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EJWW7s-SW I THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON, D. THURSDAY, JUNE 1883. i-Tr ilm 'ROM SHORE TO SHOJjE. Record of Memorial Bay Observances From Maine to Oregon. A NATIONAL TRIBUTE.

Scenes Without a Parallel in the Country's History. In the present issue of The Tribute to are able to give a fuller and more detailed repor of the observance of Memorial Day than was possible in. oar last, and although we have found it impracticable in some cases to print as extended descriptions as we could wish, the record'is well-nigh complete. The majority of these reports have been received directly from "Tan TEiBorrfs Poet correspondents and in some instatices wo have had several reports from the same Posts but wo have also drawn liberally from the accounts printed by the local press, which this year appears to have paid much greator attention to the chronicling of Memorial Day proceedings tlian evor before. It will be observed that the celebration of the day was niH more impressive in the country than in the cities, and that not merely the members of the Grand Army, hut many civic organizations joined in its observance.

Perhaps the most conspicuous feature, however, was tho part which the youth of the country took in the commemoration. The nchools were everywhere closed, and the children marched in procession and assisted in work of decoration, By an attentive perusal of those Teporte our comrades may obtain some useful hints for the observance of the nest Memorial Day, as well as temporary liloasure. Aother year, we trust, they will be mors prompt in preparing and forwarding their Post correspondence. The TcrarKE can sjeareely he expected to print accounts which the postmarks show to have heen mailed from ton days to two weeks after the ovwete described had taken place. MAINE.

Comrade E.Spr&guc writes us as follows: Memorial Day wits observed hy Knowles Post, No. 5 Cormna, Me. Stetson, being one of the towns which came under the jurisdiction of this Post, was made the place for the Memorial services. An address dclivored hy Eov. G.

B. Painter, of lUnor, on the motto of tho Grand Army of the Republic. In tho evening an addro was delivered at Corfu na; subject, 'How perpetuate the institutions our comrades died to maintain' The Post wishes to thank th people of Stetson for the bountiful dinner which was served, and for the interest shown by the eitiHcns generally. Comrade Lewis Hatch, "Wells Depot, writes ns as follows: On Memorial Day the Post here met at its hall and made detail to decorate pravts outside of the cemetery. The cmrade6tbcn marcued to the cemetery at 9 o'clock said decorated the graves, after which we had an oration by the Rev.

Charles Turner. It was vrr nble discourse. We then marched hack to the hall, where we had a splendid dinner, prepared by the Post ladies and their friends in tho village. After dinner wo went by invitation, to Kenurbunk and helped tho comrades there decorate. In tho evening there Tras a lecture at the hall hy CoL Stone.

Comrade E. T. Getcheli, Brunswick, Maine, writes us that Mountfort Post, 22, of that place, observed If tutorial Day in a. proper manner. The cemeteries were visited and thegraves decorated, the citizens joining with the veter-aus.

In tt evening the Post marched to Lament HulL where a prayer was oSbred by Eev. jElijiih KWUogg and an address bv General CL P.MatiockE. At Sprimrvaie, Willard Post's first oh-Ecrvncef Memorial Day proved a-very interesting event The Odd Fellows and Kvights of Pythias both turned out, and music was furnished by the Limerick band. The Eev. T.

C. linsseil delivered the oration. new Hampshire. At Bochesier, X. Memorial Day services Wen? conducted by Carlton Pott, No.

24, in an sppropnate manner. The Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, nre department and children, and the Young American and cornet bands took part iw the celebration. After the decoration of th graves, prayer was offered by Eev. B. H.

Adams, followed hy singing hy the choir. Orations, wore delivered by A. E. Tuttle, C. G.

Him, Geo. W. Fernald, E. F. Cloutinan, II H.

Shannon, J. F. SaSbrd and G. V. Card.

VERMONT, Comrade N. S. Sogers, Newport Centre, Yt, writes ns as follows Memorial Day was duly observed by T. B. Alexander Post, No.

m28, with appropriate ewemonies. The procession formed at 1 p. m-, consisting of members of the Post aijd es-soldlcrs, Sabbath-school children, and citizens to the immber of some 250 in carriages, and proceeded to the cemetery, nfrarly two miles -distant. Vie were then formed hy Comrade C. L.

Erwin, masghal of day, ia a hollow Bqimre around the graves of dead comrades. The overdoes at the ccnietery were prayer by Ber. fi. YT. Cowell and singing by several eonsradoa.

The grxves were deeoroted by oom-xadw smd SaMmth-scttool children, after 'which theMwifH. retaned to the village and as-ecoltx j.t Uanit church, where cm oration iv6 dt a 0 ty Kon. O. H. Acstin, of Barton, Yt.

fftt oTiai r.frvioes, SftbbittiidBy, May, 27th, tt v- 1 hre by a sermon by Eev. S. Y. Cov. i.

The Poat attended in a body. Loin-? H. BL Tilley writes us as follows: 22a.ti i NLr were appropriately observed in iliii Yt by Commiiifs Post, No. 37. Tii iiii-J ut cciaetorics in and about town sited bydetnehmeuts of comrades in the for noju.

At 1:30 p. m. a line was formed in fr jiu of (. A. R.

ball, headed by tho Hines-bu tiAiot band, aad the line of march ta kt-n i tue iai gtrt)i to the IBnesburgh cem-jrt-r ji uta. When the point of starciug wrtn the boy were hatted in front of th fnuu r'fc stand, wluch was occupied by Cc j'i- i -uidiag, of EutLind, who delivered "Hi addrci, which was receive! with atteiition and Lisvrtay cheeeed. liedes tlie long line of m'antry, there wfo eiity carriages in the line of msxdx. Comrade P. Bean, "Warres, writos tis as follows: Yt'a observed Meeiorial Day here, Ains-irorOiPost joining with ESdredge Post.

Mrs. E. A. Eldrcdtje presenied our Pojt with a new flag, which wa. gladly accepted.

After decoration services were held in the chureh. Many conid not gam admission. Business was generally suspended, and eerybody in town seemed to be present at the entertainment. An oration was dclivored by Hon. Frank Pteuley, of Korthfield, and a 'poem was read by Mr, Dor.

Knolan, of Wattgfielc, The decoration of the monument was conducted hy Mrs. Oryii Ibchardbou. At BrisSol, Yt Comstock Post observed Mc-morial Day with becoming ceremonies. In the morning t5ie Post accompniiiwi by drum corps, the cfeildrtMi of tiie Sabbath and gradel schools, and gutstssnd citiacBB. marched to the cemetery and deeorated the soldiers' graves.

In llie aficraoaa a HMsmoml meeting was held, and fi. A. R. services bv the Post, Coni-juander tisaorpe P. Wfcten introduced the Hon.

Walts C. Donin. of Btttlaud, who delivered aMrens. Comrade Zira Elkatfc, P. Lineeln, Yt, writes tu tL GaxM Post, No.

