The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-06-07
HONOR DEAD HEROES
BLUE DECKS GRAVES OF THE
GRAY AND GRAY OF THE BLUE.
THE DAY IS GENERALLY OBSERVED
The Thinning Ranks Strew Tombs
With Flowers and Hear Lauda-
tons of Deeds.

Observation-Disclosures day was OBJ
served here on more elaborate scale
han usual. Business was suspended.
The program included a parade Of
the G. A. r. posts, the old guard, Span
Sh war veterans, other patriotic or
CARNATIONS and the militia of the Dis
riot of Columbia. decoration of monu-
mentS and graves and addresses.
Services at MoberIy Mo.
Moberly, Mo.-Two G. A. r. posts
ed the Memorial day procession,
marching to Oakland cemetery, where
Rev. Robert Campbell, pastor of the
NJ. E. church, south, made the prin,
cipal address. Rev. Edward Digger,
pastor of the NJ. E. church, made the
closing prayer.
Senator Curtis Makes Address.
ConcOrdia, Kas.-In the face of
steady dOwnpOur of rain, Decoration
lay was appropriately observed here,
but for the first time in history there
we're no flowers for the graves of the
dead. The address for the day was
made to large audience by Senator
Charles Curti'.
Rodenberg at GreenvIIe, III.
Greenville, Ill,-Congressman w, A.
Rodenberg, of East St. Louis, deliv-
cred the Memorial day address here
o the largest audience that has as
Hembled here on a similar occasion in
Jears. The entire day was taken up
IN decorating the graves of soldiers
and civilians in a.. four of the city
cemeteries.
Accident Mars Galena Services.
Galena, Kas.-DecOration services
here were interrupted by rain and an
accident in which four aged women
narrowly escaped death. A team in
the. parade became unmanageable and
plunged into an abandoned mine shaft
about 60 feet, the carriage overturn-
ing at the mouth of the shaft.
Flowers Cast Into the Delaware.
Philadelphia-One Of the features
of the Memorial day celebration in
the city was the casting of flowers
into the Delaware river by the naval
veterans in memory of their departed
comrades. The parade halted at In
dependence square, where the statue
of Commodore John Barry was deco
rated with flowers.
Kuroki Decks Lincon's Statue.
Chicago-Gen. Baron Kuroli, the
hero Of the Yalu, took part in the
Memorial day exercises and placed a
wreath on the monument of Abraham
Lincoln in Lincoln park. Union vet
eterans were in charge of services
!or dead confederate soldiers, many
If whom are buried in Oakwood. and
we're assisted in paying their tributes
% the memory Of their comrades by
he veterans in gray. Seven thousand
veterans Of the civil war marched
In the parade.
Services at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pa.-The Memorial day
service at the National cemetery here,
where 10000 soldiers are buried were
held Congressman Tawney of Min
nesota was the orator. After the
school children had strewn flowers on
the graves of the day, the exercises
were held on the spot where President
Lincoln delivered his immortal speech.
Carthage Celebrates in Rain.
Carthage, Mo.-Decoration day was
observed by thousands of people here,
notwithstanding the drizzling rain.
Committees assisted the Women's Re.
lief Corps and decorated the graves at
Park and Cedar Hill cemeteries. Bust
ness houses closed and tho city was
decorated with flags.