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en. Wm. S. Teuex Post Decorate Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Graves— Impressive Exercises and Excell ent Addresses at Cemeteries— Sacred Heart Drum Corps and Joel Parker Guards In tine s muftea gray saa roll bas best enolic’ tweet No more om lites yavadeaball sweet cat ate an ice “their silent tents Sempron Anisley guards with role round, Toe the use of the lead Another Memorial Day has come and one and again Nowers have been, strewn on the graves of the toldler ead. Year by year the ranks of the Grand Army are thinning, and times enfeebling Whos who are living ‘Thursday morning Con, Willand, ‘Truex Post, C. A. R. hold their awnue Memorial Day services, which aver to grow more eloquent and impren sive year by year at the muster-oll for the dead Increases, The He was formed on First street with the Sace red Heart Drum Corp in the lead, followed by Joe Parker Guards in uniform. Carriages containing over ire, oy ofbeats, the veterans of the war, speakers, and otters completed the line. About 8 o'lock ordere were ‘ven to move, and the march waa ‘made direct 0 Christ Church cer tary. Here all the graves were dec orated, and the Stare and Stripes placed thereon. ‘The last grave to be honored was that of the late Come aly William Buckelew, over which the special versions were eld. Come ander SUliwell read the Memorial Day address, which was followed by prayer by Chaplain Ingraham. Order No. 1L was read by Robert P. Mason, after which Charles S. Duckelew, son of the late comrade, placed the fow ls over the grave, and the grand ‘laughter, Aisi Florence Buckelew, planted the American Flag. Rev. F. Craig then delivered a very impres sive address, which was attentively stoned to, and is pathetic words frequently brought tears to many eyes. The Joe Parker Guards fled the cus tomary salute over the grave, which ‘was followed by Ambrose Gordon reading “Lincoln'e Gettysburg Ad iteas. ‘The singing of “My Country ‘Tia ot Thee” cloned the exercises at [this cemetery. ‘The manle by the ram corps during the exerces as ery impressive, especially when the bars rendered Nearer My Coo to Te.” ‘The line was then reformed and a rare made to St. Mary's cemeters. Where the graves of soldiers and sail lors were decorated, and further ex- retelses eld. The speaker at his remoters was Lawyer Francis P. Cons, sho gave a very intercetng and able address well in keeping With the im portance of the day The procession then moved to Chriat ‘church graveyard, where the few raves of soldiers there were strewn + [mith mags and flowers, after which + the church ‘bell wan tolled for five minutes, during which the people ‘mained ‘standing in centreveren + land public manifestation of sorrow. This closed the exercises of the day, land the Post marched to the h all on ‘first street and detanded. ‘The city was represented in the line of maze by Mayor Welsh, Coun cilmen Stuart and O'Cosner, and City Clerk Richard 3. nack. ‘The day was more generally reveved by the people of the city than ever before, and the decorations of flags and bunting were In evidence everywhere. Yon marble minstrots tinesaes 20 7a feathless song” shall tel we, ‘oaay a Natgaiehed age bath ‘The ry bow ye fel! Nor wreck’ nor change nor winter's unewe Nor me's remorseless door, ‘Shall dist one way of Glory’ ish 'at plas your gets for CHIIST CHURCH NEWS. ‘The Sunday Schools of Christ Church wil make their Annual Ex cursion (0 Dayston Beach on Thi fay, June 27. Sunday 18 Tefoloy owasty OX SOUAL. ‘The Ushers Union and Men's Asso~ lation of the Methodist Protestant Chore will hold a box oeial on ‘Tuesday evening, June 11, in the bave~ ment of the church Proceeds for Denolt of parsonage fund
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South Amboy Citizen
South Amboy, New Jersey, US
Sat, Jun 01, 1912
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