02. of that place, obsca- I Metaorial Day by currvicg out taa G. A. K. ituai, assisted by Hie Sons of Veterans; W.

ildiuit, captain. Com. Eev. J. W.

bUikiIoro', delivered an appropriate ora'n, Coaaxade lX3it has been appointed lietciis.nt-coinel. First T)iviirtH RnR of Yetexauss. Comrade M. P. Kent of Hall Post, No.

SO, Worcester, wiites us as follows: Memorial Day was fully observed here. Stowo Post, of Calias, hut rocontly organized, uniting with ns on that day. The services were well performed, Eer. E. Miller, of Montpalicr, delivered an excellent address.

Singing was in-icispersod thwiughout the exercises. Memorial Day was duly obsorved at Eipton, Yt, by the veterans, of -veteniiisandpri- vate Ecv. Mr. Patten delivering an address. A G.

A. E. Post is shortly to be established at Eipton. Tho memorial sermon at Brandon, Yt, the Sunday preceding Memorial Day was delivered bythe Eev. W.

Eice. MASSACHUSETTS. Comrade Sidney Sibley writes us as follows Day was a perfect day, and E. Y. Sumner Post, No.

19, Fitchburg, improved it in a manner creditable to tho Post and satisfactory to the citizens, a larger number turning out in tho procession in the afternoon than over appeared on a similar occasion, and the citizens seemed to take a greater interest Both of the military companies served as an flscort The oration of Eev, H. Pier-son, of Fitchburg, was a splendid effort and was well received by the boys. The singing by scholars of the High School and music of tho Fitchburg cornet hand added much to the enjoyment of tho occasion. In the evening a concert of war music was given in City Hall to an audience filling not only every seat, bat every inch of standing room. It created an intense enthusiasm which culminated when, during Una singing of tho "Star-Spangled Banner," the old battle-Hags of the Twenty-first Twenty-fifth and Thirty-fourth Massachusetts regiments were brought upon the stage by men who served nnder them in tho days which tried men's souls.

Tho fine weather at YvTalfcham drew out unusually large crowds to witness the decoration exercises. During the forenoon, details of F. P. H. Post, No.

29, decorated the soldiers' graves in Grove Hill and Calvary cemeteries. In the afternoon, tho full Post, John G. Miller, Commander, assembled at its headquarters, whence, headed by the Hyde Park band and nccoiupanied by company Fifth regiment M. Y. Captain Gideon F.

Hayncs, and the G. A. It Cadets, Captain Charles H. Ncwland, it proceeded to the Church street cemetery, where Eev. Pr.Brosnahan, of St.

Mary's church, conducted tho services. Subsequently, the line of march was taken up to Mr. Blake cemetery, where appropriate exorcises were held. An orstkm by Hon. E.

T. Luce, formerly lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-third Maine volunteers, was afterward delivered on the common. A band concert in the evening concluded the day's observance. Posts No. 42 and 120, Sons of Yeterans, and Other organization, took part in Memorial Day exercises in LowelL Monument Square was decorated tastefully by the ladies of the First Universalist church, and detachments from the pi ocession visited tho graves at the different burial grounds.

The day was pleasant, and the procession made a good appearance. Some fine decorations were seen on tho principal streets. Major E. F. Noyes was chief marshal of the procession.

The following was the evening programmoat Huntington Hall: Music by the American band; remarks bv tho president of the evening, C. H. Coburn, P. C. of Post 120; prayer by Eev.

Gcorgo W. Bicknell; music; address by Commander George H. Eichardson, of Post 42; poem by Comrade E. W. Thompson, of Post 42; address by Commander C.

F. Urann, of Post 120; address by Major J. J. Donovan oration by Benjamin Pitman, of Marblehead; music, "America," by the band and audience; benediction by Eev. J.

C. Emery. The observance of Memorial Day was generally participated in by the citizens of Haverhill and Bradford. Tho various cemeteries were visited in tho forenoon by detachments of soldiers, and tho graves of. comrades 274 in number marked bj flags and crowned with wreath of evergreens.

Services of prayer, with brief addresses by comrades, accompanied tho ceremony. In the afternoon a procession consisting of a detachment of police, with tho City baud, the Major White Drum corps, the City Guard, Major How Post No. 47, J. Elendell Jenness Camp of Sons of Veterans, with full ranks; the citb government and invited guests, moved through theprincipalsfcreetsof Haverhill and Bradford to tho soldiers' monument, whero dirges were sung by fifty children, and an address was delivered by Eev. H.

E. Barnes. In tho evening a largo audience gathered at tho City Hall to listen to the oration by Hon; John K. Tarhox, of Lawrence. William Logan.

Eodman Post, No. 1 Post Commander James L. Wilbur, 100 men and Eobert G. Shaw Post, No. 14(5 twenty men nnited in decorating 400 graves in New Bedford, and surrounding towns on Memorial Day.

The day was more generally observed than usual manufactories and stores were closed, and over 5,000 people assembled on the common to hear the oration by Eev. M. C. Julien. The escort of the Posts consisted of the N.

B. City Guards, twenty-nine men High School Cadets, forty-two boys fourteen sailors from the Eoveuue Marine school-ship, and Sous of Veterans, numbering fourty four, in their neat new uniform and carrying a handsome banner. Iho soldiers' monument on tho common was decorated by the Sons of Yeterans. A concert of war songs was held in the opera house in the evening, and was a success. Memorial Day exercises were initiated by service at St Mary's church, in Lynn, at a.

m.T where two companies of Post No. 5 attended. Later they went to tho Catholic cemeteries with the National hand. Two other companies went to Nahant Tho main procession formed in Park sauare at 1 p. and consisted of police, the National band, companies and of the Eighth regiment; Camp GarSeld, No.

1, Sons of Yeterans; the Lynn brass baud; Gen. Lander Post, No. carriages with guests, disabled soldiers and others. The route, as previously published, was traversed, the points visited being the Eastern and Western burial grounds and. Pine Grove cemetery.

There wero evening services at the coliseum, with Past Department Commander Patch as orator. Memorial Day at Beverly, was observed with impressive services by John H. Chipman Post and John Low Camp, Sons of Yetrans. The ladies of the Belief Corps prented the latter with a iiaudsorac silk fiag, Miss Hattie K. Bell making the preseutation speech, to which Captain Charles H.

Shackley made a fitting response. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry L. Parker, of the ilnssachusetts Division Sons of Yeterans, was presented with a regulation sword and belt hy the Camp. The memorial services wero held in tho town hall, where Surgeon-General Azel Ames. delivered the oration.

The Post afterwards conducted G.A. E. sorvices at the soldiers' monument. Theodore Winthrop Post, No. 35, Chelsea, turned out at 8:30 a.

accompanied by Higgins' band, and was escorted by a file of marines and sailors to tho United States Naval cemetery, where the graves were decorated. The Po3t then went to Wooulawn cemetery by barges and decorated the graves of 300 soldiers and sailors. In the afternoon the procession went to Garden cemetery and decorated the graves, and thence piocaeded to tho soldiers' monument, Union square, and decorated tho shafc It afterwards marched, to the Academy of Music and listened to an address by Mayor Strahan, a poem, by Charles O'Neil, and an oration by Ecv. S. L.

