Veterans Day events schedule across Boston area
The listing details a series of veterans and community events across Boston and surrounding cemeteries. Activities include graveside decorations at Mt. Auburn and Chelsea, a flower tribute at South Boston Yacht Club, and a river day at Lasell Seminary, plus parades, horse shows, and a May festival benefiting a Catholic children's home.
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Mechanics
Back Bay
Chestnuut Hill
Army and Navy Veteran Union
American House
Dudley School
Serves a Grand Purpose by Eben S Draper Massachusetts
Memorial Day is beautiful in sentiment and serves a grand purpose by calling to the attention of the young and future generations that the republic is grateful and citizens never forget the services rendered to the country.
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Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Day of Tributes Across the Northern States
Citizens pay tribute on May 30 as miles of flags droop in mourning. Millions of men, women and children bow their heads and pass in solemn procession to cemeteries where loved ones lie.
Veterans prepare for Civil War memorial observance across Boston
The city readies an extensive day of tributes with G A R posts marching to Mt. Auburn Cambridge Forest Hills Holy Cross and other cemeteries to decorate graves with flowers wreaths and small bouquets. Spanish War Veterans in blue and gray uniforms join the parades. Dahlgren Post 2 attends Boston Ybor to honor sea service fallen heroes.
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Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Greater
Boston
Greater Boston
United Spanish War
Mt. Auburn
Robert Gould Shaw
Cambridge
Forest Hills
Holy Cross
BE. W. Kinsley
Boston Common
Dahlgren Post 2
Ybor
Snake River Valley
Powder Horn Hill
Forest Dale Cemetery
Harvard Memorial Day Exercises At Sanders Theatre
The Harvard Memorial Society holds memorial day events at noon in Sanders Theatre with an 11 30 unveiling in the Union of a bronze tablet honoring 11 Harvard men who died in the Spanish War. Henry James 2d will present the tablet and President Lowell will accept. A procession follows to Sanders for an 12 15 program led by the Glee Club and the memorial address by J F Moors.
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Harvard Memorial Society
Sanders Theatre
Harvard Union
Sanders
Union
Harvard
Henry James, 2d
Lowell
University
Bela Lyon Pratt
Augustus St. Gaudens
Memorial Society
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Charles Beck Post
Glee Club
America
J. F. Moors
Recall Days of '61 Veterans at Soldiers' Home Chelsea
Veterans at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home recall battles from the Civil War era. A gathering brings former comrades, visitors, and aging veterans together to recount memories and honor their service.
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Soldiers’ Home
Chelsea
Memorial Service for Navy Dead in Salem
The city held a grand memorial service for naval heroes under the Ladies of the Veteran Navy Association. A large battalion of flowers was placed on the water as the unnamed dead were honored and Salem children scattered blossoms on the waves.
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Salem
Ladies of the Veteran Navy Association
Services Honor Sailors on Vermont and New Jersey
Two naval services were held on board the battleships Vermont and New Jersey at Charlestown Navy Yard for sailors who died in service. Flowers and flags were cast into the water as speakers and members of veterans groups paid tribute, with children actively participating in both ceremonies.
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Vermont
New Jersey
Charlestown Navy Yard
Woman's Relief Corps No. 9
Stearny Post
Sons of Veterans
New Order
Adelaide Worth Bagley
Henry Truehardt
William F. Murray
Governor’s ‘Council
Chaplet
Dunseault
Willis
Miss Draper to Unveil Statue Honoring General
Miss Margaret Dee unveils a statue in memory of the late General at the home on Houedaie estate. The ceremony will begin at noon with prayers led by Rev J C Hopedale and are expected to include remarks by Weeks.
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Margaret Dee
Houedaie
Peete Ieee
J. c. Hopedale
Significance of Day Grows as Veterans Decrease
The piece emphasizes Memorial Day importance as veterans fade. It urges Americans to honor the dead and learn from survivors of the great war, noting Boston youth should remember the veterans as they become fewer.
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Boston
Memorial services honor slavery era at Cambridge church
Members of veterans groups including William H. Smart Post 30 and Daughters of Veterans attended memorial services at the First Baptist Church in Cambridge. Rev. John L. Campbell preached on the meaning of the service from Exodus and traced slavery from early arrival to emancipation. John A. Logan Post 186 later attended at Prospect Street Congregational Church under escort from Coast Artillery Corps with Rev. William M. MacNair presiding.
