The herald., 1897-06-01
PASADENA

PASADENA. May 31.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The observance OF Memo
rial day was very general among Pasa-
dena's citizens, all the stores being
closed and nearly everybody turning out
to do honor to the nations dead by a
At observance OF the day set apart as
sacred to their memory. The days ex-
ercises had been we'll planned and the
arrangements were all carried out with
out any accidents to mar the obeerv-
ance Of the day. That there were flow
ers in abundance goes without saying,
in Pasadena. In fact, there were loads
and loads Of them and the fifty-five
graves of veterans in Mountain View
cemetery were literally hidden from
view by the mass Of fiowers-the choic-
est blossoms that grow in any cline
placed upon the graves of the battle
SCARED veterans by the loving hands
of the $50 children who took part In the
observance of the day.
Marshal A. M. Elson was In charge Of
the parade, which formed at 8 o'clock on
East Colorado street in front Of G. A. R.
hall. Marshal Elson had the assistance
of the following aids: z. Groenendyke,
w. 8. Lacey, F. M. Washburn and w. C.
Schneider.
The parade made a pleasing sight as
It passed--the veteran heroes. Of many
battlefields followed by the children
bearing flowers for the graves OF the
dead. There were eighty-f1ve soldiers
in line and their number was augmented
by about forty more when they reached
North Pasadena. All went on to the
cemetery by the Terminal train, which
stood in waiting. As the parade reached
the station the veterans formed In open
order and the school children. passing
between the ranks, handed flowers to
the soldiers. The old soldiers at North
Pasadena were in command of Comrade
]. j. Harris, and the children from the
Washington school, North Pasadena,
were In charge Of Prof. G. w. Wilson
When all had arrived at the cemetery
the different societies formed on the G.
A. r. plot in the following order: G. A.
r. post on the weet. w. r. c. on the
east; Sons of Veterans camp, firing
squad and Ladies' Aid on the north;
school children on the south.
There were the usual ritualistic ex-
ercises. participated in by the officers
of the Grand Army, Woman's Relief
Corps, Sons Of Veterans and Ladies'
Aid society Music was rendered by
quartet consisting Of Misses Flora Boil
linger and Mutt and Messrs. Edwards
and Strebel. Their selections were,
"Under the Violets They're Sleeping"
Dropping From the Ranks, One by
One" and "Cover Them over With
Flowers"
A feature Of the program was the un-
furling of beautiful regulation flag
the gift of Mrs. Cora B. Kimball and
sons to John F. Godfrey post for use
on the f1agpole on the Grand Army plot
in the cemetery. Mrs Kimball is the
widow Of William Kimball, who was
captain In the Second New York Harris
light cavalry and is buried in Mountain
View cemetery. The flag was unfurled
by George T. Downing, who was men,
ber of the same regiment in which Cap
tain Kimball served.
After the reading OF Lincoln's dedica-
tion address at Gettysburg. there was
the usual firing of salutes over the
graves and then the mounds of both the
blue and the gray were decorated and
covered with a profusion of flowers.
The exercises at the tabernacle this
evening brought out one of the largest
dena for many months. The tabernacle
was packed, hardly vacant seat re-
naming at the hour set for the opening
of the program. On the platform were
the officers of the local relief corps, be-
sides the singers, and the speaker of the
evening. Byron L. Oliver of Los Angeles.
The front Of the platform was beauti-
fully decorated with many varieties Of
roses and the pulpit was draped with
"Old Glory" surrounding the portrait
Of Abraham Lincoln. Frank D. Ste
vens, commander of John Godfrey post,
q. A. R., made brief address of well
come, in the course of which he made
pleasing reference to the "boys who
wore the gray" voicing the sentiment
that those who fought against the.
union did SO because they thought it
right. and that they were entitled to all
due credit for their honesty and SINGER
ity of purpose.
The Sentiment was vigorously ap-
plauded by the audience. A hymn was
then sung by the audience, after which
the invocation was pronounced by Rev.
wi g. C6wan, past chaplain.
4 IA quartet, consisting Of MRS w. b. 1
Clapp. Mrs.. janice McLachian. Charles
a. Smith and DIR. John T. Parker, then
sang "Qh. Starry Flag. Miss Addie L.
Murphy Of Los Angeles then recited
s@The Blue and the Gray very effec-
lively, after which the quartet again
sang. this time Let Them Sleep. =
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