East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

Boston, Mass, May 2O.-There was
general observance of Decoration
Day throughout New England today.
In every city and town where Grand
Army post is located. the veterans
marched to the cemeteries and held
memorial exercises, followed by the
decorations of the graves or depart
ed comrades. In many places. too,
union services were held in the
churches.
The day generally marked. the
opening of the golfing, yachting,
canoeing and horse racing season.
Rowing races took place on the
Charles river in this city and num-
ber of other sporting and athletic
| contests were pulled off.
Nation Honors its Dead Soldiers.
| Washington. ID. c.. May S0.-The
| observance of Memorial Day in the
national capital today was along the
lines of similar observances of the
| past. Business was everywhere sus-
I pended and public and private build
| ings displayed flags. At all of the
| ceremonies in Washington and vicin-
ity the Grand Army veterans and the
members of other patriotic societies
held appropriate exercises and joined
| in the decoration of the soldiers
| graves.
| At the Arlington national cemetery
/ there was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies a monument to General
! Daniel Macauley, of the Eleventh In
diana regiment. General John =.
Black. former commander-in-ch
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
delivered the oration of the day.
! Cincinnati, O.. May 30.-Decoration
Day was observed here by II general
suspension of business, by a parade
of G. A. R. posts and Spanish war vet
erans children Of the public schools
and various civic organizations. The
principal exercises of the day We're
held at Spring Grove cemetery.
san Juan. p r., May 3O.-Resi-
/ dent Americans and natives united
/ today i'm the observance of Memorial
| Day. The graves of a score of Amer
lean soldiers here and at Ponce and
/ Mavaguez were decorated, and all of
the graves of number of Porto Ri
can soldiers.
Hagerstown, Md. May 30.-Me-
mortal Day exercises on Antietam
battlefield , today were attended by
! ieveral thousand persons. There was
an imposing procession patriotic ad-
/ dresses by speakers of note. and sa-
lutte from battery of guns.
Louisville. KY, May 30.-The vet
erens of the Spanish war Joined today
with the local C. A. r. posts in the
decoration of the graves of 5000
Union soldiers in Cave Hill cemetery
There was program of memorial
addresses and music.
Canton. O.. May 3O.-Many beau
tifui floral offerings from widely sep
arated portions of the country We're
received here today to be placed on
the tomb of President Mckinley IN
cluded among the offeriiss was
magnificent wreath from the White
House conservatory. Exercises at
the cemetery were participated in by
the Grand Army veterans, the organ
ization of Spanish war veterans and
the guard of the, regular army sta
toned to guard the tomb of the mar
tyred president.
Blue and the Gray.
New York. May 9O.-Today wit
messed what was probably the most
notable observance of Memorial Day
ever held in the metropolis. The spe-
cial and distinguishing features of
the days exercises was the joint par
! ticipation of Confederate and Union
veterans in the days ceremonies.
The exercises in New York CEN
tered about Grants tomb and were
participated in by thousands OF vet
Grams. The exercises were under the
auspices of the members of U. S.
Grant post. G. A. r.. who had as
their special guests 400 members Of
the local camp of Confederate veter-
ans. The address of the day was de-
livered by Senator Blackburn of Ken