The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Present War Times Make
it Impressive.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q. A. X. Ser
vices held at the Cemetery and Fine
addresses in the acknowledged
Program Carried out without a hitch.
Monday will long be remembered
in Morgantown. A vast throng
gathered to do honor to the memoir
les of departed men who gave up
their lives during the stirring days
of the sixties The early morning
gave indications of rain but as the
day wore on the clouds disappeared
and the atmosphere became pleas
ant.
From many business houses and
residences handsome flags waved
and hundreds of the visitors wore
little flags, buttons containing naval
emblems and otherwise gave express
sion to their sentiments. Nothwith-
standing the clouds and the fact
that excursion trains carried away
great many people both north and
south the streets were crowded I'M
til late hour in the afternoon
Scattered among the throng there
was plentiful sprinkling OF blue
uniforms worn by gray headed vet
erans-in fact none were worn ex-
cept by gray haired men To these
the occasion meant everything-it
could not mean the same to any one
else it means to them. They seemed
to feel the occasion aud one could
sometimes well guess their thoughts.
The exercises began on Sunday
by sermon to the G. A. r. in the
M. E. Church by Rev. S. E. Jones
That prepared the way for the ex-
ercises OF Monday
An observing visitor who was
present spoke of the day thus:
Together with the throng of visi-
itors to the town of Morgantown, 7
wendell my way to enjoy the cele-
bration of the day, Memorial Day.
To many it was day of sport, to
others a holiday, but as l looked
into the tear stained faces of those
on whom the hand of time had left
traces of care and sorrow, the story
was soon read; the day to them was
recalling memories of the past; the
silent tear, the quivering lip, spoke
out the love that time can not erase,
for some loved one, whose body now
lies in an unknown grave, or per.
haps in your own cemetery.
1.-THE most attractive OF all in the
parade, were the grand old veterans
God bless them. | honor them,
my heart thrills every time / see
them, and just now-at these peril
GUS times every sound of the drum or
tap of the fife sends thrill through
the heart. To-day they decorate,
one year from to-day they may have
Joined their comrades gone before.
The younger generation do not real
ize the meaning of Decoration Day.
''The various secret orders did
credit to themselves, the new bright
regalias all looked well, but to the
sound of the drum tap, not the
youngest was able to take the quick
step, nor felt the inspiration that
did the "old vet
Taking it all in all Morgantown's
celebration of Memorial day would
not be behind any town in this sec
ton of country.
"The addresses of the day need no
comment; all were par excellent"
Promptly at 10 o'clock the pro
cession was formed under the direc
ton of chief marshall W. l. Protz-
man and his assistants, Jno. f.
Price, j. p. Burbridge, A. j. Koontz
and w. w. Hayes as follows:
Mayor and members Of council in
carriages.
Speakers and distinguished guests
Flower wagon with committee
of girls in red, white and blue.
Councils of the Jr. o. u A. M.
from several places.
Maccabees from several tents.
Knights of Pythias Lodges
Odd Fellows under the marshal
ship of M. Hayes assisted by NJ w.
Protzman-
Old Veterans and sons of veter-
ans.
Each order tell in line and
marched to the cemetery followed
by long line of carriages where the
services were held at the grave of N.
N. Hoffman after whom the Post is
named and from there going to all
the graves in the cemetery and strew-
ing them with flowers.
At the conclusion of these ceremo-
MES the procession marched back to
the old academy grounds where a
speakers stand had been erected and
where Mayor Glasscock delivered
his address of welcome and made
the announcements for the after
noon.
At bugle call the people assembled
here again when Hon. Geo. c. Stur-
giss made short speech introduce
ing Senator Wiley. Senator Wiley
made one of his stirring addresses
and introduced Hon. j. M. Dalzell
who delivered the regular address of
the day.
The exercises of the day were i'm
pressive throughout and many peo-
pie went away with new ideas of
Memorial dav.