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William H. Smart
Lincoln
Prospect Street Congregational Church
John A. Logan
Coast Artillery Corps
William M. MacNair
Memorial Day visits brighten Boston area cemeteries
Families and friends crowded cemeteries around Boston to honor the dead before Memorial Day. Flags marked soldiers' graves as Mt. Auburn Cambridge and other cemeteries from Forest Hills to Holy Cross drew many visitors. Children placed bouquets and wreaths, reflecting respectful ceremonies across multiple burial grounds.
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Boston
Mt. Auburn
Cambridge
Forest Hills
Mt. Hope
Cavalry
Holy Cross Cemetery
Forest Dale
Malden
Holywood
Harvard Memorial Day Orator Will Be John F Moors
John F Moors of the class of 1883 and Boston Finance Commission will deliver Harvard memorial day oration. The ceremony includes unveiling of the Spanish war tablet and routines observing Civil War veterans.
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John F. Moors
Harvard
Boston
Finance Commission
Will Visit Grave of General Sullivan
The Boston Gaelic Society during a session at the old Franklin School 1157 Washington Street appointed a committee to visit the grave of General Sullivan. The plan aims to honor the historical figure and promote Gaelic cultural remembrance.
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Sullivan
Boston Gaelic Society
Old Franklin School
Washington Serse
Tadh
War Debt Paid To Private Fairbanks
The Treasury Department in Washington sent an $11.62 check to H. Fairbanks of Santa Barbara for services as a private in Company H, Fifteenth Massachusetts Volunteers. The note explains a prior underpayment through Aug. 21, 1861, with deductions for clothing and a $200 clothing allowance.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Treasury Department
Washington
H. Fairbanks
Memorial Services Held by St Luke's Chapter Masons
St Luke's Chapter Royal Arch Masons Cambridge held memorial services for deceased members at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church Cambridge conducted by Rev G A McGuire pastor of the church the services were largely attended.
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St. Luke’s
Oldest Office Boy Samuel Brackett Dies at 91
Samuel Brackett known as the oldest office boy in the world dies in Trenton at age 91. He spent 75 years with one firm after being recruited in 1839 by Clark Fisher of Fisher Anvil Works. Brackett joined when the works moved to Trenton and remained a trusted figure throughout his long career.
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Trenton
Samuel Brackett
Clark Fisher
Fisher Anvil Works
Portland
Fisher
Brackett
Fire Record Entry From Roxbury and Billerica
A brief fire record notes 2 58 a m at box 319 135 Shirley pences Roxbury John Keegan loss 4 49 p m box 62 vacant Niot Providence street one Park cenaee anaer ere 9 30 703 29 Billerica street Wi William Bxishkers loss slight.
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Shirley Pences
Roxbury
John Keegan
Providence Street
Billerica Street
William Bxishkers
South Boston Savings Bank Revised Laws Notice
Massachusetts savings law requires corporations to verify deposits in their books. Depositors are asked to appear for verification before June 30, 1910. Edward Barton, Treasurer.
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South Boston Savings Bank
Massachusetts
Edward Barton
President Taft to review Memorial Day parade in New York
Washington May 29 President Taft left at midnight for New York where tomorrow morning he will ride in and review the Memorial Day parade. He has no speaking engagement and will return to Washington Monday evening.
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Washington
Taft
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York
Memorial Day Observance By Trimountain Garrison No 2
Members of Trimountain Garrison No 2 Regular Army and Navy Veterans Union meet at 1 PM at their headquarters and proceed to U S Naval Cemetery Chelsea for an oration by Hon. Ward I Logan. An 18th anniversary banquet follows at the American House in the evening.
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Trimountain Garrison No
Army and Navy Veterans’ Union
U. S Naval Cemetery
Chelsea
Roward I. Logan
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John Drum
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Roger Wolcott
Chadbourne
Woodn
Dahlgren
South Boston Yacht Club
A. & N. Veteran Union
U. S
Catholic
T. A. Union
John A. Andrew Post
Union Congregational Church
Charles Russell Lowell
Clarendon Street
NAVY
Miss Draper
John F. Fitzgerald
Masons
Daily Fire Record
Driscoll
Veterans’ Union
Portland and
Sudbury Sts
Pyramid Rubber CO
Summer
Federal
Wolf
My Clothier
Hanover
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