The Newtown bee., 1893-06-09
DANBURY.
MEMORIAL DAY oBsERvANCEs,


 Last week in Danbury might properly
 be called Grand Army week. There
 were more than the usual observances
 on Tuesday, Memorial day. The usual
 decoration of the soldiers graves was
 observed and also the ceremony of lay | ing corner stone for new soldiers and sailors monument in Wooster cemetery. A procession was formed in the after
 noon of rather more than ordinary di-
 mensions and interest, composed of the l veterans carrying flowers, city officials, town officers, officers of the cemetery
 association, firemen with their apparatus beautifully decorated with flowers, and
 their two shining fire steamers, the po-
 lice force headed by Capt Bevans, and ! citizens. The long procession moved
 down Main street, lead by the venerable | Gen Ryder in full uniform, mounted on a | fine white horse, that carried his rider
 proudly, accompanied by the National band. They marched as far as the park
 at the Turner house, doubled around the park making fine appearance as one part moved up on one side as the others
 marched down on the other. Thousands
 crowded the sidewalks, women and
 children with gay many hued dresses
 and flower decked hats, making a large and interesting park of spectators. l Upon this scene the sun shone brilliant l ly (and this is worthy of note, as the sun of late has been so chary of it's
 smiles), bringing out in clear, warm
 tints the full beauty of the picture.
 Marching through the principal street,
 procession reached Wooster cemetery about 3 o'clock, where the most interest ing feature of the day was witnessed by
 many thousands, or by the hundreds
 who could get near enough to see the
 ceremony of laying the corner stone and
 here the interesting words spoken.
 About 5000 were gathered in the ceme-
 tery during the ceremony. An introduc-
 tory address was made by N. Burton Rogers, past commander. Edmund
 TWeedy in a delicious speech, in behalf
 of the cemetery association, presented
 the plot to the Grand Army to which
 Department Commander W. D. Rogers
 of Meriden responded, in beautiful words.
 A. J. Smith of Danbury, of the G. A. R.
 committee, formerally presented the
 foundation stone in short speech, and
 Comrade c. k. Bevans, in behalf of the
 post accepted it in fine speech. A
 list of the contents of the box was read
 by Post Department Commander H. N. Fanton and the box was placed and sealed by Comrade Ira R. Wildman. N. Burton Rogers, in the course of his short but fine address, uttered these beautiful words; Forgetting not the call to arms, the brave repose, the tat tered flags, the empty sleeves, and va cant chairs, let us braid the wreathes with the sweetest and rarest flowers for our comrades who wait for the bugle call in unknown graves.n The News print ed fine engraving of the proposed monument. The day was finished up bv a large gathering at the Opera house in the evening when an able and soulful address was made by Senator Platt, as the principal feature.
 And Friday was not only great day for Grand Army men, but it was red let ter day for the Danbury Baptists as well. 1 A large audience gathered in the new Baptist church, the occasion being the of soldiers memorial window. l Among the prominent Grand Army men present were Grand Commander Weis- sart, and Capt Kimball, a veteran, now a Baptist clerg yman, who made the lead- ing speech. Miss Sadie Belle Ising nn- yelled the window, which was an object. of admiration to the vast audiance, most of whom had had but little idea Of the design, and new inspiration to the patriot soldiers. The designs represent emancipation, slave rising from the sarth with his shackles broken reunion, 'wo female figures embracing, with