The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
MEM. DAY PROGRAM
Day Will Be More Generally OBJ
served Than Heretofore.
PRESIDENT NoRTHRoP'S GRAFTON
1t VIII BE the Feature. of the EXPO
PrOgram-Cemetery Services
in the Morning.

Memorial Day will porbably be more
generally observed in Minneapolis this
year than ever before. The G.. A. r. COM
mittees having charge Of the general ex-
ercises have met with more public in
terest in their work than in any previous
year. Many will, of course, look upon the
day simply as a holiday, but there will
at least be no bicycle races.
The exercises may be divided into three
sections, the decoration of the soldiers
graves in the morning, the Memorial Day
parade and the public Memorial Day ex-
ercises at the exposition building in the
afternoon.
The exercises at the various cemeteries
in the morning are officially announced
as follows:
AT the Cemeteries.
On account of the large number of civil
and Spanish war veterans buried at Lake
wood large numbers will participate in the
decoration of the graves there. The ex-
ercises will be in the hands of the Raw
lins, Bryant and Schaffer posts and the
George N. Morgan camp; Sons of Veterans,
and affiliated organizations. DR.. c. B.
Mitchell will deliver the address and Rev.
R. Brown the invocation.
At Layman's cemetery where over a
hundred civil war veterans are inferred,
the exercises will be conducted under the
auspices Of Appomattox and Morton posts
with affiliated orders. The McGonigal
drum corps and the children of the South
Side schools will take part in the process
sion to the cemetery. Rev. T. F. Allen
will deliver the memorial address.
Dudley P. Chase post will have charge
of the services at ST. Anthony cemetery
where Father ]. F. Gleason will deliver
the principal address.
Morgan post will conduct the exercises
at st. Mary's cemetery and will be as
sisted by the Morgan Camp, s. of v, and
the orphan boys from the Catholic orphan
age. Father Cleary will deliver the ora
tion.
Hillside cemetery will be cared for by
the William Downs post and auxiliary
orders. Comrade ]. l.. Dobbin will give
the principal address A large number Of
school children will take part in the parade
and exercises.
Old Maple Hill cemetery has been as
signed to the l.. P. Plummer post. The
children of the Pierce school will partici-
pate. Rev. G. L. Morrill, will address the
gathering.
Senator L. E. Jepson will speak at the
Crystal Lake cemetery. Rev. G. F. Holt.
Comrade Michael Whelan, the Pilgrim
church choir and the school children of
the North Side will take part in the pro-
gram, which will be given under the aus
pices of the Levi Butler post.
Exercises will be held at the Richfeld
cemetery by special details from the Nor
gan. Rawlins, Bryant and Butler posts
and relief corps; at Silver Lake cemetery
nv a special detail from the Downs post
and also at Bloomington Ferry and Bass
Lake
Eighth Army Corps.
All members of the Thirteenth Mime
sofa and Eighth army corps are expected
to meet at p. m. Memorial Day at Tenth
street and Nicollet avenue to participate
in the parade Members will wear blue
shirts. khaki trousers, campaign hats and
leggins, if possible.
The order of the parade and line of
march were published in The Jour
nal yesterday. Following the parade
will come the usual exercises at the ex-
position. which will be as follows:
Exposition Program.
National airs ......,...Journal Band
Chorus. ITO Thee, o Country" y"..-.....---
BY North Side Chorus, Miss Helen NJ. Trask.
director.
Prayer Rev. DR.. John E. Bushnell
Vacant Chair" 49,. Mabel Runge and Chorus
Oratior. ........ President Cyrus Northrop
"Star Spangled Banner. Miss Mabel Runge
Lincoln's Gettysburg address,. L. Dobbin
Memorial of Flowers, to the Unknown
Dead in Southern Fields. Under the
supervision of Comrade C. O. Pierce