Gracey. Post No. 34, of Salom, by detachments, left flowers or plants and a flag on each grave in the several cemeUrics. Shortly after noon the Post, with the Sons of Veterans and a band, escorted the city council from City Hall to Me--chanic Hall, where ritual services were held. The various organizations then formed a procession and marched to the Ornc street cemetery, where services were held at the soldiers' lot, in the presence of a large concourse of people.

The whole number of graves decorated was 433. Charles II. Stevens Post, No. 53, of Leominster, had charge of the Memorial Day exercises at that place. In the afternoon a procession was formed and proceeded to the town hall, where the exercises, which consisted of music, prayer, an address of welcome by Commander M.

Beak and an oration by Eev. G. H. 1 Bevoise, took place. At their completion the line reformed and proceeded to the cemetery, where the graves were decorated and appropriate services held.

Ax Wrentham, on Memorial Day, Geo. 1L Maiuticn Posr. accompanied by a detachment from the First Light Infantry drum corps, of Providence, E. decorated the sol-dicr' graves in the vicinity. At Wrentham Centre eighty school children marched in tho procession.

Dinner was provided at Plainville, and memorial exercises were held in the hotel there. The Eev. G. W. Portor delivered the oration.

W. A. Streeter Post, No. 1, Attleboro, decorated the soldiers' graves in Sonth Attleboro, Mt Hope, St. Mary's, Woodlawn, and other cemeteries In the vicinity on Memorial Day.

Comrado E. S. Horton acted as marshal of the day, and the procession was quite imposing. Public services were held in Union hall, where the Eev. Dr.

A. St John Cbambre, of Fall Eiver, delivered the oration. At 12:30 o'clock a detail of Isaac B. Patten Post, No. 81, of Watertown, visited the Coolidgo monument and decorated it, and a half hour later the full Post assembled and marched to tho Catholic cemetery on Mt.

Auburn, street, and the Common street cemetery, and, in both places, 120 graves were strewn with flowers. Eev. Mr. Eand acted as chaplain of the day. Eev.

T. Burbon Smith, of theMethodisfc church, delivered the memorial oration in. tho evening at the town hall. At an early hour General Wadsworth Post, No. G3, of Natick, sent details to place flowers on the graves of comrades at-South Natick and North cemeteries.

In the afternoon tho Post visited Sherbom, when a service was performed at the graves of soldiers in that town. A public service was held in Concert Hall in tho evening. Eev. J. W.

Hamilton, of tho Peoplo's church of Boston, delivering the oration. Singing was furnished by children of tho public schools. A. W. Bartlctt Post decorated 255 graves in tho cemeteries in the vicinity of Newburyport.

At 1:30 o'clock tho Post formed at its headquarters, and, escorted by the dishing Guard and the City Cadets, with tho Cadet baud, marched toPleasantStreetChurch, andlistened to an address by Hon. Wm. Eeed, of Taunton. After services at tho church the procession marched through several streets to Oak Hill cemetery, where tho gravos were decorated. At Plymouth theprocession included Colling-wood Post, No.

7G A. H. Perry, Commander and Plymouth Camp, Sons of Veterans. Addresses were made at the cemeteries and soldiers' monument by Eev. F.

N. Knapp, Eev. George Tewksbury, Hon. W. T.

Davis, with a discourse in the church, of tho First parish by Eev. W. J. Yates. There was a concert in tho evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, under the direction of Post No.

7G. Post No. 90, of Danvers, accompanied by tho Sons of Veterans, high school cadets, town officers, drum corps and Haverhill hand, marched to the Pcabody Institute at 2 o'clock, and listened to an address by Eev. W. J.

Pomfret, of Fitchburg, tho reading of a poom by Miss ELitlie Couch and singing of hymns. At the monument brief sorvices were held, and then the graves in the various cemeteries were decorated. Special committees of Post No. 45, of Gloucester, visited tho several cemeteries in tho morning and decorated the graves of their veteran comrades. In the afternoon a parade took place, in which Posts Nos.

45 and 67 participated. Tho line of march was to tho City Hall, where an address was delivered by Past Department Commander George H. Patch, of Frainiugham. The procession at Fall Eiver was one of tho finest ever seen there. Captain H.

C. Cook, U. S. was in command, and Post No. 46 Commander J.

H. Abbott took part. The various cemeteries of tho city were visited and services held in them. CONNECTICUT. A comrade writes us that Francis S.

Long Post, of YVilliauiantic, paid due attention to the observance of Memorial Day. In tho forenoon a detachment visited tho cemeteries in Windham and North and South Windham and decorated the graves there. The exercises consisted of prayer, singing and an address by Eev. N. C.

Walker. In the afternoon the oxor-cises were held at Yilliamantic. Tho oration delivered by Henry L. Hall. At the conclusion of tho ceremonies the members of tho Post adjourned to their hall and partook of a bountiful supper.

Memorial Day was appropriately observed at Middletown, by Mansfield Post. No. 53. Tho oration was delivered on tho previous evening in the Methodist church by Eev. I.

M. Foster, Chaplain-in-Chief, of Waterloo, N. Y. It was a masterly effort. On May 30 the graves of the dead soldiers and the soldiers' monument wero decorated and suitable exercises held.

The parado was a long and brilliant ono. Social details from Mansfield Post visited Westfiold and CromwelL Comrade G-. F. Elliott, Stamford, writes us that Hobbio Post, No. of that place, on Sunday morning, May 27th, attended tho Congregational church and listened to an earnest sormon of Eev.

Sam'l Scoville. In tho evening tho Post went in a body to the M.E. church, whero Eov. Dr. Unburn, of Drew Theological Seminary, delivered a patriotic discourse.

At New Canaan, on Memorial Day, there was a largo turn out of veterans, citizens, and school children. Post Commander F. E. Weed presided over tho memorial services, and among those who delivered addresses were Dr. W.

Eobinson, Francis M. Bliss, and Mr. Jno. Light. Tho German gleo club furnished tho fmusic.

At Higganum, memorial services were held. The oration was delivered by Eov. Mr. Piddoek. The veterans who participated in the ceremonies were under tho command of Captain Frank O.

Gladwin. NEW YORK. "Adjutant" writes us as follows: Monday evening, May 7, tho members of GIbbs Post, No. 130, of Warsaw, N. marched in a body to the Methodist church, of that village, to listen to an address by Ecv.

T. E. Bell, tho Chaplain of the Post, but now a resident of Buffalo, on the subject "The Second Battle of Bull Eun." After the Post, with visiting comrades, were seated the house was filled to overflowing hy the families of the Post and public generally, and all listened with unabated interest for two hours to the graphic description of that battle by our comrade, who was there present as a soldier in tho ranks, and who had. carefully studied all the histories since written on that subject which were accessible to him. This was one of a series of free lectures which have boon given from time to time for several years by tiibbsPoston incidents connected with or battles of the war of tho rebllion, and this was pronounced to be of at least equal interest and instruction to any that have preceded it.

