The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
SOLEMNITY Is ADDED
TO THIS YEARS OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY IN THH
UNITED STATES
VICTIMS OF THE LAST WAR

WMl Be Remembered With the
Same Feeling of Sorrow ~ Those
Of Former Time-GarAeld Post
Has Charge of tho Advancement.
Locally-Col. Harries and Two
Others VIII Deliver Addresses.
Memorial day will be observed in St.
Faul this year with solemnity such as
has never before marked the day, and the
old soldiers who marched side by side
into the terrible carnage of Gettysburg
Will this year close their ranks with
recruits from the nations later heroes,
the survivors of the Hpanish-American
war.
For many years 1t has been the custom
OF the four 6. A. r. posts of the city to
take charge Of the nations day Of
mourning, each post taking the arrange
ments In hand when it's turn came. This
year Garfield post will arrange the events
: Of the day, but as one old veteran pa
thetically remarked yesterday:
Our ranks are becoming SO thinned by
death that some of our posts are weaker
than they were five years ago and there
aren't 50 many Of us as formerly. Each
post this year will send committee to
act with Garfield post in arranging for
the days observances"
A meeting was held last night at Gar
field Post hall. at which the different
committees met in conference and dis
cussed the coming national holiday. As
post commandant, DR.. o. s.. Pine Is at
the head OF the committee on arrange
ments. He said In speaking of Memorial
days observance this year:
There will be one thing which will
mark the day as different from any which
the United States has ever SEEM" said
he. The dead of the War Of the Re
bellion and the brave boys who gave their
lives In the Spanish war will receive
equal honors. The graves Of the Mime
sofa boys who have fallen in battle dur
ing the year will bear the same old flag
which the graves Of the veterans of tho
Civil war have borne for many years
and flowers will decorate BOTH
1.-THE arrangements for the day have
not yet been completed. AS Garfield post
has charge this year, they will direct the
days observances, but with the assist
ance of committees from each Of the
other posts. Miss Elsie Shaw has sig
nif1ed her willingness to enlist the aid of
the public school children, and the Cen
trail high school chorus will also assist
We hope to make the music one of the
most beautiful features of the commence
ration services. Supt. Smith, of the pub
lie schools. has also notified me that he
will assist in any way in his power and
we will make the children's part in the
day an important one.
There will be three addresses In the
auditorium on Ninth street. Col. w. Fl.
Harries, junior vice commander of the
state, will speak, but I cannot announce
the other speakers yet. They will prob
ably be young men. On the day before,
the cemeteries and place flags On the
graves Of the dead. Early on the morn
ing of Memorial day, flowers will be scat
tered on the graves.
''There will be no public ceremonies in
Oakland cemetery as In former years.
This part Of the days programme will
be omitted. Many of the veterans have
grown infirm and unable to stand the
fatigue of the days march and for this
reason 1t has been thought best to dis
continue the march to the graves. A pro-
cession will form in Rice park in the
afternoon and march to the auditorium,
where the addresses will be made.
I'm connection with the parade, I wish
to say that no written invitations will
be extended to any society to Join with
us on that day. It would be almost an
impossibility to send invitations to all,
but ] earnestly desire that every secret,
fraternal, benevolent or church society
in the city, consider that public invi-
tation has been extended to join in the
celebration of the day, and I hope that
as many Of the different organizations Of
the city as possible will be in attendance
on the exercises.
''This is the first year since the great
war, that the nation has been called on
to decorate the graves Of other than vet
Grams Of the rebellion, and it IL fitting
and right that the people of the city
Join In leaving their marks Of respect and
admiration on the graves Of both the
young and old, with equal feeling Of
pride In BOTH