The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28
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6eattls WIN Oommsnorste Those
Who Died n the Civil War.
ssooaAaaaaE ron TUESDAY.

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On Tuesday naxt She citissns ~ Seattle.
- cegumon With communittes al over tns
ualon, win cejebrAts with becoming rover
o0ce and dtoplGy the men6Fy Of the brave
nAn Who from 1851 to IL gave thstr lives
1or IL preservation Of theAr counfry's
e3osy and sxtstsucs - . nation The GUS
tom Of oen9ving this Day. sancttoned ~ .,
= u the NV ~ the insA and inspired By
Dc gratitude Of ~ ciassns. - . fitting
tf1,uts 10 ths ssrv1cse and memory Of
aAooe mn u htuo Who ZEN victims IN .
nlfohty wnr. Tear aftsr year. en the nth
- Nay. tha1P surviving comrades and ali
WAo sn3oy the fruit u thess patriotism and
vaaos have mel in their several homes %
DO them honOr. and In this year Of I1s1
The impuise and the purpose u nc less
strong than heretofore 10 render proper
tribute of respect and mourning.
fn6eed. the Incentive n now = double
one. for since the last Decoration day
events have occurred 20 stir afresh the
love Of country and 10 form ~ climax
% the Jab0es OF Lincoln and Grant and
0a Weu who followed their lead Only
because a. their earnest and Triumphant
devotion TO the Union has been made pos
o1b1e tho fAS-ruachtng war with Spain and
oil In spjendtd achievements. The soldier
OF tDs and - has added 10 the 1uster Of
tn nation his ancestors Of 1851 and LES
preserved. and renewed IN the hearts Of
Uhe dtsd In tho great fratrtcidal strife.
Flan 81 che Parade.
In t1sa observance of this patriotic Gus
Ohm Seattle win bear her full part Frepa-
sstions are bring mado for large parads
of military. civil and frascrnal orders. ~
we'll A. Tor the customary ceremonies In
doon ana at the Cemetery Amos Brown,
tbs CHIEF marshal. n working hard TO have
The parade imposing In numbers and ap-
peASAnce. and 10 have II move promptly a,
she Appointed time. The aides on his star
will b. Nessrx r. 3. wincheil, Stevens
post No. l. q. A. r. r. A. Gard. John
HApgood. A. o. Y. W.. who viii report
Cor dutyA o'clock = m. Tuesday at Pho
neee square.
Mr.. Brown has promulgated the follow-
ing order for the Information Of organise
eions intending to participate In tho pa
xads:
The parade win form on the west s,do
81 tirst avenue. the right resting on Co
mmoin street. 1T $50 q. m. in the follow
I Platoon II Police. under serYs. war
wagnsr.s y1ss Regimen. Band.
= Tinted etAte1 Marines.
I 2ns 82cIsliss.
Z. Tho 0paa&er 81 the bay.
{. Tacoma Hian 0ckool Cadets.
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The parade viii start promptly At 10
o'clock o. m. down First avenue TO Yesler
way. 10 Second avenue. to Union street. 10
The Armory. where the various bodies will
pass In review and BE- tlismissed. II y re-
epectfu1iy requested that places along the
line Be- closed during tho parade and nags
should be 1T hals-maSt.
Organizations @ Take Part.
Among the various organisations 10 take
= place In the iins are several lodges each
Of knights Of rythtas. Ancient. Order Of
United Workmen and woodmen OF the
World. The A. o. L. w. whose member
ship In Seattle II very large. II expected
90 have several hundred men In line. II no,
majority OF their 1000 members and a
special feature Of their parade viii be the
appearance In full uniform OF the Uniform
I'd rank. A. q. l., W.. known as Select
Knights. who viii add much to the ap-
pearanee OF the tine Members OF the or
der. whether of local lodges or not. are In
vsted 30 Join In the parade and to assemble
~ EIks' hail. cotman block. At a. m
Several thousand persons are expected TO
be In line. ard the marshal requests that
I'll who Join II win Be prompt In assuming
their eeveral stations
~ tho Armnry an interesting programme
has been arranged. including music BY
waxuer's hand. singing by a large chorus
Of srhool children, and q special quarte,te
~ well known voices.
The speaker u the day vii, bc Hon. F.
C. Hughcs. and his addsxs viii be At
eentiveiy heard Mr. A. W. HASTE. com
Aander OF Stevens Post. q. A. r., win
conduct tho ritual u the u. A. r. Rev.
Hugh Gsichrist will read Abraham Iancoln's
-(sss,yshurE address and tie henesiicsion viii
'te pronounced by Rev. II. r. Powell, OF
Jchn F. Miller Post. Ne. 81. The exsr-
cixee q; the Armory viii be under the d..
recsion az A. W. HASTE. commander OF
Stevens Post. q. A. II.
AZ tho cemetery the usual saiu;es will
Be fired and the graves % the dad sol
diers decorated With flowers Commander
Green. Of Port Orchard naval station, has
kindly promised 70 furnish all the flowers
possible from the station. and his thought
euin<ss II much appreciated
Everything points 30 a successful and
pleasant realization Of she hopes for an I'm
presave and memorable ceremony. cns
chat VII, 10 henor IN foxm and substance
Go the patriotic instincts of the people 81
Seattle. and ntly commemorate the ssrv~
Sceu ana death OF ehe loyal men 20 whose
memory the day il sacred.
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