, 1881-05-29
DECORATlON-DAY.

| a meeting OF the Joint Committee Of Arrange
| ments having In charge the Decoration Day eel
epratfon was held lust night Mt the Palmer
| House. Comrade Hudson presided. Il report Of
! the Finance Committee wls first called for, bur
| reports from sub-Comnlttccs OH Finance we're
| not NIL In, aud tho exact amount OF SUBJ
| ecrfphons could not be given. The Treas
urer had received s43966, hut there
! had been several hundred dollars subscribed
| and not yet paid in, tho post-Ollico employees
/ donatin. about SEs0, part OF which had been
collected, but not turned over to the Treasurer.
J The Committee OF Flowers aud Eyeryrccus re-
ported that 100 vases, 800 wreathes, and l0O feet
! of garlands had boon provided; there were still
| 100 crosses to bc prepared, and tho work would
| have to be dono this morning. Three
| hundred andn two boxes Of flowers were
| on their way here, aud each cemetery
| would receive Il fair proportion, although just
| the number If boxes TO bo sent to each had not
| yet been tixod upon.
| Tho Committee on Exercises reported that the
| program to hs carried cut ut 1ho Grand Opera
llunse this afternoon at o clock WOEl1 be as
! follows:
Song and chorus, Iunammatus," Jesuit
Opening address BY tho Hon. E. .. Washburnc.
Solo, Angels Eye: Erght uud Fair Ilan-
deb. 3lrs. WilliaM McGuire.
Chorus: Pray for tie Dead lFnller>
Memorial sermon by ~ TIE Rey GeorXe C. Min
Cos,ak aHiess Ags gen Gen Ta'5e o5rf " @
Prayer and benedlction, by the Icv. George c.
Lor!,ner.
+; Q. Rohner oreanist Of the Jesuit Church,
The Committo further reported that nil of tho
l.svu tickets printed bad hce:a given out and
that there had been calls Tor ubout IL Thousand
additional.
cEMETERy TRAINS.
Trains will leave for kosehll and Calvary
Cemeteries Tomorrow from kenxie and Wells
viii return at III ::i5. 3l0 5:5o and d:45 D. IN,
Iiouud- trip tickets, 10 ccnis Trims for Oak
y; wosS5 H. s 5 will a. saS0 @ o oo: M 5 ps9St @
I'D, 3:l5, t:ai. 5:51 a:4c, 5:u5, and 7:5 p. N.
Round-trip tickets. = cents,
THE UNION VETERANS.
Il meeting OF tho Union Veteran Club was
held ut tho taclllc last evening, fifty members
present, and Comrndc jacobs presiding. Conn
lnlttecs reported thnt nil arrangements Tor Dec
wis stated that the howers would be transports
ca to thu cemeteries by carly trains tomorrow
morning md t,t ,he wYu| b" s..
rS si'' services a0y" to:day si@ottca to '' ,ho
Tho action Of the previous meeting ordering
thnt tho Club attend Rnsch i'll Il body WIS
rescinded; an and so!unteef r. COMMITTEES : appointed
requested to wear the Club badges. \ commit
tee appointed some time A1n to nrranEe for a
reunion Of the Club OF the Fourth Of July re-
Qonod.
AT oAKw0oDs.
Public decoration exercises will he held at
Lincoln Posi-, M. p1: G. \. r., assisted and ac-
co1nw.niei by the Wisconsin Soldiers Union
n',d the Lcticr-CurEicrs Of th; Chlcaso Post,
depot ut !: O'Clock. stopping ut the usuAl
rases. Fare ror TIC y. ,.t;,1nl rnuna Trip -, =
Wisconsin soldiers, ietter-cnrrisrs, End a oil
soldiers desiring 10 do so will report III Grand
Army Hall, Iii. Washington street. ut 1859,
bisek slouch huts ,md white gloves
Lincoln Post and those accompanying them
vii! assemble at TIC corner ot rhirty,llrsl street
program at tho cemetery will be:
Funeral nirSe.
Hymn py Quartet.
l'rnycr. the Rev. Il. 3. Pope.
Hymn by Quartet
Address, tic Kcv. r. 3. Pope.
Hand recitation, 1.-THE Blue and tho Gray"
Address, William S. Everett.
Hymn by Quartet.
Decuratlon sl1a ritual services of G. AR.
Tenctctiun the Rev. Il. Il. popc-
decoration Of Tat containing 5000 Confederate
graves. and return ut !, ociock.
Col. Thompson, OF the Sixth KcElment, has is |
sued Au order requiring nti tho officers and su! !
iiers to be ut the -Armury. I'll Lake street, at
p to- morrow, IL full dress uniform for street
Abraham Lincoln Post, No. al, Grand Army of |
tho Nepubtic, wifi hold It memorial service ut |
Lakeside Hall corner of TNrty first Street and |
Indiana avenue, Sunday. May -. At 1880 r. H.
Tho services viii he conducted by thy 1ley. Kas
sell i. puoc, pastor Trinity Methodist Church.
The public are cordially invited.
TIE GOVERNMENT HE1LDTNG.
The officials ut the Government l:nl!nr will !
very generally Observe decoration, Day TO-
The Sub Treasury and Pension Office
will follow tho example Of the banks and close
all day. The business offices of tue Internal
ltcvoune and Customs. pepartments will hc
cluscd. The Collector OF Internal Revenue will
DC i'll bis office during greatcr mart nf tho dny.
ClenrAncca OF vessels can t,c made during tho
,luy ut tito night Office OF tho Custom House 1T
f,ush street bridge: The PostO!ticc and stations,
rs already stated, will close ut 10 After
u1Oon ur.i evening mails close ut the same hour, |
The carriers will make one delivery and ono col