Memorial Day was observed by the Post in a quiet and appropriate manner. At 2 p. m. a procession formed, consisting of the fire department in uniform; Gibbs Post, with visiting comrades and soldiers, and the school boys, in three companies, uniformed, led by the cornet band, and marched to the hall, whero tho services of the ritual were rendered in an impressive manner, after which Post Commander Johnson gave interesting incidents met with by him in a recent trip to Washington, Eich-moud, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, His remarks wero followed by an able address by Eev. Charles T.

Coerr, of Warsaw, after which the school boys sung several pieces. Tho procession was then reformed and marched to tho cemetery, whero tho soldiers' graves, twenty-thrco in number, were strewn with flowers, and all returned to the village and disbanded. The return march was made in a rain storm, which began before the services were finished, but nothing was omitted from the ritual. The programme of the day was felt to be the most impressive memorial service over held here in honor of our fallen comrades. "Signal Corps" writes us from Batavia, N.

as follows It was tho intention of Upton Post, of this place, to decorate tho grave of every soldier of tho civil war in the county. The Post at Pavillion performed that duty in in that town, and Le Eoy and the Post atAt-tica in Alexander and the southern part of Darien. Upton Post sent detachments to Alabama, Bergen, Byron, Bethcny, Elba, Oakfield, Pembroke and Stafford. At Pembroke Elba and Bergen the day was observed aucl celebrated with appropriate exercises. The exercises in our village wero conducted under tho auspices of this Post.

At 2 o'clock p. m. the sorvices were opened at tho park by tho reading of Commander-in-Chief Van Dervoort's order relating to Memorial Day, by Comrade Tarbox, followed by singing of Keller's American hymn by a double quartette and organist, which was beautifully rendered then a dirge by the Batavia Cornet band. Commander Beedy read apoition of the ritual appropriate to the occabiou. Then a prayer by Eev.

Mr, Johnson. At this time tho meeting was adjourned to tho opera house on account of a heavy rainstorm. At tho opera house the Hon. John M. Davy, formerly major of the, Ono Hundred and Eighth New York infantry, delivered a most ablo and eloquent address.

The exercises closed at the opera house by tho singing of "America" hy the choir and the benediction by the Eev. M. Sanborn. A procession then went to the cemetery and decorated tho graves there. X.

P. of Judson Kilpatrick Post, No. 143, Now York city, writes us as follows Memorial Day, 1883, was truly a red-letter day in tho annals of tho Post. Assembling at 7:30 the Post was presented by the citizens of Harlem with an elegant blue silk Post banner, (G. A.E.badfre.

inscribed. Tho presentation speech wasmado in an eloquent manner by Hon. H. C. Calkins, ex-M.

to which CommandcrjEeddy responded in fitting terms. This is tho only banner of tho kind possessed by any York city Post Taking passage on the L.froad Post proceeded to the rendezvous forjfeho parade at Forty-seventh street Preceded by the Ettle daughter of Commander W. H. Thompson, arrayed as the daughter of the regiment, the Post formed as a battalion (platoons of twelve files), with an armed guard of twelve. Its four battle flags and the two Post flrigg attracted universal attention.

Tho parado over the road was again to Trinity cemetery, 155th street and Tenth avenue, where memorial services were held in conjunction with Eice Post, No. 29, addresses being made by Hon. F. D. House, for Post No.

29, and Eov. G. W. Gallagher for Post No. 143.

After decorating graves tho Post aud its guests partook of refreshments by tho roadside in old campaigning style, and then paraded through Harlem to Post headquarters for dismissal. Commander Jos. P. Dushane, of Cliismore Post, No. 110, Hion, writes us that tho Post twice attended memorial services on tho 27th ult, and listened to discourses by the Eevs.

W. H. Eeeso and Dunham. Memorial Day was a busy ono for the Post. At 6 a.

m. a do-tail decorated seven graves at North Hion cemetery. A little later twenty-nine comrades went to Fraukford, decorated eighteen graves in the cemetery ia that village, aud listened to an oloquont oration by Eev. A. Myers, after which Past Commander Bronnor and Comrade LeEoy rode, by carriage, to pay tribute to tho gravo of a single soldier who did gallant service in Commander Bronner's company.

The detail then returned to Hion, and, after rosting, marched, fifty strong, to tho village cemetery, and there strewed fourteen graves with flowers. The address of tho day was delivered by tho Ecv. W. H. Eeese.

After dinner the Post visited the cemetery at Mohawk, where nineteen graves woro decorated and an address made by Eov. Jas. Edmonson. Tho march was then taken up to Herkimer, when another procession was mot, and, after consolidation, the cemetery was then visited aud a service held on tho church green, Hon. A.

H. Prescott making the oneniiiK remarks and Eov. H. M. Danforth de livering tho oration.

Comrade H. W. Halsey, Grcenport, N. writes that Edwin Hunting Post, No. 353, with drum corps, went to Southold Memorial Day morning, where they wero met by the cornet band and escorted to the chruch, whero services wero held.

The floral decorations included a beautiful broken column. From the church tho Post inarched to the grave of Lieut. Hunting, where the firing squad, under command of O. G. Hawkins, fired a salute.

After decorating the graves in Willow Hill cemetery tho Post returned to Greenport. In tho afternoon it took carriages for Orient, where services wero held in the church. Mr. J. H.

Young presided, and remarks were raado by Prof. Eussell, of New York. Afterwards tho Post matched to the soldiers' monument, whore memorial services woro held and volleys fired by tho Post squad. Tho comrades then called at tho residence of Mr. Jas.

Douglass to thank him for his gift of a fine drum. In tho evening the Post went to Shelter Island to assist in the services there. Comrade C. E. Hunter, Green connty, N.

writes us as follows: I was appointed correspondent of A. N. Baldwin Post, No. 282, to The TjinraxE somo time ago. Having decided to hold Memorial Day services, all but three of the Post answered to tho roll-call on tho morning of theSOtiu.

Wo proceeded to tho two cemeteries iu tho villago and decorated tho graves of eightfof our Lite comrades, after which wo went to the Presbyterian church and listened to able add: Eev. J. P. Eace, pastor of the Hunter Methodist church and Chaplain of our Post, and Eev. Mr.

Wilkinson, pastor of tho Presbyterian church. After the close of tho services we partook of a bountiful dinner, prepared by tho families of our comrades, and then proceeded to Jewett Heights a distance of eight' miles and decorated the graves of some soldiers who wero buried there. Wo were organized a little over ono year ago and now number thirty-nino members. Five new names were sent in on Memorial Day. Comrado Charles Thomas, Corning, N.

writes us as follows: Since last writing you, Eathbun Post, No. 277, has mustered twelve recruits, and liavo twenty applications still pending. At tlio requcstof tho Post, the Eev. Mr. Bacon delivered a beautifuladdress on Sunday, tho 27th the hall being handsomely decorated for the occasion.

