Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
Graves OF Union and Confederate Dead
Covered with Beautiful Flowers.
TIE EXERCISES THIS EVENING.

InR WeulUtTb VI Nut Nuilfu = htiici
Corps, the Grand Army n the Republic
and the Rough RIDER. who assumed the
precious responsibility OF decorating the
graves OF the union and confederate sol.
der dead. who are sleeping their last
sleep in the cemeteries OF Albuquerque,
were greeted this morning With perfect
and glorious New Mexico day. In which
to perform their labor Of love.
The me bers OF these organic atoms
met at the Knights OF Pythias hall at
$50 o'clock this morning aud about a
half hour later, they drove to Fairview
cemetery, whore the ritual Of the Wo.
mans Relief Corps was carried out around
the monument dedic itei TO the unknown
dead. The Rough Rider firing squad
saluted and thu bugler sounded TAPS"
The beyy Of lower girls, which had &C.
c%ompanied the other organizations. laid
the wreaths on the graves which were
marked out yesterday by small fl,gs
After the services In fairyiew, delega-
tions visited the other cemeteries and
covered the soldier graves therein con
tanned with i lovers. Twenty eight sol
der graves ia all were decorated, being
distributed In the various cemeteries BE-
follows:
FAIRyIEw.
Santiago Hubbell, John Johnson,
Aism Hoffman, Sam Is. Beadle. John
Martin, NJ. ID. Crowley, Ben. Stevens,
A. Rutherford, n. Il. Booth, Nj ton
5tapp, II. 8. Wiley, j NJ Thomas, ID. NJ.
Lyon, H. b. pfeisuer. +. Bartoi, H..
Werner, Francis White, Capt. soft,
George Morris.
SANTA BARBARA.
John Devine, Vim. Brown. Ambroslo
Armijo, Juan Cristobal Armijo, Fred
erick Greening, Il. IL. sullivan, Leon
Dubois.
oLD CEMETERY.
Milton Ayres, James Campbell, Chas.
Walker.
The Woman's Relief Corps also sent
sreaths OF flowers to Thornton. where
they will be used to decorate the graves
OF n colonel. "a sergeant and a corporal,
who are buried there.
After all OF the cemeteries had been
ornsmeDted. the band OF faithful deco
rltors returned to the knights OF Pythias
hall. where rations we're served by the
ladies'.
Memorial day Is being generally OBJ.
served In Albuquerque. The banks and
the railroad shops are closed, and Sunday
hours are kept ut the ~postotlice, while
most Of the ordinary business houses are
closed this afternoon.
A large number OF people are witness
ing the base ball game between the
Browns and the Indians at the fair
grounds.
This evening, commencing at I o'clock.
The Indian school baud will give an open
air concert at the park
EXERCISES THIS EVENING.
This evening, beginning at = o'clock
sharp. there will be- public exercises In
the Congregational church. The follow.
ing Ia the program:
Opening exercises, by chorus and congrega.
ton.
Opening prayer, by Rev. +. II. Allen;
Reading Of scriptures, by Rev. I, &. Beattie.
Invocation, by Rev. Bruce Kinney.
Music.
Opening address, by Mayor o n. Marion.
MuhiC.
Grafton, Horton Moore, orator of the day.
Recitation, Miss Esther Butler,
Addrt IS, Judge ". ID. Lee,
Music,
Recitation, Miss Matte Tway,
Music,
The Woman's Relief Corps. the Grand
Army Of the Republic and Rough Riders
will meet at the X. OF T.. hall at 7:30
o'clock this evening and march in a body
from there to the Congregational church,