The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-31
PARADES And EXERCISES
THROUGHOUT THE LIND

BALTIMORE, May 30.-Decora ton day is
a State and municipal holiday in Maryland.
and all public buildings were closed to-day,
including banks and exchanges. The Union
veterans assembled in the National Gene
terry and after strewing flowers on the
graves listened to an grafton by Judge
Leeds. of the Treasury Department Wash
ington. Similar ceremonies were observed
in other cemeteries in which soldiers are
buried. large part of the populace devoted
the day to suburban excursions and field
sports.
MACON. Ga. May 3o.-Governor Bliss
and staff, of Michigan. consisting of the
monument commission and special COM
mittees from the Senate and House of that
State, reached Macon tonight on their re-
turn from Andersonville where they un-
yelled the Michigan monument They dined
here and will leave on special train for
home Tuesday morning. In spite of the
rain all were delighted with the experiences
of the trip. The address of the day was
made by General j. II. Kidd and was de-
livered TO an immense audience, including
5000 negroes.
ture was introduced into the Memorial day
exercises here to-day by the participation
of the railroad men of the city. who
graveyard and decorated the graves of the
railway buried in the cemetery The
procession was composed of the Or. A. r.,
4 the w omen felltI tONlpdHy n, III
diana National Guard. the railroad men
and the civic societies. The Memorial adj
dress was made by Attorney George w.
Funk. of this city.
standing the downpour of rain at several
periods. Memorial day was quite as gener-
| ally observed heretofore Eleven hun
| dred uniformed men, representing local
| military companies paraded the downtown
| streets Five thousand persons attended a
memorial meeting in Central Armory, the
| feature of which was chorus of 1,OOl
| school children. In the morning flowers
| were strewn on Lake Erie in memory OF
sailors who lost their life on duty.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 30.-It was in
| tended to have memorial exercises to-day
| at Lincolns tomb, but the weather was SC
| exercises were held in Representative Hall
which was well filled. Previous to the
exercises the veterans marched from the
| courthouse to the Statehouse. headed by a
martial band Col. Edward P Bartlett,
presided. The grafton was delivered by
| Alfred Bayliss. state superintendent OF
public instruction
| LINCOLN. Neb May 3O.-Memorial day
| of public business. The State Capitol was
| closed and Governor Mickey and other state
At Hastings Senator Dietrich presided a,
| an elaborate ceremony, the feature OF
which was the dedication Of a monumen,
TO former Congressman James Laird. There
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| throughout the State.
| ST. PAUL, May 30.-Fair weather pre-
! vailed here to-day while the committees OF
various G.. A. II. posts decorated the
| soldiers graves in the various cemeteries
| with flowers. All business was suspended
| and a Sunday quiet prevailed throughout
| the city. There were no special features
| to the observance of Memorial day.
| COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. May 30.-An i'm
posing monument to the memory of tn,
| Union Veterans Legion of this city wa:
| dedicated at Walnut Hill Cemetery TO-DAY
| in the presence of 5000 people, Major Gen
| eral Grenvlle NJ Dodge, one of the las
| surviving corps commanders of the civi
| war, was master of ceremonies.
| CINCINNATI, May 30-The feature Of
the observance of Decoration day her,
was an imposing parade through the street.
eminent employees, police, city and county
| officers and several civic organizations
After this the graves in the several GENE
teries were decorated.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Memoria
| day was observed in this city by the dec
! Grafton of the graves of veterans at tn,
Preside and at the Odd Fellows Gene
| terry and by the strewing of flowers ovel
| the ocean outside the Golden Gate, III
tribute TO those who died while fighting OF
| the sea.
| OMAHA Neb., May 30.-Patriotic citizens
of Omaha honored the soldier dead to-da,
| with a parade of 1000 uniformed men, in
| Guiding United States troops, Nationa
| Guarlsmpn and cadets