Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-30
DVuEIaS. tEls CITY.
FOIR TABLETS UNVEILED.
Interesting Incident of Decoration
Day in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-Memortal day
was observed in this city with the GUS
tomary ceremonies by the various Grand
Army posts and by the strewing of flowers
on the graves of the soldier dead. In every
cemetery in the city survivors of the civil
war held memorial services, assisted In
many instances by public school children
1t is by the individual donations of the lat
ter that the major portion of the flowers
used in decorating is collected Not alone
were the Union dead of the civil war re-
membered, but the graves of a large num-
Der of confederate dead in the national
cemetery at Germantown, suburb, were
covered with flowers. The dead of the rev.
dictionary war. the war of 1S12. the Mex
lean war. and those who died in battle dur
ing the Spanish war or in the camps, were
also remembered.
Among the more notable events of the
day was the unwilling of four bronze tab
lets at the base of the Soldiers monument,
in Market Square. Germantown. The tab
lets are erected in memory of residents of
that section who fought for the Union.
They contain the names of 800 soldiers and
sailors who died during or since the war.
Eight grandsons of soldiers killed in the
civil war performed the ceremony Of I'M
yelling.
Special ceremonies were held at the
grave of Gen. Meade, in Laurel Hill GEM
etery. and monuments of Washington.
Lincoln, Grant. Mcclellan. Reynolds and
other distinguished heroes We're draped
with the stars and stripes and garlandS of
greens and flowers.
Celebration at Cumberland.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, May 3O.-Tyler
Post, No. 5. Grand Army of the Republic.
and James Breathed Camp, United Confed-
crate Veterans, combined today to observe
Memorial day. The Spanish War Veterans
also took part. Committees Of the organ
izations decorated the graves in the various
cemeteries. This afternoon the various or
CARNATIONS, headed by the South Cumber-
land Band. marched to the Academy Of
Music, where the exercises were held. Prof.
John T. White delivered address
Love Of Country and Rabbi ]. l.. Stern.
a memorial address, In Loving Memory.
Representative William NJ. McKaig de-
livered memorial address in behalf of the
confederate veterans. Miss Esther Schilling
recited The Story of the Drum" and
Miss Lillian NJ. Clark sang a solo. Deck
the Graves of Blue and Gray" The G. A.
r. were in command of F. X. Milman. and
the United Confederate Veterans, Adjutant
S. Lichtenstein.
Day Observed In Manila.
MANILA, May 3O.-Memorial day was OBJ
served here as a general holiday. Military
ceremonies were held at the various sta
tons and aslutes were fired from the forts
~ UlIldTy escort pTOCecutu 10 the
cemetery, where the graves of United
States soldiers were decorated and an ad-
dress was made by the chaplain.
Memorial exercises were held also in the
tkeater. at which a number of addresses
were delivered, interspersed with vocal and
instrumental music The observance of the
day was very successful.
Memorial Day ut Port Deposit.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
pupils of Tome Institute observed memorial
day this afternoon, the chief feature of the
exercises being an address by Mr.. Willis
Fletcher Johnson of New York, well
known an editor and writer.
Mr.. johnson, who was introduced by Dr.
rector James c. Mackenzie. paid tribute to
the valor of the soldiers of the civil war,
but the chief portion Of his address was de-
voted to urging higher ideal of American
citizenship.
Memorial Day in Richmond.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, May 3O.-Memorial
day was more generally observed in Rich
mond today than ever before. business was
practically suspended and all federal state
and city offices were closed. Phil Kearney
Post, G. A. R., conducted the ceremonies
at the national cemetery here and at Sew
en- Pines. The program consisted of pray
er. reading memorial day orders, music and
addresses by Edgar Allan, jr. who occu-
pied the position of orator filled for many
years by his father, Gen. Edgar Allan. who
is now i'll. The Hollywood Memorial As
ISOLATION will hold memorial exercises over
the confederate graves in Hollywood this
afternoon, accompanied by military pa
rade. Representative d. Gardiner Tyler
is the orator The Richmond Howitzers,
who have always taken prominent part in
these exercises. as well as many Of the
leading veterans. are in Louisville.
The democrats of the second congressional
district of Indiana have renominated Rep
resentattvc r. W. Miers by reclamation,