Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-29
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
SATURDAY.. NAV %. ISSO.
MEMORIAL DAY, 1880.
THE DEAD AT ARLINGTON.
DECORATING THE SOLDIERS GRAVES.
THE SERVICES AT OTHER CEMETERIES.
nP ATInNS AND DnENIO
THE EVENING STAR.
MEMORIAL DAY, 1880.
THE DEAD AT ARLINGTON,
THE SOLDIERS GRAVES.
THE SERVICES AT OTHER CEMETERIES.
CREATIONS AND POEMS.


auspices OF the Grand Army OF the Republic.
Department OF the Potomac. The day was al
that could be wished, the air being delightfily
cool With gentle winds. The day was generally
obsel we'd as holiday. The government de
partm and District Offices were closed, and
the bankers and most OF the business popula-
ton suspended their usual veoations. Flags
were displayed at halt-mast from all the GOV.
errment buildings the hotels and other PROM
benl places. A new feature of Memorial Day
was me morning parade of the military aud the
y: A. Il, which was witnessed by large crowds
OF people along the route of the procession. The
uay was opened by the airing OF salute at sun
rise at F1rt Whipple by a detachment Of the
The Parade.
The various organizations participating In Tie,
parade assembled 10 sth and streets. and at
10 o'clock the order was given and the line of
march was taken up as follows: Detachment Of
mounted police, under Lieut., Boteler; Grand
Marshal, S. Y. D. c. VIM. 81. Webster. and
Comra7 es II. d. Norton. 7. II. McBlide and E.
L. Grant aids; Marine Band; Prof. Schneider;
battalion United States Artillery, Major j. c.
breckenridge; Battery B. 21 Artillery, Lteuten-
ant Hubbard; Battery II, do, Lieutenant Hobbs;
detachment United States Marines, Captain r.
S. COllum and LieutenarltS Russell, Whiting and
Beneman: Donch'S Light Infantry Band; Wash
tngton Light Infantry, Colonel WIG. Moore COM,
handing, with ueutenants Dalton, Ross God
dard and Miller-thiS command had over 100
men In line, in fatigue uniform-Washingto
Light Guard, Ii. +. 5. Hodgson, in white pants,
blue blouses and white caps; Marine Field Music;
Grand Army of the i.epnblic. department con-
5. '. department commander: Edwin M. Trueil,
j. '. department commander; PAUL Brodie, A.
a. general; A. J. Cunning. A. Q. u. general;
James I. Smith. judge advocate; T. Edwin
Mason, medical director; Winfield S. Chase, in
spectOr, and S. G. Merrill, chief mastering at1l-
Ger. Past department commanders: f. II.
Sprague, j. 4. Smith, b. F. Hawkes., A. II. G.
Richardson George E. Corson and Ii. Dingmar;
John A. RawlinS Post, No. l, Charles E. Joyte,
commander; Lincoln, Post No. 3, III. J. Clifford
commander; John F. Reynolds, Post No. 6, W.
w. Granger, commander; George q. Meade.
Post No. 5. A f. MedfOrd commander; o. p.
Morton, Post No. 4, Robert Boiden, commander;
Kit Carson, Post No 2. James w. WiSner, com
manGer: Farragut, Post No. l, department OF
Virginia, with their own field music, carrying
L. S. and army corps flags, w. Hervey King
commander. Carriages With crippled veterans
d. c. volunteer artillery, Maj. j. r. Hanneman,
commander. The g. A. K. Wore dark clothes
and Mcclellan caps, and presented a uniform
appearance. They were complimented highly
on their appearance.
