Putnam patriot., 1908-05-29
Memorial naN OhSerNa ansc.

Memorial Day Is a creation growing ' out of the sentiment of the times in which il originated. It's observance at first grew spontaneously from the ten- der remembrance of the relatives and others who survived the war of the Union. At first different days were ob- served in different localities. IL Is \ we'll ascertained fact that, on April ls ls62, just one year after the fall of Fort Sumter. Mrs. Sarah Nichols Evans. with The wife and two daughters Of Chaplain May. of the End Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, decorated the graves of soldiers buried on Arlington Heights, Va. In May of the next year, these ladies performed the same loving service. The custom soon became gen eral--the press and pulpit recommend ing its observance, the State Legisla- tures, In some instances legalizing q day, until at length. President Grant was led 10 recommend the observance of such day. In is74, by Congres. sional enactment, a ceremonial so signi- fieant of the Nations obligation to the dead was decided upon, and May soth chosen as legal holiday--now known and recognized as Decoration Day in nearly every State in the Union.
 On Memorial Day, Saturday May so, Rev F. D. Sargent will deliver the ad- dress at the Putnam Heights cemetery at io q. m The exercises at St. Aary's cemetery will begin al lo.S0 n. .a with an address by Rev. Ff,Nan den Noort. At 200 r. m. the decoration of graves al the GroNe street cemetery will take place. Rev. C. A. Ferguson, pastor of the Advent church will deliver the nd dress, with Rev. I. K. Stubbert and Rev. Mr. Beicher taking part in the exercises.
 The line will move promptly from c. A. K. hall Saturday morning at 10 | o'clock, under command of <. K. Spal- l ding, Marshal of the Day, where tie following will be the order of service: Prayer hy Rev. Fr. Van den Nooft | Decoration Of Graves Singing hy Choir
 Address by Rev. Er. Van den Noort The Woman's Relief Corps will serve a dinner te the Veterans in \. 0. H hall at noon. At o'clock the line will again form, and move to the Grove l street cemetery. The service will con sist of an
 Address by Rev. C. \. Ferguson
 Decoration Of Graves
 Prayer by Rex. l. k. Stnbbert
 Benediction hy Rev l.. N. Belcher l The order of the procession will be as follows:
 Platoon of Police I Marshal, s. K. Spalding
 Aid, A. D. Mcintyre
 Warren Drum Corps
 X. G. Warner Post, No. ai, C. A. k.
 Floral Gar
 A. C. Warner, W. k. C. Caroline Scott Harrison Circle, Ladie,
 of G. A. k.
 Speaker Of the Day and Clergy Town and City Officials and Invited
 Guests in Carriages
 The committees for the day are n follows:
 President, Col. c. D, Bates.
 Speaker, <. K. Spalding, chaunc, Morse.
 | Music, C. D. Bates. l Decorating Graves in Grove Stree Cemetery, Joseph E. Rawson. Catholic Cemetery, John Kelley ,Johf Lepire.
 East Putnanl, Joseph Randall, Joe Chapman.
 Putnam Heights, Ernest Perry, r J. Thurber, F. K. Wood. l Dayville, Newton Phillips.
 Thompson, Oscar Tourtellotte, Allef T. Babbitt.
 l Woodstock, ]. Nj. Paine. Pomfret, (. W. Grosyenor, Thoma Clemens, Lyman Briggs. Floral, John Osgood, C. l.. Prentice
 transportation, Josepa Mekachnie John Dsgood.
 Invitations, Joseph Mekaehnie, r N. Perry.
 Program, W. H. Taylor