Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-29
DECORATION DAY.


Ihe order OF exercises at the Arlington Ma.
tional Cemetery tomorrow is as follows. Ma.
tional salute at IL m, by detachment OF q. s.
signal service, under command of CAPTAIN r. p.
Strong, U.S.A. Decoration of the graves. The
procession, consisting OF the committee, the in
Geee Eee gu guests members OF the g. A. R., ex-sol
which the public are invited to join, viii form
at IL m, In front OF the Arlington Mansion.
neadea nssY tSa by the Marine band. The procession
WIZ lnen march 10 the tomb OF the "UnknOWn.' y
Wnere haitlng, the band will play dirge: az
yer Wncn the march Will be continued by the
nam road, to the cemetery, when the process.
alton of the graves. The Marine band. during
the ceremonies OF decoration will render annro,
pIlate selections. After the decoration of the
10 the Amphftheater, where services will be held
services aJ the amphitheatre dnterspersed
with music by the Marine band:) :)-Calling the
9Tssemoiy Tas 70 order, Department Commander
harrison Dingman; invocation, Rev. A. F.
Mason; chorus-The Lords own Day, Wash.
ington sengerbund; original poem. Hon. Rollin
MorOags N; Daggett; OF Nevada; chorus-The Soldiers
nc! lion & j. Warren Keifer. OF Ohio; original ode
kDy faSt department Commander R. G. Staples.I
eni Sung 1y ~ Farragut Post No. Depart
ton S2ngerbund; benediction, Rev A. p WaanS
The decoration OF the graves at Rattle onG
OAK Hlii Cemeteries AID the monuments
OF Comrade John O'Riley. 'oA
AT SOLDIERS HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY.
under direction of Comrade Edwin NJ. Trueu
The exercises will be as follows The Procession
CONSISTING consisting OF OF the veterans OF the Home, under
command OF the governor, Brevet BrigadIer
general JoSeph II. Potter, and the visiting com
mittee OF the G. A. R., will form at the main % an-
~ tpahGe th 10 the cemetery at 1890 am and march
oery, t.s WheIe the services VIII be held. Pro
da gramme: Calling the assembly to order, Com
NaToT rauS EoMln Al Truell; Invocation, Rev. H. R.
Now, Choir: Original Poem, Comrade W. w.
Granger; keiier,s American Hymn, Choir; Ora
Sa nGe Iead Men Martin sa1f Magnness OF Montana
Cnolr; Benedict1On, Rev. H. r. Naylor, D.D'
AFTER the benedlction, the veterans of the Home
VIII proceed to decorate the graves, assisted by
mony the following selections OF sacred music
will be rendered by the choir:-1. AnthemN
Time is Winging Us Away; 2 The Grave Here
Choir:-B. E. Messer, leader; Mrs. VIM. II. Pone
Mundell, Miss Nettie Messer, VIM B. BarbaSe'
Grafton commlttee-Gen. ". +. Shermsn' sel' RSe Hac
den, P: J: Durkin, Matthias GIvnn, Lusby
Henry, M. Dietzel John Engle, o. F. Dana
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT CONGRESSIONAL CsMe.
under direction OF Comrade q. j. p. Wood
Calling the assembly to order, Comrade G. j. P.
blest are they who trust in God,.
choir; poem-''COver them DER, (Will Carleton,
Com, E. G. Townsend; chantDFraIlty of f.ife
choir; Grafton, Rev. Benz, Swallow, Chaplain a.
At; H.; national anthem-"Stand by the Flag" |
choir; benediction. Rev. John Lanahan, d. D.
Members OF the Choir-F. S. Deland. director.
MISS S Josephine Nimmo, organist; Miss Lucy |
s! MISS Nellie Deland, Miss Ida Deland,
n Mrs; Mary Jewell, Mrs. Eva Shomo, Messrs. O. |
Y. Shomo. Chas. F. Drexel, Jas. Mason, Louis |
Y; Mitchell, Mitchell, g, ": shockey.
decorating Committee Geo. !. p
Wood, John O'COnnell, Robert Nelson. Mr. n
Bilasd, M. A. McCulloch, A. NJ. O'Conneii. v.
Gerbert, g. j. p. Wood. T. e. e. Center M
V. Hopkins, Annie v. Lewis; Misses M A. WOOD.
emma Meacham, A. n. Wood, A. n. Neacham.