The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
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ring thirtieth day of May place fra
grant flowers on the mounds that cover
the remains of departed members to
prove that though dead their brothers
are not forgotten.
The custom of decorating graves Is
an old one. 1t originated among the
ancient Greeks and was revived in this
country in 1868, soon after the close of
the civil war. General John A. Logan
then commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, issued the first
order calling for the observance of Me
mortal Day. 1t was dated May 8, 1868,
and the following Is an excerpt from it:
Let us, then, at the time appointed,
gather around the sacred remains of
our late brothers and garland the pas
sionles5 mounds above them with the
choicest flowers of spring; let us raise
above them the dear old flag they saved
from dishonor, and let us In this solemn
presence renew our pledges to aid and
assist those whom they have left among
US, q sacred charge upon nations
gratitude-the soldiers widow and or
phan. If other eyes grow dull and 9th
er hands slack and other hearts cold,
ours shall keep 1t warm as long as the
light and warmth of life remain to u.s."
ARRANGEMENTS for Today.
This morning detachments from Ezra
Griffin and Colonel Monies posts will
visit the cemeteries OF the city and
decorate the graves with flowers and
flags. In each burial place exercises
will be held; the following have been
appointed to deliver the orations:
Dunmore cemetery, Rev. A. l.. Urban;
Dunmore Catholic cemetery, Rev. M. E.
Donlan Forest Hill cemetery, Colonel
Il. L. Hitchcock; Pittston Avenue ceme-
terry, A. s. Bower; Washburn Street
cemetery, Rev. +. =. Doty; Hyde Park
Catholic cemetery, Rev. p. ]. McManus;
st. Mary's German Catholic) cemetery,
George J. Stopper; Petersburg, Protest.
ant cemetery, Rev. John Randolph.
In the afternoon the parade will take
place. Colonel Ezra II. Ripple will be
grand marshal and his official order
sets forth that the column will move
promptly at 2.3O The first division
will be made up of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, under command of Colonel II. A.
Coursen; second of veterans, Sons of
Veterans and invited guests; third,
Lackawanna council of Irish-American
societies; fourth, horsemen and citizens
in carriages.
The route over which the parade will
pass is as follows: Adams avenue to
Lackawanna avenue. to Franklin. TO
Spruce, to Penn, to IIlnden, 10 WASH
ington, to Gibson countermarch and
dismiss on court house square. When
the head of the column reaches Vine
street on The countermarch, the first
division will form in line on Washing
ton avenue to render honors to the sec
ond division, which will then take the
lead, the first division taking the place
of the second division In passing In re-
view.
The mayor and invited guests will
review the parade from their carriages
on Mulberry street on the west side
of Washington avenue, the chief mar
shall and staff to their right on WASH
tori avenue.
Exercises of the Evening.
At the Academy of Music at night
Ezra Griffin post will conduct patriotic
exercises, features of which will be an
address on the Great Battles of the
World by Rev. w. A. Spencer, ID. d.,
of Philadelphia; a poem written for the
occasion, which will be read by its au-
thor, John e. Barrett, and music by the
Elm Park quartette.