National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-30
THE HONORED DEAD.
FOR THE DECORATION
CEREMOEIE S TODAY

The Exercises at Arlington, the Soldiers
Home and Other Cemeteries-Extensive |
Arrangements for Commcn,orating the
| Tenth Anniversary of Memorial Day.
The Government Departments, public Offices |
| OF the District public schools and many private |
| business places will be closed to-day in honor |
of Memorial Day. The beautiful ceremonies |
Of decorating the graves of the soldiers who
fell in defense Of the Union will be conducted |
by the Grand Army Of the Republic. The two |
| main points Of interest will be the national
| cemeteries at Arlington and the Soldiers Home. |
There will also be ceremonies at the Congress
sional cemetery, Glenwood, Oak Hill and
| Battle cemeteries.
The arrangements for the ceremonies this
| year arc no less extensive than on any pre-
vions year. There will he eloquent oratons,
| finished poems and distinguished guests. The
following is the programme adopted:
| EXERCIsEs At ARLINGTON
The procession, consisting of the committee,
| tho invited guests, members of the q. A. r.,
cx-soldicrs and sailors and the orphan chill
| drcn, and which the public arc invited to join,
will form ut 1880 o'clock a. M. in front Of the
Arlington Mansion, headed by the Marine
| hand The procession will then march to the
| tomb Of the Unknown" where, hating, the
band will play dirgc; after which the march
will be continued by the main road TO the Gene.
terry, when the procession will separate, and
|
The Marine band, during the ceremonies of
decoration, will render appropriate selections.
| After the decoration Of the graves the pro-
ccssion will again form, and march to the
amphithcatrc, where the services will he held.
SERVICES AT THE AAPHITHEATRE.
Sn%%s f Sl e o SnSs Major S The a5 o.
,,.' 'S , ,ns "' 6sp,: tSn 4. II. c, Richardson
fgIfs,le ode by Rev aeO rayicri ni9sis BY R:E
Mns PRECEDENT Ss%i March, by LOUIS % eS,H "'"
Chorus; cKollcr's American Myn!gl MsssSy sGSr.
chorus, Cchidren of our Fallen Braycty
Music. uantNsic, op. Anne Beulen, BY ponIzC!iil =,
Brothers, Good Night Coy Rev. Dr. +. f. kanKin,i
Choir pa Rev ssS TsPs assi g. "
SsSSksS LS"s MiIr6Sii; MsssST v p BS5
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Jane,tcc Mcsscr, Miss Blanche P,itchelt.
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME CEMETERY
the ceremonies will be under the direction of
Comrlde Edwin NJ. Trucll, assisted by the fol-
lowing committee: +. d. ONcale, II. G.
Aver, Mrs. II. q. Aver, Mrs. Maggie Crawford,
Mrs. NJ. A. McCulloch, Mrs. Mary Harris, Mrs.
, A. Ethridgc, Mrs. J. A. Wilbur, Miss W. IIar-
Lille Scidmorc, X. A. Mctulloch and J. Z.
Ashley.
Calling the Assembly TO Order Edwin n. Trncll
he Nations Loyal Dead, words S BY By Rev SsS
tS%rp$c Io4a VII Of i kit Carson fS' No2
Chorus, ,liow sleep the Braves,) octette
SNiionsl Hymn, CEichbergJ :" 4ytstts
Bcnedcuon, Rev. a. b. Mason
The veterans of the Home, under direction
| nf nj ifph pf 40
Home, will then proceed to decorate the
graves, assisted by the committee, after which
the committee will proceed to Battle cemetery
and to GlcnwOod to decorate the soldiers
graves there.
The decoration of the graves at the Con-
|; der the direction of Comrade Richard Brouner,
l and the monuments of the city by Vice Com
mandcr II; Dingman.
q CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
i Tho following programme has been ar
: ranged for the exercises at Congressional Gem
etery:
u l. Calling the assembly to order, at eS 9. H., by Com.
: :. Prayer-issv' CSsri"s d. Andrews
= g. Vocn! Music Rathborn Quartette.
;, l. Poem, by Frank CARPENTER read by Prof A. W,
s. Vocal Music-R hborn Quartettc.
= L. Oration-Ciypti Paimoni, esq.
Tniryss Young ladies drssed n white will ,sSn
chanting an original poem. written by Mrs. NJ. A.
8. Benctliction.
The decoration committee for the Congress.
sional cemetery is composed Of Comrade
Brouner, Mrs Alice Joyce, Miss Jennie A.
Russell and Miss Rachel Stctte
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
It Officer of the day, George f, Corson, 8. V
c Dept. commander.
n Mounted des-de.camp.-John ORilcy, f
n l.. Grant, and II. II. Voss
"a Executive Committee, fred badge)-A II
= @. Richardson, II. II. Voss, c. C. Royce, c. W
b Taylor, J. ORiley, A. j. Cunning, T. L. lamb
t, A. Ridgely, W. II. Wood.
1t Reception Committee, duff badgc)-A. II
At q. Richardson, I. Lubey +. II. Sprague, J. 7
W Smith, b. +. Hawkes., W. II. Kuhns q. E
ID Corson, II. bingham, C. W. Taylor, A. J. Gun
N ming, Rev. George Taylor C. c, Adams.
Sc Decoration Committee, white badge)-C
6. c. Royce, chairman. c. L. Joyce, Stanton
Weaver, John O'Riley, II. II. Voss, II. Ding
man, Robert Sloan, A. Campbell, W. II. Chase
William Gibson, James McAIahan, Mrs. +. NJ
y. Richardson, Alice Joyce, VI. Stirlin, L. g
C. Thompson, Belaski, Hartwell, F. II. Spraguc
a. B. F. Hawkes. Mary Z. Hill, A. Ridgely, II
* q II. Voss N. II. Converse, C. o. Taylor Jones
IN {, Risley T. l.. Lamb, II. NJ. OConnelI, G. J
p. Wood, Misses J. A. RUSSELL Wood Garrett
- c. A. Burghardt, NJ. J. Riley, Nellie Hall, {
b. Chase, NJ. II. Bolt, F. f. Sloan, Kate Gapr
or Annie Ward, E. r. Graves, Libbie Graves, A
ed NJ. Yoss, Della Voss, NJ. A. Wood. Ella d
Motto, Zadee Jones, j. A. Richardson.
The Grand Army will start for Arlingto
from the Congregational church at a. m
nd and proceed to the cemetery by the way of tn
On Aqucduct bridge.
ny Comrade Charles +. Joyce will have charg
.. for the Grand Army of this department Of III
ny decoration Of the graves in Naval Acadcm
cemetery at Annapolis, Nd, he being author
iyed to arrange programme upon his arrivs
he there to-day.
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