The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
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the Grand Army of the Republic and the
Sons OF Veterans raised and saluted the
flag on the lower plaza. Half an hour
later they decorated the graves at the
Evergreen Cemetery. AT 10 o'clock the
graves at the Catholic cemetery were deco
rated In the afternoon a parade of the
school children, Boys Brigade, g. A. R.,
Sons of Veterans and other societies was
held, followed by literary exercises at the
payilion, with an Grafton by Lucas T..
Smith After the exercises at the pavilion
the procession was reformed and marched
to the Odd Fellows Cemetery, where the
beautiful ceremony of the G. A. r. ritual
vas exempliied and the soldiers graves
decorated. In the evening the Woman's
Relief Corps held memorial services in the
0pera-house.
Lavfsh Floral Tributes at Los angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 3O-Me-
mortal day was fittingly observed here,
and Southern CALIFORNIA; wealth of flowers
permitted the most lavish floral decoration
of the graves of the soldier dead.
Services were held at Evergreen, Rose
dale and the city cemeteries in the morn
ing, where large crowds were assembled
and where marched the various G. a. r.
posts and the Woman's Relief Corps of
the city.
The formal exercises took place in the
Simpson Tabernacle under the auspices of
the G. A. r. during the afternoon. A
dense throng filled the great building. In
many of the public schools appropriate
exercises took place. Henry Glaze was the
orator of the day. Any one would have
known that this was a public holiday,
6nd furthermore they would have seen it
was Decoration day had they just come in
from the desert wastes and had lost track
of the calendar.
Every one was appareled in holiday garb,
and nearly all had some sort of bouquet
in their hands. The railroads early this
morning brought large number of people
to the city from surrounding towns who
had come to join with the city folks in
commemoration of the Nations dead
heroes. All the public places were closed,
and many of the larger stores closed their
doors at noon.
1t was an ideal day, just day for the
occasion. The car lines leading to Ever
green, Rosedale and city cemeteries were
thronged early in the morning, as the ex-
erclses were TO begin very early. The dead
soldiers inferred in the Catholic, Jewish
and other cemeteries were not forgotten,
and it is safe to say that the resting-place
of not one soldier was overlooked to-day.
One of the beautiful features of the day
was the participation in the morning cere-
monies of the school children. Whole
troops of bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked boys
and girls, in their pretty frocks and laden
with bloom, were at the cemeteries, and
their childish treble blending in the patri-
otic songs increased the patriotic fervor of
the exercises. 1t was a pretty spectacle
and one that would be calculated to rouse
sentiment in the most stoical mind.
The exercises at Simpson Tabernacle
were of the most patriotic and impressive
character. Rendition of the programme
was begun by an organ voluntary by Miss
Mary L. O'Donoughue, which was arts
tically rendered. Mrs. Modini- Wood, Mrs.
Jennie 7. Kempton Mr.. Modini- Wood
and DR.. Ludwig Sender comprise a quar-
tet which sang 20, the Sad Moments of
Parting" Ms. E. P. Johnson Jr. was the
accompanies OF the song, and her part was
well rendered.
Dr. Dexter Hill, the chaplain, next
Offered prayer, after which a trio, con-
sisting OF Mrs. Modini- Wood, Mrs Kemp
ton and Mr.. Wood, sang so, Memory"
The exercises concluded with an address
by Comrade Pittman, after which the
audience rose and sang America"