Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-31
IAHA HoNORs ALL THE VETERANS
rand Army Holds Exercises at HansOOm
Park Before Thousands,
C. C. WRIGHT READS wEBsTER'S GRAFTON
Impressive Military Requiem Mass is Gale
brated at Holy sepulOhsr.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HAVE CHARGE
High school cadets and Young
Veterans of spanish war Par-
ticiPRte In the Grand
Army AGairs.

Army AGairs.
Heaven could not have given a fairer
sky than that which smiled upon the
services OF Decoration day this year. The
morning opened bright and fair. with cool
ing breezes which made a coat just COM
Portable enough. No sign OF rain was
visible, and the sun rose to the zenith
and travelled down again, the clouds did
not come, the whole day thus fulfilling the
promise Of the early morning
Such Elyslan weather brought out
crowds of people to scatter flowers on the
resting places of the country's soldier
dead and to listen with uncovered head to
the exercises in homage to heroes names.
As early as o'clock they could be seen
here and there i'm the cemeteries with
floral tributes I'm their hands to place upon
the graves By noon the cemeteries had
become cities. of the living as we'll OF
the dead. When evening had come, and
the visitors had gone away, they were left
beautiful with flowers and flags.
Porches and windows all over the city
were decorated with flags and the
| tional emblem flew from many nagpols
In the business district. Two flags at half
mast were furled on top of the federal
building
| The day was celebrated by two large
| gatherings. From 10 o'clock TO noon serv-
ices were held at the Holy sepulcher ceme-
terry. under the auspices Of the Knights
/ of Columbus. ending with the consecra-
tion Of the graves by Bishop scannell. In
the afternoon Hanscom park was filled
with persons who came to see the tattered
remnant of the army in blue and listen to
the words and music in praise of the
others of the army who have answered
| their last roll call
G. A. n. at the Graves.
Early Wednesday morning details from
/ Custer Grant and Crook posts, Grand
| Army of tie Republic. and their respective
Womans Relief corps auxiliaries went to
the several cemeteries by special convey
ances to strew flowers the graves OF
the soldier dead. The Ladies of the Grand
Army OF the Republic conducted their
ritual of decorating the graves OF tho
soldiers at the soldiers' Circle In Forest
Lawn cemetery in the afternoon, assisted
by number Of school children, this COM
prising the only part that the Ladies of
the Grand Army OF the Republic took in
the days proceedings, except being present
In body at the military high mass cere-
monies at Holy sephulcher cemetery
in the morning. At p. m. this
organization carried out the ceremony
of strewing flowers on the waters in mem-
las street bridge.
Following the strewing Of flowers at
the cemeteries the details returned In
time to participate in the military mass
requiem services at Holy Sepulcher GENE.
terry, given under the auspices of the
knights Of Columbus.
Formation of Parade.
The afternoon services began with the
formation of the parade at 1890 o'clock
on Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street.
Some little delay was caused is usual
in getting the parade In position. but IL
started promptly at o'clock with E. w.
Johnson as marshal of the day, and George
Rathbun and N. X. vanhuser as aides. In
the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Two Platoons of Police.
Marshal of the Day and Aides.
Thirtieth L. S. Infantry Band.
Two Battalions Thirtieth Infantry.
I Company U. S: Signal Corps-Major L. o.
Nebraska National Guards
Company @, Second Regiment-Cap-
tain O. ID. Falconer commanding.
Company L, First Regim Captain
w. To- Baehr commanding;
Company i, Second Regiment-Lieu-
tenant Julius Wig commanding.
Battalion Omaha Letter Carriers.
SECOND DIVISION.
High School Cadet Band
First and Second Battalious High School
Cadets-Captain r. r. StogsdalL U.
e s. A. commanding
Drum Corps.
Grand Army OF the Republic
, George A Custer Post No. !.
j. Dahlgren Post. Papillion.
: u s. Grant Post No. no
George Crook Post No 262.
Veterans Spanish-American and Philip
Carriages
Chairman Of the Day j. e. Cramer
Brissdier General 'i I. '' !. wint in ana SIAN. SIAN
Colonel f. B. Pratt, Thrtieth Infantry,
: Mayor and city Council.
; Board of Education.
Park Commissioners
County Oh1cials.
Line of March.
The line OF march was from Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue south on Sixteenth to
: | Douglas east to Fourteenth. south to Far
NAM, west 10 Twenty-eighth, south 10
!, Leavenworth. west to Twenty ninth. south
to Hickory and west TO HanscOm park
At TwentY-ninth and Woolworth avenue
> was a large body OF veterans in waiting to
:, join the parade into the park. being unable
= to bear the fatigue OF the longer march.
= The parade marched to the unknown
q grave plot south Of the speakers stand
= where temporary monument commemo-
rating a soldiers grave had been erected
= The parade formed a hollow square about
: this plot, the ritual exercises taking part
: within the enclosure. The proceedings here
opened with diTge by the Thirteenth In
fantry band. after which Captain T. A..
!, Creigh OF Grant post called the roll OF the
' dead veterans Of Douglas county OF the
last year. memorial song was then rem
q dered by the r. X. quartet, Major Miller,
a veteran Of Vcksburg. read Lincoln's ad-
dress at Gettysburg, which was followed
with another selection BY the band, when
the ritual service Of the Woman's Relief
" Corps was carried out with impressive
m solemnity. The women participating In the
e service were: Mrs. Thomas Hull. as presl-
IN dent; Mrs Allen, senior vice president;
n Mrs. Walker, as Junior vice president; Mrs.
q Pringle, as secretary and Mrs. Bryant a.
n chaplain.
Rock Of Ages.
N Then followed the song. Rock OF Ages
a The ritual seryioe by the Grand Army of
g the Republic followed ana was c0ndoctad
b ~ Commander A. L,ochper. Z. Il Hobha a.