The National tribune., 1896-07-02
dwelling upon the virtues Of the dear ones

lying at their feet.
Our correspondent writes that oil mention
of patriotic and memorial doings in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE are eagerly perused by the
CAB. and W.R.C. of Idaho, who, one aud all,
reiterate tho sentiment expressed by Col.
Ingersoll. "Cheers for the living and tears for
the dead"
MEMORIAL ECHOES.
At Decatur, ILL.,. on Memorial Day, the
school children, under direction of Dunham
Corps, 4, gave Columba's Memorial" in beau
tiful STYLE The entire program was hne,
under the direction of Ellie r. Kennedy. The
Sons of Veterans and LAS. Joined the w. re.
and school children in strewiug the soldiers
graves with flowers.
Toledo Corps, 243, Toledo, observed its first
Memorial Day as a distinct association by max
ing 200 wreaths for Toledo Post, besides pre-
pairing special designs for the graves OF Judge
II. II. Cochran, Gen. James b. Steedman, Gen.
Fuller. Chaplain H. NJ. Bacon. Capt. Henry u.
Norton, Capt Dustin, and Capt. lie Barr.
Department Correspondent Louisa Clusky,
of Texas, reports that the graves of the blue
and the gray were decorated at Waco, about
243 in ALL In the afternoon Memorial services
were conducted at City Hall, which was
beautifully decorated. fine program was
carried out; address by Rev. c. S. Rogers, OF
Kansas. Gardner Work was master of cere-
monies and Department Treasurer Ada Work,
| organist.
DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT.
The Canadian contingent Department of
Vermont, W.R.C, observed Memorial May in
! Montreal with fitting exercises Carriages
conveyed Hancock Post and Corps to and from
the cemetery. There was fine display OF flags
aud beautiful floral designs for tho graves.
Rev. I. s. McWillisms, pastor of the Ameri-
can Presbyterian Church, and United States
Consul Anderson delivered appropriate 3D.
dresses. President Coffin of Hancock Corps,
presented Rev. McWillams at the close of his
address.
ID Battery Corps, 81, West Burke, member
ship CO. made Memorial Day memorable by en-
| listing the children in the obseryances, az Is
their custom.
Ezra Stetson Corps, Waterbury Center, re-
ports, through Gertrude Gilmore, correspond
cnt, numerous socials and festivals at the
| homes of members. The small sum paid by
each nets handsomely for the treasury.
Joyce Corps, 81, Poultney, holds monthly
sewing meetings, to sew for the Soldiers Home
at Bennington, where they hope to furnish a
] Home shortly. Among the arrangements of
Memorial Day was bouquet to the Unknown
Dead. given from Post and Corps. Dinner was
served to Post, Corps, and s. of ", and their
| families.
Mrs. Mansur. Correspondent of Erastus Buck
Corps, Island Point, writes that the Corps had
the school children drilled 10 sing, recite, and
read papers on patriotic subjects as part OF Me-
mortal Day exercises at the cemetery This
Corps did well by serving refreshments on
graduation evening at the High School
AtChester, the day preceding Memorial Day,
fine exhibition was given by the school chill
dren. All the exercises and songs illustrated
| patriotism Over 100 children took part, and
every school in town was represented. The
| flag exercise was very interesting. as well as
instructive. The Memorial of the Flowers"
was the most elaborate and beautiful OF the
exercises.
Memoirs Day was observed by Henry Corps,
80, attending the services at the cemetery, and
afterward listening to the address Of Col. Gold
ing. of Wilmington.
Hattie b. Richardson, Department Core
spondent, W.R.C.
DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA.
| Past Department President Mary A. Morgan
reports Nebraska true to her record on Memo
rial Day. AT Ayr. Heron Corps united with
| the Post aud S. of v. While there is no organ
izng society Of ID. of ", there were a number
OF soldiers daughters, wearing blue gowns and
white cuffs and collars. formed in line and
assisted in tho exercises
| AT the cemetery, the exercises around the
| cenotaph aud soldiers graves were conducted
by the S. OF ", B.R., WR.C., and their as
sistants and the soldiers graves decorated.
| At Nebraska City, extensive observances
| were carried out by William Banner Post aud
! Corps and Charles Wilson Post and Corps both
on Memorial Sunday and Memorial Day so
soldiers graves and two graves of members of
/ the W.RC. were decorated at Wyuka ceme-
terry.
At Fremont, Mcpherson Corps unvailed a
monument to the Unknown Dead; President
Ida Piper in charge. and all the patriotic soci.
Of ,.f he plu inn nj ruic
were conducted by the GAR and S. of V.
The firing squad of the s. of V. saluted the
flag. aud Kate 3. Sherwood Tent, ID. OF ",
assisted by 81 little girls. decorated the graves
At Fairbury, the Grand Army and Relief
Corps. escorted by National Guards and Is
little girls in white, united in Memorial OBJ
servances at Steele's Hail. where the decora-
tinns. including portraits of distinguished
Union soldiers, were most elaborate. Proceed
ing to the cemetery, the Grand Army service
was held, followed by that of the W.R.C. Then
the veterans and fower-girls decorated the sol
diers' graves.
At Superior procession of school children
bearing wreaths and flowers preceded tho
Grand Army, W.R.C., and civic societies in the
Memorial Day march. At the church they rem
dered patriotic songs and gave the Flag Salute.
They decorated the graves at the cemetery after
the Grand Army exercises were over.
After the decoration of graves at the ceme-
DIV van Metcr fOSL anu corps, a ina, the
Corps assembled around the beautiful shaft on
the soldiers plat and paid their tribute to the
unknown dead.
At Lyons after the Grand Army service. the
Relief Corps dedicated monument TO the un-
known dead, the S. of V. firing salute. "Co-
lumbia's Memorial" by IL little boys and girls
under the direction of Alma Waite formed an
interesting part of the exercises in the hall.
Farragut, App0mattox, and Belknap Posts
and Corps, Lincoln assisted by the S. of ", ID.
of W. and school children. made Memorial Day
memorable at Lincoln, the capital city of Me-
braska Groups of children in red, white, and
blue were stationed along the line of march,
gave the Flag Salute, and sang patriotic songs
as the professions passed.
Farragut Corps had improvised mound.
which they decorated in memory of the I'M
known dead. Assisted by the ID. of w. the
Corps placed a floral flag at the head, and as
each member passed she deposited u bouquet of
flowers.
One hundred and fifty children of Elliot
School, led by their teachers, rendered a pretty
Memorial service and strewed the graves of So
soldiers in Grand Army circle with flowers |
After that the veterans, each accompanied by
flowers, as they passed, from the S. of V. and ID.
of ".
Ben Thomson Corps, 100, Brownville, is pros
perng and adding numbers to its mem bership |
The Corps assisted the Post in all the services |
of Meinoria season. OF 81 soldiers graves deco |
rated at the cemetery, one was that of a soldier