following order:
Heatherington's Band, of Bellaire.
Drummond Post 2O3, G. A. R., j. F
Charlesworth, p. c., other ex-soldiers: St
Clair Council No. SO, o. u. A. NJ, J. b.
Meyer, Marshal, Frank Bailey, Deputy;
Whitney Council. No. "a. o. Q. A. NJ,
Public Schools and other citizens. The
column marched west to Marietta street,
and thence to the Hall, where seats were
reserved for the Orders. When these
were seated, Others came IN, at once Rn-
ing the room. The impressive "Memori
al Day Exercises" were read from the rit-
ual by the proper Post officers, and Hor.
CL. Weems, member of st. Clair Coun-
ell. made an address, which was listened
to with deep attention and interest.
Mr.. Weems said that the institution OF
the day was an inspiration, and that the
plan of bringing together the school chill
dren and the veterans was good one.
He referred to the time when the last
Grand Army man shall lhave gone beyond
and the nation go forth on untrled pains
He enlarged OH the magnificent generos-
ity with which the conquered South had
been treated, and gave most interesting
and through summary of the principal
causes leading to the Rebellion. de toid
of progressive Americanism pushing its
products all over the world, even into the
land of the Caesars, and to the slopes OF
Mt. Carmel. He said further that the
uniform of the G. A. r. is and forever
will be identified with the very existence
of the Republic, and assured the u. A. II.
men that although we are too busy to tel
them SO daily, yet we love, venerate ana
respect them for all they have done fsr
our generation.
Two little misses, daughters OF Com
rades Dent and Rennard, recited respec-
lively "Comradeship" and Memorial
Day." A most complex and interesting
tambourine drill was given by sixteen
small young ladies under the guidance OF
Miss Ida Anderson and Miss Mary
Blair, Music was furnished throughout
the exercises by Messrs. Bentley, Kirk,
Archer and McMechan, and by choir
from the High School.
As soon as the drill was finished, the
Orders were marched to the nj. E. Gem
etery. where the numerous graves of dead
soldiers were decked with flowers and
flags. the ritual services being said at the
tomb of Captain Drummond. Thence
each Order returned to its place OF meet
ing and broke ranks, a volunteer detail
being sent to the Union Cemetery to hon
or the graves located there.
Altogether the day was one OF great
interest and success. The country turn
ed out well, and the town was filled with
people. The Maynard Band was present
and kindly assisted the Heatherington
Band in filling the air with music In
fact the two bands gave an excellent con-
cert after the other exercises were over.
Maynard Council, o. U. A. M. was also
represented by about twenty members,
but owing to an unfortunate misunder-
standing they were not in line with
their brethren.
As is the yearly custom of both Orders,
the G. A. r. men, here, accompanied by
the members of the o. q. A. NJ. Council,
attended church in body Sunday. The
former Order was represented by thirty |
FIVE veterans, while sixty-six men wore
the red, white and blue of the Mechanics.
DIR. Webb, who is himself a member OF
tine latter Order, delivered an appropriate
sermon, glancing rapidly through the
history of the country, tracing the finger
Of God in its development, and conclud-
ing that in this the last and noblest
'stime's Offering" we want but one flag,
and that the emblem bearing the stars
and stripes. The church was completely
filed by the large audience.