On Memorial Day the Post assembled at 9 o'clock and proceeded to the village of Painted Post, where our last accession of comrades reside, and in the cemetery there performed the memorial servico of the G. A. over tho graves of comrades who lio buried there. Detachments were also sent to decorate the graves of soldiers in tho Knor-vilio and Erwin cemeteries. In the afternoon we reassembled, and joining with W.

W. Hoyt Post, No. 276, tho KTnights of Honor, Corning firemen, bands of music, all under tho direction of Comrade II. G. Tu thill as marshal, marched to the Corning cemetery, where fifty-six graves were decorated.

Comrade Wm. Euger, Conklin, N. writes us as follows: Bayless Post, No. 203, of this place, observed Memorial Day, commencing at 8 o'clock a. m.

and continuing until 5 p. with half hour for dinner at Post hall. We took in a circuit of fifteen miles, visited five burying grounds, held special services at three of them, decorated the gravos of twelve comrades (none of whom had ever before been re-mombercd on Memorial Daj), listened to four addresses, and went homo at nigh happy in the thought that wo had done our duty to ourselves, to our country, and to cmr dead comrades. Ono of our speakers, Comrado Matti-son, was on the skirmish line at Appomattox when Leo surrendered. Another member, Comrado Crandle, was tho only survivor of the Custer massacre; having been detailed that morning, consequently was not iu tho fight.

Comrade John S. Lcffingwell, Gainesville, N- writes us as follows Briggs No. 301, had memorial services at three places at East Gainesville at 10 o'clock in tbajbrenoon; at Gainesville Creek at 1 o'clock, and at Castile at 5 o'clock. The oration at Eisfc Galucsville was delivered by A. Harrington; tho address at Gainesville Creek by the Eov.

Mr. White, of Castile, and at Castile by Aid-de-Camp Eov. M. Gaffuey, of Gainesville. Bain, which cora-monccd about 2 o'clock, interfered with the exercises at the graveyard, and they had to bo postponed until next day.

Briggs Post is a live Post. It was organized last December with ton charter members, and at the preaeut time has about thirty. We muster from one to two membeis overy meeting. Wo have also a goodly number of applications. Comrade C.

F. Barry, Lyndonville, N.Y., writes us that Ashby Post, No. 73, on May 27tji attended services at the M. E. church, conducted under the direction of Commander Breed.

On Memorial Day the comrades assembled in Barry's Hall aud marched to the cemetery, whero memorial services according to the G. A.E. ritual wore conducted in an impressive manner. From tho cemetery tho Post proceeded to the Baptist church, where the Eev. Mr.

Ackcrman, of the M. delivered an eloquent address and Mrs. Martin Gilbert read an original poem. Tho church was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens. Favorable weather at OTean aided in carry iug out successfully tho programme arranged" for Memorial Day exercises.

People streamed in by tho hundreds from all parts of Cattaraugus county. The procession was composed of Bayard. Post, No. 222, G. A.

E. the fire department, consisting of five companies; the steamer, and the coffee brigade tho Select Knights, Ancient Order of United Workmen Mavor and Common Council, board of education, the line-being nearly a mile in length. The address was delivered by the Eov. J. V.

Ashton, and a chorus of sixteen voiced sang appropriate hymns at tho cemetery. Comrado Jacob Hoffman, J. Y. 0., writes us that Memorial Day was observed at Webster, N. by Post No.

275 iu an appropriate manner. In tho morning a procession inarched to the cemetery aud decorated the soldiers' graves thero. In the afternoon tho exercises, according to the ritual, took place in the Baptist church, afcer which EeV. J. Copoland delivered an oration.

Prof. Wilcox read a poem selected from The Tribune. Memorial Day at Bath, N. was appropriately observed by Custer Post James tfau-cett, commander, and Major A. C.

Brundage, marshal of the day. Barry Post, No. 1 IS, from the Soldiers' Home, and a number of civic organizations joined in the procession. Services were held at the court-house, owing to the rain. Hon.

H. Boardman Smith, of Elmira, delivered the oration. Comrade W. A. Miller writes U3 that at Oswego, Post O'Brien, No.

65, observed Memorial Day after the usual custom. In tho mornine 1 180 graves wero decorated, and in the evening memorial services were conducted by Post Chaplain Eov. Dr. David Tully. A Ladies' Auxiliary is about to be organized in connection with the Post.

Comrade Leandor P. Wilcox, Eedfield, N. writes us that Sidney C. Gaylord Post, No. 262, of that place, properly observed Memorial Day.

The flags in tho public square were at half mast and a monument was erected in memory of the departed. A procession marched to the cemetery, where appropriate exercises wero held and the graves decorated. Comrado William A. Thompson, Brooklyn, N. commanded Camp No.

1, Sons of Veterans, on Memorial Day, and on their arrival at the cemetery, exhausted by the long march, furnished them with sandwiches, coffee and lemonade. Tho Camp turned out ninety strong and made a fine appearance. Memorial Day was observed at Homer, N. under the auspices of Babcock Post, No. 105-Tho memorial sorvices wero held at Glonwood cemotery in the afternoon, and in the evening an eloquent oration was pronounced at the Congregational church by the Hon.

C. P. Ved-der, of EUicottville. Comrade W. H.

Peterson, Brockport, N. writes us that Cady Post, No. 236, of that place, observed Memorial Day in an appropriate manner. Commander Avery conducted the G. A.

E. services. Hon. A. P.

Butts was President of the Day, aud Genoral Crooks delivered the oration. Comrade J. Parmerter, Plattsburgh, N. who sends us flvo new subscribers, writes that Walter H. Benedick Post, No.

366, which was mustered on tho 7th ult, now numbers sixty mombors, and turned out in force on Memorial Day. Post Huntsman, of College Point, N. decorated tho graves at Flushing cemetery. Tho soldiers' monument was oven more lavishly decked with flowers than nsual. In the afternoon there was a brilliant parado of the military.

At Buffalo, N. tho Memorial Day services at tho cemetery wero interrupted by jam. Commander John S. Bidwell, of Post 203, made the opening address, and the Eov. W.

S. Hub-bell dolivered tho oration. Thero was no lack of flowers. Tho memorial address at Norwood, N. on the 30th was delivered by the Hon, A.

X. Parker. It was eloquent and able. Luther Priest Post, of that place, is in a flourishing condition. Eowley P.

Taylor Post, of Attica, observed Memorial Day. The decoration took place in the afternoon, but rain prevented tho full carrying out of the programme The G. A. E. Post of Wyoming decorated the graves as that place, and the Eov.

J. E. Bills, of Eochcster, delivered tho oration. Major Stowits" delivered an elaborate oration at Perry, during which ho was frequently applauded by the assemblage. Buford Post, No.

238, of Johnsonburg, Wyoming county, decorated at Attica on Memorial Day. General A. W. Bishop delivered tho oration at Wilson, Niagara county. NEW JERSEY.

Comrade Thomas Scarlett, S. Y. Sumner Post, No. 74, Jamesburg, N. writes U3 as follows: Tho Post on Memorial Day turned out about thirty strong, preceded by a fife and drum corps.

