The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-30
NE MORTAL DAY.
A Large Crowd and Unusually Interest
ing Ceremonies Notss and
Comments.

! This was not an ideal Memorial day
by any means-too windy and portent
Gus Of rain-but it did not prevent a
good attendance from the country and a
deep interest in memorial exercises.
Fifty old veterans formed in line at the
courthouse and promptly at 10 a. m,
headed by the Juvenile bano, Of -
pieces, IN its elegant new uniforms,
followed by 50 members Of the Juvenile
Guards, marched west to Egan avenue
north to Stella street where they were
Joined by the faculty and students OF
the Normal school thence west and south
to the Central building where the CITY
schools fell into line in the order of their
years, and all marched around BY way OF
Main street aud Eyan avenue back to
the opera house. The threatening as
pect Of the weather made it necessary to
hold the exercises in the opera house
instead OF the court house square and
the audience room wRs packed.
The program was carried out as pub.
lishei in THE DAILY LEADER last even
ing, being Il change from the orig
inal program. The band playing cspti-
waited the audience, the speakers nd
dresses had the old patriotic ring to
them. Miss Molumby and Mr.. Hews
declarations were delivered with good
spirit and the quartette singing Of
Messrs j. l.. Jones, Loren Blackman, II.
II. Holdridge and Geo. Waters was Pc
culiarly appropriate. Miss Glatz's flag
exercises with her pupils was a rich
feature OF the program and the roll call
OF the dead u solemn one. Heroes OF two
wars were remembered in the tributes
to-day. At the close Of the exercises
conveyances were 1T hand to take all
who were on the stage aud chief parti-
cipants to day-the band, Comrades.
clergy, flower girls and committees, to
the cemetery where the final and loving
act Of decorating the graves OF the dead
heroes was performed.
NOTES.
Evidences OF 10y aity appeared In the
city on every hand to-day, flags aud Ia
tioual bunting being strung from ever!
business front. A specia! insta.ce OF
window decoration WAS il beautiful but
simple memorial tablet ia Cook il Odee
show window, with h background OF
vuti0p.l ,nlnrS ahnvA md mott NJ flowers
beneath. On the tablet was inscribed
the names OF Lake county = fallen Ia the
Philippines:
Frank 4. Shredder
William G.. Loves
James A. LlLer
Roy Z. Anderson.
propriatly decorated was in G.. II. Wood
store. \ monument at the head OF
soldiers grave, with a little girl placing
wreath Of flowers on the green mound
brought back memories OF the grea
struggle and the following leRen,
softened the memories:
Where the dead unknown are lyinc,
Northern blue and Southern gray;
Bride are singing, flowers spriugin-:
Nature holds memorial day.
The band boys received their ney
suits last evening and look quite hobby
The suits are q maroon color, face
with black, bordered and fronted Wit
, gold braid; caps to match. The BAN
and new suits were the subjects OF IRE
quent commentator and admiration.
Miss Mary Dell, teacher in distric
No. 8, six miles north, brought in he
school to-day which joined the parsd
in genuine young American style. Thei
q appearance was a credit to both schoe
0 and teacher.
s Wm. Metcalf az marshal OF the da
Was q decided success. Every item G
the observances moved off with pre-
clsion.
Every maD, woman, boy and girl VIII
came into town to-day gave striking ev'
dence OF being bright, intelligent, vel
bred, WELT fed, well.clothed and honest
looking. A Lake county crowd IS har
. to beat.