The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-30
HONOR TO THE DEAD.
Memorial Services at the Pub
lie Schools Yesterday.
Today the @. A. h. WIN Commemorate
Their Fallen Comrndes and Do0-
orate Their Graves.
INTERESTING

The various public schools in the city
yesterday held services preliminary TO
Memorial day. which as rule we're OF q
highly interesting character. well ATTENDED
by the friends and parents OF the chiidrea
as well as by members OF the several posts
OF the G. A. r.
exercises yesterday afternoon. The upper
han had been tastefully decorated with
banners and flowers, while portraits OF
Washington and Lincoln occupied promi-
nent positions on the wallis Here the
grammar grades rendered appropriate
music, under the direction OF Miss +. ~
Adams, interspersed with recitauons py
the pupils
Ia room on the first floor. made bright
ard attractive by flags and flowers. the 1T
tie ones OF the primary grade also gave
programme worthy Of SPECIAL mention.
Exercises OF q similar character were
held at the University school. in two off
ferent rooms. the fifth, sixth. seventh and
eighth grades In one, and the tniro ana
fourth IN another. The rooms were pref
THY decorated with flowers. Gags and ever.
green's for the occasion About 100 visitors
were present The G. A. R. posts were rep
resented by Hon. W. II. White. Messrs.
Wrestling. Hawthorne, Hurd and Kinnear.
who delivered interesting and instructive
addresses TO the pupils. The blackboard
GFANfNES were WORTHY Oh Sttssidf lIIulfCLl
They were the work Of Arthur Higg.n-
botham-
At the Denny school there was an at
tendance OF fully so visitors. including.
as the representative OF the @. A. r., Hon.
l. T. I.ichtenberg, of Stevens Post. who
delivered an address. There was a gem
eral programme OF exercises In the main
hall, which was followed BY separate ex-
crcises in ten OF the twenty rooms. the
students from two rooms uniting In each
instance. Features OF the programmes
we-. the songs rendered by 30 voices.
It Is a matter OF regret tina. the PRO-
rraurres OF the various schools could not
have been published In full, but owing TO
the number OF schools and the length OF
each programme this o; course Is irnprac-
t,cable
The observance OF Memorial day bids
fair 10 be one BETTING the solemn charac-
ter Of the occasion With each succeeding
year more interest seems 20 be taken in
the matter OF paying fitting tribute 70
the memory OF the departed heroes. who
died that the Union might I've. fact
which I. Is expected the services OF today
viii so far 10 prove
The Post-lntelHgencsr has already pub
ltshcd the fgIi schedule OF exercises. but
viii reproduce the order OF the procession.
witch viii move promptly at 10 o'clock II
II as follows:
Platoon OF police.
First Regiment hand.
National Guard OF Washington
Mayor and council OF the city OF Seattle.
Uniform Rank Knights OF Py thtas. Dfyt-
sion No. l.
Uniform Rank Knights Of Fythias, D4vt-
sion No z
High School cadetA
Seattle Briga6a
Band.
Stevens Pos. No. I. O. A n
John +. Miller Pest. No 3. c. A r.
The procession VIII move promptly a. 10
o'clock. proceeding aiong First avenue 70
TsSier way. thence By YesieY way 70 sec-
ona avenue. u2 Second avenue TO Pfks
street VI Pike street 20 Third avenue.
along Trsr5 avenue 20 Union street snc 70
tire Arrzory. arriving q: about II O'Clock.
The members cf the city council who
wfi tzke part IN the procession VIII meet
~ the city han At 80. and f-crn there pro-
csezs in body 20 taks thelr places In the
pa-z.e-