The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
SOLDIERS GRAVES
FLOWER STREWN
DECORATION BLOSSOMS WERE
NEVER so ABUNDANT.

graves IN Lakewood and Layman Gene
teries Are Deep Under Blooms that
Almost Hide the Grass Patriotic
Songs and Orations Features of All
Morning Ceremonies. >"
Several thousand people were at
Lakewood cemetery today. Nearly all
the visitors brought flowers with them,
with cut and potted flowers. Never
were the graves of the many old soldiers
who repose in Lakewood made more
beautiful. New flags waved over them,
and the sod on the little mounds was
hidden beneath a profusion Of cut
fowers, wreaths, potted geraniums,
roses and other plants. >,..:
The Grand Army posts and other mill
tary organizations at Lakewood in,
Guided George N. Morgan post No. 4,
George N. Morgan w. R. G. No. 4, John
A, Rawlins post No. 1876, Jacob Schae
fer post No. 1853, Jacob Schaefer W. R..
G. No. SO, L. P. Plummer post No. So,
L. P. Plummer w. R.. G. No. 8, A. R..
Patterson camp No. army Of the Phil
ippines, Morgan G.. A. R. drum corps,
Abraham Lincoln circle No. 8, L.: Of G.:
4. R., Columbia circle No. 7, L: of G. A:
Abraham Lincoln L. A. S. No. 8, a de-
tail from Minnesota camp No. 8, Sons
of Veterans, and bugler and firing
squad in charge of Sergeant William A.
Cole.
Following the decoration of the
graves, all assembled at the arbor
near the soldiers lot, where for
nal exercises were held, opening
with an invocation by Rev. Theo-
dore Payne Thurston. Several songs
the L Ind sb nSoS G Gh sn9n 4ro
Smith Of the Soldiers Home read Lin
coins Gettysburg address. Judge G.
marks, after which John F. Rees gave
the address Of the day, in which he
eulogized the soldiers Of the civil war
as the heroes who made possible the
great country and it's privileges which
the generation Of today so greatly en-
joys. ~
Mass Of Blooms.
Layman cemetery has probably more
flowers inside it's gates tonight than any
a single plot is unmarked with a trib
ute Of flowers and plants, it was over
looked Beside the 200 graves that tn
Grand Army detail decorated with
wreaths and flags, hundreds more were
marked by loving hands Of relatives
and friends. Possibly because Laymal
cemetery is near the heart Of the city
and because it's patrons are Of the class
who personally attend to the Memoria
day floral decoration, instead Of turning
it over to greenhouse gardeners, tn
! Je 60. IL Iol
ing with busy people. When Com
mander j. D. Meadows Of the Appomat
tox post called the veterans togethe
for the ritual exercises scarcely va
cant place could be found.
: The exercises at Layman were i
charge Of Appomattox post, No. r
G: A. R.; Appomattox w.. R. c., NJ
80; Oliver P. Morton post, No. III
Oliver P. Morton, w. R. G., No. SO
I Lizzie M. Rice circle, No. AZ, T.. Of c
A. R.; detail Minnesota. camp, Mo-
+ s. Of ", in charge of Sergeant G. (
Gibson. The details met at 1925 Eas
Franklin avenue at 5 am. and marche
to the cemetery behind the McGonega
drum corps.
The ritual service was led by MAJ
shall J. D: Meadows. The prayer wa
j
tysburg address by 0. P. Sprague, pas
adjutant, while a. male quartet from In
manuel Baptist church sang.
Rev. c: j. Triggerson, pastor Of In
manuel church, was orator Of the day
He delivered a short, patriotic and ele
quent address, reciting past deeds an
urging to future patriotism. "The da
; is significant, j." said he, Gin that W
have awakened to national faith an
heart throb and soul of any great Ms
ton. The. feeling of enthusiasm ths
, you propagate and disseminate is a
enthusiasm which in years to come sha
, march down thru the vista Of the age
and it will stir our sons and daughter
, to deeds Of greatness and deeds {
fame. We all. may well set aside OF
industries today and swear allegianc
t agaip to our home' our city and OF
At st. Anthony.
2 To the Dudley P. Chase post was a
4 signed the duty Of holding the Mem
' rial day exercises at St. Anthony Gem
: tory. Assisting the post were tt
f Gn'sS " E. s. Sade e2nt ' GSase tiSs
e and Minnesota camp, Sons Of Veteran
= diers, assisted by school children, dec
e rated the graves Of the heroes wit
3 flowers while the quartet Of the Cha
w. R. G. sang "Cover Them Over wi
Beautiful Flowers The Rev. Jam
: o Reilly, pastor of the Church of s
Anthony Of Padua,- who is son of
al veteran, offered the prayer and deli
cred the grafton. Remarks. were al
y made by A. W. Dean. The Chase cor
o quartet sang Gathering Home,
while the other members decorated t
;. graves of the unknown dead.
J. At Hillside.
|. A goodly part of the East Side f,
7 lowed the William Downs post to Hi
L.: side cemetery this morning. Gatheri
- at Central and Nineteenth avenues \
parade was formed under the co
mand Of A. G. Morrison, chief marsh
[. and at 9:30 o'clock the column start
}. on it's long tramp. The veterans we
e. accompanied by the William Downs
t R. c., the Admiral Farragut and G.
r era1 Custer circles of the T. of the
a. A. R., a firing squad from Camp 8, So
t. of Veterans, and children Of the pub
L schools bearing flags and flowers.
le At St. Mary's.
J. u St. Mary's cemetery, where 100
= the soldier dead lie buried, was Y
5 tied by many people this morning. 7
% % ant post, No. 119, the w. r. G., Wag1
20 20 command and Wagner auxiliary Of t
- Union Veterans union, Gettysburg
Gle, L. Of the G.. A. R., and fri
squad from the Sons Of Veterans, a
q the children from. the Catholic orphan
near the cemetery.
The services opened with mass