National Republican., 1878-05-30
DECORATION DAY.
Programme of Ceremonies at the Various
Cemeteries.

Programme of Ceremonies at the variou.
| Cemeteries.
| Last evening the members Of the Grand
Army of the Republic were busy pcrfecting
the arrangements for tho ceremonies Of decora.
tion to bo held to-day. The parlors Of the
Congregational Church, which were used a.
the headquarters Of the decorating committee,
presented very animated scene. number
| OF ladies were busy In sorting flowers and ever
greens, Of which there were abundance. The
arrangements for to-day arc completed and
the ceremonies will be conducted In accordance
with the following programme:
ORDER OF EXERCISES At ARLINGTON ma
TIoNAL CEMETERY.
National salute at sunrise and at twelve m,
| by the District of Columbia artillery, under
Command OF Major J. X. Hauneman. Decora.
tion OF the graves. The procession, consisting
| OF the committee, the invited guests members
| OF the e. A. r., cx-sOldiers and sailors, and the
orphan children, and which the public are in
vited 10 join, will form at 1915 o'clock p. m,
IN front Of the Arlington Mansion, headed By
the Marine Band. The procession will then
march to tho tomb of the Unknown" where
halting, the baud will play a dirge; after
which the march will be continued by the
main road to the cemetery, when tho process.
sion will separate, aud proceed with the deco.
ration of the graves. The Marine Band, dur.
ing the ceremonies Of decoration, will render
appropriate selections. After the decoration
OF the grrvcs the procession will again form
aud march to the Amphitheatre, where the
services will be held.
SERVICES At THE AMPuITuEATRE.
l. Music-Overture, "Opcra Nabuco," by
Verdi, Marine Band 9. Calling the assembly
to order Department Commander G. T.. Cor
son .. Invocation, Rev, Joseph W. Parker, ID.
ID .. Chorus, Washington SRngerbund: g.
Original poem, Rev. J. +. Rankin, ID. d.; G.
Music-Fantasia, opera "Don Pasuualc," by
Doninetti. Marine Band :. Chorus. Washing.
ton sengerbund $. Grafton, Hon. Charles q.
Williams, OF Wisconsin; .. Chorus, Soldiers
Memorial Day" orphans from Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home; 10. Music-Fantssia,
opera Norma" by Bellini, Marine Band IL.
Chorus, Washington Sengerbund; IL Bene-
diction, Rcv, DIR. Parker.
coLDIERs' HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Decoration ceremonies under direction of
Comradc Edwin NJ. Truell.
The procession, consisting Of the veterans Of
the Home under command Of the Governor.
Breyet Brigadior- General Joseph II. Potter,
and tile visiting committee of the g. A. L.,
Will form ut tho main entrance to the GENE.
terry at half-past ten a. M, and march to the
pavilion on the east side Of the cemetery, where
the services will be held.
Programmc-l. Calling the assembly to or.
der, Comrade Edwin VI. Truell; ,. Invocation
Rev. Benjamin Swallow, Past Departmeut
Chaplain 5. Dirge, Peace TO tho Memory of
the Dead" choir; 4. Poem written for tho oc.
easion by Mrs. VI. A. Denison), Crypt Palmoni:
D; Patriotic Song bright Sword Of Liberty
choir; q. Grafton, COmrGde c. &. joyce; :.
Martial song, Praise of the Soldier" choir
{. Benediction, Rev. Benjamin Swallow.
After the bcnedictiun the veterans of the
Home will proceed to decorate the graves, as
sisted by members OF the committee, during
which ceremony the following selections Of
sacred music will he rendered by the choir: /.
Chant, Mans Days on Earth are rs y Shadow"
2. Peace, Troubled Soul" 3. "Plcycl's HYMN"
Choir.-Mr. A. F. Tasker, leader aud organ.
ist tenors, Harry o. Simons, J. A. Duyall,
William +. Perkins, William B. Atkinson aud
+. Il. Mcguire; bassus, J. II. Kaiser, b. +.
Clark, w. X. Cohen, and Charles Macnicol
ORDER OF EXERCIsEs AT CONGRESSIONAL
CEMETERY.
Under direction OF Comrade General J. p,
WuUd.--l. Calling the assembly to order, Com.
rade q. J. +. Wood; ,. Prayer. Rev John
Chester; 3. Soldier requiem choir; 4. His
tOrcal poem composed by Rev. George Tay.
lOr, department Chaplain, COmrade John
Williams, post No. 2; 3. Ode to the Nations
Dead ltey. George Taylor, choir; g. Grafton.
C0mradc IL. J. Clifford 7. Memorial Ole (by
Rev. George Taylor, choir, 5. Benedicton,
Rcv. George Chester.
Members Of CHORD. F. McGowan. leader;
Miss Martha Mundell, Miss Lizzie Blood, organ.
ist Miss Alice Scharr Miss Emma C. Cook.
Miss Lucy Shockey, Mr. W. r. Van Doren, IT,,
Mr.. Robert Zimmerman, Mr.. William II. King.
OTHER CEMETERIES.
The decoration Of the graves at Battle and
Oak Hill Cemeteries and the monuments
Throughout the city will be under the direction
of Comrade John ORiley. II. Dmsman,S. S. V.
Department Commander, will act as officer of
the day, with Comrade Charles L. Joyce as
aid. Al Arlington all carriages will enter at
the centre gate, east side.