The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-29
THINKING Of
PATRIOT DEAD.
Decoration Day Observance Here
VIII Cover Three Days, May 80
And 81 And June ]rd.
UNUSUALLY ELABORATE PLANS
G. A. R., Confederate And Spanish
War Veterans viii Recount
Deeds OF Departed

Decoration Day, the day set apart
following the dreadful scourgc ~ the
civil war for the huuuriug " the nn
tlOn's dead heroes, has In the evolution
Of time become Il dny of special re-
who have gone before Two days viii
be observed here, owing 10 the differ
ent dates celebrated by nurthcrnrrs
and southcrncrs, Mny 81 and June ..
and this year there are virtually three
days. rs many exercises will be held
Sunday In the various churches
IuirlHwn, the beautiful cemetery of
the city, never looked loyIicr. With II,
carpet Of green and many beautiful
trees, flowers aud shrubs The nu
thOrltics have mndc preparations Tor
taking care of visitors ON all three
days. Flower beds have been made,
the lots hcautficd, aud all the mem
bers Of the board viii hc on the grounds
10 aid IN finding any lots or graves,
the location of which are unknown In.
formation can be- secured In advance AT
the office Of the secretary, II. C. Pat.
trrson, or NJ the office AT the cemetery
Decoration Day, where card index
file gives accurate Information
Magnolia Wreaths
The larger greenhouses of the city
Stiles Floral Company, Bnrtcdcs Seed
Company. and furrOw and COMPANY
are almost swnmucd with orders both
for this, city and all over the stale
Magnolia wrcnthcs are especial fuyor
ties as they are more mstiug than any
other decorations but the orders are
also for flowers Of all sorts and kinds
aud shipments are also being made Ia
Kansas. Arkansas auu Missouri 4 IA
yurpd decoration this year ARE the
rustic tree stumps filled with bloom.
lug plants
The two camps. Corp No II and
Grant Post Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. together with the NOmen.s
Relief Corp and the Women of the
G.. A. X. viii meet Monday morning at
8 80 o'clock at the corner ~ Hudson
and Grand avenue where there will be
special cars 10 take them 10 the cene
terry. There win he one ear Of school
children from Capitol hin. which viii
leave the latter place at O:l0 o'clock.
The parade will form at the entrance
tu Fnirlawn. Cant A. W. g. Weeks be-.
ing the chief marshal, and with col.
urs flying and to the music NJ the
drum corp. viii march 10 the Grand
Army plot whore there viii be the
usual rituHlistir ceremony and the dcdi-
cntinu uf monument tu the unknown
dead. Corp No II will have charge
of these services The graves will hc
decorated 10y children and snlutcs NJ
three vollrys win be fired over the
graves II ~ estimated that there are
one hundred and thirty nine Union sol.
diprs buried In Fulrlnwu.
All parties having flower or foliage
TINT eau he mnde into wrcnthcs or dec.
orntions for the graves Hre requested
~ bring them early Monday morning
either ~ Wcstfnl hall or 10 odd Eel.
lows hall
Grant Post Program
I'm the afternoon there will be- a pro
giWm given at the odd Fellows hall,
corner " Grand avenue aud Walker
street. under charge NJ Grant Post.
Commander T.. W Smith will preside,
aud besides music 10y the Union quar-.
tcttc. solos 10y j T. white Mrs Goff.
and number Of children, there will
he addresses by Judge j. II. Burford,
Ch Oryil johnson aud short talks
hy Capt Weeks. W. o. Mitchell and
Judge Selwyn Douglas There win
also be- readings hv Mrs j. =. white.
Miss Swain and Miss Stcphanic
O'Brelter.
Confederate Veterans decoration
day is June 3 which II also the birth.
day Of their great hero, jefferson
Davis. Members of the L, G. w. the
Sons uf Veterans and the Daughters
Of the Confederucy will meet Mt the
cemetery nt o'clock aud hcsldes mp.
proprlntp music there viii he n tulk
10y DR. Robert T.. Goodrich of IT.
Lukc's. More than fifty graves win
be- marked with the intcrtwinrd Union
aud Confederate flags, aud flowers
Dr John Thrcndglll hrigadlcr gen.
eral of this division, Is one of the
noted who have died during the past
wear The Daughters Of the COnfcd
erncy have plot whore number NJ
aged veterans whose people are unable
10 secure grounds are cntomhed
Exercises at Graves
Following the exercises nt the graves
which will be In charge NJ the captain
Of the camp, Major j. p. Allen, the
members ~ the different orders will
repair 10 the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w Y, s. Hunt where another cherished
ceremony viii he carried ont that Of
the hestowal Of crosses hy Mrs W. G..
w Richardson the custodian.
Three old veterans will receive them
this wear, llernion Massey. j. NJ.
Gamble and O. l.. Hampton. n the lat.
ter can he found T. ]. Giddnps viii
deliver the address NJ the afternoon
on the life Of jefferson Davis"
The SpaAh War Veterans have
only few ~ their number hurled M
Fnlrlnwn, hut the order will Join I'm
honOrlng the dead heroes. The mem.
hers and their families will attend
memorial services SUNDAY morning M
the Harrison Aveuuc Congregational
church conducted by Rcy Y n. Perish
ing Thr veterans win meet Mt sixth
and Harrison Sunday morning at 10 30
o'cluck TO attend In body. Monday
morning they win meet at II South
Robinson avenue to 20 to Fairlnwn.
under the charge 0f Camp Commander
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