Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-29

HOW II WILL BIZ OBSERVED HERE.
Decoration Of Soldiers Graves at Arlington,
Congressional Cemetery, SOLDIER Home,
Alexandria, and Elssvhere.

Tomorrow, May 3Oth, is Memorial Day, es-
tablished 70 commemorate the deeds Of soldiers
nS Ie ~ lp 1, me Is.e war me aer enc 1ns
cemeteries where their remains are inferred;
the great feature Of the day being the decOra-
tion OF the graves with flowers. Forty thousand
Of the Union dead are Inferred In this vicinity,
the cemetery
sostatnips the larger portion Of the Sonls Tha
eerenones I'M he Conducted By the following Posts
Pm .si srsnd q Pom sas S 3 Lyon P
q. 3. Grant Post No. u, pshlsren Poet No Is,
fc: sIS NJ L. sna ssa:rgrth Posi- No. l. Col O
r. Burnside !. the chief marshal and win have
se sssi.,ed by Dol b D. Pecs, Col W. $. morse,
Ne T n. been anf Ss
bsnsers and wrestes At the grave Of the '.un-
Tags and flowers h as been erected; and along the
waks facing the officers grave. arches have been
flowers The Presic emit .membeT Of the cabinet ard
will be present The exercises win consist Of an
orstion By Gen MOodford, poem BY MT. O. L.
ihe Marine B.nd Three ossn's will be .uss Sy
th- Besthoy.n octette; Frederick Douglass wifi
shtIe the orphans from the soldiers and Sailors
h 4GR ONE sns on ad' CEMETERY
ToRn. Pos una Es ss on s be .
salute b. the Navy Yard howiizer battery; dirge
WsoD. of N. ebu1:h sy@n % RsT Jos ;;
children Of wsllsch school aiding: or.tion, BY o.
der Crave. Sy Children q Wsiiach school build
ing; address, BY MsjOr =. Doughty; music. by
siIl then .tIew flowers me grave. q NE fallen
neroe;, des spsisd q small flags unde. the drec
the streHins Of the noyers the band win play .
Fres By The children Of ai. Eliza me
class music. by nsst " Washington musical society;
doIology. BY the audience; national salute By Navy
lard hOvitzer battery.
AT CULPkPER.
under the auspices Of Lincoln Post. No. 8 G.. A. B.
Hon A. CIspp will deliver the address and Gen
Lessett, Commissioner OF Patents; Cen Walker,
Resressptatives; Prof John NJ. Iansstou, Howard I'd
pate IN the exercises.
the exercise. s na n.sI "a y a. ~ Va
ssouss aIse ~ snail Pot E :, s No s.
ing material, and bss securr Hon L Il Chandler,
aIa H Of 9 deliver +, the sddIsss and DOnch
soInykR S Sy; 70 eI I1r1so sne music
The MEMBER Of Kit Carson Post. No S,G AR.
m Sp ss sns 20 nit
soldiers, grsvss At Asylum Cemstery. Soldiers
sisDsood, and other adjacent cemetsrisss '' The
msn6sr: q The Post seeemps.ied ;, their ladies,
an Col Hawkes., Gel Dunn and Comr.de Linden
zion Of Conrsde A. Lynch, viii De- in resdiness A.
the hall to transport the committee TO the GENE
PREPARING The FLOWERS AT HEADQUARTERs
The rscOratiOD Committee have established their
headquarters at No lL12 street. Here some forty
four bancs are bushy engaged weaving into
vrsaths and garlands the floral contrlbut which
loyal populaee are layishy sending for the deco
ration ceremonies. In the room are q profusion Of
CROSSES, wTeaShs and other devices, made Of the
choicest and raTest exCtics For three DAYS nimbIe
ringers have been uncessfpgly engaged upon this
labor Of lsve and still the exigencies the
taxes them heavily. These posts who depart 20
bedeck The graves Of heroes away from the City are
having dispatched 10 them th floral tributes 40 a.
70 afford an ssrly start in the morning