The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-06-02
DECORATION DAY.


A Very Appropriate and Inter.
esting Observance Of the
Anniversary.
Memorial day is one of the
national holidays that has had it's
origin with the present gener-
alton. 1t is an out growth Of the
civil war, and it's national
observance is largely due to the
G.. A. r. and kindred societies of
soldiers desiring to commemor-
ate the patriotism and devotion
of the union veterans. 1t has
grown in favor with each sue
ceeding year, and as a stimulant
to thoughtful patriotism and rev.
erential love of country it has
become more potent than indie
pendence day itself. Because of
the character of it's observance it
has less of'the roisterly hilarity
and noisy demonstrations that
are regarded as proper recog-
milton of the national birthday,
and it's appeal is to the deeper
and more solemn feelings Of the
! human heart. The observance
in Milbank for years has been of
a very noticeable character, and
the celebration of the occasion
last Tuesday was not an excep-
ton. At quite an early hour in
the morning the people from the
surrounding country began to
arrive, and before the march
from the cemetery to the court
house was commenced the
streets were lined with specta-
tors and equipages. The parade
aud exercises We're under direc-
ton of Humphrey post G. A. R.,
with w. G.. Mcpherson as mar
shall of the day, and the march
ing column was headed by the
band and the veterans of the G.
A. r. These were followed by
the children Of the city schools
each little one carrying flag,
and several of the country
S C h ools being represented,
among them being Twin Brooks
No. l, Twin Brooks No. 2, Yer
non No. 6, Alban No. 6 and Grant
Center No. 4, and then came the
fraternal orders, Woodmen.
Workmen and Odd Fellows in
regalia, singers and citizens in
carriages. The procession made
a very fine appearance, the line
of march being from the court
house down Main street to
Second avenue, around the block
back to Main street and up
Fourth avenue to the cemetery,
where the G.. A. r. ritual service
for the occasion was gone
through with and number of
patriotic memorial songs were
rendered by a choir Of voices.
The members of the G.. A. r.
visited the graves Of their dead
comrades and deposited me-
moral wreath upon each, and this
tribute of respect was also per-
formed by the several fraternal
socities to each of their departed
mem bers.
Following are the names OF
veterans Of the G A r whose
graves are in the Milbank GENE.
terJ, with their regiments as far
known as follows:
John Bosworth, B, md Michigan Cavalry.
Robinson.
j. W. Gear, c, 54th Illinois Infantry.
j. B. Rice, II, lst West Virginia Infantry.
q. W. Bartlett, ID, lst Minnesota Infantry.
j. w. Busby, X, 10th Indiana Infantry
Geo. p. keeler, E. llth Vermont Infantry.
w. II. Duel, +, l06th New York Infantry.
Henry Schafer, NJ, 9th N. Y Light Artillery.
w. II. Green, D, 6th Minnesota Infantry.
Otto Elterman
Edward Gill, d, 25th Wisconsin Infantry.
j. w. Bell, /, 18th Ohio Infantry.
Vim Toms, E, Bird Minnesota Infantry
l. ii. Roberts, II, I'd Michigan Engrs
Levi Lockwood G, 5oth Wisconsin Infantry.
Cola B. Snedley, 3ad Wisconsin Infantry.
II. T. Rawson, 9Th Minnesota Ihfantry.
H. NJ. Reade, 5th Minnesota Infantry.
The departed members Of th'
Women's Relief Corps are:
Mrs Phebe Croker Mrs. Clara Kerr.
Mrs. VIM Farnham. Mrs f. E. Roberts.
! The graves Of members Of tn
several fraternitles receiving at
tention were as follows:
Odd Fellows-Henry Port j. W. Busby, A. I
Smedley, NJ. B. Raird, Otto Elterman, j. S. Sin
mons, j. w. Bell, Charles Carrick.
Ancient Order of United Workmen-A.
Dilley, N. Swanson, Henery Schafer, Frank Ma.
nard.
Modern Woodmen-Andrew Martin.
In the afternoon exercise
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