The daily gazette., 1880-05-28
Decoration Dan,
PROGRAMME FOR TO-MoRROw--THE
CHIEF MARSHAL'S ORDERS.

CHIEF MARsHAL's ORDERS.
The programme for to-morrow's
celebration is as follows:
The formation will be under the
direction of Col. S. A. Macallister,
who has been selected as Chief Mar
shall of the day.
The line will form on the west
side of French street, the right rest
ing on King street. The procession
will move at $50 p. M, sharp. The
following is the route
Up Fourth street to Market street;
up Market street to Tenth, out
Tenth street and Delaware avenue,
to and around the Soldiers Monu-
ment; thence back to the cemetery
gate. Upon reaching the gate the
procession will enter, the head of
the column resting at the corner
next to Adams street.
After entering, the procession will
be dismissed until the ceremony of
decorating the graves of the soldiers
by the members of the G. A. R., and
the firing of the customary military
salutes shall have been performed.
when, at the sound of the bugle, the
! procession will reform and the SER
, wees at the speakers stand will be-
gin. The services at the stand Hon.
Us. Valentine presiding, will con-
sist of an opening prayer; singing ;
an address by the Rev. A. N. Keig-
win; a poem by E. T. Taylor, Esq;
address by Comrade w. S. McNair:
presentation of the deed of the Sol
diers' Monument and lot to the trus-
tees by Eli Crozier, Esq; singing;
benediction.
At the close of the services the
line will be reformed, and the pro-
cession will march out of the ceme-
terry, the route of march and the
point of dismissal being in the dis
cretion of the Chief Marshal.
1t is desired that the president, ,officers,
the speakers, and the crippled soldiers
shall assembled at Institute Hall in time
to enter the carriages and report to the
chief marshal by o'clock p. III.
Flowers will be received and prepared
al the City Hall up 2.30 O'Clock p. m.
The wagons cont aiming the flowers will
remaiA at the Hall until the procession
arrives, when an aide will conduct them
TO their places in the line. When the
flower wagons reach the cemetery, they
will enter and the flowers will be dstrib-
uted at different points under direction
of Comrades John f. Frock and John r.
Gallaher.
When unloaded, the wagons will
leave the cemetery.
BY order of the committee,
s. A. MACALLIsTER,
JOHN p. WALES,
S. r. SMITH,
w. S. MCNAIR.
The following is the order of the
Chief Marshal:
CHIEF MARsHAL's OFFICE,
May 2S, 1880
The procession will form on French
street, right resting on Fourth street.
All posts of the q. A. R., military COM
panies, societies, organiza' ions, delega
lions, and carriages, will report to the
Chief Marshal, at Fourth and King
streets, at o'clock, p. M, sharp, for
assignment 10 places in line.
The procession will move promptly at
$50 D. IN. AS some time will be re-
quired for formation of the line, organ
izations are requested to report not later
than p. m.
The following ex-soldiers will act as
aids to the Chief Marshal, viz: Adjt.
Gen. J. P. Postles, Colonel Peter
Mccullough, Lieut.. Col. Vim. Y.
Swigget, Maj. S. Redmond Smith, and
Adit. Gen. W. S. McNair.
BY order of S. A. MACALLIsTER,
Chief Marshal.
Those having the days proceedings in
charge are not able to make an estimate
of the probable length of the line; but it
is known that number of organizations
will Join the procession.