Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-06-08
THE SOLDIER DEAD.
Reports Show That Decoration Day
Was Generally Observed.
3 Mig Parade Mt New York and the Hall OF
Fnme Dedicnted-Many Veterans Mt Chi.
cag0 Unable to March-The Exer-
cises In Other Cities.

Kansas City, No., May 31.-Decora-
ton day was celebrated in the usual
manner by the old soldiers, veterans
of the civil war. Aside from their
exercises there was no other public
observance of the day, except that the
banks, public Offices and department
stores Were closed all day and many
other stores closed Mt noon. Tho
school-children, who used to accom-
pany the old soldiers to the cema-
teries and decorate the dead veter-
ans graves, had no hand in the cele-
bration. Indeed, they have not taken
part in the exercises for several years.
As an old soldier remarked pathet-
ically yesterday morning: Even the
children hsve forgotten u.s."
Reports from many cities in Kansas
and Missouri and all over the country
show that the day was generally OBJ
served.
Big Parade Mt New York.
New York. May 31.-The Memorial
day exercises in this city were car
ried out with more than the usual in
terest. The important events on the
days programme were the military
parade, the exercises at Grants tomb
where WI Ting Fang made an ad-
dress and the dedication of the Hall
of Fame at the New York university,
at which Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew
delivered an grafton. In the parade
there were about $4,000 men in line.
The st. Louis Celebration.
st. Louis, May 31.-Memorial day
celebration in st. Louis began with
the decoration of the statues of prom
inent men throughout the city by
committees from the various Grand
Army posts. A parade, made up of
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, service men of the Spanish
war and the Philippine Island Veter-
ans association, and headed by
platoon of mounted police, marched
through the downtown streets. After
the parade the different organizations
held exercises in the cemeteries where
the soldier dead are buried.
Many Veterans Unable to March.
Chicago, May 31.-Chicago yester-
day, forsaking usual vocations, de-
voted all it's energies TO giving honor
to it's soldier dead. Services were held
in every cemetery in Cook county
and the grave of every one of the 5000
warriors buried therein was deco
rated with a wreath, and above all
unfurled the stars and stripes. The
feature of the day was the parade OF
the G. A. r., in which 1,500 grizzled
veterans participated. Many of the
veterans unable to endure the two
mile march rode in carriages.
Unique Proceeding ut Boston.
Boston, May 31.-New England had
n dull, cold Decoration day yesterday.
The principal event in Boston was the
celebration at the navy yard, at
which several hundred school-chil-
dren strewed flowers upon the water,
in memory of those who have per-
ished at sea. This unique proceeding
was in charge of Mrs. W. T. Sampson.
Rear Admiral Sampson presided.
The Chickasaw Nation Keeps tho Day.
Ardmore, ]. T., May elaboration
day was generally observed through
out the Chickasaw nation in the prin-
cipal cities of the territory. The
graves of the departed soldiers were
profusely decorated with flags and
flowers and memorial services held.