St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31
MINNEAPOLIS MEMORIAL.
FLOUR CRY PEOPLE OBSERVE IT
APPROPRIATELY.
INTEREST IN THE EXERCISES.


With Perfume - Exercises at
the Exposition BuiidinG-Kaces
of Various Kinds.
Yesterday was Memorial day, and the
country bowed In humble acknowledge
ment of 1t. Minneapolis, with the rest,
observed the day, and her people gave
evidence of a recollection of deeds Of
martial glory" by remembering the SOL
der dead. Flowers were strewn on
messy graves, and tears refreshed them
as they withered with the fervid sun.
The weather was delightful. Scarcely
a bit of white tiecked the canopy of
azure, and the atmosphere was almost
heavy with the perfume of flowers. 1t
seemed as though the city were a mann
moth flower garden, and that the roses
lent the very essence of their petals to
perfume the air. With the first blush of
the morniug sun the cemeteries were
filled with soldiers. widows, sons and
daughters, all bearing floral offerings to
throw at the marble Shrines. The
grave of John Jones. died at Gettys-
burg" together with that of John
Smith, died at Atlanta" were decorated
alike. No matter what the anne. Jones,
Brown, Smith, yesterday, at least, they
were all considered heroes that had
passed.
There was something in the air, how
ever, that bespoke a levity. a mockery
of the time, as it were. Whilst some
were placing garlands of flowers on
soldiers graves, others were bowling
themselves hoarSe at base ball games.
bicycle and horse races. Whilst priests
were singing requiems for the dead.
and pronouncing the Ego te %absolye,"
men and were listening to the
baying of umpires. with their Zone
ball!" and Zone strike!" Memorial
day is fast declining into what may be
termed a "modern paradox" The ill.,
t%ention. originally, was to commemorate
the dead. and demonstrate by decorous
and solemn observance the sense OF
gratitude that is supposed to fill to the
brim every neart in America. 1t must
be confessed the popular acceptance Of
the term "DecoratiOn day" is, for its
literal meaning. without thought of the
decorating of so Somber a thing as a
burial mound. The city yesterday was
attired as though in honor of a gala
event-Fourtii of July. Derby day. etc.
The women wore their ARREST and
most picturesque costumes; the dear
men were adorned with the latest things
i'll their line of apparel. and the chill
dren dirtled their frocks ana faces with
slabbery fingers and CONNECTIONS. The
bicycle races at Lake Harriet drew more
people than the devotional exercises at
the Exposition building. and the base
bali games drew more than all COM
blned. The streets were filled, both
forenoon and afternoon, and NicOilet
avenue was Respondent with %variegated
dresses sEd hummery. There was no
public business transacted, and for the
most part business houses were closed.
A number of the stores. however, sold
calico and "clodings" until away in the
afternoon. when they closed in honor of
the parade. During the time of the
forming of the procession the down.
town streets and avenues were crowded
with people, who were curious to see
the gay %clothesH of the men who
marched. and to listen to the music of
the brass bands. To many of them
there was no such thing as '.patriotic
pride" or ''love for tine silent soldier
dead"
THE BIG PARADE.
The procession formed OIL the streets
between Third and Sixth, and the line
of march began at Seventh street.
Strange as it may seem, it was within a
few minutes of the advertised time,
2:30 O'Clock, that the marching began.
The representatives of the police de-
partment were III the lead, headed by
Superintendent of Police Smith, who
rnSa in frnnt of rho GrSt l,r:s;o, rrlo
superintendent presented a very mill
tary appearance, as did his aides de
camp, Sergeant Ii. l.. Getcheel, and the
radiant Capt. Jacob Helm. 1t was the
latter who some time ago INDUCED in a
heated controversy with several veter-
Il over he term coffee cooler" but
it IS safe to say all adverse sentiment
was forgotten during the parade.
the mounted police and the
patrolmen were fine bodies of men.
Their appearance was the subject
of comment on all sides. The
parade proper, while not SO extensive
and elaborate as in former occasions of
this KIND. was sufficiently long and
artlstlcaily arranged to occasion pleas
ure to the crowds along the streets.
During the time it occupied in moving
on to the Exposition building there
were thousands of people lined up on
both sides OF Nicollet avenue. In sew
eral Instances, a few shouting and boor-
iSh hucksters and jehus occasioned
trouble by insisting upon driving with
their vehicles through the ranks. A
joyous shout OF appreciation would have
rent the air had some brawuy police
mau piled his club to their heads in
vigorous chastisement for their teiner-
ity.
Following the police and the officers
of the day came the University Cadet
nand and the National guards, consist
Ing OF five companies, also the Uni
versitY cadets, the Boys brigade and
the Flambeau club. Then came the
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
other secret society lodges. The third
division consisted of Patriotic Sons OF
America. In the fourth division were
attaches OF the postotfice, German Eu.
fopean veterans, all order of American
mechanics and a German society. The
fifth division was composed of the Hi.
bernian Rifles and members of the A..
y. d.: In the sixth division came the
fire department. the orators and officials
or the day, the Judges of the supreme
and district courts. citizens on
foot and various Woman's Relief
corps. The city aldermen, or rather a
few of them, struggled in between the
Sixth and Seventh divisions. The last
division was the position of honor. and
comprised the various g. A. r. posts.
as follows: Marshal, Robert Stratton:
aides to marshal, camps Sons of Veter-
ans as escort, George n. Morgan post.
l.. p. Plummer post. Levi Butler post.
Johu A. Rawlins post, Dudley P. Chase
post. Jacob Schafer post, William
Downs post, James Bryant post, Oliver
Z. Morton post, Appomattox post, Min
nesota Association Union Ex.Prisouers
of War. National Association of Naval
Veterans.
AT THE EXPOSITION,
When the procession reached Bridge
square there was a halt. The many
street cars blocked up the passage way
to the bridge and occasioned a delay of
fully twenty minutes. 1t was $40 be-
fore the doors of the Exposition hall
were thrown open, and then the people
poured in like the tide. They did moi