Following came six little girls dressed in white, bearing a large flag stretched ovor poles, on which was laid a number of handsomo flower pieces. After them marched nearly ono hundred school children, the boy3 carrying flags and the girls hunches of flowers. Citizens on foot and in carriages brought up tho rear. In this order tho procession proceeded to Fernwood cemetery, where the Post opened ranks, and the children passed forward to the graves. Your correspondent then read the ritual address and Chaplain Shone the prayer.

Tho children very beautifully sang "Wo mourn our Nation's dead." After graves were decorated the lino formed again and proceeded to tho Presbyterian church, where an eloquent oration was delivered by Eev. B. S. Sumner Post feels much pleased and encouraged with the general interest displayed by the public in its first memorial service. A comrade writes us as follows: Memorial Day at Egypt, N.

was observed with great enthusiasm by General G. K. Warren Post, No. 72, which formed in. lino at 'the Post-room at 9:30 a.

under command of David C. Hawkins, Post Commander, and proceeded through tho principal streets, headed by drums and fifes, and followed by forty young ladies mostly the daughters of comrades carrying banners, each bearing tho name of a State a large wagon filled yith flowers camenoxt. The Post visited five cemeteries, and decorated every comrade's gravo. At the cemetery at Jacobstown an address was made by Eev. Mr.

Hay; at the graves at Zion a cheering address was made by C. Harris, the Adjutant of the Post. After lunch tho procession assembled in the Presbyterian church, where addresses woro delivered by Eev. Mr. Moran, pastor of the church, and Eev.

G. N. Braisted, Chaplain of Post No. 72. Comrado Edwin J.

Lloyd writes us as follows E. D. Baker Post, No. 22, of Mborestown, N. had a good turn out on Memorial Day.

After services at the Baptist and Episcopal graveyards, we proceeded to Colestown in wagons, led by tho Medibrd drum corps. After servico at Colestown cemetery, we joined Post No. 53, of Haddonfield, and ate lunch in the N. J. State Building (from the Centennial).

Along with company N. J. Stato Guards, wo proceeded to the cemetery, headed by the brass band of Swedesboro and Eiley's celebrated Cadets, fifty strong, and after listening to an oration from Chaplain Thomas, of Swedesboro, and an address hy Eov. Mr. Young, of Haddonfield, we returned to Post No.

53, and after another lunch went back to Moorestown. Adjutant Brinly, Long Branch, N. who sends us six new subscribers, writes that Jamos D. Morris Post, No. 46, of that place, observed Memorial Day in a creditable manner.

The cemeteries wero visited in the morning, and in tho afternoon the Post marched in procession together with Empire Lodge of Odd Fellows, three brass bands, and a large turn out of citizens, to the opera house, where Dr. S. H. Hunt, late assistant surgeon of Fifth Veteran Volunteer Corps, delivered an oration. There was a large audience present.

Post No. 46 has mustered seventeen recruits since April 26th, and has several applications pending. It now numbers seventy-eight members. PENNSYLVANIA. E.

P. Black writes ns, under date of the 31st ult, from Parker City, as follows: Memorial Day was duly obsorved in this piaco. Post No. 75 met and decorated all the comrades' graves in this vicinity. Tho citizens turned out and aided very materially in the exercises.

Last week Comrade W. H. Button, of Post No. 70, Corry, Erio county. with tho assistance of the ladies aud geutlomen of Parker, supported by Post No.

75, gave, four nights, his military drama "True Blue; or Brother against Brother." The play is a good oue and drew crowded houses, thereby replenishing the Post's relief fund. Post No. 149, of Foxburg, also obsorved Memorial Day by decorating all the graves of comrades in the vicinity. The Post replenished its coffers, not long since, by having a lecture delivered by the JTawkaye man Bur-detto. It was a success.

They report recruiting going on steadily, seven being mustered last meeting night. Comrado J. E. Hall, Surgeon, Colonel Bidcllo Post, No. 218, Emlenton, writes us that Memorial Day was observed at that place more generally than ever before.

Notwithstanding the rain, a procession was formed at 9:30 a. in which participated tho Post, Sons of Veterans and other organizations. At the cemetery an eloquent address was dolivered by W. L. Eiley, orator of the day.

A peculiar feature was the dedication of a temporary monuuientto "Fallen heroes buried elsowliore." A list of those who had gone out from this vicinity had been prepared, and as a narao was read by Comrado D. D. Moriarty, the Adjutant of the Post responded, giving the destination of the fallen comrade, so far as it was known, aud another comrade hung for him a wreath upon tho tomporary monument Thirty-six names wore thus remembered. At Bradford, the rain interfered somewhat with the observance of tho day, but about five hundred men wero in line. There were delegations from S.

C. Noyes Post, No. 232, EUicottville, N. Alexander Bird, Commander, and Aiken Post, No. 233, Henry M.

Adams, Commander. The memorial services wero held in, tho ODora house, whero addresses were de livered by Dr. H. A. Pago and Colonel A.

E7. McClure, editor of the Philadelphia Tim. Ono of the most interesting features was tho singing of "Mnfilo each Drum," by -fifty young girls, all clad in white, with sashe3, nnder the leadership of Professor Harrington. Memorial Day at Fairfield, was appropriately observed by Babcock Post, No. 25S, which turned out seventy strong, and was assisted in the work of decoration by fifty boys bearing banners and fifty girls carrying flowers.

In the afternoon services were held at the M. E. church, whero addresses wero made by Comrade F. G. Babcock, of Knoxville, and Mr.

Culver. The Westfield cornet band furnished tho music. Memorial Day services were conducted at Houtzdale, under the auspices of Kin-kead Post, No. 293. The grave3 at Beulah were decorated in the morning, with the assistance of the school children, the Eev.

Wm. Gemraiel delivering the address. In the afternoon thero was a grand procession. The Post turned, out forty-three strong and all tho chic organizations took part in tho parado. At Blairsville, memorial services were conducted by Finley Patch Post.

The graves were decorated in the morning and in the afternoon thero were public exercises at tho Silver Maple Hotel, where addresses were delivered by Eevs. Miles and McTdasters. Comrade Jos. Moorhead recited an original poem. The Telephone Publishing Company of Grove City, published "The Memorial Day," a bright-looking sheet, containing the programme for tho day at Grove City, the Department Commander's general order relating thereto, momorial poetry, It will bo published annually.

Po3t No. 193 observed Memorial Day at Honesdale, with appropriate ceremonies. On the Sunday preceding, the Eev. Mr. Eich-ar1 tho M.

E. church, delivered an eloquent discourse in tho presence of the Post. About 300 school children took part in the observance of Memorial Day at Apollo, Pa. The services took place at the cemetery, Capt. G.

W. Fleeger, of Butler, delivering the oration. Memorial Day was duly observed at Maha-noy City, by Severn Post, No. 111. The Silliman Guards, a number of benevolent societies and the fire company joined in tho procession.

DELAWARE. The soldiers' graves in the at Dover, were beautifully decorated on Memorial Day. Public services were held in tho afternoon, John Klingler, Commander of Torbett Post, No 3, delivering tho address. A parade through the town followed. Among the organizations in line were Torbett and Woodall Posts, companies of Wyoming, and of Dover, of Second battalion.

