The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY AT TACOMA.
Woman's "News'' the Big Feature
Memorial Exercises and Field SHORTS.

Tacoma. May ESPECIAL Memorial
day was a pleasant disappointment to
every one. Indications were in the morn
ing that IL was 10 he stormy and a few
drops of rain rendered this anticipation
a decided reality 10 many but before me
parade the sky had cleared and there was
no more descending moisture during the
entire day.
There were three great features OF the
day, First, the parade and splendidly
conducted observanceS OF the occasion:
second, the field day and first annual
handicap games OF the Tacoma Athletic
Club, and last but not least, the Woman's
News
The last named was a sensation all by
itself. It was bigger. better, brighter than
any one outside the immediate staff of
the paper looked for. and tonight &c
Is selling like wildffre-at 10 cents a coy.
The free Est for this night only is atol-
ished. Even the newspaper exchanges
are cut off. You pay your dime or you
don't get a paper. The streets late This
afternoon presented the peculiar specta-
Gle OF prominent society ladies and chic
young maidegls toiling homeward with
big bundles Of papers in their arms. to
be placed on sale at their respective resi-
dences this evening. Today few OF the
holder ladies' started out in pursuit OF
news, wearing ribbons bearing the ram.
Woman NewS' across their breasts b1ls
they quickly dofTed these marks There
were about forty young ladies' who con-
trihuted 70 the paper. a feature OF their
work was that IL was thoroughly bust
neSs-like. AZ police station. on the water
front. a the court house. and everywhere
~hey Wanted 10 know. you know" in
true newspaper fashion. They inter
viewed burglar Holts, they saw a kan
CARGO court at the county JAIL they
talked with every star criminal IN ci,S.S-
- f1a17 4
Becker for inside Information regarding
tia work 10 be done this year ny the
Northern Pacific railroad. and generally
they managed 10 make a thoroughly read
able paper. They - far became irnbued
win the newspaper spirit as ID write I'D
ahe field games on the athletic club
grounds. four miles away. ami print a
description OF what alappened-or what
was llkclv 20 happen--at 3.3n D. n while
-'le games We're not concluded until $50
II was cleveTly written article how
ever.
The parade this morning was an excel
lent one The order Of the parade as ruh-
lished in the Post-IuteI,igencer yesterday
vas carried out admirably under the
supervision OF Grand Marshal ". 7. Fife.
and the line was about three blocks long
Of course, the @. \ r. and the Sons of
Veterans were the chief features OF the
procession. The veterans marched with
as steady a step. despite their age. and
with as true an alignment as their sons.
Hundreds took the cars to the cemetery,
whore exercises were held and the graves
% veterans decorated.
Tonight special memorial religious ex-
e-ciscs are being conducted at the First
Presbyterian church. The address by
Judge William p. Reynolds was a mas
tevly EFFORT. He is an orator Of great
power and great personal magnetism. No
memorial address has ever been listened
- here that has SO carried the entire
audience with the spirit OF the sentiment
expressed.
\ feature OF tonight's exercises was the
singing Of army songs by a chorus OF