, 1876-05-28

Programme Of Exercises at the Different
Cemeteries.
In accordance with custom which has been
adhered to for many years, Tuesday, the Both
Of. May, will be observed as Decoration Day.
The arrangements for honoring the dead who lie
buried III the vicinity Of Chicago have been sub
stantially completed, and the programme Of e1-
cruises ut the various cemeteries is given below
oAKwooD CEMETERY.
At Oakwool Cemetery the exercises will be
unt3cr the direction of the ]a1ics Of the Soldiers
Home and Whittier and Hil}iard Posts, &. A. 4.
The exercises proper will be commenced BY the
unvciling OF the soldiers monument, to be fol-
lowed by decorating tho graves by la1les repre-
senting the different States Of the Union. The
other exercises will be as follows: Address by
tho Hon. T. B, Bryan, address by the Rt. Rev.
Charles E. Cheney; song, "Ra7y Round the
Flag,''-pupiis OF Englewood Normal School;
address by the Rev. Mr.. Gurncy, OF EnglcWood;
closing exercises, G. i. r.
The IL 10 trainof the Illinois Central Railroad
The people at Englewood will take the train on
the Michigan Southern Railroad at 1a:3o P. H.,
Joining Hiliard Post G. A. r.
Contributions Of flowers are solicited and can
be made before O'Clock in the morning OF
Tuesday at all the stations of the Illinois Cen
G. A. r. will be Oh the O'Clock train al,d col
1cct the same. Flowers may also bc left at the
South Side Station Post-Of1icc, on State street,
near Thirty-seeond, before II O'Clock q. nl,
Tuesday, OF at the cemetery before O'Clock p
N. The comrades Of Whittier Post arc request
ed to meet at headquarters at IL O'Clock shnrp.
NSEHlLL CEMETERY.
At Rosehiu the exercises will be under the
charge of til. Ransom, Thomas, and Evanston
Posts, G. AR, as follows:
u%s. f1.,f>
Praycr. The REV. E. n. Packard, Evanston
openins scEice: =. -; =,
Responsive Service lied by Chaplain
song The n'nS! Wcy G. TrusdeI
sengmA Salyc,s Ane'' THE Rev. i. Packsrd
closiar eloyau Exersises. ~ - 4. L.
The g. 4. R. services will take place at T.
Bridges ; Battery will take part in the decora-
ton, Committee, consisting of LYMAN Bridges,
NJ, b. Tcmple,, William BuShy, +. Ghsi2tors.es~
Charles Ferris, j. H: Qnintin, u. 2. Henderson,
S. Davis, and L. 4. White, having been app4int-
ed for that purpose The Committee will take
apecfal charge of graves OF members OF the
Trains leave the Northwestern depot at 1880,
10: 90, and l O'Clock. The returning train
leaves the cemetery ut $3.50. The 6: 4: 4. and
tue First Regiment go out on the l0:30 train.
Fare for the round trip, ~ cents:
GEACELAxD CEMETERY.
1Yy,uaf,s Post, LYONS Post, and the veterans
Of tile Twcntv-fourth Regiment Illinois Volun-
tccrs, will assemble at o'clock O. II: at their
Respective headquarters, and from there VIII
march to the general headquarters at thG North
Side Turner Hall: The procession VII s1d sts5t 1
loving order: Great Western Light Guard Band;
veterans of the Twenty fourth Regiment, I. y;
Wyman's Post, G. ~ f.; Lyons Post, G. a. r.;
Soldiers who do not belong to regular of4;anf-
zation- Tie procession Will march south on
street Street to North Wells, and north to
Eugcn,a, from whence omnibuses viii
take the participants to Gracelant..
Arriving at Graccla,,d, thc soldiers Will form III
4 half-circle around the speakers PLATFORM.
The ceremonies will then be pr0eeedeo "ltn ~
the following order: ..-,
chora, by the Great Western Light-Guard Band
Specch By the Kcv. Robert Cof!yer.
German speech by Capt Arthur Erbe.
English speech By Capt William Woke.
This concludes the ceremonies. The process
sion will leave Graceland in reversed order. lhe
DECORATION Of graves will begin carly IN the
morning. All old soldiers and the public IN
general ire requested to take part in thc decora-
ton Of the graves at Grassland, 70 naSe Ky Ky
Centennial year that the people have not ior-
gotten the heroes who gave their lives tof the
Unity and preservation Of the Republic
CALVARY CEMETERY.
The exercises at Calvary will be directed by
the Reynolds Post and the Second Regiment:
Addresses will be delivered by E. 3. Sherman
and Others
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The REYNOLDS Post, e. a. R., and the Second
Rag;,nenf will meet at the corner Of Halsted
and Madison streets this afternoon to complete
'nT There t Vii be special meeting Of the 6. q;
Thomas post az their hall, corner Madison aud
Robey streets, this afternoon At p m.' to COM
ps1Tss To-morTow committees vii be in session At
the hall q the knghtasd ads! o1 f,pa Stpeets o
,,ntl n NJ, to which ladies arc respectfully
~ md % earnestly invited for the purpose Of al1ang
ing bouquets