The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-31

r EMON1AL DAY was celebrated
ia tits city yesterday as il has
Az nat been for years. Everybody
believed that IL would be, be-
Cause there were good reasons why IL
should BE- The patriotism Of tha nation
needed but an occasion TO call 10 Into
more active manifestation. That occasion
y - affor led In the war with Spain and
In the eve ets that have followed In rapid
DsA session. I; brought out the latent SEN
tina At Of DC asses Of the people a. no
Hvsnt has dome for q quarter Of a Gen.
fusy, seffAce the last trace OF sectional
btttSgnA 80 Ia the nation brought new glory
70 the 4 mer ran army ana nsey. gave u
ahe UnfsA 1 81 sites a higher position among
~ natsons ( the earth. and intensified
a. eoeesm In which the American soldier
and sailor q re held by bringing both
branches Of srvtce into the close asso-
sias4eu If hoa nss ana community ties.
Daring the progress OF the war with
e,xafu and tina subsequent lighting In the
phppp4pes es ses state has taken pride
In sns gallant achievements OF the trUops
or SAILORS that went cut from its own
bordeys Eseh county or city has con-
rratujAe;n4 ixs<if on the doangs Of COM
many cg Az tsdh ,:daal that hailed from
It's bordtrs, Each home. be II mansion
or cottase. thar h ~ been Swallowed by
1eafh or disaster has been drawn and
h.. felt itself draw n more closely 20 tho
heart Of The i.m<rie an people.
rhnre n = rare and difleuit ehem cal art
~ Nhach old ,saintin -. .obscured by the
rassnnss Of sirze are renewed inf o their
uri.tlvss fres. mesa and beauty. r hs war
Mn eb1Dn has renewed and reviv taed the
uscftara N1xxh the AmeAtcan peoI1 - have
cteheAee shsou gh yeAss Of what tha
Americas sssdss and sailor are and the
principles Tor vhA h they. ssasd bsAors the
world.
~ wost.er. then that the daSux Of yes
sefday bsoaGAs . II r1ai that rans Through
the Aaeisn from oee, N to ocean and from
th4 LAKES 70 the guA { Tbs .heffbes Of the
civH wAe AaA not be- n forGstt3n. nor had
the msasefy Of earli er hissosy pertshsd.
bur the nstte which iung above the ros-
trun in abs Assembly han yesterday sug-
ee1sed new gSoupsss that WAS in the
1nilAs of men and won Ten during the day
fhroaehSus as length nd breadth OF the
Union. - consisted Of he simple words:
IN NEMohIAM. THE h E.RoEs OF 'si-s
AND So
Every spectator who wat chrd the parade
ana attended The eaercises In Seattle yes
tertay was convinced Of ANA fact. that
nowhere eIse throughout he broad do
main OF the nation VAS there more
loyal display OF patriotism az d that prob
ably In very few cities wss thai sensiment
more fttinsiy expeesAe4 FtWn the time
when the parade moved down First ave-
nus AMID thousands OF adnirAx spects-
tors 20 the moment when the salute of
honor was Aired over the grxsAs in tho
oemetery there Was not dull Aaakure in
the progrHmlne.
II In true that conscienceiess sarst car
men. incensaderate us,s drivers ana rude |
truckmen went heiter-skeiter. regardless
Of the parade IL II true that some Of |
the constituent elements Of the parade
were . trtfic late In wheelinG into iine-
II 10 true that the sovereign but within
sical public disdained to remain decensly |
on the sidaw aikn. but crowded out Into |
the street until sn adequate display or |
movement Of the long line Was impossible |
II In true also that the weather king |
frowned and the day was damp and drss- |
xly-
Hut In sober fact these trivial disad- |
vantaxes gave the splendid vigcr OF the |
parade and exercises OF tho day better |
setting As TO the weather. nobody. from
the tinicst child In srms TO the lettering
veteran In ranks, paid the slightest atten'
tiou 10 H. Distractions In the street only
brought out into boider relief the ability
Of the grand marshal and his stan Ant
the training at the m~n and boys. When
people AZ Armory hall gould not get In
side they felt proud that the day had
drawn out such a crowd. When those
Inside could not hear on account
OF the noise The children were making.
they were glad that young America was
taking snch an interest in honorsng tho
nations heroes. when people on THAR way
to the cemetery found one ear deraited and
another broken down. they nsarveied how
tho street car company was meeting tho
extra tax as we'll as IL did. There was
"A vast crowd on the streets. vast crowd
At the Armory. Soed attendance At th~
cemetery. and everybody entcysd the day.
Among business men there Was very
general observance ~ the day. most ef
the steres and asstces being closed. All
the public ofssrcs and cuarts hcaored the
occasion Few decorations appeared en-
the streets except the hsss tieasinx At hAif
mast.
IN STREET AND HAIL.