The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-30
GRAVES OF The
'TN HoNoRED Ti DEAD Ga
THEY WILL BE COVERED TODAY
WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
This Morning Details from the
Grand Army Posts Will Visit the
Cemeteries Where the Nations
Brave Defenders Are Sleeping
Their Last Sleep and will Mark
the Spot with the Nations Emblem
and Floral offering-Parade and
Memorial Services Later in Day.

This viii be busy day for the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Early this morning they
will begin the work of decorating the
graves Of the hundreds of their COM
rades who are sleeping in the ceme-
teres of this vicinity. In the after
noon at . o'clock they will partici-
pate in the parade: at o'clock they
Will have memorial services in the
post rooms and at s o'clock will be
the usual Memorial Day entertain
ment
committee of five members of the
Grand Army will he present at the
services in each of the cemeteries this
morning. At Forest Hill the services
will he in charge of II. w. Pcarce,
past commander of Ezra Griffin post,
No. 13o, and Prof. w. r.. Rogers
will deliver an address. Rev. w. j.
Ford will offer prayer.
AT Washburn street cemetery, Ed
ward l.. Haas, past commander of
Post No. 139. will have charge of the
ceremonies, and John NJ. Harris will
make the address. Rev. Thomas dc
Gruchy will offer prayer.
a. Il. Stevens. commander of Grif-
fin post, No. 13o, will have charge of
the services at Dunmore Protestant
cemetery. Rev. j. IS. Dabney will de-
liver the address.
In the Cathedral cemetery S. r.
Mott. past commander of Post No
139. will bo in charge. Rev. j. A.
O'Reillv will offer prayer. Lincoln S
Gettysburg address will be recited.
At Dunmore Catholic cemetery. the
services will he in charge of r. j.
McAndrewS. past post commander OF
Post No $40. and Rev. NJ. r. Donlan
will make the address.
At Petersburg Protestant cemetery,
X. O. Bryant. commander Post No.
@l9, will he in charge. and Rev. John
w. Randolph will deliver the address.
In the Petersburg Catholic burying
grounds. Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress will be read: the services will
be in charge of r. O. Bryant.
In the Pittston avenue cemetery.
r. T. Adams will be in charge, and
Rev. William Nordt will speak
In the Marcy cemtery, p. S. Hamln,
past post commander. will have
charge. and Linceln's Gettysburg adj
dress will be given.
In st. Mary's German ccmtery, S.
y. Haupt, past post commander. will
be in charge and Rev. Peter Christ
Will offer prayer and make the ad-
dress The services will he held at
all the cemeteries between and 1890
a. m.
Inc afternoon parade will start at
/" o'clock and will be in charge OF
5. B. Mott, chief marshal. The Thir-
teenth ergiment will form on Wyo-
ming avenue, north Of Linden, and
the Grand Army of the Republic di-
vision will form on Linden street,
west of Wyoming, right resting on
Wyoming. The carriage division will
form on Vine street. east of Wyoming,
The line of march will be as follows:
From Linden and Wyoming. down
Wyoming to Lacka wanna and llp
l-ackaWanna to Washington, 10
spruce, to jefferson. to Vine street:
countermarch on jefferson. to Vine,
to Washington. to the Soldiers and
Sailors monument. Carriages will
he provided for aged and crippled
members of the posts. Recorder
James Moir will review the parade at
the city hall