The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-04
HONORS ARE ACCORDED vETER-
ANS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Parade Followed BY the Ceremonies
At the MankatO Theatre During
the Forenoon. =
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From Mondays Daily.
Mankato, IN common with other cit
les OF the nation, today paid de-
served tribute to the soldiers who
fought SO calamity in the Civil war.
Eulogies were spoken for the dead, and
the living had bestowed upon them the
affection that is their due. impress
sive ceremonies, patriotic and in keep
ing with the occasion, were held at
the Mankato Theatre during the fore
noon. Rev. T. Ross Paden was the
orator of the day.
Previous to the meeting in the Man
kato Theatre, a street demonstration
occurred. The formation of the par
ade was as follows:
Chief of Police Pond
Platoon of Police.
Chief of Fire Department, Ben Bangor
/ ter, Jr., accompanied by Captain
Funk.
Hook and Ladder, No. l.
Excelsior Hose Company, No. l.
Superior Hose Company, No. 2.
West Mankato Hook and Ladder.
Dukes Addition Hook and Ladder.
Twentieth Century Band
Company H" NJ. n. G.
Members of Alex. Wilkin Post, No.
10 in Automobiles
Members of Ladies of c. A. r.
Members of Women's Relief Corps.
The thirty automobiles that were
Ill line accommodated all of the patrio-
tic organizations, Company II" and
the Twentieth Century Band being the
only ones in the procession that
marched
Colonel johnson was marshal of the
parade.
Promptly at ten o'clock the process
sion entered the opera house where
streamers and flags were waving in
.profusion from the balconies and boxes.
Nothing had been left undone i'm the
Memorial day arrangements that were
In charge of Company H. Even at
the entrance to the opera house tents
were pitched at either side while in
side flowers and flags were in album
dance. A cross wrapped in the stars
and stripes was at the left of the
stage and at both sides bayonets were
stacked all adding much to the spirit
OF he day. On the stage were
the speakers of the morning and a
large chorus OF high school students
who furnished selections of national
airs under the direction of Miss Pitch
err Seated in the boxes were the
clergymen of the city and Captain
Rodman of Company H. The flags and
banners held by the veteran seated
IN the center of the house was a
touching and impressive scene and the
many gray headed veterans made the
scene an impressive one that will long
be remembered. The medley of nation
al airs by the Twentieth Century band
was inspiring and the Star Spangled
Banner by the chorus stirred every one.
Adiutant j. G. Fowler of Wilkin
Post read as orders of the dav. a
beautiful and fitting tribute to those
whose lives had been taken in the
struggle for liberty
Rev. 7. Ross Paden of the Pres
byterian church gave the Memorial
address.
The following program was carried
out IN a manner highly acceptable to
the large and interested audience:
Selection, Medley of National Airs"
Twentieth Century band.
Retreat, sounded by Trumpeters of
Company H.
Star Spangled Banner" high school
chorus, under direction of Miss Pitcher.
Invocation, Rev. Peter Clare.
orders of the day, read by Adiutant
Wllkin Post No. 49, G. A. r.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, by Ar
thur Weed.
Memorial Hymn, high school chorus.
Address, Rev. T. Ross Paden, pastor
OF Presbyterian church.
Placing of wreaths to the unkknown
dead of Civil war by Women's Re-
lief corps.
Placing of wreaths to the unknown
dead OF Spanish American war by La
dies of G. A. r.
selection, Twentieth Century band.
America" high school chorus.
Following the address a touching tri-
oute was paid to the unknown dead
OF the Civil and Spanish American wars
bv the Ladies of the G. A. r. and the
w omen's Relief corps in the placing
OF wreaths to their memory. A sim
ilar tribute was also paid the heroes
whose lives were lost i'm the naval bat
Ties In the placing of flowers ON the
water at the bridge