The San Francisco call., 1910-05-31
OAKLAND HONORS
DEAD OF nation
Veterans and Civilians Join in
Fitting Tributes to the
Martyred Soldiers

OAKLAND. May So.-The traditional
ceremonies of Memorial day were re
peated today in the cemeteries of Ala
media county and thousands Of mourn
ers from all walks OF life took part in
the annual tribute TO the memory Of
the nations dead
The most elaborate observance Of the
Gay was held under the auspices of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. Assem-
bling at Lincoln hall in TAirteenth
street al 10 O'Clock in the morning, the
gray haired veterans Of the various
posts on this side Of the bay formed
IA line ot march and paraded through
the down town districts. At the head
Of the parade marched the local Saliva
1ion Army band, followed by several
companies OF the League of the Cross
cadets and score Of boys from the
boys brigade OF Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church, who acted as an advance
escort 10 the soldiers of the civil war.
A bVsload of veterans who, through the
3nfrmities OF age or by reason Of in
luries received in the war, were unable
10 march. was feature Of the process
sion.
MARCH TO G. A. r. PLAT
At the end OF their march through
the downtown district the veterans
were carried by streetcars TO the ceme-
terv gates. where they formed in line
again and marched TO the Grand Army
plat. An escort composed of veterans
of the Spanish war and companies of
the National Guard met the G. A r.
parade al the gates and marched with
them 20 the scene Of the ceremonies
The program of exercises was as fol-
lows:
Intrcductorv remarks Captain ". r. Thomas.
officer ~ the day; inTccsti ion. Rev. James curry
-. D.. ~ Newark; music Salvation Army band;
Tho Veteran and His Grandson. poem by Cap
rsin Jack Crawford read y C. ". frick- county
superintendent Of schools; streVing Of flowers
bF ladies auxiliary and school children: song.
caiilren Of the public schools reading Of Lin
coins CettrShUrc address bv + W McClymonds.
Them over With Resutfful Flowers Appomat-
tex Tetersa slee club; address. Judge H A. Mel
win: firing saiate by United Spanish war veter-
ans ara national guard: henedictiou-
A feature Of these services was the
. strewing Of soil from the grave Of Ad-
.miral Sloat over the mounds of the
dead veterans round the monument in
the Grand Army plat
SPANISH VETERANS EXERCISES
Earlier in the day in order not to
CONFLICT with the Grand Army observ-
ance the United Spanish war veterans
held their exercises. All Of the Ala
neda county camps ana the members
OF the wOmens auxiliary assembled at
the corner of Fortieth street and Pied
mont avenue at 9 o'clock and marched
ia Mountain View where the national
= cDlors were raised TO the accompani-
ment OF The Star Spsngled Banner"
sung by choir Of school children. Rev.
William H. Scott Of Alameda gave the
invocation, while the oration was made
by Assistant District Attorney w. H.
l. Hynes. After the children had
.strewn the graves Of the dead with
gsrlands and had sung America q
salute was fred by Companies A. c, n
and G and TIE exercises were con-
Guided with tAe soTnsding of taps.
81 When the Grand Army services in
Mountain View were ended the vet
-ersns were escorted by the League of
TRe- Cross cadets to st. 1Iary's ceme-
. leading Catholic societies were engaged
=. in an observance Of the day. The or
der OF exercises at st. Marys was as
follows
oratioa by W J. Hennesy' Invocation; music
hv school children: reading ef Lincolns GettEs-
burg address Comrade J. A. ColQuhoun. com
ineader Of Lyon Pest No. s; strewing Of flowers
ri Tue graves by ladies and children; address;
#hs; taps. bugle; 5enediction.
LUNCHEON SERVED
Luncheon was served to the veterans
: by the Ladies OF the Grand Army of
The Republic and Woman's Relief Corps
q fter the services at the cemeteries
were over.
Details Of police from the Oakland
force visited all the local cemeteries
in which dead policemen are buried and
carrsed out their annual custom of
strewing the graves with flowers. The
graves decorated were those OF the fol-
lowing:
Commissioner J. z. McElroy. DetectITe Thomas
Dowhey. Policemen Harry Summers. James Fen
r9n George Brown, Louis SilseIis. William c.
I.sshin, Dan Surren and Timothy LOmpeing at st.
Aiarvs cemetery, Chief Peter Pumyea, Detec-
fivc Albert Shorey Policemen II. Nedderms IN.
Edward Hodgkins. Jemes H. Smith. George Carl
son. George Merkel- White. Alonzo Ayres, William
eioare and John Barnet at the Mountain View
cemeterE and First Captain Of POLICE John Ran
left and Thomas Cooney et the Oakland cemetery.
Lyon post, Grand Army Of the Re-
public. held its annual Memorial day
services this afternoon at the plat Of
the post Ia Evergreen cemetery, Elm
hurst. The exercises were as follows
Star SpaEgled Banner" Melrose grammar
school band Prof y. Williams. principal, leader;
Introductory remarks Past Post Commander Will
iiam r. Bair: invocation. Rev. Ar. Duncan
WeatNorth. Methodist Episcopal church. Melrose
Abrshan Iincoln's Gettysburg address Rev.
rae Red White and Blue Melrose school
Jsnd. ''Tne Veteran and HIS G-aadson.' G. ".
i--fek county superintendent OF schools; strewing
Covers on the graves hy the public school chill
dreo. taps; henediction By Rev. Mr.. Duncan.
IN the Grand Army Of the Republic
parade through Oakland were the mem
bers Of Lyon post, Joe Hooker post,
Lookout Mountain post and Admiral
.. 2. Porter post The officers of the
United Spanish war veterans parade
were: Comma nder, Major F. G. Rus
sell, eficer of the day, DR.. E. Z. Weary;
chaplain, II. F. Huber; aids. J. J.
Madden, ]. 9. Owens.
The camps represented in the pa geant
were Liscum OF Oakland. Bartlett OF
Alameda. and Stotsenbers Of Richmond
escorted by Companies A, c, T and G OF
the national guard, under the command
Of Major NJ. W. Simpson.