The National tribune., 1894-06-21
NATIONAL WASHINGTON c.. THURSDAY g.


| of the Post.
The Opera House was filled to overfowine
Memorial Day to listen to Hon. E. P. Holmes
of Plattsmouth, and Will Coolidge, s. of v.
one of our own boys. The Relief Corps and
| Junior Order A. NJ. accompanied the Post to
the cemetery, followed by great concourse Of
people. After the soldiers had decorated their
graves the W.R.C. held services at a mound
upon which flowers were strewn.
TO BUILD A cENoTAPH.
Memorial Day in Baltimore was consecrated
anew to the memory of our heroic dead The
grave of every comrade was marked with flag
and hundreds visited all the cemeteries to strew
the graves with flowers.
The afternoon of Memorial Day, National
Cemetery at Louden Park, presented a scene
long to be remembered. All the Posts, GAR
and the Department of Maryland. W.RC., as
sembed to honor our departed heroes, and the
services were of the most impressive kind.
A floral cenotaph to the memory of the un-
known dead was built by loving hands of the
W.RC, and Department President Ruth A.
Graham proposes to erect marble cenotaph at
an early day. On Memorial Day, 1895, through
the untiring efforts of our President and the CO.
operation of the Corps, may the cenotaph be in
place.
PATRIOTIC WELLINGTON.
Elisha Johnson Relief Corps, Wellington,
Sobn.-huh II. IEeStoD, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the Post for the first time, i'm its official capac-
ity, on Memorial Day. On Memorial Sunday
they attended services together at the Baptist
Church, the Grange acting as escort for both.
The music was specially arranged for the &C.
casion. Pastor Browns sermon was exceed
ingly fine.
Details from Johnson Post decorated the
graves in the Village Hill and Moore Meadow
Cemeteries in the morning, returning to a
bountiful dinner at Town Hall at 1890 Then
the procession, led by the South Coventry Drum
Corps, and including the veterans, chariot
loaded with wreaths, bouquets and baskets of
flowers, the W.R.C.. the Grange, the school
children, and long line of carriages proceeded
first to the new and then to the old town GEN.
etery, where, near the Johnson Monument, q
cross. in memory of the unknown dead. had
been erected, and here the beautiful ritual
service of the GAR. was read, followed by APP
prOpriate music and singing
The procession then returned to the Baptist
Church, where they were addressed by Presi-
dent B. T. Koons of the State Agricultural Col
lege at Storrs, followed by Past Dept Com
mander Smith, of Wilimantc.
IN THE GIDDINas COUNTRY.
DEAR TRIBUNE: was highly honored by
being invited to deliver the Memorial address
for G. A. Eddy Post, 55S q. "A. Il. and W.R.C., at
Windsor, o.; Also to speak at the Campfire held
suOiS thO OsCHibS procuring
The Post was named after &. A. Eddy, who
was born in Windsor, and enlisted as private
in Co. K, 105th Ohio.
c. A. Eddy Post numbers 80 comrades, ably
presided over by Henry J. Knapp a member of
Co. ii, Goth Ohio, who carries on his
watch chain bullet presented him by the
rebels when he carried the colors of the gallant
18th Ohio up Rocky Facs Ridge, in that furious
charge.
Eddy Post has fine auxiliary in Corps
164. The present President isNucy Adams.
The Post and Corps treat each Sher all SEEM
ingly like one family of BROTHERHOOD sisters,
each speaking SO considerably of tN other;
each believing that tue other does wbN they
believe to be right.
The Campfire was held in Odd Fellows Hail.
as were the Memorial exercises over all Of
which Commander Knapp ably presided.
There was pleasing program for the Camp
fire, including recitation by three young
ladies' excellent in sentiment and delivery,
and vocal numbers by the church choir, young
ladies and gentlemen. of surprising excellence.
Rev. w. T. Fetch, of the NJ. Z. Church, was
the Chaplain OF all occasions, and his sermon
on Memorial Sabbath won golden opinions
from all who heard it..
After the exercises. the Post, Corps, Sons of
Veterans, followed by "a children bearing bas-
kets and bouquets of flowers, and citizens,
marched to the very pretty cemetery. where
the children, accompanied by Comrade King
and others, literally covered the AZ graves of
the fallen comrades while the W.R.C. deco
rated a temporary monument
Sarah NJ. E. Battels, Past Department Pres-
dent, WR.C.. Akron, o.
A MEMORIALDAY PROPHECY
Starr King Post and Corps, Los Angeles, CAL,
attended services, Memorial Sunday, at the
Presbyterian Church, when Rev. A. a. Currier
made magnificent discourse from Psalm 75
5. z: Promotion cometh neither from the
East nor from the West, nor from the South.
But God is the judge; He putteth down one
and setteth up another"
To Commander w. II. Salada, of Starr King
Post, Nature makes up for the loss of both eyes
IN the army by singular insight into the past
present, and future of the soldiers of the Union.
lie said:
There are $1,000 of orr comrades buried
n the SO National cemeteries Nearly as many
more are sleeping in private cemete les through
Post after Post will lack quorum, surrender |
Is charter; Department after Department will |
lose its official doors forever. Then the sub. |
ime work that we perform here to-day will be |
eft to other hands. Then, with the patriotic |
citizens who cherish the memory Of our noble |
lead few gray-baired old veterans will totter |
o the cemeteries on Memorial Day, laden with |
lowers. These they will tendcrly lay upon
he graves of their comrades, then feebly re-
race their steps and wait their turn to 60"
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