The San Francisco call., 1906-05-31
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN MEMORIAL ADDRESS, WARMLY
PRAISES THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO
NATIONS DEAD
ARE RENE INFERRED
Cities in Interior Of State
Fittingly Observe
Memorial Day.


decoration of the graves of the Ben.
nington dead and OF the graves of the
soldiers buried at Fort Rosecrans. At
$40 o'clock this morning a detail of
veterans from Heintzelman and Da-
tus r, Coon posts Of the G. A. r. left
on the launch General de Russey for
Fort Roseerans with as many flowers
as could be collected. The brave boys
of the navy who met death on the Ben
ntngton on: the morning Of July p of
last year were lovingly remembered
SACRAMENTO. May. Sacramento
paid tribute to the nations dead today,
Memorial day being observed by pa
rade. of the Grand Army veterans and
allied organizations. the military, fra
ternal organizations. Federal. State,
county and city. officials. The parade
was followed by patriotic exercises at
the city Cemetery, where Associate.
Justice A. j. Buckles sf the Appellate
Court and former department COM
mander Of the G. A. r. delivered an
grafton. ::
SAN, JOSE, May ao,-Memorial day
was fittingiy observed In this city and
in every town in the valley today.
t-tSAE SeciE VI k,dtl q JUST ndS SiVoch.
Immense. quantities of flowers were
placed on the graves at the cemeteries
here and at Santa Clara by the local
u. A. X. camps, accompanied with ap--
prepriate ceremonies.
. STOCKTON. May S0-Memorial day
was celebrated in Stockton by parade
In the morning in which the military
and civil and fraternal hodies. together
with the G. A. r., Pioneers and war
Ff frf fr.a f-6 In. ~
school children were also in line. Fol-
lowing the parade exercises were con-
Quoted In Masonic Music Hall. the re-
cent rains making the cemetery too
damp for comfort. The Grafton was de-
liyered before large crowd by Orrin S.
Henderson.
YouNTFILLE. May sa.--Memorial
exercises were held at the Veterans
Home. today. The members of Unity
Post, G. A. r.. and McCalla Camp, s.
". ", assembled at their hall and
formed in line. marching to the main
line of veterans, which. had formed on
the parade ground. All marched to the
cemetery. where the Grand Army ritual
service was read, followed by appro-
PIRATE music, after which the graves of
the 500 veterans who have been buried
at the home cemetery were decorated
with flowers and flags:
~ Liz SOIiSiQSlOH Ol the 6&eTQlSeS In
the cemetery the veterans and their
friends assembled at Social Hall. where
they Hstened to selection rendered by
the home band. The impressive Grand
Army ritual, the calling Of the roll of
honor, the reading of Lincoin's Gettys-
: burg address by Miss Hazel Wood,
singing bysa choir and Miss and Master
Roeckel, orations by Colonel ]. j. Lyon
and. General John +. Sheehan and few
Us bxy Elr 4 fcAf
pleted the programme. After the serv-
ices, and at the request of Colonel III.
g. Burton, oommandant OF the home,
the veterans formed in line on the pa
rade ground and saiuted the flag.
|. NAPA, May. 30.-Memorial day was
observed in Napa today with appro-
pirate exercises. This afternoon Kit
Carson Post No. "a, G. A. r.; Company
III of the Fifth Regiment, N. g. c., and
Julia Dent Grant Circle No. 39, Ladies
of the G. A. r., marched to Tulocay
Cemetery where the exercises were held
before a. large crowd of people. There
was an address by the commander of
kit Carson Post, G. w. Stroni; the read
ing of Lincoln's Gettysburg address and
PRAYER by Chaplain e. Fl. King; Rev. H.
Fl Beeks gave an interesting address
and spoke of the days of 1916 and
the noble work done by American soil
dead were decorated with flowers and
greens, and a male quartet sang sew
eraI selections. The programme was
closed with the firing of a salute by a
squad from Company II and the sound
ing OF taps by two buglers
SANTA CRUZ, May 30.-Memorial
day was observed here with appropri-
ate ceremonies. After decorating the
graves in Evergreen Cemetery the yet
Grams marched to Odd Fellows Hall,
where. the exercises were held. The
memorial address Wag delivered by j.
w. Einscott. In the evening the old
soldiers attended services at the SAL
yation Arny headquarters.
SALINAS: May 30.-MemoriaI Day was
Posi, 10. Sc. sa.s G. a. r. hf Troop p Ssssqmen c
and the Red Cross Auxiliary. All stores
were closed the entire day. Flags were DIS
piaiiysesa at nalf mast on public and private
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