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TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD.

m epb NO. 81, u. T.. L., which mai covered
itself with glory Though the success OF
the parade.
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD.
Touching Exercises in Hamilton Park
Vacant Chairs.
Nearly two thousand people pressed
| against each other trying to get nearer
than some one else to the staud erected in
Hamilton Park, where the memorial ser
vices proper too place. Various officials
of the different encampments, the st.
PETERS Church choir of boys, under Prof.
John Ferry, and the orators of the day.
occupied the stand. In front. three
chairs, draped in mourning cOlOrs, We're
vacant. Against their backs leaned a
black shield, inscribed in letters OF white;
In Memory of
1861. WALTER L. ,JAcKMAN, 1865,
Private, Co. A.. First N. J. V.
Died March 20, 1891.
In Memory of
1861, FREDERICK GIRARD, 1855,
Died February IS. 1892.
Company G. l50th N. J. Y.
To the memory of the loyal womsn OF the war.
Widow Jackman stood reading the
Inscription on one of tue vacant CHAIRS.
She leaned upon the arm of one whose
aye anu llurullJy Olu IN VA JUG VI tuO
old vets. Suddenly there was q commo-
tion. The Pressing crowd gave way. and
the widow was led through an open aisle
in a fainting condition to the open spot
in the park.
Color Bearer Dan Shea, with colors
in mourning. occupied one corner of the
platform. Near him was Prof. Ferry.
with a portable organ in front OF him.
behind and around which stood the
members of ST. Peters Church choir of
boys. Among the 'noJables were Past
National Commander Joseph r..
Palmer, Past Senior Vice National
Albert C. Bond, Past Adjutant
G eneral Thomas G. Mexican and visiting
members of Encampment No. 20 from
Brooklyn, all or whom had participated
in the parade. Color Bearer Dan Shea,
in behalf of Eucampment No. 81, present.
ed Joseph Ferry. son of Prof. Ferry OF
St. Peters Church choir. with a bssuti-
full bouquet of flowers. To the rear of
the platform the Pennsylvania Railroad
Council Band was stationed.
SONG AM SPEECH.
The programme embraced a dirge by
st. Peters Church choir. opening SER
vices by the officers, .'Tenting Tonight"
by the band; the stating of the object of
the services oy Major Garrett HigDy and
the reading OF records by the Adjutant.
Then ST. Peters Church choir sang tine
LINK uC1 III : oRft "a = ~
which are by Mrs. E. E. Hewitt, music
by John H. Sweeney. Prof. Licome sang
the solo, the choir joining in Lhe.c chorus
They died to save the dear old filg'
The banner that we love;
To save the country that we prize
All other lands above.
CHORUS.
Our country flag,
The dear old flag
Our soldiers died to save
Muffie the drums in their honor to-day
And scatter sweet flowers on each grave.
They followed it through binding smoke
On many O battle field,
The union which our fathers formed,
Their precious life blood sealed.
Our native country hallowed thus.
Shall dearer. nobier oe
OH. christian 5e our brotherhood,
And pure our liberty.
The symbol Of a peoples rights,
Still may our banner wave,
And every star unSulled be-
The flag they died to save.
Colonel Ed. DanneIly of the encamp-
ment then made an address to tue
audience. 1t was reDlete with Patriotic
sentiments that were loudly apptauded
by the crowd thai gathered about the
stand. Then the band played Columbia
the Gem of the Ocean,"
WOMEN OF Fl WAR.
Comrade Tully paid a tribute to the
women of the war in which he Said:-
1--WE stand with bowed heads aud rev.
erenG Thought III honor of the memory
of the brave women of the war from 1861
to 1865. who have passed to the better
world. They gave their services without
thought of what such services cost them.
They did their duty with a bravery and
herJism unsurpassed by any. With a
woman's will and devotion to whatever
she thoroughly believes in, they worked
freely, asking nothing in return except
that the country they loved so we'll should
be preserved.
"The heroism of waiting and watching
at home drawing all the burdens and
hardships of war times, and at the same
time sending such loving cheerful mss-
sages to the soldiers In the field as bri .nt-
ened camp life and march. and in many
cases sustained the spirit and renewed
the energy of the weary worn out men is
q noble record and belongs to them.
With the silver lining to the darkest
cloud, they showed US the brightness
and glory Of the day that would come
when the struggle was over and the
country should ue Que united free people.
With these devoted women time and
place, the comforts of home or the disa-
greeaDle experiences OF hospital life,
counted as nothing so long as duty
pointed the way. They could not go as
soldiers, out now many VI tHe uIaVo pofs
owed their inspirations to an unfaitering
devotion to the ola flag, to the words AMI
examples of the dear ones left behind.
'Let us cherish their memory aud
honor their good deeds, giving them the
place they deserve in the history of our
country. and teach the rising generation
thatlhe mothers. wives and daughters.
were equal III loyalty and True love OF
country TO the soldiers in the field, aud
did their work as faithfully"
St. Peters Church choir sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" aud many in the
audience joined in tue singing. Then
Thos. Jacons delivered an oratioa replete
with interesting "reminiscences OF the late
war, a review Of the important ngage-
ments ami the GRANDEUR of the coistrnc-
ton of the United States Goyernms nj.
The band played "Hail Columbia" auu
ST. Peters Church choir sang America"
Then Bugler G., +. Putnam sounded tap,