The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-19
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
ACKER POST COMMITTEE AR
RANGES FURTHER DETAILS
to Abstain From Participation in
All Games, Etc, Tint Would Des-
ecrate the Day -. Information
Needed About the Graves of Those
Who Passed Away During Year.


'Acker post has been delegated to act
for all Of the G.. A. r. posts in making
the preliminary arrangements for the
celebration Of Decoration day, and a
committee Of the post. took the matter
up most enthusiastically at meeting
held last evening at 5O4 Endicott ar
cade.
1t was shown that the feature Of the
day would be an address by Gen. T. N
Walker former commander in-chief Of
the Grand Army. to be given in the
afternoon at the Auditorium, and that
the observance would be characterized
by such demonstration on the part
of the school children as has not been
In evidence in this city before. The
present war; as a factor in the stimu-
lation Of demonstrative patriotism. was
effectively evident in the communica-
tions that were received by the post.
Capt. Mahan presided at the meeting.
and the prominent members Of the
post were present. The discussion was
desultory, in that it went into the
means that were to be used in the
bringing out Of all the people on Me-
mortal day. Capt. Mahan complained
that the notification to the public that
the committee must be advised of the
location of the graves of the veterans
who had died during the past year had
m.
rade Cheney pointed tothe record of the
past to prove that some sort of noti-
fication would be made. Mr. Cheney
wanted some sort of delegation to be
made to put up guidons in the ceme-
teries to show the graves that had
been decorated but it was provided
that there would be q delegation of
GUS cemeteries to show the people the
graves that had been neglected.
On motion, the following preamble
and resolution was adopted and the
press requested to print it in full
AT meeting Of the general memorial
city. for the purpose of making necessary
Memorial day. May SO, 1898, the following GLOW NJ
resolution 1 was unanimously adopted:
earnestly request our fellow citizens 10
abstain from participation IN all games, beat
racing nel eicycle races. excursions or gather
lngs That would in any sense tend to
desecrate the sacred character Of the day.
The specific details OF the observance
VIII be promulgated at the meeting to
be held next Wednesday, Vening, but if
was arranged that the. various bodies
to be given a place in the. decoration
OF the graves should meet at the Audi
torium at such a. time as. would permit
their leaving for the cemeteries at NOT
the various details would leave for
Oakland cemetery on the Jackson cars.
for Calvary on the Como Cars and on
buses and other convey anres for the
other cemeteries.
The several G. A. R., posts will meet
at the hall Of Acker post, for lunch on
their return from the cemetery. and
In the afternoon the parade is to take
place. The route of march Of the parade
was not settled at the meeting. but
all of the procession will gather at
about $3.50 to listen to the memorial
exercises at the auditorium, when Cen.
Walker will speak.
The Sunday preceding Memorial dav
Will be observ' as usual by a gather
ing in one of the churches in the morn
ing. The comrades will gather at the
First Methodist church at 1880 and
listen to memorial sermon.
In the evening there will be services
at the cathedral. at which all the com
rades will gather and Archbishop. Ire
land will deliver a sermon.
On Decoration day the public school
children of the city will make such a
demonstration as has not before been
seen in st. Paul. The martial spirit has
taxed possession of the teachers and
there are 2,400 children now being drilled
Just what form their evolutions will
take, beyond part in the paral,, has
not yet been made public.