The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-31

Ing states Memorial Day was generally OBJ
served. At many points the ceremonies in
cident to the day were under the auspices
| OF local G. A. X. posts. Citizens generally
assisted Addresses bearing upon the i'm
port Of the day were delivered at many
places.
Brief accounts tabulated by States. fol-
low:
MISSOURI.
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California. Mo-. May 30.-Decoration Day
| was observed in this city. Citizens with
| flowers visited the various cemeteries TO
pay tribute to departed friends. Major
| John W. Moore and Walter +. Wood de-
livered addresses at the Masonic Cemetery
and tho Reverend Thomas Z. Shafrer at
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Monroe City. Mo-. May s0.-.Appropriate
| ceremonies marked Memorial Day here.
Graves OF soldiers were strewn with now.
| the Reverend W. H. james delivered ad-
dresses.
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Lexington, Mo. May 3o-Decoration Day
Confederate Veterans. G. A. K. and various
secret societies. John Welborn was the or
ator of the day and the Reverend Charles
Manlcy delivered the address ut the Con-
Fayette. No.. May so.-Decoration Day
was observed In Fayette to-day for the first
time.
! The business houses were closed and
! crowds visited the cemetery and decorated
4 the graves with flowers. Addresses were
| made by W. c. Airline and the Reverend Dd-
gar NJ. Richmond. As q result Of the observ-
| ance City Cemetery Association will be
| organized and the grounds beautfed.
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Marshall. Mo-. May 3o-Memorial Day was
Park Cemetery. The services were con-
Quoted by the Reverend ]. +. kemper of
III, the Baptist Church: Tho Reverend Mr..
| delivered an address.
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Nevada, Mo-. May s0-Decoration Day
was observed here to-day by General Joe
Corps and citizens generally. After the
graves of the fifty dead soldiers in Deep
wood Cemetery had been strewn with flow
were made by Doctor Edmondson and
United states Senator Money of Mississippi
the latter an ex-Confederate soldier. His
| speech was heard with cheers.
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Butler. Mo-, May 3o.-Memorial, Day was
observed to-day. In the morning the old
| soldiers and secret societies marched to the
| cemetery and decorated the graves.
| In the afternoon the Reverend W. +.
| Jones delivered an address at the opera
| house.
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Bowling Green. Mo-. May 3o.-Memorial
| of the g. A. X. and local societies. with an
address by the Reverend J. X. Patton OF
| Cyrene.
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| was observed here to-day. Services were
held at the Methodist Church. The Rever-
end @. J. Warren preached. The procession
| to the cemetery was the largest ever seen
1 here on similar occasions.
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Warrenton.. Mo-. May so.-Memorial Day
was observed to-day by the Colonel Nor
eral. Business houses were decorated, and
| In the line of march to the City Cemetery
headed BY the steinhagen Band: were old
and citizens. Henry. Buthman acted as
chairman and introduced the Reverend A
M Pennewell, who offered an appropriate
Department chaplain delivered and address
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Centralia. Mo-. May so.-Memorial Day
was observed in this city. the address be-
Christian Church. after which the cemetery
was visited and many graves decorated.
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Bevier. No. May 9o.-;Memorial Day was
sssisss ssssse taking 11 party sly ioSs F.
Daughter. 81 Ell 81 81 keDefah. FL sa'h0'n' sisters and
Tsss they Bsver Sa 10 HSere h asan
mortal services were held.
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Hartville, Mo-. May 3O.-George Clarence
Murrell delivered the Grafton at Pleasant
Hill at the memorial services to-day.
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Sedalla. Mo-. May 30--Memorial Day wa,
generally observed to-day. Public Office,
afternoon and an immense throng OF peo
pie witnessed the ceremonies at the City
Cemetery. where Judge W. s. Shark deliv
companies. G. A. r. and secret societie,
was one Of the largest ever seen here.
ILLINOIS.
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Springfield. H.. May aO.-Melnorial Da,
city. In the morning the ladies' Of the @. 4
Il. went to Oak Ridge Cemetery and gar
landed the graves Of 3O departed soldier
the afternoon at the National Lincoln Mon
ument. under the anspecises Of Stephenson
Post No. 3. g. A; r.. and its auxiliary. or
the grave Of former Governor Tanner. VIII
was buried last Sunday. The address, o
the day was delivered by Judge q. W. Muir
ray.
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Danville. ILL.,. May 3o.-The usual memoria
services were held at the Soldiers Hom
this morning. Sixteen hundred old veteran
| formed In line and marched to the grave
Of their comrades. which were decorate'
with wild flowers. Governor Clements de
liysred the address. Judge J: W: Wilkin
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Mound City, H.. May 3O--a1emorial Da,
was celebrated In this city to-day on
| more elaborate scale. and the crowd wa,
larger than for ten years past.
The formal address was delivered b,
United States Senator William E. Mason
He paid tribute to the American soldier
American homes. American Inventions ant
American institutions. He advocated {
much more liberal allowance in pensions q
| soldiers. and broader recognition Of tn,
soldier In the service Of the United State
His eulogy on the life and character O
the late Governor John r. Tanner wa,
strongly applauded.
He held Memorial Day as the most sacre,
and important national holiday which tn,
American people observed. and declare,
that any reference to politics or part.
preferences on such occasions would b,
downright sacrilege.
5000. Warren Stewart Post and the Won
ems Reli.f Corps Of Cairo took a promI
| nent part In the exercises.
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Mount Vernon. ILL.,. May so.-The grave
GRATED to-day under the auspices of Cole
man Post. G. a. r., and other posts Il
. | the county.
Coleman Post. Company F. I. N. G., an
20 school children. carrying flags. were Il
an able address to large audience
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Baardstown. ILL.,, May 30.-Memorial exer
cises were appropriately observed here &c
day by McLane Post. No. 81, G. A. II
Lincolns address at Gettysburg was rea
by Hans Evernden of the High School an
, an address was made by Charles A. Schaef
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