VETS Honor Comrades at City Point Wreath Service
Scores of children and members of the Woman's Relief Corps paid tribute to Civil War sailors at City Point. Dahlgren Post No 2 and Corps 20 led a parade to memorial grounds with cadets and local schoolchildren. A silk flag presentation followed as blossoms drifted to sea and members decorated 800 graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Relief Corps
City Point
Dahlgren Post No. 2
Dahlgren Camp No
Relief
America
Sue Stewart Wadsworth
Dahlgren Woman's Relief Corps
Elizabeth Brown
J. Payson Bradley
Boston & Maine Railroad
Dahlgren
South Boston
Olive M. White
Corps 2
Memorial Day Services in Dedham Honor Fallen at Array
Memorial Hall hosts J. Varnum Abbott presiding over Dedham services with Oakdale scholars singing and Arthur Clark reading Gettysburg address. Rev Henry E Barnes delivers formal address as parade includes Avery School Cadets and Boston Elevated Railroad Band. Two hundred five graves decorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Memorial Hall
J. Varnum Abbott
Charles W. Caroll Post
Oakdale
Robert W. Gibb
Arthur Clark
Henry E. Barnes
Brookline
Virgin
Avery School
Bernard Whitney
M. L. Barrett
W. R. Harris
Boston Elevated Railroad
Harry B. Jacobs
Sixth Regiment
Herbert R. Gould
Charles W. Carroll
J. V. Abbott
Wolcott Memorial Service At Mt Auburn
At Governor Roger Wolcott's grave in Mt. Auburn Colonel William D. Sohier addressed Roger Wolcott Camp veterans, Wolcott family members, and friends. He praised the governor's motives and trustworthiness, saying no trusted public servant ever betrayed that trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Wolcott
Mt. Auburn
Legion of Spanish War
Wolcott
William D. Sohier
Sohier
Solemn Memorial Services at Calvary Cemetery
A large crowd gathered at Calvary Cemetery for memorial services held in the Mortuary Chapel. Two masses featured a Sacred Heart Church choir and were conducted by Rev. John F. Cummins with Rev. John W. Corbett assisting. Cummins delivered the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Cemetery
Mortuary
Church of the Sacred Heart
Roslindale
John F. Cummins
John W. Corbett
Father Cummins
Three Posts Pay Tribute to Heroism of Colonel Shaw
Crowds gathered at the Shaw memorial on Boston Common as three organizations the Robert Gould Shaw Veteran Association Peter Salem Garrison 16 and Robert A Bell Post 176 paid tribute to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leader of the Fifty fourth Massachusetts colored Regiment. BE S Walker led the Shaw veterans with an ivy wreath and Rev Benjamin W Farris gave the address Edward Everett Brown spoke for the Peter Salem Garrison Isaac Mullen read Lincoln Gettysburg remarks Judge Charles Cowley urged high ideals for colored men and a finale salute closed the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gould Shaw
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts
Shaw Memorial
Boston Common
Shaw Veterans
S. Walker
Benjamin W. Farris
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Peter Salem
Edward Everett Brown
Robert A. Bell
Isaac Mullen
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Charles Cowley
B. F. Butler
Lowell
Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw Veterans’ Association
Memorial Exercises Recall Gettysburg Veterans in Malden
At Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden Gettysburg Post 191 held memorial services for 878 veterans from the Soldiers Home in Chelsea. J Payson Bradley recalled Civil War scenes as he sounded old calls, with tributes placed by donors and members for army navy unknown dead and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
J. Payson Bradley
Forest Dale Cemetery
Gettysburg
Chelsea
Boylston Place
North Station
Oak Grove
David O. Felt
Bradley
Soldiers’ Monument
Austin C. Wellington
Lyman Tucker
W. W. Hayward
Army
Ile A. W. Fowler
Navy
L. A. Turner
W. A. Ralph
Dedicated Vase Memorial to Unreturned Dead Relief Corps
A small memorial vase honors the Unreturned Dead from Waltiam's Woman's Relief Corps. The dedication scene remembers fallen service members and pays tribute to those missing in action with solemn community respect.
