The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-31
HON()RS 70 SOLDIER DEAD
MINNESOTA VETERANS PAY Low
ING TRIBUTES TO THEIR
FORMER COMPANIONS
GENERAL OBSERVANCE OF DAY
Gray-Hntred Men Place Flowers on
Graves of Those by Whose
Side They Fought on
Southern Fields

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 30.-(Special.) y
The gray-haired veterans Of the War Of
the Rebellion and the younger and more
active soldiers Of the Spanish-Amercan
war Joined today in doing honor to those
who laid down their lives during those
wars and those who have since laid down
the burden of life and gone to that
bourne from which no traveller returns.
The weather was perfect and the sacred
custom of decorating the graves OF dead
soldiers with the Stars and Stripes and
beautiful flowers was fittingly observed
There are six more soldiers sleeping in
the cities of the dead of St. Cloud than
there was year ago, a silent reminder
that Memorial day will be a thing Of the
past for living veterans of the Civil war
within very few years.
George e. Heinen is the only veteran
of the last war who is buried in this
city.
The exercises of the day were held at
Empire park, and Col A. T. Foster, of
Litchtield, delivered an able address,
Prof. N. ]. Macarthur read Lincoln s
Gettysburg address and Introductory re-
marks were made by c. E. Macdonald
commander Of James H. McKelvey post,
G. A. r.
Committees from the Grand Army Of
the Republic and the Womens Relief
corps visited the several cemeteries this
afternoon and decorated the graves of
the soldiers
LAKE MINNETONKA, Mimi, May 80.
(Special.)-Decoration day was observed
in Excelsior with the usual ceremonies
beiItting the day. At 10 o'clock the process
slon formed at the town hall, headed bv
the Excelsior cornet band. Next came
the veterans and members of Frank Hal
stead post, No. 81. Following them came
100 of the smaller school children car
rylng flags and flowers and dressed in
the national colors. Then a company of
cadets trained by Rev. ]. r. Davies
Modern Woodmen and the mayor and cit
liens IL carriages. After the ceremonies
at the cemetery they returned to the han
where there was a programme of music
by a quartette and a recitation. Ineer
soils tribute to the private soldier bv
Mrs. Alexander Hughes The Grafton Of
ole gay was by Alexander Hughes, for
merly Of North Dakota.
PENNINGTON, Mimi, Nav So-Csne-
ciaL)-Memorial day was properly oh
served here. Rev. N. Avison, of Hamline
delivered an eloquent address AZ Corin,
thlan cemetery, which was heard nv q
very large crowd.
LIICHFIELD, Mimi, May 3O-(Spe-
claI)-Memorial exercises were annro-
pIlateIy held here today under the aus
a. R. ~ w.
AT 10 o'clock a. m. the procession form
ca at Central park, with distinguished
G. A. R. men in carriages at the head
with mounted marshals Then came the
Lltchheld cornet band, next were tfty
young women in white who acted as
grave decorators, the next in line were
the firing squad Of old soldiers. and fol-
lowing them came Frank Daggett pest
with the flag and a line of Carriage
many blocks long. At the cemetery ap-
propriate services were held, salutes fred
and the procession returned to the CITY
AT o'clock p. m. at Central park the
exercises were concluded. Charles III.
Stroback read Gov. Van SAINTS nroo1en,a-
ton, and Charles A Greenleaf read
President Lincoln's Gettysburg speech.
Judge Gorham Powers delivered an elo-