The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-29
CITY NEWS.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Minneapolis Will Show Her Respect
for the Nations Departed
Heroes Tomorrow.
Programs in Full Of Cemetery Exer.
cises Parade and Exposition
Mass Meeting.

Memorial Day, the nations day of sor-
row, when millions of grateful people unite
in offering tributes of love and respect to
the memory Of the brave men who sac
rificed their lives in defense Of their coun-
try. will be observed in Minneapolis to-
morrow on a more pretentiOus scale than
ever before. Not only are the prepara-
tons more elaborate, but the people gen.
orally have risen to an appreciation of the
day as something more than a mere holt
day.
The morning, following the time-hon-
ored custom, will be devoted to the deco
ration of the graves Of the dead Of the
civil and the Spanish wars, with appro-
pirate exercises at all the various ceme-
teries. The afternoon will be devoted to the
joint Memorial Day exercises at the Ex-
position building. General John G. Black
of Illinois, an eloquent speaker and
soldier with a fine record, will deliver the
principal grafton at this meeting. The
exercises will be preceded by a parade
which will be the finest Memorial Day pa
rade in the history of the city.
Exercises at Cemeteries.
The programs and other details for the
different cemeteries are as follows:
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY.
Master of Ceremonies-N. U. Beden, chairman
All posts and their auxiliaries and organiza-
tions of any. patriotic nature. who desire to
tsry; viii take street cars at Hennepin and
I'VE Tses ss9 Ts fee
assigned there.
Led BY Morgan drum corps; George N. Morgan
A. Rawlns post No 12s; Abraham Lincoln circle
No. 3; James Bryant post No. 40, and Bryant
No. & dettysburg cire Iese Ladies Of the
and detail from Minneapolis camp No. 8. S. ";
Q. P. Morgan post and corps, schafrer post and
Line of march will be from the bridge tc
main emit me of en- then to chapel
tions and secure the flowers for decorating com
rades' graves, after whine all will assemble a,
Decorating Of graves at soldiers lot to pre-
eef Dep program BY John Day Smith
Rev. l.. P. Smith; song BY Bryant quartet: Lin
Henderson; song by Masonic quartet; address b:
Rev; p, A. Cool. salute by Morgan corps; bene
diction by Rev. L. p. Smith,
LAYMAN'S CEMETERY.
Appomatox post and corps, Farragut circle
ladies g TIE g. a. & and l. a. s. No q rn
children of Adams school, escorted By McGoniga
drum corps.
g. ss ss Of Gyess and , g.s'9
society No 7; decoration Of soldiers graves
s Rex pa:t a cops saafs y
Of Veterans; benediction by Rev. Mr.. Alien.
y ST. ANTHONY's CEMETERY.
Dudley P. Chase post and CORPS detail c
Minnea polls camp No. 8, s. "; Dudley p. Chas
Aid No. p; Grant circle. Ladies of G. A. R., an
school children will meet at post hall Fift
street and First avenue southeast at a. M pr
coed to st. Anthony cemetery.
Program Decorating graves by school children
mixed .d quartet: PRAYER. Rey. Father o'Reill,
reading essay. Mrs lucinda Andrews; readin
Lincolns address, G. w. Morey: song auarte
address Rev. Mr.. Willsey; song, America:
benediction Rev Father o'Reilly; firing salut
Minneapolis camp No. s.
ST. MARYS CEMETERY
L. P. P1ummer post and Woman's Relic