El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-30
VETERANS PAY
TRIBUTE To
THE DEAD
G.. A. R. Veterans Joined by
Confederates, Decorate
Comrades Graves.
WOMEN ALSO ASSIST
IN CEREMONIES

Blue ana gray IOQe sue ug sue IN
automobiles decorated with union and
confederate flags Thursday morning
when the G. A. R. and the confederate
veterans observed the annual Memorial
day at Evergreen and Concordia Gene
teries.
Patriotic citizens donated the use of
their autos for the veterans and they
were driven to the cemeteries In
smooth running cars. There were more
than so union and confederate veterans
in the informal parade of autos from
IN 'front.' OF the IeueraI PI , ans
through Pioneer plaza, down FL Paso
street and out San Antonio to the
Evergreen cemetery, where the formal
ceremony was held. A quantity Of
flowers had been provided by the com
mittee headed by Mrs T. J. Jones and
the graves were decorated by little
girls while the veterans placed flags at
the headStOnes.
Chaplain Thomas Livingston. of the
Fourth cavalry, made a, brief memorial
address under the trees at Evergreen,
the firing squad which had been or
dered to fire the salute by Col j.. u
Steever, appeared and fired the Gus
tOmary vOlleys as the regimeutal
trumpeter blew taps and the veterans
of the two armies stood at attention,
with their heads barred in honor of the
dead. While this ceremony was in
progress the decorating committee
went TO COncordia cemetery and dec
GRATED the graves OF all veterans who
are buried there.
The Memorial day observance was
the most successful yet held in FL
PaSo- All Of the down town buildings
displayed American flags. The Mills
DulIdlng was a mass OF color from
curb to top; The Herald building was
covered with big flags and the flag on
the tower flagpole was at half mast
until noon in keeping with the army
regulations. Other buildings displayed
flags and many autos carried flags
Observance at Fort.
At Fort Bliss the army regulation
Memorial day exercises were carried
out The flag on the parade ground
was lowered to half mast during the
morning. the band played appropriate
music at noon, the flag was run up to
the tOp of the standard and a salute
Of p guns was fired The graves OF
the dead soldiers who are buried in the
fort cemetery were decorated and
brlef service was said over the graves
by chaplain Thomas Livingston
pleasing little international side
light of Memorial day occurred Thurs
day morning when Alberto AladerO
uncle OF president Francisco AaderO
OF Mexico, loaned his red seven passen-
ger auto to the WOmen's committee to
assist in carrying the veterans TO the
not sufficient cars to take all OF the
veterans who had gathered on the
federal building steps TO honor their
dead comrades. senior Madero ordered
his driver 20 run the car over to the
federal building and place it at the
disposal of the committee
The Recent Dead.
Those Of the local G. a. r post who
died during the past year and whose
memory was commemorated Thurs
day. follow,
A. G. MaIloy. captain Co. A. Sixth
Wisconsin infantry; promoted TO lieu
tenant 18th Wisconsin, and breveted
CeOrTe n Frie-rs nrivate Co
Fourth Wisconsin cavalry.
Others G. A. r. veterans buried at
Ell Paso. whose graves were decorated
H. Schultz. 25th n. Y. battery. Con
cordia-
o. s Crowther. Co. F. SD wiscon-
sin volunteers; COncOrdia-
H. l. Bingham, Co ], Ord Ohio cav
airy; Concordia-
B. S McNIanus. co. B. 67th " Y
volunteers. COncOrdia-
T. T. Mckinney Co H, 33rd Ind.
volunteers. COncOrdia.
George Cook. Co, D.. 103 n. Y vol
unteers; COncordia-
B. 7. Davis. Co. D.. first California
cavalry; Concordia-
3. n. Burnett Co. G.. 30th Illinois vol
unteers, ConcOrdia-
F. II. r. Ruckmau. 90. X 10th Mis-
souri, volunteers: CouCordia-
NJ II. Spencer, 4te Indiana battery;
COncordia.
Alex. Hudson. End Illinois artillery,
COncOrdia.
s. W. Pomeroy. 3rd Vermont battery;
Evergreen.
H r. Gaslzey. CO, B. 5th California
volunteers. Evergreen
W d. WRIGHT, Co G.. 5th Michigan
volunteers; Evergreen.
T. BOas Co. D., 12Sth Pennsylvania
volunteers; Evergreen
David Spencer. co. D.. S6th Indiana
volunteers: COnCOrdia-
a. c. Wheeler. Co. X, 9th n Y. cav
airy; Concordia
Thomas Cooney LIST Z. s. artillery.
Evergreen.
A. 7. Stevens. CO. D., 124th Indiana
volunteers; COncOrdia-
Lloyd Freedom. Co. Z End Peunsyl-
vania cavalry; COncOrdia.
John Ogden. Co. A, End y. ]. volun-
teers; Evergreen
ID. 3. Halderman- Co. a. l22nd llli-
nois volunteers: Evergreen.
$. H. Buchanan, Co. /, 9Th Indiana
cavalry: COncOrdia.
Geo. NJ McConaughev Co. C.. 18th
Ohio volunteers: COnCOrdia-
A J. Cole, Co. B., 95th Ohio vOlun-