The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-01
SALEM
HONORS
THE DEAD
Appropriate Services,
and a General At
tendance Here
The Weather was Perfect.
and Graves We're Covered
With Vases of Fragrant
Blossoms

Friday evening. and early Saturday
morning. those having loved ones be-
gan to make their way TO the differ.
ent cemeteries with offerings OF flow
ers and noral decorations, and by
noon Saturday the cemeteries had
been transformed into beds OF beau.
tiful flowers.
Memorial day originated as an oc.
casion on which a grateful nation
could honor her soldier dead. but II
has now become a memorial day for
all who have friends and loved ones
In the great beyond
During the morning a large mum.
Der OF people arrived from points out
OF town, and by noon the cemeteries
were filled with those doing honor TO
their dead.
Al / o'clock I'm the afternoon the
procession was formed In front OF
The Journal ofice. ON Commercial
street. with T. Holverson as grand
marshal and l.. d. Henry. X. IA. Lea.
bo and J. IA Stockton. his aides. The
procession was formed In the follow.
ing order; Grand marshal and aides.
Salem Military band. Company r.
Fourth Regiment. Oregon National
Guard; q. A. X. veterans; seven M.
tie girls dressed In snowy white, car.
Irying banner on which was In.
scribed The Unknown Dead" mem.
bers OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
The procession started ON It's line OF
march at 1880 o'clock. going north ON
Commercial street TO Court. east ON
Court to Liberty, north on Liberty TO
Chemeketa. west on Chemeketa 60
Commercial, thence south ON Com.
mercial to the Willamette. where cars
were In waiting to carry the veterans
To City Wow cemetery. the band and
militia continuing the journey on
foot
Company + and the band contin.
1 ued the march TO the cemetery, where
they were met by the q. A. II. veter'
, ans. 100 strong, and the Woman's Re.
lief Corps. and slowly moved toward
the q. A. II. lot In City View GENE
+. terry, the band playing a funeral dirge,
/ a large arch had been erected In
| front OF the soldiers burial ground,
draped with evergreens and bunting.
and at the top was a large picture OF
/ Abraham Lincoln. while at the right
and left were pictures OF Grant and
! sherman. Underneath was a minia.
ture ship. fun rlgged. indicative OF the
! navy. and the honor due the sailors
I as well as the soldiers, The entire
|. procession filed to the inner walk sur
/. rounding the feg pole. from which
Z the flag foatod al halfmast
! Commander Klcifman here took
Is.N
| tant read general order No. 7. from
the headquarters al Portland. Com
! mander Klcffman then delivered HIS
! address on the duty OF the day. fol
lowed by the reading by DR. T. G,
Smith OF the famous address delivered
by President Lincoln ON the Held Of
Gettysburg. on the occasion of tho
dcdication OF the battle ground. No.
, vember 49, 1868.
AZ the conclusion of the reading the
) commander delivered his hnal ad'
dress then the old soldiers hled SLOW
I. ~ by. each ono dropping q small
!. bouquet OF flowers beneath the nag
repeating slowly and distinctly the
regiment 10 which he belonged. and
also the name OF the dead veteran 10
whom be wished 10 dedicate the
tribute. er
A squad from Company = then fred
three vOllcys. and E. Klepplns. Of the
Salem band. stepped forward and
blew taps"
The Military hand played a selec.
. tion, and the Woman's Relief Corps
. came forward for their tOuchine
tribute 10 the unknown dead. They
were assisted by the seven little girls
carrying a banner upon which was In.
. scribed THE Unknown Dead" Amer
the ladies had deposited their bOu.
, quets. the children sang very sweet.
~. America. the Pride OF the World, .
and they also deposited their flowers.
The Evening Exercises.
. In the evening the Salem Military
band gave a concert az the corner OF
Court and Commercial streets. which
drew a large crowd Of appreeiative
listeners.
Immediately after supper the q. A
X. gathered az their hall In the Tur.
ner building. and marched 20 the ar
mOry. where the program of the ey.
eBlng was rendered. large audi
ence had gathered. and the patriotic
exercises were much enjoyed, The
StalWart Quartet consisting oi
Messfs H C. Epploy Jaoob Wenger
] Carl Baker and Charles Roth, rem
dered several Of the old patriotic 80.
. lectlons IN their usual pleasing man
ner The following was the pro.
gram:
InvocsfiOn---cba A. w. Dfager
gouc-"Covcr Them With Flow.
J ers." by stalWau Quartet
ReeltauOn--T Marked salute,
By Miss Marie Hutchins.
Vocal solo Miss Vera Byara.
Address--H A. ketchum. ID u.
Song When the Roll u Called 70
Wonder. by the staiWaTt Quartet.
s0ne-f'Tenfine on the Old Gang
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