Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-28
Memorial Day.

PROGRAM OF PARADE AND EXERCISES.
The following is the program Tor the parade
and exercises incident TO the decoration OF SOL
diers' graves at Arlington cemetery tomorrow,
under the auspices OF the Department OF the
Potomac. G. 4. r.:
The column will move westward from Mar
ket Space and north side OF Pennsylvania
avenue aC 10 a. m. sharp; continuing along
pennsylvania avenue, 18Th street and Bridge
street, Georgetown. TO the Aqueduct Bridge
where the parade Will be dismissed
The line viii be composed as follows, viz:
Detachment or mounted police; w. III. Webster
Sen. vice dept-comd'r grand marshall CONS. III.
ID. Norton. II. III. Mcbride, F. l.. Grant, aids:
Marine Band; battalion 2d L. 5. artillery. Major
D. Z. BrCckiDridge in command; detachment u.
5. Marine Corps, Captain r. :. Collum
tn command; Company A, Washington
Light Infantry, Colonel w. G. Moore In
command; Company B, Washington Light
GUARDS, lst 1t. Fred'k L. Hodgson In command;
public, &. c. Royce, department-commande
and staff. Past department commanders.
John A. Rawlins Post, No. /; Lincoln. No. 8;
John A. Reynolds. No. G; George G. Meade. No.
5; o. 2. Morton, No. 4, Kit carson, No. 2: Farra-
gut, No. l, department OF Virginia
EXERCISES AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Sunrise salute, by detachment OF L. 5. Signal
Service, under command OF Capt. II. P Strong,
L. S. A. National salute at l2 H., by ID. e. Vol.
Artillery, Maj. j. II. Hannemau, commanding
Decoration OF the GraveS-The procession con-
members OF the q. A. r., eX-SoldierS and sailors,
and the orphan children, ,andwhich the public are
invited TO join, will form at u m. in front or
the Arlington mansion, headed by the Marine
band. The procession will then march TO the
tomb OF the Unknown" where. halting, the
band Will play dirge; An original poem, er
titled ''J nknown, y Will be read by the authoress
Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles EmIlyHawtr Jrne)
The march VIII then be continued by e.; main
road TO the cemetery, where the procession VIII
separate and proceed with the deco lion OF the
(rra Inn fiu ha onFx- 10 Hon
the Marine band Will render a! .Jpr1lfe selec-
tons. After the decoration T. the graves the
procession viii again form and march 10 the
amphitheater.
Order OF exercises at amphltheatre:- Director
OF vocal music. Prof. +. Widows; director or in
strumental muse, Prof L. Schneider. Grand
chorus-by voices fIom Philharmonic Society;
insuumental-by Marine band Music, Ma
r1ne pand; calling the assembly TO Or
der, by Depmt Com. c. c. Royce; in
vocation, Dept: Chaplain Rev. B. swallow;
Flowers" by choir, Farragut post, No l, Ports
mouth Va; music, Marine band: original poem,
VIM. Winter, OF New York; decoration hymn,
Marine band, grand chorus from Philharmonic
the Fatho riess," choir, Farragut post, No. /;
oration, Hon. Coco. Hazelton, OF Wis: anthem,
"The Amt2i lean Union, Marine band and grand
chorus; music, Marine band; benediction, Chap
lain Rev. u. Swallow.
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 CT mrade Sidney w. Herbert; at the soldiers
Heme National Cemetery, under direction Of
Ccm w. W. Granger. The procession, consist
ing of veterans OF the Home, under command of
the governor. Brevet Brig. Gen. Joseph III. Pot
ter, ana the visiting committee OF the G. A. r. :
viii form at the main entrance to
the Cemetery at 10 am, and march to the Pa
vilion on the east side of the Cemetery, where
the services will be held. The program includes
an invocation; original poem, by Mr. John Sa-
VARY, and Grafton Dy Rev. j. z Rankin. ID. ID.
Exercises at Congressional Cemetery will be
under direction OF Com. Edwin NJ Trueu.