The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-31
LESSONS FOR THE LIVING
MINGLED WITH THE TRIBUTE TO
THE DEAD AT THE AU-
DITORIUM
LIEUT.. COL. READE's GRAFTON
Victory PrOpOrtfOned to the Means
and Measures and Men That
Are Engaged in the
Struggle.

Memorial day exercises under roof were
never more largely attended or more i'm
Pressive and inspiring than those at the
Auditorium yesterday. The great hall
was decorated with the national colors en-
twined with garlands and festooned with
evergreens and blossoms of every hue. At
the corners of the platform, where the
speakers were seated, on the supporting
columns Of the lofty galleries and on the
back wall Of the forum flags of all sizes
We're grouped and draped in profusion.
AT every point in the vast audience room
was a flag of some kind. In one place a
bullet-scarred and smoke-begrimed veter-
an Of the Civil war was noticed; in an
other place newer looking flag, but one
that had seen some service that left the
marks that are never mistakable-one
that had fioated over the hill of Ell Caney
or Las Quasimas, in Cuba, in 1898. But
they all meant the same, and were all
held in the same reverence and respect.
Like the varied flags of the different
wars, there were different uniforms in
view, distinguishing the soldiers of one
war from those of another. The gray
hair and beard the STOPPING shoulders
and halting step was always the bearer
of the blue fatigue uniform, but here and
there appeared the natty brown canvas
and summer garb worn in the Cuban
campaign. 1t was a mingling of color as
well as a mingling OF patriotic enthusi-
asm that caught the eye and enthralled
the attention. The Grand Army posts
were grouped i'm the center of the hall,
on the stage floor The members Of the
Women's Relief corps, Daughters of Vet
Grams and Aid society were given com
partInents in the first gallery.
The Minnesota State band was located
in the gallery at the rear of the plat
form and the exercises were opened with
the memorial dirge. This was followed
with prayer by the Rev. Thomas Hamb-
", of the Clinton Avenue NJ. 2. church.
The Odd Fellows quartetJe sang and re.
sponded to an encore.
L. n Bryant then read the inspiring ad-
dress Of Abraham Lincoln On the field OF
Gettysburg, which stirred the audience
to prolonged applause.
BY special arrangement with the COM
mittee, Miss Elizabeth Wood sung The
Star Spangled Banner" assisted by Mrs
Thomas Hambly.
The recitation by Brock Beckwth of
Admiral John Rodman brakes patriotic
poem, The American Flag" was rem
dCred dOubly effective bv the band play
Ing a few strains of THE Star-Spangled
Banner between each Of the stanzas,
Mr. Beclwith was encored and made a
short address in which he mentioned the
show of patriotism that was aroused
by the service.
Mrs. S. V. Harris sung "Our Flag" as
sisted by Prof. Charles G. Titcomb and
in response to repeated encores sung
''The Blue and Gray"
Lieut. Col. Philip Reade, inspector
general of volunteers for the United
States, had been called upon for an ora
ton He spoke as follows:
Without regard to nationality or creed
We unite in honoring the men who fought
for an undivided country.
In the places where rest the dead no.
soldiers grave is forgotten or neglected.
The widow, the orphan, the cOmrade-in-