Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
TO-DAY'S SACRED TASK.
Arrangements for the Confederate
Decoration.
Complete Preparation for a Beautiful
and Interesting Demonstration.

The call for ladies' meeting at the CITY
Library at 4 P. NJ. yesterday, was respond
ed to by quite large number of the fair
sex, and all necessary preliminaries were
arranged in regard to flowers for the deco
ton Of Confederate graves to-day. The
following committees were appointed to
superintend the collection and distribution
of flowers:
For the City Cemetery-Mrs. James
Wilkes, Mrs. Irvine X. Chase and Mrs. f.
G.. Porter.
Catholic-Mrs. Buddeke, Mrs. Hereford,
and Mrs. w. D. Kelley.
Mt. Olivet-Mrs. Louis Lanier, Ms.
George Cunningham, Mrs. S. Cooley and
Mrs. Clark.
Flowers will be received between 10 and
y o'clock this morning at the City Library,
Elm Street Church, Ms. Clark's residence
OCT South Spruce), and Tulip Street
Church, Edgefeld.
Before adjOurning, the ladies unanimous
ly resolved 10 decorate the grave of Mrs.
Penelope Hickman, whose devotion to the
Lost Cause and Jealous labors in its behalf
are remembered, with the deepest venera-
ton for her character.
THE FINANCES.
The Finance Committee held meeting
in the Criminal Court room. As yet it has
not been ascertained how much has been
collected, but certainly a sufiiciency to de-
fray all necessary expenses, and leave a
considerable sum 10 commence the erection
Of a monument over these gallant COnfed-
crates, whose memory we meet to-day to
respect. j. G. Sawyers had collected and
paid over TO the chairman S1542O.
The flOT1rniffaa of mat ar
the same place and arranged a
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY:
In accordance with previous announce
ment, cars will leave the depot of the Ten
nessee and Pacific railroad every half hOU,
commencing at p. NJ. and running till Z
p. NJ. Transportation free to all to Mt.
Olivet and Mt. Calvary Cemeteries. Ar
rangements have been perfected with the
Superintendent of the South Nashville
Street Railroad Co. to run sufficient num-
Der Of cars to accommodate all in going to
the depot.
Exercises will begin at $50 Pm. precisely.
First the hymn, "Let us pass over the
river and rest under the shade of the trees"
will be sung by the chOirs of the different
churches Of the city and the Sunday-schOOl
children; then prayer by Rev. NJ. 3. De
Witt.
Next-Hymn, Loved Ones Gone Be
FORE Short address by Rev. DR.. d. G.
Kelley. Hymn, Beyond the Sunset"
Prayer by Rev. Frank Moore. Hymn,
Sweet By and By" This will close the
exercises Of the evening.
The Sabbath-schOOl children will be
under the supervision of W. II. Nor
row, ESQ.
The singing will be directed by r. n.
Mcintosh, Professor of vocal music, Wander
bilt University; Organist, j. II. Thatcher.
The members Of the city cboirs and all
who have charge of the singing in the
Sunday-schOOls, are requested to take pO-
sitiOn around the organ.
The various Sunday-schOols Of the city
and county will 90 out in charge Of their
sUperintendents at such time as their con-
venience may suggest.
All who desire to pay respect to the
memory of the Confederate dead are in
vited to participate in the decoration and
will be cordially welcomed.
The Committee OF Arrangements will
meet again Monday afternoon, 3lst inst,
10 consider the question Of erecting a
monumental shaft to the memory of those
whose deeds of valOr and whose devotion
to honest conviction should in some such
manner be cOmmemOTated.