Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY
AS OBSERVED

Memorial Day on Tuesday passed of
very pleasantly. Never was the OBJ
servance of the day attended with
greater success. The weather was de-
lightful, indeed. The earth was shield
ed from the suns rays by clouds which
although they fingered pretty much
all day at no time were ominous enough
to portend a heavy downfall of rain.
The atmosphere was cool without be-
ing chilling. Best of all there was an
abundance of flowers. SO that the work
Of decorating could be carried on wit
despatch and none Of the graves we're
omitted. Flowers, including the rar-
est and most delicate blooms. came in
from every side. An especially fine
lot, comprising nearly a whole wagon
load came as gift from CASTLE Grove.
Never before in the history of the
days observance had such a crowd as
sembled in Odd Fellows cemetery.
This was mainly due to the splendid
facilities afforded by the Dauville and
Bloomsbury Electric Railway Com
pany, which up to 2 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon kept one car running back
wards and forwards between Mill
street and the cemetery. After that
hour four cars we're put on between
Danville and Bloomsbury, which man.
aged to handle the tremendous traffic
with but little inconvenience.
The parade was very creditable
affair, the line of march being as fol-
lows:
Color Bearers.
Stoes' Band.
Firing Squad of National Guard.
The Sons of Veterans,
Eight Little Boys Drawing Post
Cannon.
Veterans of the @. A. X.
Washington Drum Corps.
P. o. 8. Of A. of Riverside and Dan
Vile.
About Fifty School Children bea ring
flags and flowers.
There were about fifty veterans of
the q. A. r. at the cemetery. The
Sons of Veterans turned out some forty
strong. The two Camps of P. o. s. OF
A., in line combined numbered about
seventy. The little boys who drew the
Post cannon, grandsons of veterans,
we're as follows: Boyd Mottern. Ed.
ward Roderick, James Lynn. Willis
Sweitzer. Harry Quinn, Clyde Patton,
John Aten and George Ohappel.
Arriving at the @. A. r. plot in the
cemetery the doub BILE quartette rendered
fine selection after which the firing
squad fired a salute Of three shots.
Rev. whitney, of Bloomsbury, was
the orator of the day and delivered a
very fine patriotic address, which stir.
red the blood OF the veterans hearts
anew as the visions of camp and bat
tie were brought up before them. Rev.
Whitney also addressed the Woman g
Relief Corps. Rev. e. B. Dunn ad-
dressed the Sons of Veterans, Rev. 8.
B. Evans, the P. o. 8. of A. and Rev.
John Sherman, the GA. r. Stoes'
band rendered very fine selection in
conclusion, after which the benedic-
tion was pronounced by Rev. 8. B.
Evans.
Returning from the cemetery the
procession marched to the river bridge
where the beautiful ceremony was per-
formed Of casting flowers upon the
bosom of the Susquehanna in memory
of the sailors and marines who offered
up their lives in the OWL War. Upon
reaching a position in the middle of
the bridge salute was fred by the
cannon. Then to the accompaniment
Of national airs from the band the
children, lined up on the lower side
walk, cast the flowers into the river.
The male double quartette, then rem
dered selection after which Rev.
Whitney made an address relating to
the sailors and marines. Rev. N. E.
Oleaver pronounced the benediction.
The memorial Day exercises at Riv-
erside during the forenoon were carri-
ed out fully according to program.
Hon. II. NJ. Hinokley delivered very
eloquent twenty minute address, in
addition to which there were three
fine selections from the double male
quartette Of Danville. Rev. e. T
Swartz made a prayer and offered
benediotion.