Evening journal., 1895-05-25
IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD
Arrangements Made for the
Observance of Memorial Day.
A DoUBLY BvBNTFUL OCCASION

ing and the Unwilling OF GarneId's |
Monument in the Afternoon.
Memorial Day is dIstinctively en- |
American institution. The inception OF |
an anniversary In memory of those
gallant men who laid aside home aud |
loved ones, business and professional
duties, to 60 TO the defense OF 0d
Glory; who dropped their tools to grasp
the weapons of war, or who turned their |
backs on the old farm to meet hafdships
In camp and on the march, pain aud
suffering In the p.is)ns OF Libby,
Andersouville OF Belle Isle. or death on
the battle field, is not generally known
Mrs Martha Q Kimball, a Philadel
phia woman, was visiting Ia the South,
when her notice was drawn to the fact
| that the women OF that section, their
sympathiss made keener, no doubt, by
/ the knowledge that they had lest the
cause for which their husbands, fathers
and sons had misguidedly fought, cared
very tenderly for the graves Of their
dead.
She also noticed, with sorrow and pain,
that In the North, the graves of the vast
multi ude Of patriots who had gone
/ forth to do and die that the Union might
be preserved, one, free and indivisible,
were neglected aud many Of them were
unkempt snd covered with tangled vines
and rank weeds.
She was deeply touched with this and
| wrote 10 General John A Logan, then
commanded IN chief OF the g. a. r.,
suggesting that 8 day be named on
which the graves Of the martyr wesrers
of this blue could be decked with the
nations colors and fragrant flowers
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the first of these memorial days, and Il
hss now become one of the greatest of
the anniversaries Of the nation. Mrs
Kimball and General Logan have both
gone to join the great majority. but
their memories remain behind them as
pleasant perfume
| This year the day will have a double
attraction to those In whose bosoms
exist the memory Of the heroes of the
sixties, and pride In the grand govern
ment under which they live Delaware
has proud record In the history Of
those eVentful days, and the names Of
her men form q prominent part in the
story Of the war.
Their graves are In the beautiful cities
OF the dead and on next Thursday will be
made rich with choice flowers Later in
the day the monument erected TO the
soldier martyr president General James
A Garfield will be unveiled with i'm
pressive ceremonies.
The monument stands on a triangular
} park formed by the intersection Of Wash
t ington and Eleventh streets with Della
ware avenue, and is OF silver bronze
! The pedestal Is Of granite from the
, Brandy wine quarrles, and bears on the
face the single word "GArfsld;" on the
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Reigns and the Government at Washing
ton Still Lives"
The program for the day as arranged
by the committee and formulated by
order of Commander William Fl Bentz
of DUPONT Post, marshal, Is as follows
Parade, form In three divisions, at
p. m on French street right resting on
Fourth street in the following order:
Cordol of Palioe
Chief Marshal William H. Bentz and Stat
Aids.
(. First Division. Daniel Ross. Commander
Regimental Fife and Drum Corps,
Adjutant-G General Garrett J. Hart anG
r staff
Lieutenant-Colonel A. -. Kirk, Commanding
00PPaniSS ProSaSiy Il Il, n. n 6. 5nD D.
Second Division. William b. Norton, Com
manding.
Smyth Post Band.
General Thomas A Smyih Post, No. !, Pos
Commander Entriken.
I Marshallton Band.
}, Admiral s. f. DUPONT. No. 2, II. w. thinner
r mann. Commando nR.
, Delegation from Post No. 8. New Castle; No
= s, of Newport No. of Pleasant Hill.
General J. 5. Grant Post, No. ID, l.. w
Palmer, Commanding.
Phil Sheridan Post Band
\ Phil Sheridan Post. No. % j. L. French
Commanding.
Third Division. Peter McA- Ger, Command
: Delaware College Cadets. Lieutenant ]. II
Frier, u. =. A.
Boys BiEade Of the I5igg,l IH5igghlands' Captain W
!. Mayor and Members OF City Council ii
e Carriages.
e The line of march will be Fourth x
: Poplsr countermsrch to King, to Second
3 to Market, to Seventh, TO Adams, Il
Q Franklin, to Pennsylvania avenue, Il
: Broome. to Delaware avenue, to tn
Garfield Monument, where the unveilinl
exercises will take place The differen
L posts will then be dismissed
At the monument the opening prRye
will be delivered BY Right Rev Lssghtoi
7 Coleman, bishop of the Episcopal Dioces
: of Delaware, orRtion by Rev DR. Merritt
T Hulburd, presentation OF the monument
! to the city by Edgar NJ Hopes. an
reception BY Mayor Evan G Snortlidge
benedlction by Right Raw. Alfred A
J, Curtis, Bishop of the Roman Catholi'
Diocese OF Delaware.
The design Of the committee Is to plac
the monument in charge Of the city an,
ID G A. R, conjointly, and Past Com
: mander Of the State p. B. AyRrs will
r accept on behalf Of the G A. R.
!, In the morning the ceremony Of th
decoration Of graves will be observed a
. the different cemeteries Grant Pos
will decorate 10 the New Cathedral Gem
etery. DUPONT Post will deck the grav
of Admiral s F DUPONT and those i
st. Joseph's, Green Hill and Noun
Salem cemeteries, while General Thoms
n A smytb and Phil Sheridan posts wi
rs attend to the other cemeteries Th
Of woman's relief corps of the several post
Il will accompany their posts
"a To morrow will be Memorial Sunda
At and the posts will sttend service ia th
], local churches Dupont Post will 60 t
q Scott M + Church In the morning
is the afternoon joint memorial service
al will be held in the Opera House, and .
q Up m. Rev. J. Y Dobbins will preach
s. the veterans Ia Grace NJ e Church.
IT Fhil Sheridan Post will attend service
e at the Harrison Street NJ. e. Church
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