The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-01


again; tears rolled down the hard
cheeks Of many veteran as . COM
rade, p'raps relative, again fell by
his side last Tuesday Decoration
Day. And on the softer CHEEKS Of a
woman. p'raps mother, or widow,
or q sister, those most expressive signs
of sorrow, trinkled down-the tender
est of all.
The patriotic people of Redwood
county never forget the day, and the
warm spot in their hearts for.the bat
tle-scarred veterans will ever grow
larger, and be handed down as rich
legacy unto the children. They as
sist and will assist in the observation
OF Decoration Day, and will heed the
solemnity of the occasion.
Last Tuesday was a beautiful day.
The Sun shone out from cloudless
sky. The light wings of zephyr, OPP
pressed with perfume, kissed and
cooled the foreheads of all, and the
veterans of the civil war were blessed.
At ten O'Clock the procession started
from g. A. r. hall to the cemetery
headed by the Redwood Falls Band
of fifteen pieces, following them came
John S. Marsh Post headed by their
drum corps. The gray haired veterans
kept perfect step with the music, set
ting a good example to the coming
generation, who follow in their foot
steps. Benjamin Franklin Post of
Morton had the place of honor; be-
hind them marched the school child
rem carrying beautiful boquets of
flowers, they were headed by their
drum corps, Clyde Daring and Chas.
Everett. Then followed citizens in
carriages, making the longest process
sion that ever marched in the city,
when the band reached the cemetery
the rear was just leaving the outskirts
of the city. Upon reaching the grounds
hollow square was formed, he old
soldiers on the south the Relief Corps
on the east, the school children on the
north and the band on the west. In
the center of this square was beau
tiful white monument covered with
wreaths of wild flowers in memory of
soldiers whose burial place is un-
known. Adjutant NJ. II. Jones read
the Memorial Day Order issued by j.
K. Mertz. Assistant Adjutant General
of the Department of Minnesota.
Commander E. B. Hale then made a
few appropriate remarks. After a
short prayer, a detachment of the
Post accompanied by the school
children decorated the graves of the
following named soldiers:
Frank Burton Jas. Whitaker
D. BHby Robt. ". Davis
Gottleib Dietzman C. Simondet
John Strawsell Henry Hills
E. A. Chandler August Dischel
Lafayette Truesdell A. NJ. NorthroE
Fl. D. Chollar
America was sung after which the
procession marched slowly from the
White City of the dead back to the
duties that remain to be finished be-
fore they too join that vast multitude
of comrades who have gone before.
The afternoon exercises We're list
ened to and participated in by dense
mass of living, patriotic humanity |
men, women, school children, etc
The gallant old soldiers, the devoted
wives and widows, and the pupils Of
the public schools. marched from then
various rendezvous to the court house
when, after several stirring airs by the
Redwood band, the rea. exercises be-
gan. Rev. L. L. Hanscom delivered
the address of welcome, eloquently
touching upon the civil war and the
foundation of Decoration Day, its gen
eral observance, and the renewal OF
patriotism in the young. He hopeG
that on the fires of our altar would be
kindled anew the paariotism which
they bore for the nation they saved
Following this the quartette, Mes
danes Philbrick and johnson anC
Messrs. Buxton and Martin, with Mrs
J. ?. Cooper. pianist, sang the beauti-
full selection ''Hurrah for the Land
We Love Post Chaplain r. j. Tyler
offered prayer, after which Miss SUI
sic Abbott read, very pathetically
Mustered Out Miss Abbott throw
ing her entire soul into the patriotic