Evening journal., 1895-05-30
THE LAST REVEILLE.
All Heads Are Barred BY the
Graves of the Boys in Blue.
HONOR PAID TIE PATRIOT DEAD
Tho Local Veterans aud school Children
Observe Memorial Day In Appropriate
Manner rhe Cemeteries visited aud
the Graves Dsoked with Flowers.

bbAafNa MemoHiai Day IN Appropriate
nIannor-The Cemeteries visited aud
the Graves Deoked with Flowers.
To-day the entire nation Joins in pay
ing tribute to It's patriot dead, and in
every city, village and hamlet the graves
OF the men who laid down their lives on
the battlefield. in the hospitals or in
prison pen, are heing decked with
flowers and flags Palms and roses, the
graceful ferns, unfadable immortelles
and snow white lilies mngle with the
humber daisies and fragrant wild
flowers over the last resting places Of tae
men who sealed with their blood the life
OF the republic and made possible the
proud statement OF the iHustrloas
martyr President, General Garfield, that
the government AZ Washington stillliYss.
These beautiful tributes denote the
remembrance or a people the gratitude
Of q nation. to the heroes OF Shiloh,
Autistam, Gettysburg and Apponatox.
an enduring memorial to their patriotism.
There was nothing to mar the success
Of the day The skies were clear aud
bright, and while Old Sol bsamed down
on the veterans rather fercely. a pleas.
ant breeze detrRoted considerably from
the intensity Of his rays, and made
marching trihe pleasRnter The local
posts have been bending their energies
TO the decoration OF the graves Of their
dead comrades, and at an early hour the
members began TO gather Ia the post
rooms preparatory TO performing their
sad duty.
The placing Of flags on the graves IN
the different cities Of the dead WAS done
/ yesterday, and everything WAS in order.
/ The contribution Of flowers was large
the school children entering into this
work with zest which speaks well fol
their patriotism,
Many Of the merchants and business
houses on the main streets were elabo
rately trimmed with flags and bunting
and an unusually large number Of private
! residences we're beautifully decorated
The flags on the public buildings, society
halls, engine houses, public schools ans
other buildings were flown, and nearl,
every one on the streets wore q knot o
red white and blue, or a Garfield sou
venir badge Many Of the leading store
closed in the morning for the entire Q day
and nearly all the stores in the city wer
closed In the afternoon.
Thomas A. Smyth Poet No. 1,G. A. r
under command OF Captain Huber
Entriken and accompanied by the pos
band. went to Old Swedes and Asbur
cemetery and decorated the grave
there
Dupont Post on Trip.
Admiral s. f. Dupont Post, NoEs
spent the morning IN Brandywine hun
orsd decorating the graves Of departe
comrades Ia that neighborhood SD
returned "a the city about noon.
Numbering sixty men, Ii charge
Post Commander Willism H. Benson
Dupont Post left the city this morRln
over the w. & N. railroad. The Marshal
ton Band accompanied the soldiers 0
the trip.
They went first to Montchanin and {
the tomb OF Admiral DUPONT Here the
conducted lengthy services, Past Com
manders Joseph Miller aud p. B Agar
taking part in the services Then th
procession moved TO puPont's cemetery
st Jsseph's, Green HILL Mt Salem an
other cemeteries
Tho Uolorsd "vots" Active.
There was an army Of oolore
! people ct Front and French street
this morning when the neRI
veterans started on their decorst
ing tour Charles sumner Post
G A. r.. with the Harmony Drui
Corps started out Front street O
special electric cars, decorated for Il
occasion. A company OF children froi
the Howard school accompanied IL
: party and sang America and 9th,
patriotic airs.
The colored procession moved fro
/ Silverbro0k to st. Peters and Zion bur,
I ing grounds where the g. A r. servicl
! we're conducted and Sumner guards e Z
z vollpyH over the graves Of soldiers
y s. Grant Post, No 49, was details
. to the New Cathedral cemetery III
9 pupils from st Paul's R, @. paroohia seho
2 accompanied the post, and after Il
( voiley had been fred. an interestir
program, compri ing recitations al
? singing Of patriotic songs was given.
Phil sheridan Post, No. 90 had itl
! Wilmington and Brandywine and Rive
3 view cemeteries at the former, whe
about 300 veterans ave taking their la
s sleep. the pupils Of public schools N
2i % and 20 participated. Each litt
2 one carried 3 bouquet Of flowers, 81
y after the volley, placed them on q
z graves and then clustered around, Sal
r several patriotic songs At Rivervie
Y the children Of public schools Nos
9 and n assisted.
81 The Ladies' Aid Societies and Sons
q Veterans Joined with the G A, r Pos
y in the ceremonies.