The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-31
AT MANY PLACES.
Features Of the Memorial Day Exer-
cises Throughout the Country.


DETROIT, Mich.-A beautiful ceremony
took place on board the United States
steamship Yantic, when seventy-five pretty
young girls, dressed in white, stepped TO
the rail of the old war snip and each one
cast a rose out upon the water to float
with the current in remembrance of the
naval heroes who rest in unknown graves
The local battalion of the National Guard
and the various G. A. r. posts parlded the
business portion of the city, afterward at
tending Memorial day exercises in the
Church of our Father. The graves of tn
soldier dead in all cemeteries were decor
ated with beautiful flowers.
GETTYSBURG, Pa.-The children of the
public schools headed the parade and the
Grand Army veterans brought up the rear.
AT the National Cemetery the usual cere-
monies of the Grand Army of the Republic
were Observed after which the graves
were strewn with flowers by the children
and the veterans. At the rostrum Rev. D.
w. Woods, of Gettysburg, opened the ex-
ercises with prayer. An original poem was
read by ]. Griffin Hail. of Baltimore, and
the Grafton was delivered by the Hon. w.
d. Foulke, of Washington, d. G.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-There was a mon
ster parade in the afternoon in which ev-
cry Grand Army post in the city, Sons
of Veterans. the Spanish-American War
ISOLATION and several civic societies partici
pated. The forenoon was given over TO
the decoration of 200 soldiers graves in
the different cemeteries. big meeting
was held at the exposition building in the
afternoon at which 1900 school children
took part and rendered patriotic airs.
KANSAS CITY.-The principal feature
was the unwilling at Forest Hill Cemetery
of an imposing shaft erected by the
Daughters of the Confederacy of this city
to the Confederate soldiers who died at the
battle of WestpOrt, formerly a suburb of
Kansas City. Thirteen little Daughters of
the Confederacy drew aside the veil, and
the Grafton was delivered by James NJ.
CAN'T, judge of the Missouri Supreme
Court.
PHILADELPHIA-The feature was the
unwilling of the memorial bronze bust and
pedestal erected to the memory of Presi-
dent Mckinley by the Philadelphia letter
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith
delivered the Grafton. The bronze bust and
pedestal cost over 500. 900 and stands on the
first floor in the south corridor of the post
office building
BANGOR, Me.-Rear Admiral Schley de-
livered the Memorial day address here.
Though brief, it was a graceful tribute
to the defenders of the Nation in the civil
and Spanish-American wars. Admiral
Schley rode with Mayor Engel in the pro-
cession, and later received at the home of
was.
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Two interesting fig
ures in the parade were former Gov.
Alexander Ramsey, the only living war
President Lincoln the first troops at the
outbreak of the rebellion, and Colonel Col
vile, who led the First Minnesota Regi
ment in it's famous charge at Gettysburg.
CINCINNATI.-There was a parade in
the forenoon in which large numbers of
school children, employees of the United
States, city and county and the Grand
Army posts took part. Graves were deco
rated in Spring Grove Cemetery and else
where, Mayor Fleischmann and others
made addresses in the cemeteries.
BALTIMORE-The principal feature of
the day was the decoration of the graves
and memorial services by the c.. A. r.
During the morning the various posts Wis
tied the graves of dead comrades in the
several cemeteries anC strewed them with
flowers. At noon there was a parade.
CHICAGO.-A parade, participated in by
veterans Of both the civil and the Spanish
war was the feature. Business was gen.
in many churches Owing to the perfec-
ton of the weather thousands of people
visited the cemeteries.
COLUMBUS, O.-The c.. A. r. and the
EX-Soldiers' and Sailors associations held
separate exercises. The Fourth Regiment
of the Ohio National Guards new armory
was dedicated and a public meeting was
held by the G.. a. r. in the afternoon.
ST. LOUIS.-The graves of 1900 soldiers
weather The principal exercises were
held in the National Cemetery at Jeffer
son barracks. where most of the soldier
dead lie.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y. May 3O-A life
sized bust of the late President Mckinley,
the gift of Italian residents, was unveiled
here. G.. =. Bacell Italian consul, delivered
an address.
SARATOGA, n. Y.-Mount McGreggor
cottage, where General Grant died. was
decorated by members of the Grand Army
of the Republic.