The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-01
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 Despite the heavy rainfall which continued during nearly all the fore noon yesterday, the contributions of flowers with which to decorate the graves of the soldier and sailor dead in our cemeteries streamed by hundreds into the flower station in McIntyre's old store at s87 Chapel street and de- posted there flowers in profusion of every variety. Most of the contributors were children and the flowers they brought were mostly daisies and other wild flowers. Many baskets of cut flowers were brought in by servan , and wagon loads were sent by the Lowell school and Mrs. Ezra Reed. Among the contributions were many pieces, which were accompanied by re- quests to place them on certain graves. Ladies of the Relief corps of Henry Merwin post and Admiral Foote post arranged the flowers for distribution. The ladies from Admiral Foote post Relief corps were: Mrs. Bertha Bishop, Mrs Celia Andrew, Mrs. Nellie Bur kett, Mrs. Elvira Wells, Mrs. Elizabeth Puffer, Mrs. Phoebe Foster, Mrs. Elm ma Benton, Mrs. Lottie Reynolds, Mrs Eliza Woodford, Mrs. Elmira Bodwell Mrs Mary Davis, Mrs. Ella Connors Mrs. Addie Gregg, Mrs. Lavine Tookers Mrs. Anna Thorpe, Mrs. Nellie San born, Mrs. Mary Warrington, Mrs. Nancy Howell, Miss Ida Adams, Mrs Sarah Smith, Mrs, Emma Thomas, Mrs Francis Hull, Mrs. Florence Russell Mrs. Ellen Kirkham.
 The Ladies Relief corps from Henry c. Merwin and Admiral Foote posts ar ranged the flowers for distribution. Those who represented Henry c. Mer- win post were: Mrs. Mary D. Smith, Mrs. Geneva Backus, Mrs. Annie Stein metz, Mrs Carrie Griswold, Mrs. Anna Samsel. Mrs. Bena Reinwald. Mrs Meliss Phinney, Mrs. Sarah Frear and Mrs Mary s. Mattins.
 At 10 o'clock the rain had slackened somewhat and 200 veterans and 225 members of the Boys brigade had gathered to distribute the flowers. The Grand Army men were divided into three detachments, commanded by J uuSe LuWlH N. LOW, oSIllOT wee Soli- mander F. s. Snow and John Garrity, The divisions were directed to decorate in Grove street, Evergreen and St. Bernard cemeteries respectively. Nine companies of the Boys brigade were present. commanded by their colonel, Oscar E. Perrigo. The boys were as- signed to accompany the attachments of veterans as follows: Grove street | cemetery, Co. G, Captain J. R. North Co. l., Captain George Salisbury. Ev- ergreen, Go. r, Captain Charles B. Walker; Co. A, Captain Fred Lincoln. St. Bernard, Go. D, Captain Foster; Co. c, Captain Howarth. Each old 'ldier and each boy was provided with all the flowers he could carry and the divi- sions then marched to the various cem- eteries
 After they had left the flower head quarters, a detachment of Sons of Vet erans marched from their rooms in the
 Insurance building and after securing armfuls of flowers marched to East Rock and decorated the Soldiers Inonu- ment there. Owing to the rain the cer-
 emones at the cemeteries were brief and consisted chiefly in placing the | flowers.
 After the veterans had returned from decorating, the ladies of Henry c. Mer- win Relief corps rendered a luncheon | to the members of the post in the post rooms in the Insurance building Af- ter the parade on the green in the af- ternoon the ladies of Admiral Foote | Relief corps served a luncheon to the
 members of Admiral Foote post.