St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31

ton to the needs Of the country and in
the necessity of responding promptly to
those needs. The history of the late
wal Is a history Of w~idOwho0d. OF Or
phanage and Of heroic self-denial. The
best monument to the fallen dead is the
abolition of slavery and the %preserva-
ton of the Union. These are more
eloquent than written or spoken eulogy.
more lasting than tablets Of brass or
shafts of marble.
The Sons Of Veterans fred the us ual
salute after the address, after which
Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury pronounced the ben
ediction. Special services were then
held over the graves of Morgan, Butler,
Schaefer and Bryant. and short
speeches were made by different menu
bers of the respective posts. The last
salute was not fired until about noon.
and the cemetery was not deserted until
l o'clock.
Morgan, Butler. schaefsr. Bryant and
RawlinS posts, with their relief corps,
wood, and were assisted by Lincoln
circle. ladies of the G. A. R., Ladies'
Aid No. 2 and Camp No. 4, Sons of
Veter ans. p. G. Woodward was mar
shall.
The exercises at Layman's cemetery
we're attended by q crowd numbering
several thousand. 1t was in charge OF
members of the Appomattox Post NO.
u, G. A. R., with the ladies of the relief
corps. The celebration was also par
tlcipated in by the Boys brigade from
the Thirteenth Avenue Methodist Epls-
copal church, under command OF Lieut..
George II. Emery; the Emmanuel Bap..
fist Boys brigade. under command OF
Lieut.. Roy Stevens; and the South side
high school boys. under command OF
Capt. Harry LOOMS. A squad OF the
national guard led the parade, and the
martial music was furnished by the
Minneapolis drum corps, which played
with muffied drums.
Prayer was offered by Rev. E. w.
Stevens. after which the graves were
decorated with sweet floral offerings.
The exercises at the graves were
closed by three volleys fired by the
guard in honor of the departed dead.
One verse of America" was ung and
then the assembled crowd repaired to a
vacant spot across Cedar avenue, where
a stand had been erected, to listen to
the address Of the morning by Rev. +.
NJ. Rule.
Mr.. Rule opened his remarks by say
ing that if Memorial day resulted In
nothing but praise for the departed
heroes of the war, it would soon cease
to exist. Ever since 1865, when the
custom first originated, it had been
observed with more and more reverence
and ceremony. 1t was not the province
of individuals to be grateful more than
nations.
The services at the cemetery Of st.
Anthony of Padua were also very Inn
pressive. A large number of pupils
from the public and p%arochial schools
were present. and Rev. Thomas Nc
Clary. pastor of the First NJ. E. church,
delivered a touching and patriotic ad-
dress, In which he reviewed the events
of the war and its tremendous results.
This was followed by the singing of
The Star-Spangled Banner" and
America" by 100 OF the pupils of Web
ster school, at the conclusion OF which
the procession moved out for their re-
turn march.
Highly impressive ceremonies took
place at st. Mary's cemetery, where an
eloquent address was delivered by Rev.
Father Christie.
The detail for Maple Hill and Hillside
was formed in front of the Downs post
hall. at 1898 and 1880 Central avenue,
and moved to Maple Hill cemetery by
way of Central VENUE, accompanied by
the pupils of Prescott and Holland
schools and the Boys brigade, and
marching to the music of the Northeast
Military band. At the cemetery the
children and the comrades decorated
the graves, Rev. Thad T. Cresswetl,
pastor of the Shiloh Presbyterian
church. delivered an eloquent and
patriotic address, and Post Commander
G. II. Taylor delivered an address to
the pupils of the schools. A detail OF
comrades went to Hillside cemetery,
and decorated the graves of the veter-
ans buried there, and post and corps
repaired 10 the post hall. where a lunch
had been prepared by the members of
the corps. to fortify the comrades for
the afternoons march.