Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriately Observed
in This City.
Most Imposing Procession
Ever Witnessed Here.
Grand Program Rendered Through
out in Fine Style.
JUDGE aOaRIsOss ADDRESS.

To-day, all over the 1 dtod States
IN every city, town. village and ham
lot, the dead soldiers are being 10.
momborcd, and by kind and gentle
hands their graves are being protusely
decorated with sweetscentod flowers
and oyorgrecns.
school band dispensing appropriate
act OF congress. and considered a legal
holiday throughout this free and
peace-loving country
The weather Wan all that could Doe
asked fora little cloudy and cool
,aus hiding once in "A while behind a
cloud here and there in the skies.
old Sol, and making the day an ideal
one IN which 90 do reverence 90 the
departed soldiers.
THE PARADE.
AZ o. 30 o'clock a. m. the marshal
oi the day. Dr. h. A. Chamborlin, and
his appointed assistants. commenced
assembling the various divisions on
Second street and Gold avenue. and
when the line of march was an
nounced the following order WAS oh
served First. In "a bugg. was J. W.
Edwards and Adiutaut Loverett
Clarke. and then Policemen Martinez
and Cooper, followed by the Indian
school band Dispensing appropriate
music.
Next came Dodson's automobile. on
which was scate dthc orator Of ths
which was seated the orator Of tht
day. Judge g. l.. Morrison. Post Com
mandor j. NJ. Moore, ur g. w Har
Tieon aud the owner OF the rig, r. J..
Dodson. The automobile was neatly
decorated with bunting and ilagB.
Corporal A. j. Lamb and his hrinl
squad followed, and in the rear Oi
the squad following In three divisions
as 30 age and size were the child
rou from the government lnuian
school. each and every ON" carry ing
small dag and waving them In Tn,
mir as they marched along
This was followed by the iadiar
school wagon loaded with tue smaller
toes of the school and then followed
the older girls marching ON foot. "a
dressed In white, and they, too, car
rying small hags and waving then
over their heads.
A small band Of young soldiers
who saw service IN Cuba Ia 1888 ant
recently In the Philippines, followed
on foot and then tho Veterans Of th'
ciyll war. led by General r.. a. Carr
came along vita Isaac Jackson. th'
colOrcd veteran. carrying alCui the Nj
Carson battletOrn and scared tag.
The old Albuquerque brass ban,
aud the Mutual Protective society q
that place were here ia line and mad'
n grand display. as the band playol
some patriotic tunes.
Chief Ruppc aud urpmDn. with an
hose wagon and the hook and ladde
trucks followed, leading directly II
front Of the g. Colombo bcncvolcn
society. each and every member II
Uniform aud the leaders carrying larg
fings OF both the United states an
italy.
Al the corner Of Filth and Sixt
hreets. on Copper avenue, the procci
sion came tO "a halt tn allow th
children OF the city public schools. ~
Mary'a and 81 NinccntH schools an
the Old Albuquerque schools 20 IA
in line and the two thousand children
al alfying small Haas aud all wa'
ing them over their heads ns the
marched along to the park made ON
oI the grandest and most imposin
spectacle ever seen Ia The city.
THE PROGRAM.
The q. 4. x. committee had erecte
n stand ON the south side uf the parl
across the street railway tracks an
underneath two large cottonwood
trnes Tho seats were given up % tl
school children while In front ot ~
stand were seated tho oret0r ut ~
dny. Judge A l.. Morrison. Dr, q v
Harrison. members of the q. X. Wa
reu Post No. and members OF n
"A n
mont representing The UnknoW
Dead.
Al 1880 o'clock the first number {
the program was the singing uf q
star spangled Hammer" by the chill
rem Of the city public schools, AFT
which Rev. G. A. Bunker led In pra
ar
The coiorod quartet sang "TcntiI
ON the Old Camp Ground and 10
encore sang another patriotic song.
Dr. @. w. Harrison. who had bee
selected as program announcer
stead OF Hon. q. n Marion, stated
the asRemblage that Mr. Marion "
~, aud could not be- present to deliV
an address as announced ON the III
gram.
The Indian school band played
fine niece Of music and then Mast
j. l.. Armiio. son ~ Postmaster
milo. rocitod in a clear voice "fiow'
for the Brave"
Memorial nay" was then sung
the Indian school children, follow
by Prof. NJ. ". Hickey, the popu
superintendent OF the city pun
schools. reading Llncoln's fame
Gettysburg address.
Mrs. Rose Berry took the place
Miss Rosie flarsch, who Is sick. u
sung solo. only "A Private
ihe RankB" receiving morited
plnuse.
This was followed By
JUDGE MORRlsON's ADDRESS
Brother Veterans. Ladies' and Gen
men.
During our shor; but glorious
tory Of l20 years. We have had Ho
wars with foreign nations, making
average of one war Tor every so'
teen years, but only three of tl
were actually necessary for the q