The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
Graves Are Covered With Flow
ers This Morning.
Parade of Veterans ON Kansas
Avenue This Afternoon.
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
DIR. +. N. Lynch Delivers the
Principal Address.
Au Excellent Musical Program
Is Given.

Business has generally been suspend
ed and the patriotic people of the city
are doing honor to the memory of those
| who so bravely died in upholding their
country's honor. The graves were
decorated this morning
The big parade made up of the mem
| bers of the various Grand Army posts,
and their auxiliaries, in charge of ]. Q.
| Brintnall as chief marshal, formed
after the lunch hour, and at one-thirty,
upon the firing of a second gun-a first
gun having been fired as a signal for
| the different divisions to forn-the
column marched north on Quincy
street, to Fifth street, west on Fifth
| street to Kansas avenue, south on Kan
Ninth street to Quincy street. and
! north on Quincy street to the final
destination, the Auditorium.
| The Auditorium had been decorated
fusion. The exercises were presided
over by Comrade J. M. Dumenil, DR..
F. N. Lynch delivering patriotic and
enthusiastically received address to
large gathering of people.
The programme follows:
Music, pipe organ; national hymn,
America brief G. A. R. public exer-
cises;' invocation by Rev. Charles A.
Finch; solo, America, Land of Lands
(Vincent), Mrs. B. B. Smyth; solo and
chorus, my Fathers Flag and Mine"
chaplain Lozier), Mrs. Ada Lozier
Pettyjohn; reading of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg speech by Comrade Judge Charles
Nichols; solo, Star Spangled Banner
Miss Brunette Walters; address by
Rev F. N. Lynch; vocal music, the
Modocs; benediction by Rev. John
Trezise; taps, Mr.. Mckee, bugler. The
vocal music was under the direc-
tion of M. C. Holman.
At an early hour the dining hall of
the Lincoln Post hall was a lively
scene. Fifty ladies We're arranging the
beautiful floral decorations as they
| were brought in by the, school children,
the members of the Grand Army or
ganizations, and interested citizens.
! The flowers were of all sorts and de-
scriptions, roses predOminating. At 10
o'clock the floral offerings were taken
| out to the Topeka cemetery and were
arranged on the graves of the depart
| ed veterans by deputation of about
| 200 persons. The exercises at the GEM
etery were in charge of Comrade w. j.
Whittekind, assisted by J. Ireland,
chaplain of Post IL. The graves at the
Catholic cemetery were also lavishly
decorated, the ceremonies at that place
being in charge of Comrade Van Smith.
Services were also held at the Kan
sas avenue bridge in honor of the sailor
soldier dead.
There was a general air of listnesS-
ness on the streets this morning, many
of the business houses having closed for
the day, and this afternoon there is a
general observance of the day.
All committees and school children
reported at the G. G. Gage post for
lunch.
The parade in command of Com
rade ]. o. Brintna1 was organized as
follows:
George Q. wilmarth in command:
platoon of police; Marshall's band; chief
marshal and staff; mayor and council
men in carriages; speakers and COM
mittee in carriages.
Second Division-Commanded by w.
H. Kemper and staff: Oakland band;
uniformed rank; degree team A. o. u.
W., No. 3; degree team A. o. u. w. No
26o; degree team A. o. U. W: No PA;
degree team NJ. W. A. No. zs00; degree
team NJ W. A. No. 536: 1. o. o. f.
lodges; other fraternal and benevolent
societies; citizens in carriages and on
foot.
Third Division-Commanded by Dr.
M. R. Mitchell and staff; Jackson's
band; Battery B. Kansas National
Guard, in command of Captain w. A.
Fattison; Spanish-American, Philippine
and other United States soldiers; Old
Abe camp No. is. Sons of Veterans:
Lincoln drum corps; Lincoln post No.
III G. A. r.; Blue post No. $50 G. A. r.;
Fort Pillow post No. 321 G. A. R.; Gage
post. No. 495 C. A. R.
AS assistants Comrade Brintnan ap-
pointed the following men:
Assistant marshal, Major George w
Weed; chief of staff, Captain William
Peterson: aides, /. NJ. Brandon, Robert
Tasker, James Gowing, E. T. Hearickf
Robert Steel, William Mitchell, w. NJ
Lowe, P. s. Snider, G. w. Pasker. Geo
w. Porter, w. H. Semple, Elmer Rodg-
ers, Aaron Sheetz.
At the First Baptist church, Sunday
the annual Memorial sermon to the
members of the various organizations
of the Grand Army was delivered by
Rev. Thos. S. Young. The church was
filled to its capacity, and aside from
the sermon the congregation enjoyed
special musical program.
The text of the sermon was taken BY
the Rev. Mr.. Young from Acts 22:2Si
"And the chief captain said 1 obtained
my freedom at a great price and Pau
said that I was born free" He said:
1.-THE rank of the old soldiers arr
being thinned out rapidly. 1t is esti-
mated that there are about 10000 o.
them still living, but they are passing
away at the rate of 1000 month and
the average of course is increasing
Then the speaker gave his reasons
for believing that Memorial Day should
be perpetuated, saying that in the first
place it was because of the tremendous
cost of life which resulted from the
it marks the beginning of new era
for US as a people, and lastly that the
achievement accomplished by the vet
Grams by which we are able to stand in
a new freedom.
Kansas City Won Morning Game.
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