The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-30
DAY f HONOR 70 HEROES
ICALLY IN ST. PAUL
This YEAR
AUDITORIUM MASS MEETING
VIII BE the Climax of the Days OBJ
serVanee Following Exercises
at the Cemeteries and
Parade.

The/progran11ne that has been arranged
for the Observance of Memorial day to-
day promises to be more elaborate in
some respects than previous occasions of
this kind, and, the. various societies and
school children Will join in with the vet
Grams of the civil and the Spanish war,
in doing honor to those who have died
for their country.
The graves will be decorated in the
morning by the, Civil War and Spanish
American veterans, the ladies' societies,
the Sons of Veterans and the school
children
The exercises at the Auditorium In the
AFTERNOON include the reading of Lin
coins address at Gettysburg by L. N
Bryant. and the patriotic poem, THE
American Flag" by Brock Beckwith, a
Southerner by birth, who was collector
of the port of Savannah, Ca, during the
administration of Cleveland. This poem
will be musicaliy illustrated by the Min
nesota State band. The programme also
includes an Grafton on Lapel Buttons,
by Col Philip Reade, u. S. A. Mss
Elizabeth Wood wild sing the Star
Spangled Banner" Mrs. S. V. Harris will
sing Our Flag" and the programme will
conclude with the singing eli America
| by the audience.
Inc afternoon parade is due to march
at o'clock and for that purpose must
be formed by 1:45 The formation will De
on Sixth, Fort, Exchange and ado. n
ing streets
The list of organizations that will take
part in the procession includes companies
l., Il, | and NJ. of the Eighth United
States regulars from Fort Smelling; Com
panes {, D and E, First rebiment, ma
ton guard; F, Of the Third regiment;
A and 3, of the Fourth, and Battery A,
all of the First division.
The second division will include Gettvs
burg, Garfield and Ord pests, G. A r.,
and Camp No. !. Sens of Veterans.
Inc third division will be made up of
! Acker post, the Minnesota naval corps,
the naval veterans, and Cen Merritt
garrison of the Army and Navy union.
Ihe fourth division will include the
l"eIith, thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Minnesota volunteers.
The fifth division comprises the Junior
Ploneers' Modern WCodmen and the ST.
raul and Minneapolis communicates of
the uniform Dank, knights of Pythias.
Inc Minnesota State, Seibert's and
PoStoflce bands will head divisions, as
well as the drum corps.
Inc Junior Pioneers will meet at their
nail at l o'clock before Joining In +be
parade and willsafterwards Return 70 t tt,e
hall TO hold memorial services of tbair
own. VI l1elr
me 'lne OF march will be from Pleasant
avenue down Sixth street to Sih1a1.
street; on Ssbley street to Seventh street.
I'll 1oeVehth street to Jackson street; on
J1.eiSI street to Eighth street. and ON
lAIghth street to the Auditorium
The G. A R. posts, Sens of Veterans
!t'.ieS a1Na4lary and school children win
decorate the graves at Oakland GENE
terry at $50 a. m. i'''--
at Calvary cemetery assembly will no
sounded at 9 a. m. After divine services
ana MUSIC by a-vcluntcer choir, q detail
from the sons of Veterans will fire a
salute to the dead
Services and. decoration of graves ~
the German Lutheran cemetery viii he
uncer the direction of St James I.utI,er-
an church, assisted by a detail from tho
Sons of Veterans. '-is
services will begin at Forest cemetery
at 9:3C a m. Rev. j. J. Caldwell viii Of
iclate' and Ellsworth Circle, Ladies of
| the e. A r., will be present.
Gettysburg post will have charge IF
services at theqWest side cemeteries.
NJ Fort Smelling the decoration Of
graves Will be done Icy a detachment of
/ children from the Jefferson school The
flttecnth Minnesota will participate and
/ will meet for that purpose at the arnaorv
at $50, wearing full fatigue uniform.
All persons who desire to participate
in the services at the German Lutheran
cemetery are. requested to meet at the
Auditorium at O'clock sharp.
! Spanish waf veterans will meet at !
CLOCK at the Exchange street entrance
| of the capitol, uniformed as far as they
may be.
AcSer Relief Corps No. will serve din
ner to Acker Post No. 81 and the Naval
! Veterans union, Memorial day from Il: a
to 2 p. m.
St Paul camp, Modern Woodmen, has
presented its degree team with a new
hammer, which the team will carry in the
Memorial dayaparade today
The city, county. and state offices viii
all be closed in honor of the day.