Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

Decoration day, Wednesday,
lawned bright and suspicious,
and early the crowds commenced
10 arrive. At 10 o'clock the pa
rade was formed on 5th street in
the following order:
h.5shsll. Wha,.ss Of Il. h.,d day.
Co. D, N. D. N. G. 40 escort.
General Crook post, No. 3. G. A. r.
Womans Relief Corps.
Veterans Of the spanish;Amer War.
School for the Deaf.
Devils Lake Schools.
Catholic Order Of Foresters.
ords4 Snishss. IS \. Sf Il. Ps.sis:; & ans;ic..
Brotherhood Of American Yoemen.
Mayor and City Council.
Citisens In Carriages.
After it was formed, the mar
shal's of the day, A. Roberts, E. S..
Eich and j. N. Miller headed the
procession to 4th street where
it continued eastward to the ceme-
terry. The parade was beautiful
spectacle, those taking part being
bedecked with national colors and
uniforms. A large crowd of BIZ
cyclists with decorated wheels, al
SO joined in the procession. To
the strains of a funeral dirge by
the band, the parade wended it's
way to the cemetery, where the
most touching ceremony was to be
enacted. Many of the graves had
been beautifully bestrewed with
flowers by loving relatives and
| friends of the departed ones.
Inside the cemetery the band
and militia halted, forming on
both sides of the road while the G.
A. R. and other orders represented
passed between. After the G.. A.
r. ritual had been read, taps were
sounded by Ed. Elliott over the
grave of Corporal Byron, after this
touching ceremony was over the
band rendered few funeral selec.
tions the parade reformed for the
return to the city. Entering the
city to lively strains played by the
band. the procession fell apart
The band, G.. A. r. and Militis
were treated to sumptuous re-
past served by the w. r. G. il
their hall.
At 1:30 the crowd in the court
house was called to order and the
meeting was opened by patriotic
selection by the band. After {
prayer, the G.. A. r. ritual wal
read, this being followed by 6
beautiful memorial selection by
the quartette consisting of Mrs
Louis LaRue, Mrs. W. F. Shat
tuck, 81. Stuart and G. P. Brain
ard. Miss Addie Elliott then rem
dered a beautiful selection entitled
the "Blue and the Grey" Tht
orator of the day, Hon. John NJ
Cochrane, was then introduced tt
the audience by A. S. Pattee, anc
was received with loud applause.
/ Mr.. Cochrane is one of the bes
and most popular orators in tht
Northwest, and he delivered very
brilliant and touching oration
His eulogy of the G.. A. r. was {
grand effort. The substance wa,
as follows:
although the trend toward ar
bitration has been making rapie
progress. recent history has dem
onstrated that it has not yet prov
en- practicable. The two last war,
that the United States has waget
were for noble principles. TIL.
war of 1861 was for the emancipa
ton of millions of people toilins
under the despotism of their mas
ters in the south. It was for th,
liberation of these unfortunat,
| people that the G. A. r. Tough
and bled. This sublime order cal
ever glory in the satisfaction O
having fought for such grand prin
ciples. There was no shortage O
volunteers for this gigantic ant
perilous struggle for the right. Th,
veterans can take pride in the pat
riotism which was then displayet
by them and their departed com