The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-30


music Of those fresh young voices
As they said their first Eood.bY.
carried the echo of n through the
days aud nights made crimson IN
carnage, aud memory revived again
tno picture OF the younger days
with ali iia succeeding tintH Of aof
row and despair
Decorated Graves.
AZ o'clock the veterann aud
the threnga of spectators gathered
at the eemotsfieH aud closed the
formal program Of the day with the
touching cemetery service This
included prayer Tho atruWinE of
flowers ou the nfayea. the nrlnn
squad and tupa with which the
military service paws ita liuhl fare
well to thoao who have fought sof
Tho cuiara
This afternoon Al o'clock the
James A Sexton pest and CORPS
VII bold che beautiful memorial -.
erriaoa Tor the slain heroes 81 The
nations navy This impressive aerv.
See viii voice the tribute of the
living for those who have sacri
feed their lives Ia the eountFy'a
service Al sea
A feature Of the service a. the
STRIVING OF fiaWera upon the sur.
face Of The waters Roses nnd lilies
and daisies viii be east upon the
bosom of the bay with hands aud
hearts that glory IN the privilege Of
hanofinH those Nho went down in
tnc ocean depths with the flag OF
Eiory lying above their heads
The Last Call.
This asryic- viii eud with the
sounding ~ tnna. the notes az the
last call which speaks a nations
eofrow a. the bier Of her honofod
dead.
for those ~ the asine veterans
who found u physically impossible
q complete the march on foot 20
Gay automobiles were provided
through the courtesy Of the car
owners
Started en- Time.
Promptly AZ 10 o'clock the col |
ann OF veterans Of many wars,
from the AGED survivors % the |
struggle with the South 10 the /
Junior men who enlisted 10 fisht /
IN the spaniah,American var. brEan
10 move from the assembling point
at First ay and University ~
Tho parade VAS headed b - "a
ifoimen. including the citYn finest.
under the command of seTgcAnls
fannirh. Kent. Powers. Stuart and
Nllkea. xith Acting Chief Irving
Ward a. tho head
Then came Mayor John >. Miller
and bis staff. followed Is mnmbefa
Of the city couneil. the Fort Law
ton Military band. and % }. 4. :
iufautrY.
The second division was made up
az follows Stevens raAt. q A. n
NJ. John y Miller posf. q II
James 4 sextau poat. q A r.
fafcntal Industrial School boys.
Geo u furraon camp. = A W v.
Carl NJ Thygsssn camp. 3 a. " V.
Gen Gee A Custer camp. 4 81 V.
speaker 81 the dsy aud Invited |
guests in automobiles
The third division National
Guards.
Line Of March
Tho Hne % march proceeded Up
First az 10 Pike st.. up f'ike 10
Second az. dosu seco1d 60 fes
Ter way. and then 40 YesleF Shy
to The Coliseum theatre. where The
Memorial day services acre Ia be
held
For a tine II looked as n there /
might - a stampede In the erowds I
that lneti Second ay when the fire 4
signals heNan ringing has a thor I
oughfare vas quickly cleared aud 4
The Apparatus vent through vtth /
uHt = usIshap Il later Developed 4
that Il waH only false alarm
The Satipual Guard freS up Ia /
front Of che thsatr. ~ present arms /
aud the veterans filed rast into the /
big auditorium. which VAS soon /
filled b. them and their mans
Comraaa Jason u strong prvsld i
I'd ov.s the services. which we're I
orened With muale by the Fort L2w
ton Military band
The stage had been decorated /
Sith the national eniors. which |
we're atao drap.d from the Goxes.
while palms and fioscra sesmcd To
b. ever rhsre.
School Children sing.
Two hundred school children.
boys aud girls from the sisth.
seventh aud eighth grades Of the
Central school II seventh Az. and
Madison. we're seated on the plat /
form and. under the direction Of
Miss Mabel pauison. sans The
Hue and the Gray "ti6w They 10
Softly Rest and Welcome 90 the
Boys In Blue
II remained for tho &c boys from
the Parental Industrial school on
Mercer island To rouse the old aol
iiera To perhaps the greatest shae i
u enthusiasm witnessed during the
day
They Nere just n little BIT stage
struck IS they first appeared and
sang The Bugler." bat their voices
gradually gained in strength and
they were heartily appiauded as
they marched off the stage. and an
encore Nas demanded.
A they returned each one Of the
young fellows carried nag At
shoulder arms and the hearts of
everyone present responded from
he first note in The Old Flag
Never Touched the Ground
When they came To the chorus
he flaea we're waved on hlgh and
he Veterans appianded and cheered
- perhaps they have never done 4