Berlin Reservoir vase dedicated in memory of unreturned dead
F P H Rogers Post 29 dedicated the Berlin Reservoir vase presented by the Womens Relief Corps on the Soldiers' lot at Mt Feake Cemetery. Posts 2 visited Mt Feake Grove Hill Church Street and Calvary cemeteries placing flowers and flags on 289 graves. Clergymen Rev F A Reeves Rev E J Peterson and Rev Father Brosnahan officiated. The afternoon program at Asbury Temple featured Hon B B Johnson delivering the address with Irving Fraime reciting Lincoln Address and Miss Bertha Wellington performing The Challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Reeves
E. J. Peterson
Father Brosnahan
Mt. Feake
Grove Hill
Church Street
Calvary Cemetery
Asbury Temple
B. B. Johnson
Irving Fraime
Lincoln
Bertha Wellington
Flag Raising at South Bay Union Ceremony
A flag raising ceremony was held yesterday at the South Bay Union on Harrison Avenue. Charles Russell Lowell Post led with Commander Samuel Simonds as salutes were given by the assembled company. Mrs. Hattie C Parker and the Women’s Relief Corps 28 took part, led by Robert A Woods who presided. William McKenna presented the flag and oversaw the unfurling of Old Glory after the pole and lines were funded by local societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bay Union
Harrison Avenue
Charles Russell Lowell
Samuel Simonds
Hattie C. Parker
Women’s Relief Corps
Robert A. Woods
William McKenna
Memorial Services Honor Local Heroic Dead
Escorted by Soldiers Cohasset May 10 11 soldiers buried at Hull Cemetery Captain Hubbard and Fort Revere troops performed escort duty North Cohasset and other local cemeteries held memorials Cohasset Band played wartime selections in tribute to the fallen heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohasset
Henry Bryant
Hull
Captain Hubbard
United States
Fort Revere
North Cohasset
Lage Hag
Beechw
Rocky Nook
North Goituate
Cohasset Band
Prince Hall's Grave Ceremony at Copp's Hill
A grand lodge Masonic ceremony decorated Prince Hall's grave at Copp's Hill in Boston. Massachusetts lodge leaders presided with floral gifts from Ohio Pennsylvania California and other affiliated bodies. Delegations from Edward W. Kinsley Post 113 and the Daughters of the American Revolution also paid tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Hall
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
Hall Street
Prrnte Hall
Grand Lodge of Masons
Massachusetts
Charles H. Taylor
Robert T. Teamoh
William L. Reed
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
John W. Dorsay
Pennsylvania
Benjamin C. Hasel
California
Edward B. Brown
Walter J. Stevens
John J. Smith
Frederick
Monroe
Edward W. Kinsley Post
Daughters of the American Revolution
Copp’s Hill Burial Ground
Martyrs of Massacre Dedication at Granary Burial Ground
Ex Governor John D. Long attended the unveiling of a monument to the Boston massacre martyrs at Granary Burial Ground on Tremont Street. The event was led by the Boston Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, with speeches by Dr Moses Greely Parker and Edward Webster McGlennen and a list of local and visiting attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Long
Tremont Street
Boston
Sons of the American Revolution
Samuel Crowell
Moses Greely Parker
State Society of the 8S. A. R
Edward Webster McGlennen
Allen Burdick
Edward Jones Cox
Walter Clark Bates
Samuel May Boardman
Jerome Carter Hosmer
Edward Willard Howe
Herbert W. Kimball
John Graham Moseley
William Lincoln Palmer
Memorial Day Parade in New York Honors Veterans
Memorial Day observance in New York featured a grand parade with Grand Army of the Republic members and detachments of U S troops and marines. The procession was reviewed by Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee of the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Adna R. Chaffee
U. 8
Roosevelt Gifts At McKinley Tomb Floral Tribute
In Canton Ohio on May 30 a large wreath from President Roosevelt accompanied floral offerings at the McKinley tomb. At the request of Vice President Fairbanks, William L Day son of Justice Day delivered a floral tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
William L. Day
Justice Day
Governor Curtis Guild Jr Receives Naval Jack at Faneuil Hall
Governor Guild, a charter member of the George J. Whitten Camp, was presented a silk naval jack by Commander Louis Epple after a dinner at Faneuil Hall. He delivered an oration at Mt Hope Cemetery and thanked the veterans for the gift as others praised their ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Guild, Jr
Faneuil Hall
Louis Epple
