Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-02
7 He DAY
PROPERLY
OBSERVED

The parade formed in line at 10
o'clock and followed the line of march
as given in the published program.
ending al Ire court house, where the
ranks We're broken and all went up to
the court room, where the exercises
We're held.
Leading the parade on horseback
were Thomas c. GraIen and Marshal
Wickllne. marshal Of the day NCXt
came the Wuodmeu band, playing
marches. Then came the standard
bearers, the soldiers, school children.
Fort Lewis Indians and carriages.
In the line of carriages the fire wa
gon was conspicuous for It's decora-
'tions of flags blnting and ribbons
There were Sc old soldiers Union
sEd Confederate--and foiT young men
who saw service in the war between
@s United States and Spain.
Forty-seyen Indians arrived from
Fort Lewis in time to join the last
part of the march. They We're all in
uniform and were under command OF
Indian officers. AT the court house
the old soldiers passed through the
gate and formed two lines, between
which the others in the parade pass
ed through and up iHto the court
house
The court room was soon filed and
every seat taken. The band took its
position in the southwest corner ol
the room and played several pieces
while people We're getting settled
The soldiers and Women's Relic!
Corps we're assigned TO place inside
the railing. also the choir and several
OF the speakers and those participlt
ing in the exercises. The indians
werer yogether in the southeast cor
ner,s .,fifS school children who were in
the march we're kept together, while
the other seats were quickly filled by
the public
The room had been neatly decorat.
ed with flags and bunting and flow
ers, and back vi the rostrOm hung
the pictures OF Washington. Lincoln,
Grant and Mckinley.
The audience was called to order
by G, Il. Tiffany, post commander, aft
er which the Invocation was said by
Rev. o. B. Sarber.
This was followed by a short Grand
Army service after which the band
played. THE star Spangled Ban.
ner" was sung by the choir, and was
joined in by the audience.
1.incoln's Gettysburg address was
delivered by Professor Could reci-
tation ON Decoration Day by Mad
rice Fowler; the address of the day
by. .Rcv. Ferguson song by the quar-
! ,ette. the Blue and the Gray Me
mortal day recitation by Myrtle Nc
Kinney: mo More the Bug es
Hast" by the quartette: recitation by
Media Stelnberg; son, "Tenting To.
night" by Mr.. Sloan and. quar-
tette; recitation. The Burial Of Sir
John Moore" by Mrs. w. G. White;
song, America" By quartette and
audience.
The benediction was then pronolnc-
ed by Rev. Sanderson.
II was 12:4O o'clock when the ex-
ercises were finished at the court
house. The soldiers formed two col
umns. between which all the organi-
cations marched ont before the audi
enre lett tne TDDIls us hp'uiS1 .
marched to their headquarters aud the
Indians marched on down town, pull
ing up in front OF a restaurant and
going in for dinner,
The afternoon was spent by many
in decorating graves and in making
Improvements on their lots in the
~ cemetery. A game Of bali IL being
played between Durango and silver
ton at the fair grounds, which Is not
finished as the time OF going TO press,
A detail from the G. A. r. and also
one from the Woman's Relief Corps,
went to each cemetery this afternoon
TO decorate graves OF soldiers and de-
ceased members of the Relief Corps.
Following is Mr.. Ferguson's adj
dress;
Memorial Day Address.
Members OF the G. A. r., and Eel
low Citizens: The purpose Of this