Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-05
TO MEMORY DEAR.
Dead Heroes of the War Are Ten
derly Remembered.
Fragrant Tributes Are Placed Upon
Their GraveH-DecoratiOn Day Oh
scrvnncc Is General Through
out the Land.

and the house held only a 15-minute
session. All the departments and busi-
ness houses were closed, and the day
was given up to patriotic observance
and tributes to the heroic dead. At ten
o'clock there was an impressive parade
of the G. A. II. and other patriotic or
ganizations, which broke up at IL
o'clock, the several posts holding me-
mortal exercises in the various ceme-
teries.
The most imposing ceremonies were
held at the national cemetery at Arl-
ington, on the Virginia side of the
Potomac, which was before the war the
magnificent estate of Robert f. Lee, the
confederate chieftain. Here bivouac al
most $4,000 of the nations dead, 1000
whose identity will never be known be-
ing buried in single grave. Among
the most famous of the heroes buried
beneath the spreading oaks and elms
are Gen. Sheridan, the great cavalry
leader; Admiral Porter, the hero of
Mobile; Brig. Gen. Harney and Gen.
Ricketts,.
The exercises at Arlington were made
particularly memorable by the pres
ence of President Mckinley. They be-
gan at 12 o'clock with national salute
of IL guns from the light battery.
Fourth artillery, U. S. A. The beauti-
full ceremony of strewing flowers on
the graves followed. The organizations
and guests afterwnrd gathered at the
amphitheater. which was impressvely
decorated, where the exercises took
place. The programme at the amphi-
theater opened with buglcrs sounding
the ASSEMBLY" After the Funeral
March" by the Marine band the Burial
of the Dead" was sung by the choir.
Thomas S. Hopkins. department COM
mander, called the assembly to order
and Rev. w. H. Black invoked Divine
blessing. The choir sang again, and
then Representative Dolliver. of Iowa,
delivered the Grafton of the day
The Grafton was followed by music
and poem delivered by DR.. Thomas
Calver. Webster Davis. assistant secre-
tary of the interior, followed with an
grafton, and the exercises concluded
with Beetboven's Funeral March of n
Dead Hero, played by the Marine band.
At the Soldiers Home cemetery the
services were conducted by Henry Will
son post Nc, II, G. A. r. Special serv-
ices we're held at the tomb of Gen. John
A. Logan. under the direction of sub
committee, composed of the Logan
| guard of honor and committee from
the Legion of Loyal Women. The exer-
cises at the Congressional cemetery
were conducted by Farragut post No.
| 10, G.. A. r. Similar services were si-
multaneously held at ST. Elizabeth's, Oak
Hill, Holy Rood and all of the other
cemeteries in and about Washington
where the union dead found resting
places. A noticeable feature of the ex-
ercises here was the great inroads the
past few years had made in the ranks
of the veterans. In several instances
the bands outnumbered the posts they
were escorting.
Chicago, June Memorial day was
tittingly observed. A parade was given
by old veterans, regular troops from
Fort Sheridan, militia and civic 'organi-
cations. Decoration day exercises were
held at Forest Home. Waldheim and
Cuncordia and other cemeteries.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 1.-Decoration
day was observed here with great in
terest. Federal, state and city and
many business places were closed
during the day. The exercises at Oak
Ridge cemetery and the tomb of Lin
coin were interesting and attended by
thousands. The parade was long Hun
dreds of the grand army and sons of vet
Grams were in line. Military exercises
were held over graves of dead soldiers.
ST. Louis, June decoration day
here this year received practically a
double celebration. The memorial SER
mons and other exercises of literary
character were mostly held on Sunday.
Monday, being the legal holiday, was re-
served for the grand army parade and
the decoration services proper. The lat.
ter included the grand army demon.
STATIONS at the cemeteries and at JEFF
fersou Barracks, and appropriate cere.
monies by the regular army troops in
connection with the veterans at the ma.
tional cemeteries. There was general
suspension of business, banks, public
offices and commercial houses being
closed. The parade was not large, but
interesting, and the fact that the ranks
of the G. A. r. are becoming decimated
more and more as each year goes by was
plainly evident to the thousands who
viewed the procession.
a Cincinnati, June Mondays dem
onstrution presented the greatest seer
here. 1t took an hour in passing. On
both sides of Fourth street the girl
of the schools were ranged to witnes
the parade. They we're ali providet
with small flags. The passing of th
gray-haired and tottering veterans
bearing with stern pride their cher
iehcd battle flags, was TO these children
, a lesson in patriotism not soon to b
forgotten. Following them came tn
battalions of boys, with boys drum
bands and flags without number.
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Marquette, Mich, May 3I.-Richar
Palmer applied to Alexander Boultor
an aged and prominent citizen of New
: berry, Luce county, for employment
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