Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-30
CITY OBSERVES
MEMORIAL DAY
Over 1000 Persons in Pro.
cession That Honored
Nations Dead
GRAVES DECKEO WITH FLOWERS
Closing Ceremonies at National
Cemetery Impressive and
Beautiful.

Like the ensign draped with black,
Memorial day dawned with its sun
shine half shrOuded in clouds that
ioated high in the heavens. A Sab
bath day stiffness pervaded the streets
Of Santa Fe whose business houses and
offices were closed in respect to the
nations dead The gentle breeze that
came with the daylight gently furled
| and unturled the folds of many flags
bordered in crepe and half masted in
honor of those who gave the last
full measure"
Though Memorial day originated
with those who upheld the Union eth
er in the field or in the nations forum
1t has long since ceased to distinguish
| between those who wore the blue and
those who wore the gray and a united
country observes the memorial sacred
to all Americans who fought on land
and sea. Today the graves of the Con-
federate dead as those of the Federal
Will be streWn with flowers while the
! military honors so dear to the heart
OF the soldier will be paid impartially.
! The Procession.
First in the procession which form
ed at ) o'clock this afternoon under
/ the direction of Major Fritz Muller,
! marshal of the day, was the First In
fantry regimental band, Companies F.
and E, New Mexico National Guard,
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes, COM
manding. Following the guards the
members of Carleton Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, John r. Nc
I tle, commander, a number of Confed-
crate veterans and other soldiers were
i'll line. The Spanish War veterans
came next and just in front of the
members of the Women's Relief Corps,
Daughters of the American Revolution
and ladies of the floral committee
Governor W. C. Mcdonald and staff
rode between the floral wagon and
the command of the Santa Fe Bow
Scouts led by Captain Edward Cart
wright. The band of the United States
Indian school under the charge of F.
h. COggeshall came next and bringing
up the rear were members of several
civic organizations. pupils of colleges
and schools, and private citizens.
There were over 1000 persons in line.
/ Services Over the Graves
! Ceremonies at the National cemetery
were impressive and beautiful in their
symbolism of a country's sorrow and
pride.
Closing Ceremonies.
At the close of the ritualistic serv-
ices the graves Of the dead were scat.
tered with the floral tributes that low
ing and patriotic hands had gathered.
The sharp commanding notes of the
assembly" rang out and reverberated
throughout the valley recalling the
stirring scenes of those days of mar
tial glory when men offered their lives
freely on the altar of liberty. After
the last prayer had been said and the
parting volley fired over the grassy
mounds the low wailing cadence of
taps bade the soldiers sleep their
last sleep in peace and honor The
following was the program at the Gem
etery:
Preliminary Ritual Address ...
D., John R. McFie, Post Commander
Music-"Nearer My God to Thee.
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. By the Band
Prayer. BY Chaplain Jacob Weltmer
Ritual Address
John R. McFie, Post Commander
Music America" BY the Band
Decoration of Monument ..
by E. F. Hobart, Officer of Day
Response By Jacob Weltmer, Chaplain
President Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress ....... .Comrade J. A. Miller
Address. .... Gov. VIM. c. Mcdonald
Address in Spanish. Hon. B. NJ Read
Scattering flowers on the graves.
Assembly (Bugle CalD.
Salute to the dead by Infantry Firing
Squad
Music-'Tenting on the Old Camp
NiO'i'' ipS lht iDdiiu
Benediction by Rev B. z. Mccullough.
Taps, by the Band.
The Aides.
Major Fred Muller was marshal of
the day and the following were his
aides:
!. J. w. Akers, r. L. Baca, Marcelino
Garcia, F. c. Wilson, Carl A. Bishop,
II. S. Kanue, J. P. McNulty. Carlos
Creamer, c. C. Pierce. c. F. Abreu, T.
. r. Delgado, Antonio Valdez, Roland
Whitman, Alfred Delgado, Emilio Del
Rado, n. Salmon, F. r. Stevenson, c.
R. Huber. Alfred Kaune, NJ. B. Thomas,
Manuel B. Otero, Alfred Muller, Harry
hogle, J. A. Davis, Thomas Closson,
Eugene Griffin, F. p. Sturges. Louis
, Lowitzki, Luna Bergere. Jack Garrett,
Tranquilino Luna, Albert Reingardt,
Leo Lorenzo.
, Address of Hon. Benjamin M. Read.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow-C Citizens:
| In order to appreciate at it's full
: value the victory achieved by the
t Union arms in the late Civil War, 1t
is necessary that we should go back
to that memorable night of the 18th
OF April, 1775-the night in which