Delaware volunteer militia, and tho Bobbins Hoso Company. A feature of the procession was a floral monument eight feet high, mounted on a car, and in tho carriages were flower girls, dressed in white, with blue sashes, and the ladies of the Post Aid Society. One of the flags in line was tho corps flag of company First Delaware. Tho colored Post also turned out and decorated the graves at Whatcoat cemetery. VIRGINIA.

"Adjutant," ofT. F. Meagher Post, No. 3r National Soldiers' Homo, writes us that Memorial Day was observed at that place. Special Orders, No.

27, issued by tho Governor of the Home, directed that all labor, as far as practicable, should be suspended, and that aU members of the Homo able to walk should an- I pear in line. Tho firstcall forparade was at 7:15 a. in. xne oraer ot procession was tne oodlm Guards, who acted as escort to tho Post; German Benevolent Society, and battalion of inmates, headed by tho Homo band, and tinder command of Governor P. T.

Woodfin. Tho procession proceeded to tho National cemetery, where the graves wero decorated and a dirgo played. Thero was no prayer nor any oration. Upon returning to the Homo the veterans found that Shaw and Caillons Post3, of Norfolk, and Piatt Post, of Portsmouth, had arrived. A detail from Me3gher Post escorted them to the cemetery.

Department Commander Woodfin made a few remarks. Eav. E. H. Bolden, colored, offered a prayer and Isacc Worcomb delivered an address.

In. the afternoon address Was delivered by George Z. Pryor, colored, which, was admirable. FLORIDA. At Pensacola, tho Memorial Day services were conducted under the auspices of James A.

Garfield Post, No. 2, escorted by the Third artillery, of Barrancas, and the Marine guard of the navy yard. Services were held at the National cemetery at Barrancas, Department Commander L. W. Eowley presiding.

Addresses were made by Colonel J. P. Jones, Hon. S. C.

Scott aud W. W. Wharton. The Sons of Yeterans carried a new and beautifal Post banner in front of the Post. At Warrington, Memorial Day was obsorved by M.

B. Woolsey Post, No. 1, and Garfield Post, No. 2. The comrades appeared in full uniform, and each carried a bouquet with a small American flag in the center.

ARKANSAS. Comrade Samuel Peters, Fort Smith, writes ns at length concerning the observance of Memorial Day at that place. The comrades of Thomas Williams Post named after the gallant Williams who gave np his life at the battle of Baton Eouge, La. assembled early in the morning and, preceded by a band, marched to the cemetery, whore they wora met by Superintendent Dillon. The cemetery, which is beantifully located at the junction of the Potean and the Arkansas Eivers, is about ten acres in extent, and was originally the graveyard of tho old.

fort. In 1S67 it was made a national cemetery. The roll of the dead buried there is as follows: Union officers known, 25; unknown, 1. Union soldiers vwhite) known, 539; nnknown, 972. Union soldiers (colored) known, 44; unknown, 3.

Confederate soldiers known, 6 unknown, 119. About saventy-nine of tho Ecaular army are burled there, tie remainder being volunteers chiefly from Kansas and Arkansas, though there aro many from Iowa, Indiana (Second battery), Hlinois and Ohio, and a few from Wisconsin and Colorado. Tho ladies of Fort Smith, with their escorts, attended the memorial exercises at the cemetery and strewed the flowers with lavish hands. Tne most handsomely dtcorated monument was that erected to the memory of the Confederate officers Generals Mcintosh and A. E.

Steen aud the unknown Confederate dead. The Hon. J. Paeker, formerly member of Congress, but now jndge of the U. S.

court for the western district of Arkansas, was the orator of tho day, and delivered a fino address. Among those present were Col. Du Yal, Col. Bonrne, Col. Cravens, Capt.

Little and other prominent ex-Confederate staff officers. Memorial Day was dnly observed in Little Eock, on tho 30th ult. by McPherson Post, and tho graves of the Federal and Confederate dead were alike strewn with flowers. Fred Steele Post, No. 101, at Conway, was well represented.

The occasion was one long to ba remembered, and was much enjoyed hy all who participated. Many bitter recollections of the past received a mellowing sentiment and a brotherly feeling wa3 engendered between the ex-soldiers of both sides. KENTUCKY. Comrado E. H.

H. Beyland writes us that tho rain interfered to some extent with the observance of Memorial Day at Covington, Ky.r under the auspices of Garfield Post, No. 2, but, nevertheless, several thousand persons witnessed the decoration of the graves at Linden Grove cemetery. In the procession to the cemetery Garfield Post turned out fifty strong. The Garfield Juniors were also in lino, as well as Nelson Post, comrades of Joe Hooker Post, and Captain Gunn's Ellsworth Camp, No.

1, Sons of Veterans. About 150 men were in line, all uniformed. OHIO. Comrade George C.Jenkins, Washington C. Ohio, writes under date of the 30th nit.

as follows To-day the annual honors were paid to our dead comrades by our G. A. E. Pots. our militia and ouritizens.

On account of the rain the oration, which wa3 tho best ever heard in our place, was dolivered in Music Hall, instead of at the cemetery, as inteuded. Tho programme at the hall at 1 o'clock was as fellows Invocation, Chaplain Dean; dirge, Sixth regiment band; oratiou, by Eev. H. D. Moore, of Cincinnati mnsic, by the band poem, by Mrs.

Lucy Eam-scy; "A old Lang Syne," by-comrades, band and audience. Theprocessrn t'icn for id marched to the cemetery i or: Sixth regiment band; company Sixth regiment O. N. G. John W.

Bell Post, No. 119, led by oar own martial band, with over one- hwn-dred uniformed comrades in lina Wm. Atmrtc-son Post (colored). No. 214.

in uniform; larga decorated wagon with little girls; flower wagon, citizens in carriages. for the purpose of decorating the graves. Our Post was formed in five platoons, each platoon escorted by a fileof company and accompanied by a detachmenfrof Wm. Anderson Post and a squad of bys with wreaths and flowera, proceeded with the decoration, after which both Posts were formed arounda cenotaph in the grove of the and the ceremonies then concluded by deGora-ting-the cenotaph and firing over it a salute ia honor of our unknown dead. Comrade Morris Burns, Gallon, who sends us five new subscribers, writes us as follows Memorial Day proper.

May 30th, was ebnarved hero with mora than nsual pomp and ceremony, under the auspices of Dick Morris Post No. 130. The G. A. paraded in full nniform, at 1 o'clock, headed by the Gallon City band and a delegation of littla girls, marched to the cemetery, where a large number of people assembled through a drenching rain to witness the ceremonies, which were of an imprassivo character.

The little girls, assisted by the membera of the Post, strewed the flowers upon, the graves of our fallen heroes. After the ceremonies were concluded a detachment from Dick Morris Post, under command of Comrado Angell, fired three rounds over the soldiers' lot A line of march was then formed for tha City Opera Hall, where the ceremonies of tha G. A. E. were concluded.

