Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
TRIBUTES To THE
NATIONS DEAD
Gen. Kuroki Places Wreath Up
on the Monument of Abraham
Lincoln in Chicago.
FLOWERS SCATTERED ON SEA,
At Washington Day Was Observed on
\ More Elaborate ScHlc Than Usual
Blue and Gray Honorcd Alike.

Chicago, May S0.-N emOrlal exercises
i'm honor OF the nations dead were held
today at all the cemeteries around chi
caEo, at Fort sheridan and al Lincoln
park. around the Lincoln monument
Flowers and nags were placed upon the
graves of an the 1000 soldiers of the
Union and OF hose who fought for the
Con.oderacy. from Rose Hill where
$50 soldiers are buried, 10 the outlying
cemeteries, where but three or four are
inferred. bands Of veterans and ladies'
paid their annual tribute 10 the dead
settlers and listened 10 addresses eN-
toIing patriotism ana exalting the
memory Of the dead.
gen. Kuroki, the hero Of the Yalu-
accompanied By all the members OF his
party. took part in the Memorial day
exercises and, in view OF thousands of
spectators, placed wreath upon the
monument of Abraham Lincoln in Lin
coin park
Members OF the United Confederate
Veterans We're ina charge of services
for dead Confederate soldiers, many Of
whom are buried IT lakewood and other
cemeteries, and were assisted In paying
their tributes to the memory of their
comrades by the veterans Ia blue,
\ parade OF military, civic and fra
tctnal organization, in which nearly
O0n veterans of the civil war took
part. was one OF the features OF the
day.
The march of the veterans was brief,
q few squares up Michigan avenue past
the reviewing stand at Grant park.
where COY. Deneen, with barred head
lao. p1gtaGeipf1 rho
troops and other bodies taking part
marched also through the downtown
streets.
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Washington. May 3O.-with solemn
and Impressive ceremonies. Memorial
day was observed In the national Capi-
tai on more elaborate scale than us
uai. Business was suspended and peo-
pie of all classes united in perpetuatinG
the memory OF The thousands of heroic
dead in the eight national cemeteries
i'm this vicinity.
Soldiers monuments and statues upon
the government reservations We're flag
draped; flags on all the public buildings
were al hiatt mast and the national cOl-
ors. with the folds caught IN bands OF
crepe were displayed from hundreds OF
private residences.
Notwithstanding the absence OF the
lirslueltl' w y" N1' -" % cO.l9 l ,icuu49
hEure IN eeFeiai previous Meiiio'lal
Gay eNerSlses, lne s.lIane' ,I,,eIls ~
Arlington Were eIAoo.a.S. II t 1aS
program lheluaeu d ,,ll auo ul tLlt u, -.
X. posts me va Gua.u' spauiisn var
veterans oihof pS lotg ORG aH i@ "I S,I
ana the mlIlI'A OF Vls Distrirl 81 90, 80
luinpla, hthpel Ny t o''Is'u o.i.ss
marine hAiia' ueg''dli9ii vi Hn"il ll -
ana graves anu " ,iI cSses ny me"
prominent W pup''S ,lit, -. ,.,,,,
Al the uisip'" , eD Bn,mn,s ,he ' rrig
ton, oNei'o9klns tne Fol"nlac' the pIlh-
cpal exercise 9eeutIs@ mere ~, me me pa,
tllutle tl','s ~, ii'J H. ~ my tiaI
at the gates We're kreetea ny o national
salute fred Dy u battery OF the Unlteu
states hrld hlulItlE. ne ls'vu1 BIaNoh
IN me cemetery "rI, s'lo"h Wllh new
ers and rach grave n3rhed ny an
American nag ""Ill.., s1eieslrs huAlil1-
iy I" ln' "' T." vllh
been engaged lH lle pAul9llc "urk IRON,
curly morning luuchils IeuluIe ul
the ceremony was 'nc aeVorallon oil
graves w Inc pata pl ~, o'''es NJ