Evening journal., 1896-05-30
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD.
Veterans of the Sixties OBJ
serve Memorial Day.
GRAVES OF HEROES DECORATED

A Street Parade In the AfternooA-The
Public Schools Held Special Exercises
Yesterday Aiternoon-stor OF the
Day.
A 6nsr day for honoriug the soldier
dead by placing on their graves fragrant
flowers, as a memorial TO both msn and
deeds, could not have been desired. As the
| god OF day drove from HIS stables In the
East and pointed his stes1s athwart the
shy, not cloud interf,i to block his
way
His fiery glances wsrs toned down,
however. by cool breezes and the vete
ran who would scarcely have dared
brave the heat was enabled to take his
part In the ceremonies Of decorating the
last resting place Of his comrades 10 the
/ perilous days OF the sixtiea
The pupils of the puolic schools sho we'd
their patriotism by holding special exer
cites yesterday afternoon, and all the
rooms we're decorated In honor OF the
occasion.
At tho High School.
The program at the High School was
an elaborate one. DUPONT and Smyth
Posts were present as guests, and Colonel
Peter b. Ayars delivered an address on
Patriotism President Charles Baird.
secretary OF the Board Of Education; L.
B. Jones and others were seated on the
platform, while Professor } 4. Clymer
led the singing The reception march
OF the scholars WAS very fine and called
forth considerable praise, Among those
who participated in the exercises we're
West A. Trotter. May O. Herring, Sybilla
Feldme Ter, Frank Rose, Paul Xii
Ian. G Clinton Fogwell, Rllp White
! mack. Clifton l VAnsRut, O. Leslie
BonhRm, Nellie McIntlrs, Susie Rlmbo,
Margaret Foulk, Anna simmons, Leona
Wilson, Harry d. Ehason and Grace d
Hargis.
At No. 10 School.
Very pleasant Memorial Day exercises
were held In No 10 school by rooms 6, 7,
8 Misses Robinson, Stuart and Flynn
teachers The rooms were beautifully
decorated with bunting, flags aud flowers
In abundance. The following program
WAS rendered;
Song. Our Patriot Dead" school
recitation, "Mending the Old Flag,
Viola Robinson; exercise, "Emblems OF
Decoration Day" by Carrie MoFarliu,
Julia McGovern and Katie Harkins; song
THE Blue and the Gray" Katie Nelly;
/
ner; song, 'Tentlng Tonight" school
recitation. Black Blue aud Gray"
Katie Hanlgan; History Of Decoration
Day." George Lover, Thomas Seery,
George Shortiss. john Bllsn. Charles
MoOAferty, John Ryan, Paul Snyder,
John Divlnney; Recitation, 'Tis Holy
Ground" Thomaa Robinson; Song,
Memorial Day" school; recitation,
Decoration Day." Viola Frederick I;
reading. Mustered Out, Mageie
Gillespie; recitation, For Country, .
Albert Richards; soug. Marching
| Through Georgia. school; recitation,
For Grandpa's Sake" Kate Henderar;
sentiments Frank Doughten. William
Sehilling, Estells Galloway. Mabel Wal
lace. Herbert Rseder, Rosie Schneider,
Albert Witt. Lewis Young, Villa
Pierce; reading. How Sleep the
Brave" Ferd Fenniuore; recitation,
Jones. OF Company d, !" George McClane; I;
recitation, Bring Flowers, Mabel Smith I;
guitar 500, Emily Scott; recitation,
sleep Comrades. Slsep." Lena Hohl
field recitation. "Thlrtieth Of Ny, ed
ward Winklemsn; reading, s"The Army
Overooat." Clara Albut song, "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home"
At No. School.
At old No. 4 school a series OF special
programs was given aud each room held
separate exercises There was a Roodly
number OF visitors, among them Samuel
/ +. Belts and wife Addresses werU made
| By Rsvs. John Hall. A X Walker, aud
Henry SAnderson. Pstsr B. Ayars George
r Roberts, Ed 0in Hlrst, Superintendent
David w. Harlan and J d. Carter, CON
mitteeman OF the school
At the Other Schools.
All the other schools held special
exercises, aud In nearly all OF them ad
dresses we're made. A. No. "a William
S Hllles was the principal orator. al
though l. B Morrow, President Baird
and others spoke
At No Q William Tu nsr spoke. At
No. Q a special program WAS given, and
the same WAS done at No 10 A delega-
tion from tue latter school decorated the
| Garfield monument
At No. 81 Ssmuol H. Barnard, Rev. J.
| W. LaLkford aud DIR. J. w. Crumbaugh
spoke Among those present were :
Miss Kate Orumbaugb. William Jones,
| Mrs Ellis Jefferson, Mrs Ed ward Spen-
Ger, Mrs Lucy Graves. Mrs John Miller
and Miss Geo Howard
| At School No. 16 oWing to alterations
In the building no observance was made
Of the day.
Memorial Day Observauce.
Tie day was observed ia an appropi
ate though not elaborate man
nsr IN Wilmington. Most OF the
city cffises we're closed and business at
/ the post Office shut down at o'clock.
The school children Joined With the vet
erans Ia decorating the graves aud many
OF the h1Wers we're gathered by the lit
l tie ones.
All the white posts iolusd 10 dscorAt
| Ing the graves in the Wilmington an
Brsndywine cemetery and the children
OF No "a and No. schools ,lned
Thomas A Smyth Post, No 1, had
charge of Old SWedes and Riverview
cemeteries aud Sheridan Post, No 20,
scted with It.
Admiral Dupont Post, No 2. went by
street cars TO DUPONT Cemstery aud
Garfield Camp. No 2. s. of V acted as q
firing party. After the decorating there.
n delegation from the post, with the
firing party visited Gresnhlll, st.
Joseph's and SIT. Salem cemeteries.
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