The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-31
PATRIOT DEAD REMEMBERED.
Memorial Day Fittingly OBJ
served Yesterday.
The Decoration of the Graves at the
Oemeteries by tho @. A. X.
Tho Services at the Sol
diers' Home.

The skies were lowering yesterday, az
II filled with food OF unshed tears
the silent, deep, but undemonstrative
grief for the heroes who laid down their
lives for their country.
The observance OF Memorial day was
marked by more than usual interest
among the younger generation, who
manifested a lively sense of what was
due to the men who marched to the
front In the days OF '6l. One of the
most interesting ceremonies of the day
was the decoration OF the graves at
Evergreen cemetery. Frank Bartlett
and Kenesaw posts OF the Grand Army
conducted the services here, and one of
the striking features was the presence OF
several hundred school children from
the Boyle Heights schools and the men,
bers OF the Women's Relief corps.
The members OF Frank Bartlett post
concluded the exercises at the Post mon
ument and the services were read by
Commander F. w. Stein. with the as
eistanoe of Adjutsnt Davis. The choir,
consisting of Mrs. Whelan, Mrs. Hemb,
Mrs. Reel, Mrs. Ruyle, DR.. Parker, Mr..
Parkhurst and George Hanna, made
sweet music during the services.
The address was delivered by Chaplain
Fairbanks, who spoke of the general OBJ
servance of the day and the fact that
even if the veterans were dying out the
coming race OF Americans were perpet-
uating the custom of concentrating
the brave deeds of the dead.
mournful feature of the ceremony
was the reading by Adjutant Davis of
the list OF old soldiers who have died
during the past year and who were
buried in the g. A. r. section of Ever.
green cemetery:
Carlos Bessey, First Iowa cavalry; A.
r. Jones, Twenty-first Iowa cavalry;
John Schneider, Fifth United States
cavalry; John Reding, New York heavy
artillery; David Hoover, Second Cal
ifornia volunteers; E. Kotchwitz.
Twenty-eighth Ohio volunteers; II. o.
Steele, One Hundred and Sixty-first New
York volunteers; H. p. Perry. Four
teenth Maine volunteers; John Cargill,
Forty-seventh Wisconsin volunteers.
Joseph Bushey, Missouri cavalry,
buried at Rosedsle.
Jacob Stengle, One Hundred and Six
teenth New York volun teers, and Will
son Slater, One Hundred and Eighty
second Ohio volunteers, buried at New
hall.
Nathaniel Sherman, Ninty-Sixth H.
linois volunteers, buried near the G.. A.
X. plot in Evergreen.
Edward Reed, Fourth Massachusetts,
artillery. buried at tue National home.
After the impressive ritual of the G.
A. R., a squad of National guardsmen
from Company A Of the Seventh in
fantry fred volley over the graves.
The services observed at the plot of
Kenesaw post, in the cemetery, were
equally of an impressive character, and
were conducted by Commander Mussey.
An earnest address was delivered by
Comrade S. M. Dodge OF Lincoln post
No. OF San Francisco.
The music was rendered by the First
ward quartette-Messrs. K. M. Flood,
o. S. Laws, jr, ]. B. Elmore and s. P.
Smoot. Miss Vernie Koeberlein deliv-
cred selected poem. and the firing
squad was made up OF the third company
OF the Boys brigade, under command OF
Captain Mussey.
AT RosEDALE CEMETERY.
The ceremonies over the fallen SOL
diers at Rosedsle cemetery were con.
Quoted under the auspices Of Stanton
post of the g. A. R., and were OF a
singularly impressive character. The
children of the Pico Heights and Rose
dale schools were present to participate
in the observances of the exercises in
honor of the boys in blue. After each
and every grave had been decksd with
flowers, CoEarade Thomas sounded the
bugle call and then Commander j. A.
Oagood delivered feeling address, in
which he paid just tribute to the
glorious dead. The school children sang