The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-30
RAMON VETERANS
Tnterferes With Their Memorial
Day Plans.
Carried Out the Programmes
Despite the Conditions.
FLOWERS ON GRAVES.
These We're Arranged by the
Patriotic Women.
Flag Raisings Form Part OF the
Days Programmes.

Notwithstanding the unusually dis
agreeable weather conditions which
prevailed today, the members of the
G. A. r. posts in the city and the or
CARNATIONS of women affiliated with
them, carried out the programs that
had been arranged for the proper OBJ
servation of Memorial day, the day
which to the minds of the veterans ana
their friends is the most sacred one
in all the year.
OF course the rain had its effect to
some extent on the various features OF
the celebration. Most of those arraEg-
ed for morning hours were delayed
from a half to three-quarters of an
hour in being started and they were
4 not as largely attended as they would
have been had the weather been fine.
But what they lacked in point of at
tendance was more than made up by
the enthusiasm manifested by the vet
Grams. 1t takes more than a heavy
rain to dampen the ardor of the boys
of 81. As a matter of fact they thrive
best and show their true mettle and
worth when there are difficulties to
surmount- And as for rain stopping
any undertakings of theirs-why
mere suggestion to that effect was
. quite enough to arouse their indigna-
~>ion. Rain-why their days in war
time were not complete and filled with
their usual pleasures unless the fear
less fighters had an opportunity to
sleep in the rain for three or four
nights each week.
Among the ceremonies arranged for
the morning hours was a flag raising
at the Y. NJ. c. A, which was in charge
of the Lincoln Post. The flag was fur
nished by the association and is one of
the largest in the city. its dimensions
being twelve by twenty-five feet
Early this morning the members of
the Women's Relief Corps and the
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Post hall and received and arranged
the flowers which were taken to the
Topeka cemetery later by the women
and details from the G. A. r. posts
under the command of J. NJ. Dumenil.
past commander of Topeka Post No.
II, assisted by Chaplain J. w. Sidwell,
of Post No. 1. A detail of four COM
rades also went to the Roman Cath
Ole cemetery and decorated the
graves of the veterans there and a de-
tail under the command of T. r.
Reed. performed similar services at
the Foster cemetery.
The usual custom of scattering
flowers on the waters of the KaW
river from the Melan bridge, in .mem.-
DRY of the sailors of the civil war
whose bodies were consigned to wa
terry graves, was followed, the detail
in charge of this service being com
manded by w. J. Whittikind.
There was another flag raising this
morning but not under the direction
of the G. A. r. 1t was a flag raising
at the new fire station, No. 5. The
residents of the Fifth ward recently
went down in their pockets and |
Clipped in to buy a flag twelve by |
eight feet and it was flung to the |
breeze and rain this morning with |
appropriate exercises, which included |
presentation and acceptance speeches
Promptly at one-thirty O'Clock this |
afternoon the preparations for start
ing the parade were under way and |
Chief of Staff F. NJ. Kimball had |
everything in readiness for the start /
Quincy and Seventh streets and pro |
ceeded north on Quincy to Fifth. to |
kansas avenue to Ninth to Quincy
and thence to the Auditorium where |
the Elaborate memorial exercises were
held at o'clock.
The formation of the parade was as
follows: '
Platoon of police under command
of Chief of Police w. S. Eaton
Chief Marshal c. NJ. Stockha1n. and /
staff
MarshalIs band. +
FIRST DIVISION
Commanded by Chief George o.
Wilmarth.
Topeka fire department.
A. I. & S. F. fire department.
Mayor and city council and other
city officers in carriages.
SECOND DIVISION
M. w. Saxton commanding.
Canton 1. o. o. F.
Degree team No. 3, A. o. U. w.
Degree team No. $50, A. o. U w.
Degree team No. PA, A o. Z. w.
Degree team No. $500. NJ. w
Degree team No 536 NJ w and
all other civic organizations.
THIRD DIVISION
Commanded by General C. ]. Drew.
Sons of Veterans drum corps.
Company A. First regiment. Kansas
national guard, Captain Jerry G.
Springstead.
Battery B, Kansas national guard
Captain w. A. Pattison.
Spanish American Veterans. COM
manded by S. A. Hammell, comman-
der.
Old Abe camp No. 16. Sons of Vet
Grams, 7. E Brown, commander.
Speaker and committee in carriages.
FOURTH DIVISION
Josiah Wilcox. commander, and
staff
Lincoln Post drum corps.
Lincoln Post No. I, William Peter
son, commander.
Gage Post No. 4s5, Isaac Elder,
commander.
Fort Pillow Post No. 321, s. w
Pasker. commander.
Topeka Post No. II, Van Smith,
commander.
Seats will be reserved for those par
ticipating in the parade.
Comrade ]. NJ. Dumenil presided at |
the exercises in the Auditorium, the |
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