The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-31
TILE BOYS IN BLUE.
ANOTHER MEMORIAL DAY FIT
T1NGLY OBSERVED.
Sunday Services Largely Attended-A
Large Parade Yesterday.

Sunday Services Largely Attended-A
Large Parade Yesterday.
For years II has been customary in
Reynoldsville 10 hold union memorial
services on the Sunday before Decora-
tion Day, and the pastors Of town are
invited In turn TO deliver the sermon.
This year Rev. f.. r. Derr, pastor Of the
Baptist church, delivered the sermon
In the Baptist church, which did not
hold near all the people who wanted to
attend the services. The g. A. r., w.
II. G. and S. Of v. turned out in body
and numbered over seventy. Rev. Derr
selected his text from II Timothy iv-7,
81 have fought good fight" The
Reverend gentleman delivered an ex-
cellent sermon. The church was tastily
decorated with stars and stripes and
flowers. The singing was good
Although II has been many years
since the smoke Of battle has cleared
away, yet the noble work done on the
battle field by our brave boys has not
been erased from the minds and hearts
Of the citizens OF this free land.
Memorial Days come and go and the
men, women aud children, who know
not by experience, the hardships OF
sleeping in the cold with only blanket
wrapped around the shivering body, or
a long march through mud and slush,
| or facing the enemy in hard battle,
join with the rcmanent Of that Grand
Army in helping to strew flowers over
the graves Of departed comrades. and
thus pay homage 10 them for their
loyalty to their country. The citizens
Of Reynoldsville always turn out well
on Decoration Day, and yesterday was
no exception TO the other days, as u
large crowd participated in the parade.
four hundred others went to the ceme-
try who did not march. There were at
least II thousand people in the cemetery
The parade formed on Main street as
follows Sunday schools: Reynolds
vile Keystone band; Jr. o. Z. a. M;
+. o. S. Of A.; o. L. A. NJ; Prescott
vile Cornet band; S. Of ": firing squad;
G.. A. r.: w. Il. G. The parade started
on time To the cemetery. At the gates
the procession opened ranks and the g..
A. r., 5. Of V. and w. II. G. passed
through and gathered the flowers from
Sunday school children. They marched
around the cemetery and came back
near the gates where monument is
reared in memory Of the unknown dead
and halt was called and Marshal,
Joseph Shaffer, had charge Of the ex-
ercises which were as follows:
Singing by choir, "God Speed the
Right" short address by Commander
Major Epler: music by Prescottville
Cornet band; prayer by Chaplain Wilder
Boyles; Miss Lizzie Binney sang solo,
entitled, "Tread softly, a soldiers
sleeping there" and the choir joined in
the chorus; short addresses by comrades
Samuel Sutter, Capt. r. G. Reynolds,
Frank X. Mullen and Wilder Boyles
The entire assembly made the hills and
valleys ring as they joined in singing,
My country! It's Of thee,
Sweet land Of liberty,
| OF thee ! sing:
Land where my fathers died.
Land Of the Pilgrims pride!
| From every mountain side
Let freedom ring!
The firing squad, which was composed
Of six Sons Of Veterans, fired the salute
Rev. f.. T. Derr pronounced the bene
diction and the old soldiers proceeded
to scatter flowers on the graves of theil
departed comrades and the remainder o
the procession fell in line and marched
back to town.