River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-04
FLOWERS FOR HEROES.
Graves OF Dead Soldiers Decorated
and Eloquent Tributes offered
Memorial Day.


Chicago, June 1.-Graves of the SOL
der dead in all the cemeteries of the
city were decorated with flowers Sat-
urday by the living hands of relatives
and comrades. Each grave also was
marked by an American flag. More
than 100000 men, women and children
took part in the services at the differ
ent cemeteries.
At several of the larger cemeteries
there were programmes in charge of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Adj
dresses were made by public men on
the lessons of the day, and there was
special music for the occasion. Only
S3S civil war veterans marched in the
decoration day parade. The largest
post mustered but 141; militia, Span
ish war veterans and civic societies
composed the balance.
Dispatches show a general observ-
ance of Memorial day throughout the
nation.
Washington, june With solemn
and impressive ceremonies Memorial
day was observed in the national cap
ever before. Business was suspended
throughout the city. People of all
classes united in perpetuating the
memory of the heroic dead, who, in
countless thousands, sleep peacefully
in the. eight national cemeteries of
the District of Columbia. The eXer-
cises at Arlington were under the di-
rection of the department of the Po-
tomac, G.. A. r., and included a pa
rade of G. A. r. posts, the old guard,
other patriotic organizations and the
militia of the District of Columbia,
headed by the marine band. A touch
ing feature of the ceremony-a fea-
ture typifying a country thoroughly
reunited-was the decoration of the
graves in that section of the ceme-
terry where lie the confederate dead.
Canton, o., June 1.-The vault con-
tanning the remains of President Nc
Kinley was decorated Saturday with
many beautiful flowers. Mrs. McKin-
ley drove to the tomb and placed
MarechaI Neil roses and red and
white carnations upon the casket.
Among the floral pieces was bou-
quet of carnations received from Mrs
Roosevelt. President Roosevelt sent
a handsome wreath four feet in diam
eter.
Springfield, ILL.,, June Memorial
exercises were held at the national
Lincoln monumentSaturday afternoon
under the auspices of Stephenson
post. No. so, G., A. r. The veterans
of the various G. A. r. posts and Sons
of Veterans marched to the mOnu-
ment, followed by members of the
Woman's Relief corps and Ladies of
the G.. A. r. Gen. Alfred Orendorf
delivered the grafton of the day. The
three volleys of musketry by the vet
Grams and the bugler sounding taps
Many beautiful floral tributes were
placed on Lincoln's tomb.
New York, June livery appro-
priStely New York chose Decoration
day for the unwilling of Augustus st.
Gauden's equestrian statue of Gen.
William 7. Sherman, erected by the
citizens of the metropolis in the Plaza
circle at the Fiftyninth street and
Fifth avenue entrace to Central park.
This ceremony was the principal event
in the city's observance of the day. 1t
was proceeded by parade of troops,
the G. A. r. and the Loyal Legion. The
cord which unveiled the statue was
drawn by Master William t. Sherman
Thacakara, a grandson of Cen Sher-
man. This was followed by prayer by
Archbishop Farley after which Cor
nelius n. Bliss, acting chairman of the
committee, presented the statue to the
city Mayor Low accepted it on behalf
Of the corporation in short address
and Elihu Root, secretary of war, de-
livered the grafton. The ceremonies
closed with benediction by Bishp Pot
ter.