The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED.
EXERCISES HELD IN CITIES AND
TOWNS THROUGHOUT STATE.
General Closing of Business Houses
schools and Public Buildings
Marks the Solemn Meaning OF
the Day Mt All Points.

Mark1 tne SOIt"h
the Day mt All Points,
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer'
EVERETT, May 30-Business was sGs-
pended to a great extent among the pusi-
ness houses here today. The flags on the
public and school buildings are floating at
half mast in honor of the dead heroes TOT
whom the whole nation mourns
The memorial services were under the
AUSPICES of the G. A. r. and Sons of Vet
Grams r. Weldon Young company L. X
X of p Capt Cooley. were in line, also
the Trinity Cadets" Capt. Connors me
parade started from Broadway at II o CLOCK
with the following formation: Independent
hand. Sons of Veterans, Trinity cadets,
Uniform Rank K. of F., school children
with flowers. citizens. AT the graves ING
ritual service was given by the officers or
the G. A. r. Capt. ]. T. Sherfey reading
the address followed by decorating the
graves concluding the exercises. Music
was furnished by different intervals by the
independent band. The cemetery as
whole was decorated by our citizens. The
Piichuck tribe of Red Men, through their
committees, decorated the three graves OF
the members of that order with beautiful
floral pieces.
The services in the opera house we're
held at 2:3o and the following programme
was rendered:
M'asie selected :.........M. f. church choir
MISUNDERSTANDING Ride -.
-. .... Mrs. Walter Thornton
Mqs,s Gettysburg Address % cv" .o
Vocal soic-"Tne Star spangled Ban,
ner". ... MIS-, Sie aso'
Floral Flor, Tribute to the Unknown Dead.
anna. Sons of Veteran,
National hymn America. Audience
Benedction.
Tacoma Graves Decorated.
Special Dispatch to the Post,Intellisence.,
observed today by the closing of all pub
lie offices banks and places of business
Graves of soldiers in the cemeteries were
ton of the local posts OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic. This evening memorial
exercises are to be held at the First Pres
SON who was a colonel IN the rebel army,
and Thad Huston. colonel In the Union
army, will deliver the orations or the even
Grated and @ large attendance is assured
as both speakers are noted for their powers
of eioquence.
The Day in ROslyn.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelgencer.
ROsLYN May %mMeiyer I'm, IN the hsep n's norS
fttineiy observed than today Promptly at
p. m, a procession consisting or 100 small
school children. mostly girls drdss SEQ er III
| In the city. and headed by the Rosiyn
citizens band. started on the line OF march
from Unity hall to the city bsf cemeof c ,on me
| there being nearly 1000 In the procession.
| II was under the direction of j. Y. Patton.
| marshal of the day Arriving at the GENE
| terry, very appropriate exercises were held
consisting of music by the band. choir
and the Roslyn glee club. Two orations
were delivered. one by Hon. l.. M. Jones.
| OF Gle Elum, and the otrer by Rev George
Black, of this city. After the exercises
| cemetery and decorated the graves of Its
honored dead according 20 usual custom
| This evening an open air concert was
| given by the band.
| Washington Volunteers HOnOred.
/ Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
| OLYMPIA May 30.-Decoration day was
| observed here by the united societies OF the
! G.. A. r., Sons of Veterans and Women
| Relief Corps. A feature of the day was
| the decoration OF the graves Of the mem
bers of the First Washington volunteers
| who are buried here.
Exercises in Puyailup.>
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
.PUYALLuP. May se-Me mo al day y, was
| ali places Of business being closed. At 9
! o'clock the G.. A. r. post and the Sons or
| Veterans marcneU 10 w OpuulTt CtiutNtiy
and covered the graves Of the deceased
soldiers with flowers. At O'Clock large
| number assembled at the Puyallup opera
house. where a programme ne, o, pa, pasr' r,
| dered under the direction of the Wom-
| ems Relief Corps. which was followed
| by a splendid Grafton by Col. j. III. Hin
son commander OF the local c. A. r..
post
spokane Observes the Day.
Snecial Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
| SPOKANE, May DETERIORATION day
was generally observed In Spokane today.
out the entire day. The G. A r. and
members of the First Washington volun-
teers Joined in the memorial service and
in decorating the graves OF their fallen
comrades.
EIIensburG suspends Business.
Special Dispatch to the Post Intelgencer,
| EIIENSBIRG. May 80 Memorial day
was fttingly observed here today by
! the local G. 4. r. business being sus-
| pended while the exercises We're in prog
ress An able address was delivered by
Ralph Kaufman. and an original poem
was read by Edward Pruyn. The at
tendance was large
Address by Bishop O'Dea.
| Special Dispatch TO the Northumberland.
| VANCOUVER. Wash. May 0.-Mcmo-
rial day was appropriately observed here
today. several thousand people partici-
pating. Right Rev. Bishop 0Dea deliV-
cred an eloquent address.
Music and Speeches Mt Arlington.
Special Dispatch 10 the Post telligencer
ARLINGTON. MAY @-Wlth appropriate
music, a salute by the school children
an Grafton by Rev. LovejOy, OF Everett
and decoration Of graves at the GENE
terry, Memorial day was thus celebrated in
Arlington. The living viii never forget
their dead comrades.
INVENTORS SAD FATE.