St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-31

| on paved streets, while the boys OF the
| militia looked fresh and vigorous. 1t
was 2 O'clock before the procession left
| Rice park for the parade, in the follow Z
| ing order:
Order of Procession.
| Mounted Police, Lieut.. Budy commanding.
Chief MARSHALL. D. Libby.
| Aides-de- Campo. Il. Pine. Charles Chapel,
l. H. Beebee.
| FIRST DIVISION.
First Regiment Band
.MarShal-Ed S. Bean, commanding.
Aids-W. j. Murphy, j. c. Harding.
Company D, Lieut.. c. E. Mertz.
Company c, Capt W. B. Rising.
Company II, Capt. E. c. Monfort
Company E. Capt W. W. Price.
Battery 4, Capt. j. f. McCauley.
SECOND DIVISION.
MarShal-Albert Scheffer.
Acker Post No. q, G. A. R--Sam Arbuckie,
Commander.
Garfield Post, No. s, G. A. R.-H. A. Morse,
Commander.
Ord Post, No. 20, G. A. r. - B. Converse,
Commander.
Gettysburg Post No. las, G. A. Re-. Bruner,
Commander.
THIRD DIVISION.
Sons of Veterans.
Wesley Merritt Garrison r. A. and Navy
Union Lawrence Fahey commanding.
Patriotic Sons of America.
Committee of Arrangementz-Joe L. Brig
ham Theodore Sander. c. W. Fisher,
| G. Hunter, H. Hazenwinkle.
The line of march was from st. Peter
| to Third, to Sibley, to Sixth and thence
| to the Grand opera house.
Indoor Exercises.
The body of the Grand opera house
was reserved for the veterans. The
vacant seats on the lower floor and the
upper balconies were we'll taken up by
| ladies and citizens, presenting an at
| traetive scene from the stage, where
| The orator of the day, few officials and
| the First Regiment band were seated.
| The exercises here were begun with a
funeral march by the band of twenty
eight pieces. Rev. w. S. Vail then
| offered prayer, invoking blessing on
the patriots who served the country in
| trying times. Mrs. Theodore Bollman
| her singing. She has an excellent
| reputation as a vocalist, and fully veri-
| fed that it is merited by her singing
| Yesterday. Her first song is entitled
'rhe Deathless Army"-muSic Ey 81.
Troteri; her second number was 'The
| Soldiers Requiem" by Godfrey Marks.
| and she sang as an encore the German
song, "Be STILL" by Rolf.
Gen. CIapp's Grafton.
Gen. Moses E. Clapp delivered the
memorial address. 1t was superb one.
was the unanimous verdict. Mr.. Clapp
has wide reputation as an orator, and
certainly he demonstrated yesterday
that he has few equals in the country.
Seldom has such an address been deliv-
cred OH a like occasion IN this country
as was that delivered by Mr.. Clapp. He
spoke thirty-one minutes. The deliv-
cry was rapid, and with very short
pausPs and without even notes. The
language was pure as to dictation, and
enchanting in rhetorical finish. His
climaXes were reached with sequence
and grace that wrought the audience UP
to enthusiasm that broke forth again
and again into spontaneous applause.
He paid a glowing tribute to Amer
lean achievements on land and sea,
and attributed them to motives and
principles that are unperlShable
The eonquestS of other nations and the
times were compared to the strifeS OF
the American to show the superiority OF
motive and the greater success of the
latter. The strikes and mobs in the
cities of the United States were alluded
to in speaking OF the conditions existing
in our republic and to contrast them
with those of other countries that are
ruled by the caprice of monarch in
stead of reason and patriotism and FOL
the further purpose OF showing that the
conditions in foreign countries are re
sponsible for such conditions in this
country. The speaker took the grounC
that while this country should admit tt
our shores all foreigners, whether they
he rich or poor who will become assim
ilated into citizenship, yet the immigra-
ton should be restricted to thos,
who will assimilate with the princi
pies and patriotism of the republic. TIL,
spirit of patriotism was illustrated il
several ways, and especially in the wa.
the people refused to nominate for q
third term for the presidency the grea
> soldier hero, Grant. Directing his at
tention to an eulogy on the veterans
MIR. Clapp declared that their valor ant
patriotism were glorified rather by tn,
spirit which inspired them than by tn
heroism displayed Oh the field. He as
. serted that war Waged for conquest re
veals bravery, but it is the daring borl
of the spirit of plumber. War Waged il
defense of home reveals courage, but
is the courage an instinct natural alik
to the brute and man; but war waget
for principle is more than the dar
; ing spirit of conquest, more than tn
desperate courage OF defenSe: 1t is a.
inspiration which exalts patriotism il
civil life and glorities valor on the fell
of battle. In vain has tongue We'd witt
, pen in weaving wreatheS for the vet
eran's brow, in vain has marble bee
: reared to the memory of dead comrades
unless the spirit of their sacrifices sink
deep into the American hearts, an
= under the inspiration of this spirit, i
, the light of its lessons, citizenship
preserved upon which alone republi
can stand. and her institutions, saneti
. fed by their sacrifices. become impel
S ishable monuments to yalor.
S The exercises concluded with tn
/ singing of America" accompanied b
: the band. and the pronouncing of tn
Z benediction by Rev. w. S. Vail.
While the opening prayer was bein
made at the opera house soflie one