The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-04
FlTTINGLY OBSERVED.
Memorial Day Ceremonies Held
Throughout the Country.
Mckinley Present At Ariinxto Monument
70 Gen shaw-Biue and Gray Unite
at fichmond-The.D Day vt
Kansas City.

presence OF o.UVU peOplG tne secretary
of war and many high officials Of the
army. the battle monument erected by
their comrades in honor of the officers
and soldiers of the regular army who
fell in battle in the civil war was dedi-
Gated yesterday. Everything COM
bined to make the dedication of the
monument an impressiye md dignified
ceremony. Gen. Wilson gave q history
OF the monument project and alluded
to the many distinguished soldiers
who had contributed to the fund. Gen.
Schofeld responded and. in the name
of the donors, presented the monument
to the army of the United States. 1t
was accepted in brief speech by Sec
retary Alger. After the singing of
1.-THE Star Spangled Benner,' Justice
Brewer, of the United States supreme
court, delivered an grafton.
M'KINLEY PRESENT AT ARLINGTON
WASHINGTON, June /. Memorial day
was generally observed in Washing
ton. The senate adjourned over for
the day and the house held only 15-
minute session. All the departments
and the business houses were closed
and the day was given up to patriotic
observance and tributes to the heroic
dead. The bronze statues of the ma
TONS heroes on land aud sea in the
government reservations and parks
were shroudedin the flags under which
they fought. At ten O'Clock there was
an impressive parade uf the q. A. R.
and other patriotic organizations
which, at IL o'clock. broke up, the
several posts holding memorial exer-
cises in the various cemeteries The
most imposing ceremonies were held
at the National cemetery at Arlington,
the exercises being made memorable
by the presence of President Nc cKinley.
riIE DAY AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June L. Memorial
day was celebrated yesterday the pro-
gramme for the day beiny varied and
interesting. The cererAonaes began
with the decoration Ut the graves in
Elmwood and Union cemeteries by the
G. A. R. posts of the city. The after
noon was devoted to several interest
ing aud impressive features. The an
nual memorial parade took place at
2:30 o'clock. At about the same time
the cx-confederates were conducting
the final burial OF the late Gen. 10 O..
Shelby at Forest Hill cemetery. Dis
patches from many surrounding cities
showed that the day was generally
observed.
A MONUMENT TO BRAVE BLACK MEN.
BosroN, June 1.-Decoration day OF
this year wasof particular Significance
on account of the unveiling and dedi-
cation of the elaborate memorial struc-
tare ON Boston common. erected in
honor of Col. John Robert Gould Shaw,
Of the Ffty-Fourth Massachusetts, reg
iment. and the brave black men who
comprised his followers, and who fell
with their colonel in the assault upon
Fort Wagner, S. c., July Is, 1858.
FEDERALs AND DcONFEDERATEs DECORATE
RICHMOND, Va, June 1.--Confederate
Memorial day exercises were held at
Holly cemetery yesterday afternoon as
usual all the military of the city, the
confederate veteran camps and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans partici-
pating with the ladies of the Holly
wood Memorial association. The usual
federal decoration exercises took place
Mt the federal cemetery.
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, June 1.-The
graves of the $4,000 union soldiers
buried in the National cemetery at
this place were decorated yesterday
with elaborate ceremonies. Capt. J..
X. Mactsowan. of Washington, deliv-
cred the annual Grafton. An immense
throng of people was present
Ex-coNFEpERATEs sTREw FLOWERS.
VIcKsBURG. Miss, June IAN inn
mense assembly joined in the ceremo-
nies of Decoration day at the National
cemetery yesterday. In accordance
with a custom of years delegation of
confederate veterans took flowers to
the cemetery and scattered them over
the graves