, 1875-05-24
DECORATION DAY.

Che delegates appointed BY the Grand Army
Of tho Republic met according to announcement
yesterday afternoon, In tho hall OF Ranaona Post,
ns tho corner Of Adams and LaSalla streets, to
make arrangements for tho proper celebration Of
Decoration Day at the different cemeteries.
Gen. Joseph s. Reynolds occupied Tho chair,
and, In tho abaenco Of Comrade Stephens, Com
rade pohdEAsnick oiIlcated "a Secretary. Tho
attendance mas not what waH expected, but very
fow beBido tslo Executive Committee md no
outsidern being present.
Comsado 11adduck, OF tho Committee on
NUBlc,
reported Tint he had received the following
onors from musical bsnds, and TINT his Commit
loo thought fayorably OF all OF them: Novius L
Dennis Band. for I:osoh!tl Cemetery, a75 for the
Western Band, for Graceand, German Catholic,
aud !cw!Eh comcsesies S7b; dermanih Dand,
for Waldhclu,. 560; u,1d Tho Great Union Band,
for Osk!nnd Cemetery, sG0.
Tho report was accepted, but, on ita adoption,
Con. IiiIliard renarAod Tint it would bo almost
imroBa!blo 10 taiFo sufficient mouoy to lefrayt tile
cxponseH OF all these bands. ua knew 1t could
not 10 done. The Finance Committee Of tho
4ould be devoted TO Decoration Day. wero now
.cr T..0u behind, and had yet other dabtB to
lar from. Tho police had beeu calnd upon
50 frequently Of late IN 1nh!tess OF d similar ma
peal to tten, Oil tha occasinu. In his opinion,
quastete a,Id fow muilled drumR woIo all that
mas necesnary IT. each cometery. Bos1lss, an
unoslonta.iou4 display Of this kind waa far
erto bccu aimed at, md. In lln opinion tho crtt-
cis1n TINT Decoration Lay WAS for tho living and
not tho dead, waa QUO most suited to such fool
iHb dBplhyB
Contada Msdaoclt thought that uuless bands
Wcto Employed, thu wl,ola affatr would fall stale
and Hat. anl would result In moro tiasco.
Co.nrAdo Wohe thought tlss ba,da woro not
absolutely Necessary to tho success Of the day.
thofe 10 ,QuaEtctte sud fow muflled drama In
ZACH cemoteIy.. Az compromise Gen. Hilhrd
then suggested that tho question Of musio bo
releErcd to Ills different potts in charge Of tho
several ccsnssorlas and il they could raisc money
enough amongst themselves for = band thcy
might Fecuto one for tho cosn0tory to which such
Port Eaa ass'gned. Thta plan seemed to meet
with The approval of nil proHont. and, On motion,
tho matter was eo diBpoaed OF.
rHo0rAMME.
The Programme Committee had nothing to TO-
port. Col. lil!llard said he lhd drafted lilo fol-
lowing programme, merely for tho sake af hay-
tps sumo arrangement end order In tho pro-
caedngb:
Al o'clock Friday evening, a1Ay rs, tho do,
talla made for duty by Zach ost wlI proceed with
tie materials Of decoration to tho respective
ceme'etiea to which they have boen assigned,
where, after pitching = tent and caring Tor tho
r. mstSt's1. on asn1 thsy vii! eoeneo placing
sAo N<~NA3tt1ttu. NbAcF GUII&AHa. 01k KOfUK OUT
over night, will proceed - oasly AZ possbfo to
thelr assistance. AL preparations should be
completed by ~ =. n. At II o'clock !ho assem-
BY Nill be Bounded on mufllcd drums, Tho
COMMITTEES Of the u, A. Il. aud all ex-eoll,ors
and sailors desiring to take past will fall inso
lino aud march through tho grounds, oalutinK
with uncovered heads. At 2 p. m. colnraIes WiIl
assemble 1t tho altar In front Of tho iout, wbero
the memorial services will take place ~ preyt.
pusly arranged.
It Ia understood that the q. A. n, memorial
seEvlco NIL ba carried out u, I'll cases oxcapt
where objections to il are entered by ttoae con.
trolling ths oeuetory, or by those participating
Ia tho decoratiou.
The COMMITTEES On Transportation reported
they hsd ~ yet entered upon 10 defloito III.
ran8ements with tho various railroad companies
but would probably do 10 to-day. tbs Chair
man had no doubts ~ to III aulcablo aud satls.
factory arrangement ~ TO tina aud prices.
DEcoRATtoH1.
Tho Committee On Decorations bad nothing Ia
report for The reason tbAt they wers awaiting
Instructions Asto tho purchase OF hanerp, Tor
they bad ~ yet heard Of no ons willing TO donate
thsm Gen. ttsynold, said that tho seysral PARIS
bad ptomlaed 10 supply Ill that could DO pIunked
f1oU thsg stock On that day.
CemIsdA Wright said that tha yazionk PHk