ket Space On the north side Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; continuing along Pennsylvania avenue
18th street and Bridge street, Georgetown, to
the Aqueduct Bridge, where Che parade was dis
missed, most OF those participating In. 1t pro-
ceeding to Arlington to take part In the services
there,
scene ~ AfllnStOns
Early this morning people began their jour-
ney to Arlington to attend the memorial Gay
services, and py eleven O'Clock the roads leading
to the cemetery were Tiled with pedestrians,
wagons, buggies, carriages. and all kinds of
c0nVeyanceS This was especially the case with
the route through Georgetown. On their ar
rival at Arlington the people distributed them
selves over the grassy hills, and sat In groups
chatting or making an early raid On dinner baS-
kets. Whole families came. The grounds of the
historical old place We're In excellent order. The
green OF the healthy, well-kept sward makes
very picturesque contrast with the red roads
and fOOtWays that lead from the entrance I'D
the hills TO the old CuSttS mansion. There were
flowers and decorations everywhere The tomb
OF the two thousand unknown dead, on the left
OF the amphitheater, was surmOunted by cedar
column; cedar branches extended from its sum-
init to each corner Of the tomb and to posts
erected at like distance therefrOm. White AMI
red flowers were Embedded in the cedar
THE AMPITHEATER
was GOV cred with canvass, and was much more
elaborately decorated than ever before. This
was owing to the fact that those In charge oil
the decorations, becoming apprehensive that
the joint resolution in Congress- authorizing
the Navy department to loan them flags, might
not be reached In time, employed Mr.. F. Reh as
decorator, who arranged his own nags. The
supply OF national aud other hags
fom the navy-yard were also displayed
zach OF the posts which upheld the circular
bunting diverged from the center of each open
space between the pillars, and surrounded The
shields, The sides OF the speakers stand were
draped IN bunting. The pillars supporting it
were entwined with evergreen. and restoonS of
cedar swung from the center of the arb1r roof
70 the side: Two large L. S. flags diverged from
the amphitheater. The flags of the G. A. Z.
were hung in all directions. The woodwork
below the speaker was covered with bunting
and evergreen wreaths. Within the past few
10 hpr no hapn rla no \
marble rostrum or altar feet In height, AZ
feet long and feet wide, and the front OF whicl
is handsomely carved coat OF arms, With the
words "E Pluribus Unam." The rooms OF the
old mansion were headquarters for the ladies of
the decoration committee, and were StreWn
with the remnants OF choice bouquets. The al
tendance to-day was not as large as In former
years. Under the marble tablet recently erected
were the words IN Memoriam" in lockwood.
There were few seats within the enclosure, most
OF the people there standing.
Exercises at Arlington.
A national salute was fired at Arlinstccn at
noon by the D. c. Artillery, Major J. K. Hanne.
man, as signal for the commencement of the
exercises. The procession, consisting of the
committee, the invited guests, members of the
q. A. r., ex-soldierS and sailors, the orphan
children, and the public, formed in front OF the
mansion, headed by the Marine band, and
marched to the tomb of the unknown
where, halttng, the band played dirge. Mr.,
Emily Thornton Charles emily HaWthornel
was then introduced, and read the following
pom!
Unknown.
A DECORATION ODE.
BY EMILY THORNTON CHARLES.
GENTLY Haw thorne.'0
With flowers we deck the soldiers graves
With dropping mast our at lndard waves
Where flowers and lawn the dew drop laye3,
And breath Of Spring ia softly blown
Ger mounds where. on q simple stone,
The record says they were-Unknowu.
With fowe,ss the brightest ones that bloom
Be garIanded each soldiers tomb,
While sunbeaInt Chase away the gloom;
ON, II then the sigh and still the moan
Where head post stanfS, like guardian lone,
Telling tn oft-told taIe-'URkaown."
Then Gull the lovliest 4oN'reee bright.
And slowly WALL, with foot fall lfg,.
Where sleep brave battlers for thc right;
While sweeping breezes sob and moan.
Or Zephyrs sign in monotone
Like plaintive wall, for those Unknown
Bring flowers and cast them thickly where
In leafy shade or SUMS bright eare
The hiIlocke rise; pay tribute there:
There be your fairest chsplets thrown
Though grass, unkempt and rankly grown
Waves where no headstone says-'stnknoRn."
Those head-boards DER the hillocks fair
We md them here and find them there
We see them rising every where
StLdlng IKE mourners, sad and lone,
Upon whose faces thought lines shown
Ferm that one sadden1ng wcrd-Onfuown
From North to eoutb from East to West
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