The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-30

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Today marks the thirty-fifth anniver-
safy of the day set apart for honoring the
! soldier dead and the day will. as usual
| DE generally observed in St Paul as in
every other city town and hamlet in the
United States. For thirty-five years Me-
mortal day has been observed in st. Paul
ana the exercises of today will differ but
J little from those of years gone by. ex-
! cept that the observance will be on a more
elaborate scale
Following a time honored custom the
| exercises viii be under the direction of the
| surviving veterans Of the Civil war, al
though all military bodies and many civic
! organizations will participate, while the
entire city viii, in a general way. pay
| It's tribute to the soldier dead by putting
aside other duties and deveting the day
| TO paying honor to the men who fought
and died for their country.
Business will be generally suspended
| throughout the city, nearly all of the
1 business houses closing during the after
noon at least. All public offices will be
| closed the entire day, as will the banks
and public schools
This forenoon the Union veterans, as
sisted by the school children, viii visit the
! different cemeteries throughout the city
and decorate with flowers and flags the
! graves of all veterans of the Civil and
Spanish American wars. Addresses and
brief exercises viii take place at the
| cemeteries
viii Strew Flowers on the River.
Tribute will also be paid to the memory
/ of the American sailors who died al sea
| by strewing flowers on the water. This
| custom of paying tribute to the sailor
| dead, inaugurated in Los Angeles, Cal.
I a few years ago, was first observed in
/ st. Paul two years ago. when flowers
! were cast on the waters of the Mississippi
river from Harriet island, where surviv-
| ing sailors held memorial exercises. This
/ year this observance will be in charge of
| Populations from Garfield and Acker Re
| lief corps and the Women's Relief union.
| The flowers will be strewn on the river
! from the Wabasha street bridge
In the afternoon memorial exercises
will be held at the new state capitol.
/ where a well arranged programme will be
| carried out The music will be furnished
| by the Minnesota State band, and there
4 will be songs by the school children of
| the city. Addresses will be made by
1 Gov Van SAINT, former Gov Hub
bard. Judge Kelly County Attorney Kane;
| DR.. o. S. Pine and others -e
Line of March.
Preceding the exercises at the capitol
( will be the Memorial day parade, which
/ will start at o'clock sharp. The -bugle
| call will be sounded at Rice park which
| will be a signal for the different divisions
| to fall in line The line of march from
| the park will be on Fifth street to ST.
/ Peter, on st. Peter to Sixth, on Sixth
! to Minnesota. on Minnesota to Ninth ON
/ Ninth to- Cedar. on Cedar to the new
| capitol grounds. where the exercises will
1 be held. The parade will be reviewed by
| the governor and other disting pushed per
| sons. The programme at the new capt.
! toll will be as follows:
Dirge, by Minnesota State band
Invocation, by Rev. ]. ]. LAWYER
Introductory address, by DR.. o. S. Pine.
! chairman.
Singing by school children.
! Address, by Gov. Samuel R. Van SAINT
Music.
Address. by ex-Gov. l. F Hubbard.
| Music.
Address. by Judge William Louis Kelly.
Music.
Address, by Thomas R. Kane.
Singing by school children
! Gregor.
Bugle call Taps, by c. E. easier.
| Sons of Veterans.
The programmes for the exercises at
the various cemeteries this forenoon are
as follows:
Exercises at Cemeteries
OAKLAND CEMETERY.
8 a. m.-Decoration of graves, by chill
/ dren of the public schools, assisted by
| Sons of Veterans Spanish and Philinnine
war veterans and National guard
| Decoration of. soldiers graves and cross
| at Soldiers Rest. including reading of adj
! uTeSS ana presentation OF tribute to men,
DRY Of comrades buried in foreign lands,
| by Carlton camp, Army of the Philip
! pines.
/ Sons of Veterans Reserves, Lieut.. w.
j. Hiland. commanding, and Camp Carl
ton, Army of the Philippines.
CALVARY CEMETERY.
9. a. m.-Bugie call, Assembly, DR..
Salute to the dead bv a detail from
! Company A, First Minnesota regiment
Sons of Veterans Reserves, Capt. G. T.
Taps, Com. John Davern, Sons of Vet
Grams.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CEMETERY.
Assembly at Soldiers Rest. a. m.
Decoration of Graves by school children,
| in charge of Mrs. Ida Prick, assisted by
! members of the G. A. R., Sons Of Veter-
| ans and Ladies of Garfield Relief corps.
! Decoration of cross by Mrs. Ida J.
| Prick and Mrs. John Prayfrock, of Gar
! field Relief corps, assisted by Comrade
| Charles Sterile.
Firing of saiuate by detail from Com
1 pany A, First Minnesota regiment. Sons
| of Veterans Reserves, Sergt. C. H Lipke,
/ commanding.
FOREST CEMETERY.
Decoration of cross by school children,
! Miss Ruddy in charge.
Decoration of graves by school chill
| dren. under direction Of Miss Harriet E.
| Ruddy, assisted by comrades, Sons Of
Veterans. Women's Relief corps and La
1 dies of @. "A. r.
Memorial exercises. by the Ellsworth
i circle, Ladies Of the G. A. r.
Firing salute, by detail of Company A,
| First Minnesota regiment, Sons of Veter-
| ans Reserves, Sergt. Ed. Bardon, COM
| handing.
FORT SMELLING CEMETERY.
Decoration Of graves by twenty young
| ladies of Monroe school, under direction
| of their teachers Miss Alma Burgess and
| Miss Louise F. eO'Neill.
| Firing of salute, by detail of the Twen-
| ty-first infantry. T. S. A.
Bugle call. taps. by bugler of Twenty
first infantry.
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