Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03
HONORING DEAD HEROES
Appropriate Observance Of Memorial
Day in Wilmington.
GRAVES STREWN WITH FLOWERS
The Procession Took Place in
- the Afternoon.

The Grand Army of the Republic il
This State observed Monday as Memorial
Dsy, Sunday the veterans generally
attended church services ut which ad.
dresses aud sermons in commemoratior
OF the bravery and sacrifices of the
soldiers 10 the late war were made.
On that morning the Rev. Ezra
Tinker, D. D., himself vateran.
preached to veterans in Asbury Church,
Third and Walnut streets. In the after
noon a Joint memorial service was held
in Asbury Church, when speeches ere
made by the Rev. +. Is. Short, Ad.
jutant- General Feter b. Ayars and
Senior Vice Commander Thompson ol
Harrington. The latter told Of Gen.
Thomas A. Smyth's good qualities, but
was forced to stop speaking because Of
main from an injury in his left side
which he received In the war The
evening exercises at the church were
also of memorial character, speakers
being William S. Hilles, Henry Z.
Conrad and Adjutabt- General Ayars.
du Pont Post attended aervices In Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church In the
evening and heard a sermon by Rev.
William A. WYlliug.
The Rev.. W., l.. S. Murray, ID. d..
preached a memorial sermon in st.
Paul's NJ. E. Church at night on the
text f." He being dead yet speaketh. -.
Hebrews liza.
The Rev. I. A. McCurdy. L. D.,
pastor of Central Presbyterian Church,
delivered patriotic address at st.
l'aul's N. Il. Sunday school in the
afternoon. 1t was highly enjoyed by
the school.
The Rev. Henry Baker, D. D..
Grace Nj. Z. Church.
The Rev. A. 7. Bowsor preached a
Memorial Day sermon at the First Uni
tartan Church 10 the morning, and
in the afternoon memorial service
was held by the Sunday. school. An
address on "Some thoughts for Decora-
ton Day" was delivered by u. J. Rein
hardt, and there was an interesting pro.
gramme by the scholars, one of the
features being the singing of hymn
written fer tho occasion. The interior
OF the church was appropriately deco
rated.
Although the clouded sky and indica-
tion of rain made the earlier morning
Inauspicious, the veterans early set
about their labor of honor and respect
and love- Towards noon the weather
cleared. "-
The day was observed by the banks
and numerous business honses. Hun
dreds Of flags are displayed throughout
the city in honor OF the occasion.
Nearly ali city and county offices and
some OF the Federal Offices were closed.
AT the several post rooms members
were present to receive the flowers con-
tributed by the friends Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. And later
parties left the post rooms to decorate
graves Of Veterans in the different burial
grounds and to fire the salute of honor
over them.
at General Thomas A. Smyth Post
headquarters. northeast corner Of Third
and Market streets, many flowers were
received. Those were taken out by the
firing squad accompanied by school
children, and graves in Old Swedes,
Asbury and Riverview cemeteries were
decorated. A special committee Of
Smyth Post went to the Wilmington
and BrandywiDe cemetery and decorated
the tomb Of Gen. Thomas A. Smyth. A
salute OF honor was fired over the
generals tomb. About noon dinner
was served to the firing squad at the
post headquarters by the Ladies' Aid
Society OF the post.
The members of du Pont Post as.
sembled at their rooms on the second
floor of the Davidson Building. Ninth
and King streets, and headed by l6
members of the Brandywine Drum
Corp, marched to the ". S N. railroad
station at the foot of French street,
where they embarked for Montchanin
station. They were accompanied by a
detachment Of the Sons of Veterans
and by the boys brigade.
The private burying grounds OF the
du Points we're visited, also the two st.
Joseph's cemeteries, Greenhill and Mt.
Salem. The firing squad of 10 mon re-
tnrned TO this city by hack and the
remainder of the post bv train.
Flowers were received at both
,du Pont ami Sheridan Post rooms for
decorating the graves.
On their return from the cemeteries
the veterans and the guard OF honor
were served with luncheon in du Pont
Post rooms. The post was in charge of
pUst Commander James II. Porter and
took with them headstone for the
grave of Capt. John Kyle. This makes
3S graves that have been marked since
February 1st. KS
Glen. U. S. Grant Post, No. 13. deco
rated the graves 10 the New Cathedral
cemetery.
Phil Sheridan Post, No. 90, decorated
the graves in the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
Sumner Post decorated the graves in
st. Peter's and Zion cemetery.
at O'Clock the veterans assembled
at their headquarters and prepared for
the parade. 1t formed was at the
west side Of Market street between
Ninth and Twelfth, and marched over
the route which was prepared. ~