Memorial Day

BOGART, DALTON, DAVIDSON, DULL, AUBRY, LEWIS, SCHOULOFF, SHANNON, FRENCH, STARBUCK, STONE, MORGAN, GRAVES, ELLIOTT, CARLTON, LINVILLE, LYON, DEAN, SMITH

Posted By: Alyson Grupp (email)
Date: 7/21/2006 at 07:57:30

Memorial Day

Day Appropriately Observed. --- Immense Crowd Visit Cemetery
Good Music

Mayor Bogart sent Street Commissioner Ed Dalton to drag the street to cemetery Sunday afternoon on account of the rain Saturday evening, believing he was justified in so doing to prepare the street for the Decoration Day parade.

However, Monday a heavy shower came down again, putting the road in a bad plight, but the mayor was on the alert, determined not to be out done by nature’s showers. The sun came brightly, and Dalton was again out with team and drag at 11:30. On account of this shower the marshal and others concluded to postpone the parade until one o’clock, which was done and very wisely too, because of the wet and of the fact that the immense crowd from the county did not get into the city until between eleven and twelve o’clock.

At one o’clock the parade started for the cemetery, headed by the Marshall J. C. Davidson sr,. and ass’t marshall H. B. Dull.

These were followed by the martial band in charge of Wm. M. Aubry, soldiers on foot and in carriages, W. R. C., Congressman Smith, Col. J. Y. Stone and Judge W. S. Lewis in a carriage, Independent Order Oddfellows in uniform, Glenwood cornet band in charge of Prof. Schouloff, followed by citizens in carriages, buggies, wagons and etc. The procession was as large, probably as was ever seen on a like occasion in Glenwood. At the cemetery the usual ritualistic services common to the Grand Army were conducted by the post commander, D. J. Shannon, and comrades A. D. French and E. Starbuck.

The procession re-formed, returned and arrived at the opera house at 2:40. Here Col. Stone had charge of the ceremonies, with the speaker, post commander and several other veterans on the rostrum. Vocal music for the occasion, which was well rendered, was in charge of Prof. J. H. Morgan.

Rev. W. N. Graves pronounced the invocation. The little Miss Margaret Elliott, was not present to recite the beautiful poem of Will Carlton, entitled, Decoration Day, as she was out of the city on account of the death of an uncle.

Miss Fannie Linville recited, “The American Flag,” very neatly.

Mrs. Lyon favored the audience with a solo.

Fred Dean delivered the speech of Abraham Lincoln delivered at Gettysburg battle field in November, 1863. This world renowned address was delivered in a very pleasing manner.

The chairman then introduced Judge Walter I. Smith who delivered a very able address appropriate for the occasion. He gave to to the audience many interesting and very excellent thoughts about our country, her trials, and hardships and fittingly spoke of her defenders, and especially those that sacrificed life that their country might live.

His address was brief but well received.