The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-31
STREW FLOWERS.
Kansas Veterans Honor Their
Dead Comrades.
Senator Long Makes the Memo
rial Address at PaOla.
SOLEMN SERVICES.
BelOit Turns Out Well to Hear
Senator Burton.
A Democrat Speaks at ChanUte
Before the Old Soldiers.

Paola. Kan. May elaboration
day was observed here in the usual
manner. The town was crowded, peo-
pie having come many miles from
every direction to hear Senator Ches-
ter I. Longs memorial address. Sen
ator Long attended school here from
1879 to 1888 and has many personal
friends here. This was also the home
Of Mrs. Long before her marriage.
Senator Long made his address in
the Mallory opera house at 2 o'clock
Senator Long said he was glad to visit
his old home and see so many familiar
faces. About 1900 persons heard the
address. The senator and Mrs. Long
went to Winfield at night, where Mr..
Long was invited to address the grad
Mating class of the high school
AT BELOIT.
Notwithstanding cool and cloudy
weather, the Memorial day exercises
here were largely attended. In the
morning the graves were decorated in
ElmwOOd cemetery In the afternoon
Senator J. r. Burton addressed an
audience of 5000 persons in the audi
forum at Chautauqua park.
AT JUNCTION CITY.
The troops were given a holiday at
Fort Riley with the exception of the
first squadron of the Eleventh cav
airy, Twentieth battery Of field artil-
which came to town to take part in
the Memorial day ceremonies. There
was an imposing Memorial day pro-
CessiOn.
AT CHANUTE.
Decoration day was quietly cele-
brated here. The c.. A. R. and the
ex-COnfederates listened to an address
by Hugh p. Farrelly. It was the first
time in the history of the county that
Democrat made the address on
ID
in ElmWOod cemetery were decorated
AT EMPORIA
A Decoration day parade of old sol
d1ers and their auxiliary lodges was
held here. Headed by the band, they
marched to the Normal. where
Wyne and ". S. Kretsinger. All day
the cemeteries were crowded. Bust
ness houses closed.
AT FORT SCOTT
Before the memorial exercises at
the National cemetery the grand Army
post laid the foundation for a $4,000
monument to be erected in the court
house square in memory of the old
soldiers P. H. COney, of Topeka, de-
partm emit Commander of the G. A. r.
OF Kansas, delivered the address.
AT MANHATTAN
Decoration day was fttingly observed
here. College cadets and band in COM
mand of Captain Pearl NJ. Shorter, U.
s. A, assisted soldiers in the ceremO-
MES. Impressive services took place at
Blue river where the W. r. C. strewed
flowers upon the water in honor of the
dead soldiers
AT LEAVENWORTH
All the railroads entering Leaven-
worth brought in big excursion trains
filled with sightseers. The Decoration
day exercises at the fort and Soldiers
home were the attractions. According
to army regulations, the flag at Fort
LeavenWorth was displayed at half
mast from sunrise till midday and all
labor suspended. At noon the garrison
formed in full dress review on the
main parade, and was addressed by
Chaplain AXtOn. At exactly midday
the Twenty ninth battery fired the ma
tiOnal salute of q guns, the flag was
drawn down and hOisted to the top of
the staff, and the entire garrison pre-
scented arms while the band played the
star -Spangled Banner"
The services at the National cemetery
took place after dinner and were very
impressive, being under the auspices
of the Custer Post, c. A. R., assisted
by Brennan post. the regular troops and
hosts Of school children bearing flowers
and flags Thousands of spectators
lined the beautiful driveways at the
post as the long procession of bent and
grizzled veterans with their battle torn
flags led by the band and two COM
panies of regulars and followed by
children laden with flowers and flags,
wendell its way toward the National
cemetery. A small flag was set on each
mound flowers were placed on every
headstone. When the last blossom had
been placed and the last flag set, and
no grave neglected, a file of soldiers
fred the salute to the dead and the
buglers sounded taps"
The customary services were then
conducted, the address being delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Davis, of the First Baptist
church. The services at the Soldiers
home were of a similar nature, and
much more impressive, owing to the
significance of the occasion to the thou
sands of veterans quartered there.
AT OSBORNE
Decoration day services were held at
Osborne, the attendance being large and
the service impressive, showing that the
respect for the old soldiers increases
from year to year. The address was
delivered by E. p. Sample of this CITY
1t was an eloquent review of the civil
war.
AT WELLINGTON.
Decoration day was observed here
with memorial exercises at the auditor
ium under the auspices OF James Shields
pest. G. A r. c. z. Elliott was the
orator of the day. After the exercises
the post relief corps and other organic
atoms formed in procession and march
ed to the cemetery.
AT SEDAN
Memorial day was fittingly observed
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