George J
Naval Brigade
William A. Lewis
Navy
Epple
Guild
Commonwealth
Herbert 8. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Bunting in Harbor Reveres Memorial Day Festivities
Decorations festoon ships and wharves across the harbor with flags for Memorial Day. Admirals Sampson and Simon’s steamers at Long wharf lead the display, while Philadelphia line steamer Persian and Old Dominion also showy. Vessels Palmer fleet and others decorate. Rebecca Palmer’s flag is half mast after Captain Morris Powers dies at his East Boston home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Simon
Long Wharf
Philadelphia Line
Smith
Philadelphia
Old Dominion
Burton
New York
Singleton Palmer
Liverpool
Paul Palmer
Grand Junction
Boston
Rebecca Palmer
Barkentine Antioch
National Dock
T Wharf
Morris Powers
Benjamin F. Phillips
Sumner Street
Somerville Veterans Memorial Day Observed With A Parade Omitted
Somerville veterans from Willard C. Kinsley Post met at headquarters at 9:80 AM and escorted to First M B Church on Bow Street for a Memorial Day address by Post Commander Charles O Pratt. After services the group and Sons of Veterans visited Union Hall for a collation, and cemetery graves were decorated earlier by a post committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalgren Post
Mt. Hope
Calvary
Forest Hills
Holyhood
Boston
Memorial Hall
E Street
Charles H. Jackson
Henry
Treadwell
City Point
Dahlgren Post
Robert
Glenn
Henry. A. Snow
Caleb Kimball
David A. Nason
Joel L. Sanborn
Charilea H. Whiting
Willard C. Kinsley
Somerville
M. B
Bow Street
Charles O. Pratt
Sons of Veterans
Union Hall
Garrison Chelsea Holds Parade and Memorial Service
Trimountain Garrison Regular Army and Navy Union led a street parade to Chelsea Cemetery for a memorial service at Chelsea Marine Hospital. Hon. Felix W. McGettrick delivered the oration. after the cemetery ceremony, a banquet for 300 was held with toastmaster Commander Stephen Houghton and several dignitaries speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimountain
Regular Army and Navy Union
Helé
Chelsea Marine Hospital
Navy Yard Band
Chelsea Cemetery
Army and
Navy Union
Felix W. McGettrick
Army
Stephen Houghton
Robert R. Centre
Christopher J. Fay
Boston Post
Jeremiah F. McCarthy
Elks Dedicate Tablets for Vivian and Dee at Mt Hope Cemetery
Boston Elks lodge members honored founder Charles Vivian and past exalted ruler John Dee with memorial tablets and a monument. Joseph F. O’Connell gave the oration as wreaths were placed on each grave, the service opening with The Lost Chord and The Lost Chord and One Sweetly Solemn Thought performed by the lodge quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Lodge
John H. Dee
The
Elks
Charles Algernon Sidney Vivian
Joseph F. O'Connell
Vivian
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Leadville
Col
George W. Carruth
Joseph
F. O'Connell
Dee
No Pain Relief Promised by Dr Miles Pills
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills are infallible for relief and cure of every pain type including headaches neuralgia rheumatic back and menstrual pains and more urging sufferers to take the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Rachel J
Johnson
Albane
N. M
Miles
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Vitality This Spring
Cleansing season warns of accumulated impurities causing fatigue and appetite loss. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as the best spring medicine and nerve tonic, claimed to raise health tone and restore wellness. Sold in liquid form or Sarsatabs chocolate tablets. 100 Doses One Dollar.
Personal ad promise of salvation through letters
A boastful personal message promises to rescue drunkards, restore families, and save many more as a result of the advertisement. The speaker invites responses from those who write.
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Dr. Barnes
Gol. Sohler
Waltiam
Lief Corps
Hull and Cohasset
Prince Hall’s
Chaffee Reviews Parade
M’kinley
Legion of Spanish War Veterans
Governor Guild
Free Republic of the West
Hobson
Lawton
House of Earth
Bunting IN Harbor
Teen Beys
Charles Alghanon Sidney Vivian
HLKS
Rochester
N. Y
Wilkesbarre
Checker
Cork Lane
J. W. Haines
Glenn Bldg
H. I. Cowan
D. O
Old South Store
Washington Street
J. S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated
Emeral U
Certake
Galmers
Washington St
Dudley _ Street Terminal
el. Roxbury
Mary
North End
Church of the Assumption
Twomey
Nellie G
John
Ellen Twomey
O'Brien
Saratoga Street
Star of Th Church
FLOWERS _ J
Mewman & Sons
Tremont
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