The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
large Crowd Turns Out u KenOsha
to Pay Tribute Of Respect to
the Soldier Dead.
GRAVES HIDDEN WITH FLOWERS.
Rev. Florence Buck of the Unitarian
Church Makes the Principal Address of
the Day.-Other Memorial Exercises.

With flags and banners waving, and
the great heart Of the people beating
time to the martial music of the drum
and Gfe, Kenosha turned out SATURDAY.
to pay honor TO the martyred dead.
1t was day Of memory and OF tears.
and the tributes of love and affection
were apparent on every side.
The deeds of the heroic dead were
recalled, and lessons of patriotism and
love of country were taught to the
rising generation.
The celebration ia Kenosha was
more universal than in other years and
the entire morning of the day was
given over to the purposes for which
it was first ordained.
Flags flew from many flag staff
and more than FIVE hundred people
gathered around the soldiers lot at the
city cemetery to.assist in the exercises
of the day.
At half past nine O'Clock the mem
bers of the Grand Army met at their
Post Hall on Main street, and sixty of
the members of the Post from the city
and county took up the march TO the
cemetery. Behind them came the
members of the Sons of Veterans and
the ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps
The day was cold and raw and there
was threat of rain in the air, bat the
old soldiers, recalling the marches of
the past, braved the winds and marched
out to the cemetery. There were many
vacancies ia the ranks, and the graves
of many who had'marched year ago,
Saturday evening were buried under a
mass of flowers.
On the way to@the cemetery short
stop was made while a wreath of lilies
and carnations and immortelles was
placed on the soldiers monument in
honor Of the fallen heroes who sleep in
unknown graves IN the battle fields of
the southland.
When the cemetery was reached the
crowd gathered about Thea soldiers lot
and the ritualistic service prescribed
for the Grand Army, was carried out.
The service was of a very solemn
nature, aud was under the direction of
Commander Likes, F. H. Lyman acted
as chaplain aud the music was under
the direction of the women of the corps
The address of the day was delivered
by the Rev. Florence Buck of the Uni
tartan church In an eloquent address
Miss Buck paid fitting tribute to the
memory of theEsoldier dead and drew
from their heroic Hives lessons for the
living.
After the address The songs of war
were sung, and the comrades arm IN
arm passed about the cemetery drop
ping a wreath of flowers on each grave
of the fallen comrades.
More than three hundred of the
silent homes Of the sleeping heroes
were wreathed with flowers. Among
the number were many veterans of the
civil war, few who fought in the war
with Mexico and few who fell in the
struggle for the freedom of Cuba.
Every cemetery in the county was
visited during the day., and at night
the mortal remains OF the men who
fought and died for their nation and
their flag, slept under canopy of
flowers.
The day was further observed in Ke-
nosha with an entertainment at the
high school building on the afternoon
of Memorial Day, at which students
and leading citizens took part. The
principal address of this meeting was
delivered by the Rev. Edgar T. Farrill
The program for the entertain ment
follows:
Music-Battle Hymn of the Republic. -.
Directed by Miss Sabelwitz.
Drill-Pupils from Frank Building. ....,
Directed by Miss Ella Toner.
Recitation Music on the Rappahannock.
Irene Lilley.
Address. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rev. E. T. Farrill
Song-The Star Spangled Banner. 49,.
Directed by Miss Sabelwitz.
ecitation-Sheridan 81 Ride. Roy L. Donley
Recitation-You Put no Flowers on My
Papa's Grave ............... Emma Larsen
Song-Tent1ng Tonight: on the Old Camp
-Ground....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Pupils from 4th 9Th and 9Th grades.
Recitation. observation-disclosures.
Four:pupils from Miss Skaters room.
Drill-Pupils from 7th and 9Th grades, Cen
trail building NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Directed by Miss Northway.
Song--The Red White and Blue...........
Directed by Miss Sabelwitz.
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