St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30
STREWA With FLOWERS
VIII Be The GRAVES or DEPARTED
HEROES.
OBSERVANCE OF DECORATION.
The Memories of the Brave Men
Who Defended tha Flag in
Times OF Peril to lie Kept
Green and Fragrant by Friends
and Comrades-Program NINE of
the DaY.

Green and Fragrant by Friends
and Comrades-Progro NINE OF
the Day.
Tie memories Of the heroes of the
late war will be kept green II fragrant
in Minneapolis today by the surviving
veterans and their families and all pa
triotic citizens.
The recurrence of Decoration day is
becoming more and more generally OBJ
served, II the arrangements for its
celebration this year are on a more elab-
crate scale, if possible, than ever.
In the forenoon the veterans of the G.
A. r. and the ladies of the w. Il. g.
will visit the diierent cemeteries, where
loving tributes of wreaths AMI roses
will be placed by reverent hands OH the
mounds of the honored dead.
At Lakewood cemetery the Morgan,
Butter, Schaefer, Bryant and Rawlins
posts. with Observation-Disclosures Re-
lief corps. Lincoln Circle Ladies of the
q. A. r., Ladies' Aid No. 2, and Camp
4. Sons of Veterans. will assemble at
$50, reaching the lake by way of First
avenue and Hennepin cars. =. Il. Wood
ward will act as marshal. the pro-
graInme consisting OF the usual decora-
ton of graves. an especial feature being
the assembling of children in &. A. r..
lot, where graves will be decorated in
charge of the marshal. The song
"America'' will be sung by those pres
ent. followed by an address by Rev.
George Black, and a salute by Sons Of
Veterans. Camp No. 4.
AT Laymau's cemetery the following
bodies will assemble: Appomattox post,
e.. A. II. and W. K. c., with S. of v.
Camp No. y and Boys Brigades Nos. l
and &. together with the children from
the schools of the South side. They
will meet at AppomattoX Post hall. cor
ner of Franklin and Bloomington i've.
nues. promptly at $50 a. m. There they
will form in line and march to the cem-
etery, where the service will be held.
w. II. Dow will act as marshal. the
usual programme being followed, Rev.
F. NJ. Rule delivering the address.
The detail for st. Mary's cemetery
will leave Morgan Post hall, lis Henne-
pin avenue. taking the Eighth avenue
the cemetery at 10 O'clock, where they
will be met by the orphan boys of the
Catholic home in charge of the Sisters.
Rev. Father Christie will perform the
ceremony over the graves of veterans,
also delivering all address OH the oc-
casion.
At Ricbfeld cemetery Comrade Tu-
mer will ofiiciate as marshal, and the
following posts Will assemble: Morton
Post and w. r. c. and S. of V. Camp
No. 4. Rev. Mr.. Manton will officiate.
The Downs post and w. R. G. will 20
TO Maple Hill and Hillside cemeteries
on the East side. where an appropriate
programme has been arranged. and at
post. and w. Il. {. and S. of V. Camp
No. 8.
At 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon a parade
will take place. the divisions and line
of march having already appeared in
the GLOBE.
The parade will form on Nicollet ave-
Il between SiXths and Third streets.
according TO their respective divisions,
to march down Nicollet II across
the river to the Exposition building,
where a programme in keeping with
the day will be rendered. The Grafton
on this occasion will be delivered by
Prot. w. w. FOlwell, of the state uni
versity.
OTHER EVENTS.
A series of events have been arranged
az M OllSiiS palh luiS dlteTIlOOu, tQc
features being the trotting races and the
stallion show.
Arrangements have been made fer
electric cars every seven minutes to the
grounds. In the stallion show the
nominations include 100 of the choicest
brHc and handSomest horses ever seen
infuis city. The-three classes will give
All opportunity of seeing speed combined
with conformation as we'll as the high
est order of breeding. The programme,
as arranged for the races, will pre-
sent the Old-time favorites. Jerry
L., 2:174; Maggie Sherman, 2:164. and
E Ii L, 2:l61aa. in an exciting speed ex-
hibition of three half-mile heats. Four
or five OF the prominent candidates for
the Minneapolis Derby prize of 81. 500
will be exhibited in q similar speed
contest. In the 2:30 pace exhibit five
promising horses are entered, and as
many more are nominated in the three
year-old pace exhibition. The races
will be called at 1:30 sharp and the
stallion exhibition will begin at 4:3O.
Base ball will drawits share of atten-
ton. The schedule games will be
played between Minneapolis and Grand
Rapids. One will be called at 1880 a,
m. and the other at $50.
One of the interesting events of the
day will be the annual cruise of the
Minnetonka Yacht club. 1t is expected
that between thirty and forty boats Of
the fleet will be out, and the presence of
many new boats, built to beat records,
will add to the interest of the event.
Ladies will be in all the boats, and the
event will be largely social. The BIZ
cycle road race at Lake Harriet will
also be q feature Of the day. The
course around the lake is said to be in
fine condition. The race begins at 8 D..
H., and will be twenty-five miles. Tie
start will be made just 935 feet south
west OF the pavilion n finish at the
latter place after eight laps. The event
will be a large one. as there are forty
Ii entries. The place prizes to be
given are as follows: First, Waverly
bicycle, given by that company through
its agents. the Heath Cycle company;
second, S25 gold medal; third, $40 value;
fourth. SIS; fifth, $40; sixth, twelve
pounds Lorillard's tobacco; seventh,
IS: and eighth. 81.