The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-30

once more in the onward movement
of yearly events the day sacred to the
memory of valiant heroes fallen In
battle or since dying and laid to rest,
has come and today is ushered in with
the feeling of reverence and desire to
offer some token of grateful remem-
brance.
Memorial day this year has an added
significance. To the long list OF the
men who were active in the stirring
days of the Civil war and are now but
memories, are added those who fell
while in line for or actually doing the
duty of serving the country during the
late war. The feeling toward the for
mer Is not lessened by the increased
duty owed their memories, but rather
is deepened and strengthened in the
new phase it presents.
Today at 10 o'clock in the several
cemeteries in and near the city will be
heard the assembly. A detail of the
comrades who remain will perform the
beloved duty of decorating the graves
of the departed comrades. In connec-
ton Herewith appropriate exercises,
consisting of addresses, songs, recita-
tions and the regular Grand Army eX-
ercises. Nine such will be conducted
during the morning and at some the
pupils of the public schools will take
part.
SERVICES BY THE LADIES.
Also in the morning, the ladies Of the
Colonel William N. Monies post, Ladies
of the G. A. r. circle, No. 10, will hold
services in memory of their deceased
members at 10 o'clock in A. o. u. w.
hall, 421 Lackawanna avenue. At the
conclusion of the services, dinner Will
be served, to which all ex-soldiers, vol
unteers or comrades are invited.
In the afternoon the parade will be
held, starting promptly at o'clock
from Wyoming avenue, to Lackawan-
ma, to Adams, to Spruce, to Jefferson,
to Gibson, countermarch to Vine, to
Washington, to Spruce and dismiss.
Mayor Moir and other city officials will
review the line from in front of the
| city hall and the grand marshal at the
corner of Linden street and Washing
| ton avenue. The parade formation has
| already been published in The Tribune.
| In the line will be found the G. A.
| r. posts, Camp s, Sons of Veterans;
Eleventh and Thirteenth regiments,
civic societies, Spanish war veterans,
Company A, American Guards, and in
vited guests in carriages, and horse
| men. Lawrences band and several
drum corps will furnish music for the
| marching.
The members of the three companies
l e 4, -arrt,N npIo rnH
| to report at the armory at lis p. m
The members Of the several companies
| Of the Thirteenth regiment who intend
to parade will meet at corner of Wyo'
ming avenue and Mulberry street al
| 1.15 p. m.
Various details from the Thirteenth
| regiment companies will look after the
decorating of the graves of their com
rades wherever they are, either in the
city or out-of-town cemeteries. The
graves of the boys who died while II
service out of the United States vii
he cared for by the ex-members of tht
Volunteer Engineer corps and of tn,
several regular infantry regiments.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
At $3.50 o'clock, or Immediately aftel
| %
Ezra Griffin post, No. 319, G. A. r., will
entertain at the post rooms on Lacka
wanna avenue. Services in memory o
the dead comrades will be conducted
Addresses will be delivered, orders rea'
and the post quartette will sing severa
selections. Following is list of thos
who have died, and date of death, sine
last Memorial day: Eber Dimmick
August 5, 1898; Dennis O'Lenihan, Aug
ust IA, 1898; Dennis Hawk, August II
1898; w. b. Welles, September 3, 1898
Henry Hartwick, September 3, 1895
Milo ]. Wilson, October IA, 1898; Rich
ard Hall, October "a, 1898; c. NJ. Apple
man, October 90, 1i9S; John w. Mar
shall, December %, 1885, Robert {
Clark, March Z, 1899; A. NJ. Ridgeway
April 2, 1899; Joseph Sanborn, May
1899; Norman II. Wheeler and Daniel
Stiles May %, 1899, and Joshua F
Thomas, May 20, 1899. In the evenin
the Foster Star Lyceum company wi
give an entertainment at the LyceuI
! in honor of the above post.
) Colonel William N. Monies post, N,
) 319, C. A. r., will conduct Memorif
2 services and entertain at Guernsey
> hail. North Washington avenue, in th
evening. The exercises will compri'
vocal and instrumental selections /
. local talent. The ladies of Lady Oal
ford union, No. 50, Union Veterans RI
a lief corps, will assist and serve refresl
e ments at the conclusion of the ente
: tainment.
). At Dunmore, exercises of a simili
/ nature will be held throughout the da
:, just as elaborate, perhaps, though on
= necessarily smaller scale.
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