Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY COMES AGAIN
TO-DAY, RELIGIOUS SERVICES; To-
MORROW, HONORs TO THE DEAD.
DIR. George VIII Preach to Surviving
Veterans This MOrning-TO-mOr-
rows Pnrnde-BurinI of 10
SheIby's Remains.

This is Memorial day. The formal reliE-
ious observance by the q. \. r, will be
held at Presbyterian church,
Tenth and Central streets, this morning at
II o'clock. The sermon Will be delivered
by Rev. Dr.. W. =. George, pastor of West
minister. Members of the q. y. K. will
attend il a body. They VIII meet this
morning at 1890 O'Clock sharp at III Wal
nut street, and march to the church.
Religious services appropriate TO the day
will be held in various other churches, and
it is safe to say that in none of them
will the day pass without some reference
being made to the day set apart to COM
memorate the yalor and sacrifices Of the
Union soldier.
Veteran Company A will run an excur-
sion to L~eavenworth. Fort and Soldiers
home to-day. where there will be suitable
Observance of the day.
The civic celebration of the day will
be made memorable to ex-COnfedera;cs by
paying the last tribute of love and honor
to General 10 o. Shelby, whose remains
will be taken from the receiving vault at
Forest Hill cemetery and buried in The
lot presented by the eX-Confederate AssO-
citation.
others desiring to go our Will assemble at
Thirteenth and Grand at l2:3C o'clock &c
morrow afternoon. The exercises 1T the
cemetery will begin at : o'clock. John 9.
Moore will deliver Il brief address and Mrs.
DIR. j. {. Henry will read an ode. Rev.
s. NJ. Neel will otiiciate at the Shelby
funeral services.
In connection with the services the fol-
lowing song. dedicated TO General SEeiby's
memory, entitled. Lay Him to Rest. His
Warfare Is over" words and music by
Arson f. Buckley, of this city, will be
sung:
Now lay him 10 rest. his warfare is over.
Then lay him to rest meath the sod and
the dew;
For what recks he now tho the lark in the
clover
May sing her sweet song that is charm
ing TO you?
Little children may come, with their laugh
ter and smiling,
The skies may be dark or the skies may
be fair:
While nature and art all their beauties be-
quilting,
Yet naught can avail for raught can he
care.
Here the Blue and Gray, planting flowers
as a token,
VIII yearly return where the hero shall
For the bond that now binds them shall
never be broken;
'Tis the love that leads on TO the sweet
by and by.
The sentinel shaft will challenge the
And speak of the dead with his own
meath the sod;
Awaiting the morn that knoweth not
danger,
When all may arise in the likeness of
God.
After the funeral ceremonies the graves
of the soldier dead will. be decorated in
the usual lavish manner.
Memorial Parade.
While the ex-Confederates are honoring
the memory of General Shelby, the usual
Memorial day celebration will be taking
place. The chief feature, wi. be the pa
rade at 2:30 o'clock. Grand Marshal ROsen-
Grams has issued the following general or
der assigning the ORDER of formation:
Grand Army of the Republic. military
and civic societies which take part in
Memorial day parade will form in line on
Platoon OF police will form on Fourteenth
street, right resting on MCGEE street.
First ,division-Colonel George p Gross,
marshal: Third regiment, n. G. NJ, Uni
other civic societies will form on Locust
street, right resting on north line of Four
teenth street. line extending north.
Second div~ision-General e. W. White
head, marshal. Mcpherson post No; 4, G.
dierS and sailors not members of the Grand
Confederate Benevolent AssOcia-
ton, mayor, city officials and citizens in
carriages will form on Oak street, right
resting on north line of Fourteenth street, |
line extending north.
Third ~divisiOn-Chief George G. Hale.
marshal. Kansas City fire department will
form on MCGEE street. right resting on
north line of Fourteenth street, line ex-
tending north.
Line Of march-West on Fourteenth
street to Main, north on Main to Fourth,
nut to Twelfth. east on Twelfth to Grand
avenUe, north on Grand avenue, passing
IN review at a point east side Grand avenue
between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
BY command of
II. ]. ROSENCRANS, Grand Marshal.
W. ]. ELLIOTT, Adjutant.
At the Cemeteries.
Though chief interest will center in the
parade in the afternoon, the decoration of
the graves at the respective cemeteries is
first in point of time. The members of the
organizations will proceed to their respect
i've cemeteries at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing.
charge.
At Eimwood cemetery Commander f. G.
of Farragut-ThOmas post. will be
in charge. Special details from both posts
dead.
All those persons desiring to have flowers
sent to st. Mary's or Forest Hill cemetery
must leave the flowers at Company AS
headquarters Thirteenth and Grand by q
o'clock tomorrow morning. They will be
taken to the cemetery and distributed by
persons assigned for that service.
The general committee having the cere-
monies in charge is as follows: c. a. Day,
hartman u T; Dew, & n; Whitehead; r.
g CroWel, T. :. case, II. &. MCDOugal, j.
Davis and Alt Brant.
The day is a legal holiday and all city and
and federal offices. banks and SINH
lar institutions will be closed Tomorrow,
One delivery will be made by the letter car
rierS. Business will be generally SUSPENDED
and the people will take a day off and have
a good, patriotic time.
Mayors Proclamation.
Mayor Jones issued the following procla-
yesterday:
Mayors Office. Saturday. MAY %.
Whereas, Monday, May q. has been des-
ignated and will be observed as Decoration
day:
And. whereas, said day has many historic
worthy of commemoratioD:
Now, therefore. /, James NJ. Jones. as
mayor of Kansas City, Mo, pursuant to
custom and law. do proclaim said day as a
holiday. and that It be aDDrO-
prlately observed as such.
In witness whereof. ! have hpreunto set
hand and caused to be attached the
official seal of Kansas City. Mo, this 2gth
day Of May, a. d. 1897.
JAMES NJ. JONES. Mayor.
VIII UnVeiI "a Monument.
chCscn Memorial dag as the occasion for
unwilling a monument in Elmwood Cer7a-
tory over the grave of a deceased member
OF Harmony camp, No. IS. All the camps
OF the two Kansas CityS and visiting
will march from Ninth and Cen
tral streets at $50 y. m. to-day. headed by
the Third Regiment band. e. kratz wilt
be marshal of the parade. which will fol-
this line of march. 100 Woodmen De-
lng expected in the line:
Central from Ninth to Tenth street:
street IN Broadway Rroadura.- =,