Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED.
Beautiful and Impressive Ceremonies
in santa Fe-ImpOsing Procession
Exercises at the National
Cemetery.

The manner in which Memorial DAY
was observed in Santa Fe was creditable
alike to Carleton post of the Grand Army
of the Republic and to the people of this
city generally. The principal public
buildings and business houses, the SOL
ders' monument in the plaza, the Kit
Carson monument in front of the federal
building and many private residences
were profusely and periodically decor
ated with the national colors and gar
landed with flowers and evergreens and
the stars and stripes futtered at half
mast from all the flagstaff in the city.
Business was generally suspended during
the afternoon.
Precisely at 8 o'clock in the afternoon
the procession formed on the plaza and
marched to the National cemetery in the
following order: ....
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Drum Corps.
Chief Marshal. Col. Edward H. Bergman,
, and staff ,,,,.,.
Company B, LIST Infantry, New Mexico Militia,
Capt A. p. Hill, Commanding.
Artillery Section, N. Nj. N. g., Lieut.. Wientge,
Carleton Post, &. A. r., and Visiting Com
Santa Fe Fire Department.
Civic Societies.
Schools.
Territorial, Federal, County and City Off
Gals.
Ladies of the Floral Committee and Choir
Citizens i'll Carriages.
Citizens Mounted.
The following gentlemen served as aids
to the chief marshal: Capt. j. R. Hudson
Grant Rivenburg, Marcelino Garcia
j. W. Thompson, Fritz Muller, Benz. M
Head, Fernando Nolan, W. E. Griffin, c
W. Dudrow, Carl Bergman, W. p. Gun.
ningham, j. W. Akers, Paul Wunschmann
Camio Padilla, Evaristo Lucero, Webster
Davis, Ned Gold.
When the procession arrived at the GEM.
etery it is estimated that fully 1000 people
were assembled within the massive stone
enclosure. Mr.. Theodore Joseph, the
capable and indefatigable superintendent
of the cemetery, had everything in readi.
ness for the reception of the little army
of patriotic people and for the prompt
carrying out of the beautiful and impress
sive ceremonies of the afternoon. A ma
tional flag, bearing the inscription "Carle
ton Post No. 8, G. A. r." futtered above
every grave and the magnificent silken
banner of the cemetery was dropped to
half-mast as the procession entered the
GROUNDS and remained there until the ex-
ercises closed. The flags that fittingly
decorated the graves were presented to
the cemetery by Mr.. j. W. Akers.
Mr.. Joseph also had the grounds in
perfect order, the doors of the beautiful
stone lodge and other buildings we're open
to all, and buckets of ice water were dis
tributed about the grounds for the re-
freshment of the multitude. Wild and
cultivated flowers for decorating pur-
poses were provided in plentiful pro-
fusion by the Woman's board of trade
and no grave was neglected in the distri-
button thereof.
The wind blew in disagreeable gusts
for an hour before the procession reached
the cemetery, but just as the solemn ex-
ercises opened the wind sensibly moder-
ated and the sun smiled upon the scene
from an almost cloudless sky.
CEREMONIES Al CEMETERY.
Music, "Guardian of Nations" by the
Choir.
Preliminary Address by Post Commander
Francis Downs.
Music, THE Blue and the Gray" by the
Choir.
Prayer by Post Chaplain Steele.
Ritual Address by Post Commander.
Decoration of Monument by Officer of the
Day.
Response by Post Chaplain.
Grafton by Hon. A. l.. Morrison.
| Music, sleep Comrades, Sleep" by the Choir
Scattering of Flowers upon Graves.
Assembly.
Salute to the Dead by Infantry Volley
Music, vocal, My Country, It's of Thee
Benediction
Taps.
The excellent choir was composed of
the Misses McCready, Miss Blanchard,
Miss Beatty, Miss Wier and Messrs.
Crichton and hurry with Miss Schor-
moyer at the organ. The address of Judge
Morrison was brief, but full of patriotic
fervor and eloquence suited to the oc-
casion. The militia boys were the recip-
Tents of many compliments upon the
perfect precision with which they fired
the salute.
Among the handsome floral tributes
received from abroad were two beautiful
wreaths, one from Mrs. Wynkoop, of
Denver, and one from Major j. l..
Pritchard and Capt. Erastus ID. Wood, of
the Soldiers home at Santa Monica, CAL,
both of which were placed on the grave
of that brave old soldier, Col. Ned Wyn-
koop. Major Pritchard was an officer in
the I'd Colorado cavalry and served in
New Mexico with Col. Wynkoop.
THE GRAVES DECORATED.
The total number of soldiers buried in
the National cemetery here is 634, of
which 375 sleep in graves marked sun
known" Nine of them were confederates.
Among the 259 graves that are named are
those of Gov. Bent, killed by Indians in
1847; Col. Fl. R. Selden, U. 8. army, died
in 1866; @. P. Clever, at one time delegate
in congress and adjutant-general of New
Mexico, died in 1874; Gov. Army; Major
Dusenberry, quartermaster's department
U. s. A., died in 1855; Gen. G.. A. Smith,
died in 1885; Capt. Wingate, killed at
Valverde in 1861; Col. Ned Wynkoop,
died in 1891.
The cemetery has been handsomely
graded, the grounds enriched with soil
from the mountains and fertilizers, grass
seed and shade trees planted, and the ir-
rigation system will soon be in opera
ton. Nature will then com plete the
work of identifying the sacred spot.
Santa Feans will never cease being CRATE
full to Gen. R. N. Batchelder, quarter
master-general, for the personal interest
he has taken in effecting these improve
ments. Mr.. Joseph, the local superin-
tendent, also merits high praise for the
important part he has taken in the work.