The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
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Features of the Memorial Day oh.


PHILADELPHIA-The veterans Of tho
Tile. visited the various cemeteries and
there paid their annual homage to thair
place visited by the old soldiers special re-
nglouS and patriotic exercises were held,
The horal display was probably the most
eiaporate that has ever been seen in the
city. The principal exercises OF the day
were held at Keneseth Israel Temple, under
the auspices of Col. Fred Taylor Post. Sen
ator Boies Penrose was the orator of the
Gay. The tomb of Robert Morris and the
pews of George Washington and Betsy
Ross in Old Christ Church were decorated
by pennsylvania Reserve Post. and the
grave of the latter was looked after.
CINCINNATI. O.-An unusually large
parade, passing over a short line of march.
was the principal feature. The procession
included large numbers OF children and
youth from all the public schools. the
Grand Army posts. officers and employees
or the United States government. officers
and employees Of the city, the Spanish War
Veteran Association and other bodies. At
Spring Grove Cemetery, where the greater
number of soldiers are buried, the graves
were strewn with flowers. A new feature
was the remembrance of the dead Of the
Span'sh-American war, whose graves were
also decorated. There were no public adj
dresses.
DETROIT-In the morning committees
from the various G.. A. r. posts and other
patriotic societies visited the cemeteries
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afternoon n battalion of the Fourteenth
United States Infantry stationed at Fort
Wayne. the local companies OF the Michi-
gan National Guard. various independent
military companies and the G.. a. Z. posts
raraded from Grand Circus Park through
the principal downtown streets to the Light
Guard armory, where the Memorial day
exercises were held.
COLUMBUS, O.-Services were held at
Greenlawn. Mount Calvary and Union GEM
eteries by the various G.. A. R. organiza-
tions in the morning, flowers being strewn
over the graves of the old soldiers by little
children. A parade was held during the
day and at night there was a mass meeting
at the Board of Trade auditorium. There
vas a great scarcity of flowers here, and
the committee was compelled to send South
to secure sufficient TO decorate the graves
The cold spring has made all early flowers
ackw here.
DIES MONIES, IA.-A parade a mile in
length of The civil and Spanish-American
war veterans was the principal feature.
Charles +. Pickett. of WATERFOWL. was the
leading speaker in the exercises, which
took place in the Auditorium. At Wood
lawn Cemetery the usual custom of placing
floral offerings upon the graves of the dead
was followed. there being four hundred SOL
diers buried there. f. H.. Conger, minister
TO China, delivered the address at Dexter,
this State, his former residing place.
OMAHA, NEB.-A salute was fired with
guns captured in the Spanish-American
war, in honor of members of the First Ne
DrdSka regiment VINO lOSt tnelr lives IN the
Philippines. In the afternoon there was a
parade OF military organizations and the
G.. n. r.. who marched to Hanscom Park.
where exercises were held by local posts
of the Grand Army and the Re
lief Corps and a salute was fired in honor
of the unknown dead.
CHICAGO-Services were held in every
cemetery In Cook county and the grave of
every one of the five thousand warriors
wreath. The feature of the day was the
parade OF the G.. A. r. With these
marched the Grand Army of the Republic
state troops. the Illinois Naval Militia,
various civic organizations and thousands
OF private citizens.
CLEVELAND, O.-The war veterans in
lerge numbers proceeded to the various
cemeteries early In the day and decorated
the graves of the dead. we plants. to-
gether with two bouquets. were placed on
each soldiers grave. At noon the veterans
met at Central Armory, where appropriate
and impressive exercises were held. The
parade In the afternoon was participated IN
by many civic and military organizations.
BOSTON-The principal event was the
celebration at the navy yard. at which j.
]. Meyers. speaker OF the Massachusetts
House of Representatives, and Rev. y. +.
Horton delivered addresses and several
hundred schoolchildren strewed flowers on
the graves I'm memory OF those who per-
ished at sea. This was in
charge of w. p. Richards. Rear Admiral
Sampson presided.
RED CLOUD. NEB.-W. ]. Bryan was
one OF the chief speaker at the unwilling
OF a magnificent monument 10 the late Con-
gresham w. A. McKeighan. Mr.. Bryan
spoke of the virtues of the dead and tho
duties and trials which are borne by the
wives and daughters of soldiers. crediting
them with equal virtue with those who
face the enemy I'm battle. Former Senator
w. V. Allen made the dedicatory address.
IN TEXAS-Decoration day was observed
in nearly all the large cities OF Texas. There
has been a growth in the number Of c.. n.
r. posts during the past year, and Com
fcrt to have them observe Decoration day
regularly at Houston. Waco. San Antonio
and Galveston. At Houston. Waco. San
Antonio and Galveston there were set pro-
DENVER, COL-The Grand Army OF
the Republic. United Confederate Veterans,
soldiers Of the Spanish-American war,
Governor Orman and STAFF. the State Ma
tional Guard and other military and civic
organizations participated in a parade. APP
proprsate ceremonies were held in the GEM
eteries and flowers were strewn upon the
graves OF the dead.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL--Graves of veterans
OF the civil war. in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
were decorated. and at the national Lincoln
a floral wreath was placed on
IincOln's tomb. County Judge George w.
Murray was orator of the day. Thousands
visited the grave OF former Governor Tan
ner.
GETTYSBURG. PA.-There was "A large
from n~eighDoring towns and from
Baltimore. Washington and Harrisburg.
the graves at the National Cemetery. The
vas daliNaFad ~ Hon Harry Hall