Prof. M. Manley. superintendent of Gslion pnblic schools, and Eev. E.

A. Stone delivered appropriate and eloquent addresses. The singing wa3 conducted hy tha Gal ion male chorus, and was a very high order of excellence. The exercises closed by all singing "America," C. P.

K. writes us from Leesburg, as follows: Joe Henly 303, decorated tho graves of fallen heroes for tho first time lathis (Fairfield) township. There were universal regret that the weather was so unfavorable for carrying out tha extensive arrangements mod a to observe Memorial Day by the old sobftars and citizens. Our memorial services ware a grand success In every particular. The Post decorated the soldiers' graves in the forenoon, marching to the cemetery in a body.

We wero furnished with elegant music by the Leesburg brass ba id. At 2 p. m. we marched to the M. E.

church, which had been handsomely decorated by the ladies of the village, where wa listened to a splendid speech from Mr. Sloan, of Eillsboro. Our Commander, P. D.Matthew3, deserves great credit for the successful management of the Po3t on Memorial Day. Memorial Day was obsorved at Gilboa, Ohio, the surrounding country to participate in deco-with appropriate ceremonies.

Notwithstanding the rain large numbers of people camo from, rating the graves. In the afternoon exercises were held in the church, when, after music by the Pendleton cornet band, services according to the G. A. E. ritual wero held.

Then followed a prayer by chaplain, music by Gilboa Yocal Club, a very able speech by T. C. Kipkins, of Ottawa, and a recitation of one of Wm. Carl-eton'3 poems by Miss Ida Yaughn. After tha exercises in the church an adjournment was had to Harmon cemetery, where the decorating services was performed by a number of little girl3, and a volley fired by the gun squad of the G.

A. E. of that place. A number of-distinguished gentlemen wero present, among whom was noticed Gen. A.

Y. Eice, of Ottawa-Comrade B. F. Eldgely, Post Commander, JeromeviHe, Ohio, writes ns that EBiotfc Post No. 255, on the 27th ult.

attended divino services at the Presbyterian church, Eev. Mr. Eal3-ton, pastor, and also properly observed Memorial Day. At a. on that day details decorated tha graves in the outlying cemeteries, and reported at the Post room at 10 a.

m. Ia the afternoon a procession was formed, consisting of the Post, young ladies, children, ex-soldiers and others, and proceeded to the town cemetery, where tha G. A. E. ritual was gona through with, and Mayor Janson, in a neat speech, introduced John.

McSweeny, Esq.t of Wooster, Ohio, who delivered an eloquent oration. Other speeches were also made and choica music rendered by a selected choir. Comrade J. Hunt, Swanton, Ohio, writes ta as follows: Post No. 1S9 of, this place, which, now has thirty-six members, held it3 first Memorial Day service on the-30th, ult, Nqtwith-standingtherain theattendance was very large.

Good speeches were mads by the E. pastor: Mr. Miller; Mr. Scott and Colonel M. E.

Braily. The ceremonies, according to the ritual, wers neatly carried out by Commander Wm. Geyser, no mistakes marring the solemnities of the occasion. The Odd Fellows, soldiers and citizens joined with us and the ceremonies wora quite impressive. Our citizens aro patriotic and tha next generation is being educated to any emergencies that may caH for self-sacrifice.

A comrade writes from Yan Wert, as follows: Scott Post. No. 100, having made aB necessary arrangements, dnly observed Memorial Day. The people assembled from all points of tho compass, and our city was crowded. John Crossman Post, of Paulding Center; participated with Scott Post, numbering over 100 members, in the duties of tho day.

Hisslaad band discoursed appropriate music for the occasion. The fire company and National Guard turned out in full uniform and added much to the precession. The graves were decoratad by 400 school childran under the command of tha teachera. Comrade Frank J. Ohio, writes as follows: Memorial Day was observed here under the auspices of Kyle Post, Ifo.

41. In spite of tho inclemency of the-weather, a larse gathering of people was in attendance. The proceffiion, headed by Grand Marshal CoL G. W. Andrews, consisted of tha Wapakonata comet band; company FJevanth regiment, O.

N. commanded by Captain F. C. Layton: Kyle Post, Andrew Kholor, P. Dotage fira company, No.

1 Sabbath schools, citizons on foot and in carriages. Colonel Field, of Indianapolis, delivered an eloquent oration. at the cemetery. The Memorial Day exercises at SBriasfield. Ohio, were conducted by Mitchell Po-.

Tha precession to the cemetery was quite imposing, in the line, under Chief Marshal Putnam, being company Seventh regiment, O. N. the Wfaitely Guards, Busheel Guards, Fsfth battery, light artillery, and a number of civic organizations. The rain poured down in torrents, but the programme was carried out at tha cemetery. State Auditor John F.

Oglevea delivering the oration. Tho Arion Club fur-nishod tho music. Comrade J. F. Yaughn writes ua that memorial exercises in Gallia county, Ohio, were conducted by Blessing Post, No.

126, of Gailipoliy, assisted by Corwin Post, No. 259. A largo procession marched to the cemetery at GaHipoli3, where flowers were strewed and flags planted, by fifty little girls dressed in white. About 4,000 people then marched to tha court-house, where tho exercises consisted of music and prayer and fine oration by Comrade CoL Coates Kinney, of Xenia, Ohio. At Fairfield, Ohio, despite the rain, Ben.

Bufc-terfield Poet observed Memorial Day in accordance with the orlginarprogramme. In procession to the cemetery were a number of civie organizations and a band waajou containing about forty young misses, most of whom, wera dressed in white, with a good display of stara and stripes for head and neck wear. Tha public exercises took plac8 at the City Hall, whera the Hon. J. F.

Foliett, of Cincinnati, delivered the oration. Memorial Day sarvices at Medina, Ohio, wora conducted by H. Blake Post, over ninety members of which turned out in the procession. After the graves in the cemetery had beea decorated, J. H.

Greene, president of tha day, read the names of the soldiers of the placa bnried elsewhere, and wreaths were hung on, a cross to their memory. The oration was da-livered by Hon. N. W. of Akron.

Comrade B. F.Tanqnary, New Holland, OhI writes that W. C. Fergusson Post, No. 234, observed Memorial Day with appropriate services.

Mra. M. E. Furgusson, after whose husband the Post wa3 named, and her daughters presented the Post with a new flag. Commander W.

H. Kennedy made an appropriate speech of thanks. In the evening the Hon. Schaylar Colfax lectured for the benefit of the Post. Comrado W.

M. Barns, Willlamsburgh, Ohle, writes that J. IL Jenkins Post, No. 244, of tha place, which now numbors 112 members, visited tha three cemeteries in, that vicinity a Memorial Day, notwithstanding tha steray weather, and decorated the soldiers graves, Tha Adjutant of the Post being absent, tbt Sergeant-Major filled his place. Comrade J.

C. Griggs, Beverly, Ohk, writaf ns that Dick Cheatem. Post, Na. 'fi, a zmsfeitiis-. iskli wt, iw -c i r-ssrr -iY' ru' iji.i.

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