The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-31
SPLENDID TRlbH1E
PAID TO NAT|0N'
HEROIC DEAD
Decoration Day Exercises Begin
With Beautiful Ceremony Of stzsw-
ing Flowers on Water in Honor
Of Slain Sailors.
Parade Starts at 3 O'Clock, Followed
By Patriotic Program in Arnory
Soldiers Graves Decorated

Soldiers Graves Decorated.
! With the beautiful ceremony %
strewing the flowers on the water q
the belief that. as they are borne On
the current. they will foat over the
unmarked graves of some of the ma
tion's dead heroes, the Decoration day
program was started In the Wayne
pavilion at 10 o'clock. Monday morn
ing. The exercises were In charge Of
the Michigan Association of Naval Vet
Grams and Naval Circle, No. ~. Ladies'
Of the @. A. r. Alexander A. McWiI-
liams, commodore Of the National A.
sociation of Naval Veterans, presided,
and music was furnished 0y the News
boys. band.
Contrary to precedent, the sun came
out during the morning and the threat
, ened rain OF the early hours held OF
for the exercises. Showers ere prob
able during the day, according to tho
best information obtainable by the
weather man.
The boatswain's call to muster open
, ed the exercises In the pavilion. Pray
er was offered by John L. Lewis chap
lain of the Michigan association. Hfvos.
children of the Sill school united In
patriotic recitation, Our Flag" fol-
lowing which, all the pupils of the
school saluted the Stars and Stripes
and sang America"
Six pretty girls told very effectively
why we keep Memorial day." Niles
Stevens read Lncoln's address at Get
, tysburg, and Comrade William ~.
Lyon. of Fairbanks post, delivered
patriotic address.
Other songs OF a patriotic nature
were rendered by the school children
, during the services and q chorus ct
male voices rendered very effectively
| The Old Ship Zion" The Rev. VIII
: liam A. Burch pronounced the benedic-
ton and then. while the band played
Nearer My God to Thee" flowers tn
great profusion were cast into tho
|. river and went floating down stream.
The Decoration Day parade viii tale
, place Monday afternoon. at O'clock
The line Of march 10 from Grand Cir,
Gus park down Woodwerdeva to Jels
ferson-ave.. to Hastings, back to Ran
,, dolph, where escorting organizations
! will stand at attention as the veterans
pass The marchers will then pro-
where the exercises begin at o'clock.
The program follows:
, Bugle call, ]. w. Whiteley. meeting
/. called to order by marshal, Capt.
. Henry w. Busch. introducing the
president, James Reid; invocation. the
. Rev. VIM. A. Burch, Gospel Tabernacle
,, Advent Christian church; music by
lNewsboys band; chorus, selected, chill
!, dren of public schools; address. AID
link, president OF common council
and acting mayor; chorus, children Of
public schools; Lincoln's address at
Gettysburg, Nov. 10. 1858, Maj. B. d.
Stafford; music, March Grotesque."
Schouls, Y. w. c. A. Mandolin or
chestra, Mrs M. l.. Lavery, musical
director; reading. Army Of Our
Dead" Ethyln Wightman Sammer;
vocal solo, Our Own United States"
John Atkinson; address. William Van
Dyke, Spanish war veteran; music.
occasional by Rudyard Kfpifng, Mrs.
II. c. Allison; address, Rev. Maurice
: Penfeld Fixes, ID. D.. Woodward-ave.
Baptist church, music, Fairbanks
| Post quartet Mallory Emmons. hrst
tenor; Charles Bartlett, second tenor:
) Herbert A. Backus. first bass; Alex
, s. McWilliams. second bass; reading
inspiration OF the Writing OF the Star
Spangled Banner" by Comrade G. ].
PIERCE. Sara Leota Tompkins; song.
Star Spangled Banner" children Of
public schools; benediction. Rev. VIM.
!, A. Burch; taps, ]. w. Whiteley; Thos-
II. Chilvers, musical director; Miss
. Hopkins, accompanied.
Soldiers graves in all the GENE
teries of Detroit and suburbs were
decorated by members of the WON.
ems Relief corps, Sunday. In all.
nearly 1000 graves were visited, and
over each today. floats the American
flag for which the fallen heroes gave
their lives and or each mound ress3
a bouquet OF flowers. The flower COM
inittee also decorated the graves Of
Is veterans who lie buried In the
Windsor cemetery
G.. A. r. Memorial day services
were held In the Trumbull-ave. Pres
byterian church. Sunday evening. and
were attended by about $50 veterans,
representing the five Grand Army
posts I'm the city. and about 100 mem
bers OF the women's Relief Corps.
Flags. bunting and potted plants were
employed In the decorations. At the
close of the services. Past Command
err George l.. Holmes. OF Fairbanks
post. on behalf of the Relief Corps.
presented the church with a silk nag.
which was accepted by Caleb. 8. Pit
kin in the absence of the Rev. VIM.
T. Jacquess, who is attending Pres
byterian convention in Denver.
President Brushes Tribute.
President A. F. Bruske. of Alma
college. who served in the Twenty
fourth Michigan volunteers during the
war delivered the sermon, taking for
his text: Thine own and thy Faith
er's friend forsake not; He said In
part:
The veteran of the civil war Ia first
Of ell the Fathers friend because be
sacrificed In hundreds OF thousands Of
cases his life. his health and. his pros
poets for a successful career when ~
went at the call of his country to d.
liver a nation and To project the frees
dom Of mankind. He Is thy fr1on0s
because he has been the heroic elor
ment In the community since the civil
war, the conservative and safe 6le-
ment IN our political life. And yen
ara showing vOur apprecfatfon Of n{n