Honoring The Dead

Monday was the day appointed for holding Memorial Day servioes and although chilly was still pleasant to get aronnd in as it was olear and bright, and a good day for the old soldiers to fittingly decórate the graves of their deceased comrades. The business places were pretty generally closed and a Sunday like quiet was present in the city. The day's program opened in the afternoon at 1 o'clook wben the G. A. R., S. of V., and Co. A, M, N. G., formed in parade and followed by oarriage8 oontaining oity offioials and other oitizens prooeeded to the Fifth warrt cemetery where the graves of all the dead soldiers resting there and the Soldiers' Monument were decorated. A detaohment had done a like service at the graves in St. Thomas' cemetery in the meantime. Arrived at Detroit st., on the retnrn march, the maching members took special street cars and were conveyed to Forest Hill cemetery where a large crowd of people had gathered to witness the exercises. At Col. Welch's grave a beantifully decorated cenotaph had been erected and around this theG. A. R. gathered in a hollow square. The servios of the G. A. R. ritual was condncted and three volleys were fired by a squad of the S. of V., then the work of deoorating the graves was prooeeded with after whioh the prooession reforrned and niarched back to the city. University hall was comfortably filled in the evening at tbe exercises held there. Seats had been reserved for the Gr. A. R. and W. R. C, and nearly all the members were present. Members of the S. of V. acted as nshers, etc The exercises opened by Prof. A. A. Stanley at the organ who played "Tbe Star Spangled Bauner, " "Marching Through Georgia," and "Tenting on theOld Camp Ground, " in a manner that tbrilled all who heard him. Rev. W. L. Tedrow read a pojtion of scripture and offered prayer, then the audience joiued in singing "America," aocompanied by tbe organ. Corurade W. K. Childs read a portiou of Lincoln's famons Gettysbnrg oration and Miss Elizabeth Campbell sang "Two Fallen Braves. " Karl E. Harriman theu charmed his hearers with James Win toom b Riley's fanious poem "Good-bye, Jim; Take Care o Yourself, " and the cheering did not stop nntil he gave as an encoré "I Want to Hear the Old Band Play." Mr. Harriman has a great gift in giving recitations in dialect and is also natural in bis renditions. Miss Clara Jacobs then sang "The Red, White and Blue" in a sweet, clear voice and was highly coinplirnented for it. Mrs. Adelle M. Hazlett was then introdnced to the audienoe and gave the best memorial address that has ever been given in Ann Arbor. She has been known to inany as a clear, incisive political speaker heretofore, bnt her speech on Monday night far ontsbone anything she ever did in the political line and was notable for tbrilling, realistio dscriptions and true patriotic spirit. "The Sword of Bunker Hill" was tben given in a masterly manner by Ransom Q. George, of Ypsilanti, rfter whioh the doxology was sung, Rev J. T. Sunderland prononnced the benediction and the large audienee of fully 2,500 people dispersad. Memorial exercises were held at the Presbyterian chnrch Ypsilanti, Snnday morning, Rev. R. K. Wharton deliverinp a sermón on "Military Idea in Church and State." Despite a pouring rain Carpeuter Post and the Woman's Relief Corps, escorted by Company G, National Guards, attended in a body. On Mouday an elabórate Memorial JJay program was carried out here. Exercises were held at the Methodist chnrch, in whioh the different ministers took part. Chas. C. Carr, commander of Carpeuter Post, and others made addresses, after which a procession formeel and rnarched to the cemetery, where the usual exercises were held, Rev. Fr. Kennedy delivering the address. In Alilan Memorial Day was appropriately observed. A procession led by the Milan Cornet Band, followed by old soldiers, the W. R. C, and school childreu marched to the cemetery. Fully 1,200 people were in the village to witness the ceremonies. At the eemetery the address was made by Judge H. Wirt Newkirk, and was one of the best addresses that gentleman ever delivered.