The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
Graves of the Departed Decora.
ted This Morning.
PARADE IN AFTERNOON
The Veterans March Down Kan.
sas Avenue.
n. N. G. Battery Takes Part
in Parade.

what the members of the G. A. r. and
others who will observe Memorial day
have desired and this fact added to the
success of the parades, picnics and
meetings planned. The temperature Is
just about the comfortable point and
the old veterans were not compelled to
parade in the sweltering heat or carry
umbrellas for protection from the suns
rays.
Hundreds Of Topeka people have
sought the deep shade of the big woods
and will spend the day in the country
with lunch baskets. Others less fort
unate are to be found at Vinewood or
Garfield park where they can get a
taste OF country life, though the eff
fects of the drive through shaded
| lanes will be lost to them. An extra
programme was provided for Vinewood
park and Marshalps band will discourse
| patriotic music all day long and well
| into the night.
All of the military organizations in
the city have been on parade since
early morning and the morning street
cars were crowded with uniformed
| youths respondent in their uniforms
| of blue and gold. The old veterans.
| too have been much in evidence with
| their brass buttons and extra suit of
| blue, reserved for this and similar oc-
| casions.
| To many others it Is day Of sad
| ness and as they have wended their
| way to the cemetery to scatter flowers
| on new made grave they recall the
| fact that year ago some loved one
was with them who this day Is no
more. AS they sit silently by the side
of the new made grave they fail to
understand that chatter and laughter
| of youth which is carried to them from
| the groups of youngsters who unmind-
full Of the occasion are bent on max
ing it a picnic day.
In a few instances church services
are being held in memory of the dead
who gave their lives in the great con-
flict for the maintenance of the union
In most instances, however, these SER
vices will be held Sunday so that the
old comrades who are spending the
day about the cemetaries may attend
their favorite church and listen to a
memorial sermon.
Following the beautiful custom OF
the past the members Of the G. A. R
gathered at their lodge rooms this
morning and while majority of the
members wended their way to the
cemetery to decorate the graves OF
their comrades who have passed to
the great beyond others gathered al
the river bank to strew the waters OF
the Kaw with flowers in memory OF
the sailor dead.
The school children OF the city
have shown an unusual interest in the
day and dozens of wagon loads OF
flowers have been collected by them
for the veterans who will use them
for decorating the soldier dead buried
near Topeka. The detail wnlcn mao
charge of the decorating exercises at
Topeka cemetery was in charge OF j.
e. Stewart, while a similar committee
which had charge of the MOWERS
strewn on the river was under the d.
rection of ]. E. Pennick.
~ vrnif
the SQUAD which looked after the dec
oration services at the Catholic cem-
| etery. The details left Lincoln Post
hall promptly at 10 o'clock and re-
turned to the same place in time for
the G. A. r. dinner which was served
from IL to 1 O'Clock.
| The parade at 1870 consisted OF the
first division of a platoon Of police Of
ficials, Marshalrs military band, CITY
officers in carriages, Chief Wfimartn
and the city fire department followed
| nv the members of the Topeka G. A.
r. posts.
| The second division consisted OF
JincoIn Post drum corps, members OF
lincoln post and the first battery held
artillery under the command OF w.
A. Pattison.
formed on Quincy street its right
resting on Fifth street and under the
| command of Col 8. G. Stewart Inc
| second division formed on the same
street its right resting on Seventh
street commanded by Colonel John
Sanderson The line of march started
| at the corner of Fifth and Quincy
streets and proceeded west to Kan
sas avenue, then south on the avenue
to Ninth street then east on nintn
street to Quincy and north on quincy
street to the auditorium
The following is the programme ar
: ranged. held at the auditorium COM
mencing at 1880:
Prayer-Rev. ]. K Miller
Solo-Mrs. B. B. Smith.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysours-
Address, H. B. Kelly.
Recitation-Miss Eva Corning.
Address-Rev. Frank c. Mexican OF
Salina.
Doxo1ogy. ~
Master of Ceremonies-J. M. Mil
ler.