Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
a FITTING PROGRAM
ATNA71ONS CAPITAL
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES A.
WASHINGTON cEMETER,Esa
USE OF AUTOS Is FEATURE OF,
OBSERVANCE AT CHICAGO.

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day observed Memorial day not :, ma.s. = -.
" with traditional ceremony hnt wsth
the unusual honor OF the presence -
the city Of the president Of tha TINT
~ States 70 review the parade of
.e.eians, ideal weather conditions
plevaled. enormous crowds massed
aDout the stand at the Soldiers anlt
Tal.ols 30 monument where President
Iait watched the Grand Army men
ana kindred organizations pass In "a.
view. the day was kept as ren.
era! holiday. President Taft arrived
early from Washington and was driy-
en to the home OF his brother. Henry
w. tart, In West 48th street HIS
breakfast there was followed by 4
meeting with other members OF the
reviewing party and brief recen.
tlon at the Sherman Square hotel.
Veterans Bring Round Of Cheers.
Under the escort Of detachmants nf
Grand Army troops and other or.
gantzations the presidential party was
driven to the reviewing stand. a az.
tachment Of regular army men head cd
the marchers. followed by sailors
and marines from the battleshtn.
Connecticut and Rhode rsland, ms
mead OF the parade moved up the West
End avenue to 72nd street and into
riverside drive and on past the stand
az the monument The state troops
narcned next, and then came the
veterans.
Cheer after cheer broke out as the
Old soldiers assembled and wheeled
into line and woke the echoes even
after the tattered battle flags had
passed and the younger veterans OF
the Spanish war and civil societies
brought up the rear Of the marchers.
The Observance In Washington.
Washington, d. c.. May 3O.-Both
houses Of congress and all the execu-
tive departments closed today on ac-
count OF Memorial day. An elaborate
program was carried out, including
street parade and impressive cere.
monies at the various cemeteries An
impressive spectacle was the setting
adrift Of a flower laden boat In the
Potomac river by the Spanish war
veterans In honor OF the nations
naval dead. The orators at Arling-
ton cemetery was Senator Bradley 81
Kentucky. Senator Depew OF New
York spoke at the soldiers home.
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho spoke at
the congressional cemetery, and at
battle-ground cemetery Senator Brown
OF Nebraska was the speaker. ,s
Use Autos In Chicago.
Chicago, May 30.--More careful
preparations were made for the OBJ
servance Of Memorial day In Chicago
this year than for years past. Tho
ceremonies at the cemeteries were
features Of the morning, while large
parade occupied the afternoon. Many
veterans were taken over the route
In automobiles. Several hundred
United States regulars from Fort
Sheridan took part In the procession.
Hull speak.r at Des Molnes.
Des Moines. May 30.-{Specian -
Congressman j. A. r. Hull was the
orator OF the day at the Memorial
day exercises at the Coliseum. This
morning old soldiers and Spanish war
veterans marched In parade to the
cemetery escorted by the full regi-
ment Of the Sixth United States cal
vary. The sailors were honored this
afternoon when flowers were strewn
on the river.
President Returns Tonight.
New York. May 80 President TAFT
who is here for the Memorial day
celebration, will be back in Washing
ton at o'clock tonight.
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