The herald., 1895-05-31
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
Memorial Day ImpressiveIy
Observed
THE DAYS PROGRAMME
Terminal Railway Company Seeking
Franchise Amendments
I. o. q. T. Entertainment-Boy Run Over
Juveniles Prosecuted For Shooting
Within the City--Notes

PASADENA, May 30.--The ceremonies
in commemoration OF the dead soldiers
were conducted today with the usual i'm
pressiveness and solemnity that marks
Decoration day observances, and the pro-
gramme previously announced was car
ried out without any accidents or mis-
haps to mar the occasion. The various
organizations gathered early and about
10 o'clock the procession began to move
west on Colorado street in the following
order. At the head OF the column Mar
shall Bangham and aids on horseback,
having charge OF the various organiza-
tions as follows:
G.. A. r., c. G. Brown; Sons OF Vet
Grams, J. II. Campbell; company b, f.
J. Coleman; X of P. W. P. Young;
Boys brigade. G. G. Reynolds; schools
and Throop, A. l.. Hamilton; drum
corps of the Sons of Veterans: company
b; Knights of Pythias; Sons Of Veterans:
Grand Army of the Republic; Boys
brigade; school children; Woman's Relief
corps: Ladies' Aid society of the Sons
of Veterans.
The school children were all provided
with small flags and with flowers. and
when the head of the column had
reached the corner Of Fair Oaks avenue
and Colorado street it was halted and the
veterans lined up near the sidewalk OF the
south side OF Colorado street while the
other organizations lined up on the north
side, all facing toward the middle Of the
street. while the school children marched
between. Then the Woman S Relief corps
and the Ladies' Aid society having lined
up in the rear OF the &. A. r., the school
children faced toward them and at the
signal of call from the bugler. presented
fhot, 60. tI.at
between four and five hundred school
children, the girls dressed in white and
! carrying n profuson of choice flowers
and they presented a very pretty picture
as they made their floral offerings to the
old soldiers many of whom are SCARED
OF crippled flom their many brave bat
ties fought to preserve the Union and
keep untarnished the grand old flag.
Marshal l}agham and aids drew VI, in
line when the Terminal station was
reached, and company lined up with
the Sons OF Veterans and Knights Of
while the G. A. r., W. II. c.. Ladies'
Aid society and the school children
passed to the train. the school children
taking the train which had Just come up
from Los Angeles. consisting of six
coaches. while the train from Altadena,
of five coaches, was filed by the &. A.
r. and other organizations and those
citizens who took this way OF reacl ing
the cemtery. Many drove out to the
cemetery in advance OF the train, and the
North Pasadena memb bers of TIE q. A.
II. and W. X. G. as well as the pupils OF
Washington school. went directly to the
cemetery. which is not as far from their
homes as to come to town. The veterans
of North Pasadena, drawn up in line to
| receive their comrades, Numbered some.
thing over twenty, making total OF
| about 120 or lao in all. though there were
| others who were not in line.
I Upon reaching the cemetery the pro-
| cession marched directly to the G.. A. r..
| plot,a beautiful little square covered with
| bluegrass, in the center of which a. neat
! design had been carried out in evergreens
to represent the gates ajpr while over
the top we're the words in letters of pure
| white flowers, ITO the Unknown Dead.
Here the old soldiers drew up in line
on one side next to the stone coping sur
rounding the lot. while the W. r. 9. &C.
cupied the otner side, he Sons of Neter
ans firing squad at one end with the
Ladies \ id society just behind them
and the school children at the other end.
| The pupils of the Washington school car
! red twJ banners inscribed Patriotism
and Loyalty, and on the reverse side
Washing ton School, while above the
! beads ii all hoated the Stars and Stripes
at half-mast in honor OF the departed
| heroes.
A quartette consisting OF Misses Peck
! and Stoutenberg and Messrs. NJ. Il Wood
and Slrebell rem Tered Under the Niolets
| in very acceptable manner, after which
! Com mander Drake read the ritual Then
Chaplain Cowan offered prayer. After
! further singing by the quartette Adjutanr
Williams read the general orders ISSUED
from national headquarters. also the dcdi-
cation address given at Gettysburg in
1868 after further reading from the
ritual OF the GAR, Comrade Massey
81. 3 .,r,I I'm
lot, that of Jonh Luce, who was buried in
this lot by his own request.
Chaplain COwan tiIen made q brief but
stirring address and the Sons of Veterans
! fired u salute, after which they faced
about and stood at attention while the
Woman Relief corps passed in front OF
them. and Mrs. Jarvis read the poem
Cover Them over, sent in the general or-
ders to the W. X. q. to be read over the
graves OF the unknown dead.
Mrs. Irving. chaplain OF the W.R.C.
offered prayer, then the Ladies Aid soc ie
ty passed. strewing the garves with flow
eIs. and this part of the services came to
close with the benediction offered by
Chaplain Cowan.
The veterans then divided into several
deiachments and went about the country
decorating the graves of all the old
soldiers, OF which there are forty :our
buried in Mountain View ccmatery.
\ detachment Of Throop students gath
cred about the grave OF Father Throop
and placed flowers upon it. which was
done by the u. A. X. also.
At the tabernacle the following pro-
gramine WAS carrie out in the evening:
address OF wclcome-A. &. Drake, post com
mander
Kelers American Hymn--Choir and con-
gregation.
praycr-Comrade Rev. W. c. Cowan, post
chaplain
let Them Rest Harmonic quartettc.
Lesson, OF the pay-Mrs Lou V. Chaplin.
Star Spangled Banncr-Solo by Miss 3ollin-
ger; chorus. choir and congregations
Recitation, Home Swe t Home-Miss Flora
B-nbury.
Address-Gen. A. y. Campbell.
National Hymn, To Thee, q Country-Cho
Dropping From the Rahks-lIarmonia quar-
tcttc.
solo Viye l'America--Will Edwards.
Doxology-Choir and congregation.
observation-disclosures Rev. {. J. Doug ass.
Railway Desires to Amend Franchise
PASADENA, May 30.-lt is reported,
and no doubt re.tly. that the Terminal
Railway company will soon apply to tho
city council for an amendment to its
franchise by which it IS compelled to run
twelve trains per day each way 1t is OF
course plain to anyone who has occasion
to travel by tnat road that the present
service is kept up at loss to the COM
many. and il ls bllt natural that thev