The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30

Memorial day will be fttingly OBJ
served in this city today. Year by
year the custom Of making beautiful
the graves of the nations houored
dead obtains a firmer place in the
hearts Of people generally.
This morning detachments of Ezra
Griffin and Colonial Monies posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
visit the cemeteries Of the city, in
which the bodies of union soldiers
have been laid TO rest, and with loving
hands lay their offerings OF f)wers on
the graves of their old comrades in
arms and plant above their ashes q
miniature Of the flag that they assisted
in preserving unsullied. Services Rp-
Appropriate to the day will also be held
in each cemetery. Among those who
will deliver eulogies at these services
are the following: Soldiers' plot at
Forest Hill. Rev. N. +. Stahl and At
tOrney Q. w. Dawson; Washbarn
Street cemetery, Rev. A. w. Cooper;
HYDE Park Catholic cemetery, Rev. +.
j. McManus; Dunmore cemetery, Rev.
J. G. Leacock; Dunmore Catholic ceme-
terry, Rev. NJ. B, Donlan; Pittston Ave-
nue. cemetery, Rev. August Lange; St.
Mary's German Catholic cemetery.
Rev. George Stopper. At all of these
cemeteries the exercises will be of a
religious and patriotic character.
PARADE IN THE AFTERNOON
There will be an imposing parade in
the afternoon in which the veterans OF
the city, Thirteenth regiment. Sons of
Veterans and other organizations will
participate. +. J.. Amsden will be the
chief marshal and Frank w. Martin.
chief OF staff.
The parade will start promptly at
2 80 D.. IN and pass over the following
route: Adams avenue to Lackawanna,
to Franklin, to Linden street, to Wash
ington avenue, to Gibson street. Coun-
termarch and dismiss on court house
square. When the head of the column
reaches Vine street on the counter
march. the first division will form line
on Washington avenue to render honor
to the second division which will then
take the lead, the first division taking
the place of the second division in pass.
ing in review.
The parade will be reviewed from
the steps Of the municipal Building by
Mayor W. L. Conuell. officers Of the
parade and invited guests. The parade
will move in four divisions, the first
briDg composed OK the Thirteenth regi-
ment, and the second of the veterans
and the Sons Of Veterans.
EXERCISES FOR TIE EVENING
In the evening the Colonel Monies
Pest will give an entertainment at the
Young Mems Christian Association
hall, at which Attorney A. j.. Colborn
will deliver an address and Miss Susan
3. Dickinson read an original poem.
There will in addition be "a fine pro.
gramms of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic.
The Ezra Griffin Post will give an
entertainment ut the Rockingham
theater in the evening, at which the
following programme will he rendered:
"Tentiug Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground"
Solo by Miss Annette Reynolds
Chorus by Comrades and Audience.
1.-THE Song of Hybrias, the Cretan,"
Elllot..................T Thomas Aubrey
Recitation, "Keenan's Charge"
Miss Lea Heath
LA zingarella". .Luzzi
Miss Reynolds.
Grafton. ......... Colonel A. E. Baxter
Marching Through Georgia."
Solo by Miss Reynolds
Chorus by Old Soldiers and Audience.
Spectacular Drill,
The Columbia Volunteers
The Charge, the Battle, Victory, Columbia
Commanded by Lieut.. Hugh Franey.
Seats are now on sale at Powell's
music store.
Many civic and independent military
organizations will decorate the graves
Of departed members this morning.