St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-27
De CORkTIOH Of GRAVES.
PREPARATIONS NEcEEsDkY MORE
ELASORA7E THAI EVER.
SOLDIERS REST DEDICATION

Children of the Public schools
Will Furnish the Flowers
Women's Relief Corps Will
Make the Gar,ands Tuesday at
soldiers Graves ut the Came .
terry.
Wednesday is Memorial day, The
preparations for its celebration are
probably more elaborate than ever be-
fore. The citizens have been called
upon by General Ord Post. Il. y. r..
the one in charge this year of the c.ra-
monies, TO decorate their homes and
places ofSus,uess with national flags,
and thousands will no doubt comply
with the request.
There will be the usual parade ; but
its columns will be heightened by Sev-
eral new ORGANIZATIONS There will be
the long line OF old soldiers. the troHpS
from Fort Smelling, together with artIl-
lery batteries, the national guar Il COM
panies located at st. Paul, the Sons OF
Veterans, and the various other organ
izations that have been in the habit Of
taking part in Decoration day paradeS,
and then there will be the Boys
brigade. composed of several hundred
small boys that have recently been
drawn into military columns and drilled
III military man euvers.
Tuesday the members of the Women'S
Relief corps will assemble at the Audi
forum 10 make the garlands for decord-
ton purposes. The children of the pub
lie schools will furnish the flowers, TAX
ing them to the Auditorium.
The ORDER of the parade and the pro-
gramme of the exercises at the Audi
forum in the afternoon have already
been published, but no mention OF the
dedication of the soldiers Rest" Oak
land cemetery. has been made.
After decorating the graves in Oak
land the Veterans, Sons of Veterans, e..
A. r. posts and ". L. G. of Ramsey
County will assemble at the Soldiers
Rest, which will be dedicated at 1880
O'Clock by the trustees OF the Oakland
Cemetery association, WHO have gener-
ousy set aside plat OF ground with a
burial capacity of tifty-four graves for
the burial of such deceased soldiers and
sailors as may die in Ramsey county
without sufficient means to defray their
funeral expenses. The following is the
order of exercises:
Introductory. by Capt, Charles j..
Stees.
Prayer by Rev. p. W. uller
Hymn, IN carer My GCd 10 Thee" by
the First Baptist church choir.
Dedication Of the plat by Capt. Rus
sell Blakeley, president of The board Of
trustees of the Oakland Cemetery asso-
citation
Reception OF the same by Gov. Nelson
for the soldiers and sailors and mem DerS
of the q. y. X. of Ramsey county.
Hymn. 'tAmerica," by the choir of the
First Baptist church.
Benedictlon. by Rev. p. w. Fuller.
There will be large cross nine feet
high erected upon the Soldiers Rest. on
Which will be hung wreathS, bouquets
of flowers. etc, i'll memory of the un-
known dead and absent ones.
The commander of the Boys brigade
yesterday issued an order for the COM
pauieS of the brigade TO assemble at
Rice park at 1870 p. III. sharp. Wednes-
day, to be assigned to their locations In
the parade. The order concludes with
this distinctly military tone:
Cadet companies will not take part,
and company commanders will see that
the accOutre'nentS OF their companies
are clean Russet belts, forage caps
and white gloves Will be worn. By or
der of Col. Mason.
{. W RICHARDSON,
First Lieutenant anu Adju,ant Boys
B lgade.
The graves to be decorated at Oak
land, Calvary and other cemeteries are
here given IL full:
OAKLAND CEMETERY.
Acker, VIM. H., Capt. Co. c. 10th U
S. Inf.
Alexander, W. s., Lieut.. Sth U. S
Alexander, e. B.. Gen. U. S. A.
Abel, Fred T., Priv. Co. &, lO9th n
Y Inf.
Averill. j. T.. Col. 9th MINI. Inf.
Agnew. Edw. c.. Mus'n Co. A, Isl
MINI. Inf.
Andrews, John, Priv. Co. l. 5th Ill.
Cav.
Baxter. Robert. Lieut.. MINI. Vol. Cav
Birge, l.. R., PRIV. Gu. |. LIST Con
Heavy Art.
Birge, Geo. c., Priv. Co. E, 18th Con
Inf
Beever, F. }. H., Lieut.. A. d. c. tt
Col. II. Il. Sibley on Indian expedition
Brissette, Edmond, Priv. Go. e. Is
MINI. Inf.
Burr, Walter T.. Sergt. Co. X. 3rt
Ohio Cav.
Burger. Emil A., Capt. I'd Co. Mimi
Sharpshooters.
Baldwin, }. E., Lieut.. Co. A. 6tl
Mimi. Inf.
Becht. John c., Maj 9th Mimi. Inf.
Brawley, FL, Mus'n COG. 9th Mimi
Inr
Branch. Cush A, Priv. Co. Ii. Sil
MINI. Inf.