Decoration Day

Tlie forenoon program of the l'ost of G. A. K. was carrled out In detail, the graves of various soldiers being decorated as follows: Eight graves In the flftb waul cemetery,representingijome forty soldiera, l'orty-five graves inForrest Hill cemetery, and nine in St. Thomas's. By vote of the Post, the graves of Mrs. Lawrence and Mi-8. Breakey were decorated. The former, as president of the Sanitary Commission, devoted thrcc-fourth'd of her time during the war to the interestsof the ComruUsion. Mis. Breakey was for several inontlis a nilTM with the Arm y of the Potomac. Rain threatened about the time the procession formed after dinner but it bapplly passed over, leaving a splendld aftt-rnoon for the remalnder of the exercises of the day. The procession, one of the iinest md largest ourcity lias liad, left the court house square at 2 p. m. and marched in uie loilowing order to Lniverslty Jlall: Chequamegon band, Company A., líund of the O. L. II. A. and the cadet?, the city fire department, Germán band, Knight Templáis, Welch l'ost G. A. R. and sailora, closing up witli the carriages containing Ex-Gov. Austin Blair and others. Arrivinj at tlie Hall at 2.30 p. ni., tlie exercises as peí' program given in ourla&t ssue were presented to an audience of perbapi two thousand persons, Ex-Gov. IJIair deliveiing the address of the day. The vocal music was í'urnished by a doublé male quartette n charge of Prof. Wilsey. The opening dlrge wns given 15" the quamegon loys. At the close of the ï- eroiscs ;it the Hall, the varions organizatlons reiurned to thecourt house sqitnro and (Ugpersed. The ubacrvauco rL the d.13 lhrouglKut f regarüed cm til bands s belng tlie best Aun Arlmr has been t'avoieil with, mtl iiiucli credll b) due those wbo had tlio program in chargé. The Orchard Lake cadots, giiests of the cil3r, maile 1 fine sliowiiL. as diil also Company A., aml the othera.