Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE WAS GRAND
GREATEST SPECTACLE OF
KIND EVER SEEN HERE.
Surpassed BY Far All Expectations
Place Wreath at the Lewis
MOnument-G. A. f. RitudliStIC
Service Held at the Cemetery
Full of Patriotism

| Watertown, especially the children,
who with badges and flags took part
in the parade. At an early hour,
the indications that the day was to
be clear, influenced old and young to
devote the day to the memory of
those who took apart in the great
civil war and NOW sleep in the Gem
etsries in this city.
In this occasion. there was de-
parture from the ordinary observance
of the day and highly appropriate and
should be continued, and that was the
marching of the band aud cadet COM
pany from the Northwestern Univer-
sity to the city park and placing
garlands upon the monument erected
by Robert E. Lewis to the memory
Of the soldiers and sailors who emil st
ed in the service of their country from
the city of Watertown. And in this
connection, it might not be amiss to
| call attention to the fact, that
the names of WatertoWn's heroic dead
ought to be engraved upon the monu-
ment. There are a sufficient number of
patriotic men in this city who would
contribute the funds to defray the ex-
pense if some one would take the
initiative.
Upon the public buildings and
many of the business buildings cold
Glory" was hung at half mast, the
stars and stripes waved from many
private homes and there were large
number of elegant. patriotic decora-
lions and let it be no more said in
WATERFOWL, that the sufferings and
sacrifices uf the men who fought in
defence of the flag and country during
the war and terrible days of the civil
war had been forgotten, and that there
were none to remember them and pay
them homage.
At 10 O'Clock a. IN. the parade
formed under direction of DR.. A. H.
Hartwig and his aides the right rest
ing on Nam street near it's intersection
with first street, in the following
order:
Marshal of the Day and Aides.
Northwestern Varsity Band.
Northwestern Varsity Cadets.
Northwestern Varsity Students.
Deutscher- Krieger Verein.
Mayor, Commander o. u. Pease
Post and Speakers in Carriage.
o. d. Pease Post No. ga, G. A. R.
Older Ii. A. R. Veterans in Car
riage.
Independent Band
Children in Carriage to Decorate
Graves of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Lewis.
Common Council in Carriages.
Woman's Relief Corps in Carriages.
Watertown School Children.
Watertown Band.
Students and Scholars of Public and
Parochial Schools.
Citizens ID Carriages, in which
formation, the procession, nearly two
miles in length marched to Oak Hill
cemetery. Arriving at the cemetery
the University Cadets and the Deuts-
cher Krleger Verien opened rank and
the veterans of the civil war passed
through to the grave of Norman
Humphrey followed by the Krieger
Verein and the University Cadets and
Band and hollow-square was formed
about the grave in the following CT
der, Veterans on west, Band east, Ca
diets south and Kreiger-Verein north
when the ritualistic services of the
Grand Army of the Republic was held.
The address by John Habhegger com
mander of the Post which was follow
ed by piece of sacred music by the
band Prayer was then offered by
David Schwieger. Post Chaplain, for
the sleeping comrades and for the
living.
Memories of the day, was then read
by the Commander.
Beautiful wreaths of fragrant flow
ers were then laid upon the graves By
Officer of the Day, Jacob Dltschler,
capt. John Schatz. Kreiger-Verein.
| OdpI- SCudlA GSllNcISO q SLOII du-
dress in German TO which Commander
Habhegger replied thanking the Krei
ger-Verein for the sympathy and the
beautiful evidence of the same.
The salute for the dead, three vol
legs, was then fired by a detail of six
from the Cadets and taps sounded by
Paul Horn of the University Band.
The ceremonies closing with Prayer
and Benediction by the Chaplain.
Will. the services were being held
under the auspices IF the Grand Army.
the graves of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
E. Lewis were being decorated by the
little gitls appointed for that purpose
and a short address delivered by
Mayor Mulberger, telling why the
practice was observed and of what
those whose graves were specially
decorated by flowers had done for
Watertown and that it was prompt
ed by civic love for the departed.
The following named veterans of
the civil war sleep in the Gem eteries
in this city and whose resting places
were remembered yesterday by a
grateful peopl':
OAK HILL CEMETERY.