The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31

the annual memorial TRIBUTE TO the SOL
der dead. and notwithstanding the dis
agreeable conditions. the services at the
cemeteries. under the auspices of the
Grand Army of the Republic, were I'M
usually beautiful and impressive. Not
a grave of soldier or civilian, of noted
trampled and unknown. was overlooked,
but at the close of the ceremonies each
bore a wreath or was strewn with flow
ers. The evening exercises at the opera
house. consisting OF patriotic songs
recitations and the memorial grafton,
was a fitting close to the day.
The parade, which had been arranged
to TAX place in the morning. had to
be abandoned on account of the wealth
er. and II was moi until about 1880
o'clock that a movement was made to-
ward the cemeteries. The members of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, about
so in number. met at their hall in the
Mantle & B~ielenberg block. where lunch
was served by the Woman's Relief
Corps. following which the members of
the post proceeded to the cemeteries.
marching west on Broadway to Mon
tana, north to Granite. east to Main.
south to Park and west to Montana.
where they were met by the Relief corps
and a squad of high school cadets. and
were provided with cars by the street
railway company. There were about
1.500 people at the Protestant cemetery
when the old soldiers arrived. The
latter. ollowed by the Relief corps and
cadets, went to the plat Of ground
which has been set apart for the Grand
Army. n upon which a flag stan has
been erected, and the memorial services
were begun. Commander Manchester
! read the Grand Army ritual. n was
assisted in the services by Senior Vice
Commander s. G. Smith. Junior Vice
Commander Gilbert Engle. Chaplain
John Raley, Adjutant s. II. Almon and
officer of the Day J. w. Grant. The
adjutant read the following general orr
der, issued by Commander in Chief j.
p. s. Goblin, from the headquarters of
the army at Philadelphia:
The Grand Army of the Republic
gladly and lovingly accepted the duty
of payin tribute to the emo of our
dead comrades of the war, and in ac-
cardance with the custom and require
ments of order, the commander in
chief directs attention to this Memorial
day. On Memorial day the Grand Army
of the Republic presents to the world
the evidence of our devotion to our com
rades, our love for our country and our
gratitude to Almighty God for the
blessings we enjoy. On that day the
nation honors the memory OF the men
who, through divine guidance, were in
strumental in preserving the nation and
securing to us as a people the blessings
of liberty and national unity. Since
last Memorial day many comrades who
were with us then have answered the
last roll call of earth. and will no longer
be found in our ranks or in our post
rooms. The tribute of love and rever-
ence they have paid to others we shall
hereafter a to them. Upon the SOL
diers' 'windowless palace of rest let US
in tenderness and love strew springs
sweetest flowers, and let us, as COM
rades of the war IN citizens of the ma
ton, pay our tribute in a sincerity and
earnestness that will teach the world
that the American citizen soldier in
death, as I'm life, has his fame firmly
fixed in the hearts of an appreciative
people. May the tribute to the MEM
DRY of our heroic dead, and In the pres
ence OF the living defenders of the re-
public form the link between the
achievements of the past. the security
Of the present and the hope of the flu
ture. Let every grave where sleeps a
defender of the republic receive its trib-
ute. Let orators. in no u~nmeaping or
t~houghtless phrase. but In sincerity.
proclaim the glorious deeds they
wrought and the result accomplished,
and thus instil into the hearts OF the
people a patriotism that will keep u
land united and keep every man a de-
fender of the nations honor. The he
roism and devotion of the American
soldier and sailor have given to history
its brightest pages. Living. let their
every effort be for the upbuilding and
advancement of the nation. Dead, let
their memory be honored."
The official announcement by the
commander in chief of the death of
Comrade wheelock c.. Veezey, past
aA.rroaNlnr In ohtnf p-aS also raad fol-
lowing which Adjutant Almon called the
roll of the dead. and as each name was
called a drum beat was sounded, and
one of a number of girls selected for the
purpose of strewing the flowers. stepped
forward and placed a bunch upon the
grave of the dead called. The names
on the roll called by the adjutant were
as follows:
Protestant cemetery-S. F.. Derois,
Lieutenant e. w. Sanborn. c. Kalback-
er, Lieutenant Andrew Biddle, ID. CAM
eron, j. X. Ennis. w. Roam, Harry Rob
erts, Unknown. George r. Sample, c. II.
Scott, Unknown. John p. Hale. Charles
Murphy. W. w. Jones. John Maddux,
G. N. Powell, William T.. Stevens, -
Keith, william Slath, Richard Harmon.
David Davis. L. F. Wyman. George
Hunter. T. b. Harper. Ed T. Lewis.
Captain f. w Robbins. David Faltz.
Catholic cemetery-M. r. Murray,
- Collins. Patrick Mcmahon. -
Roach. C. w. Hart. Thomas L. Glenn
ons. ]. c. Cand Unknown, Cornelius
Sullivan. William A. Rodgers, Pat Sui
Ivan. Unknown.
From the Protestant cemetery the
decorating committee went to 'he
Catholic cemetery n every grave.
containing the remains OF a soldier.
whether federal or confederate, was
strewn with flowers.
The committee did not possess a list
of the confederate dead. but such as
were known were remembered and pro-
fusely decorated. The grave of Col.
j. c. C. Thornton bears n beautiful
wreath of flowers. placed there by the
hands of Col. p. r. Dolman-
At the conclusion of the services The
High school squad fired n seiute CT
three volleys over the graves and the
memorial ceremonies at the cemeteries
were over. The old soldiers returned
to the city, but all through the after
moon the street cars carried hundreds