Daily Republican., 1882-05-29
FOURTHEDITI0N
The Programme For To. morrow.

Vho Programme For TO'mOrFow.
The 3Oth of May in each year is set
apart by the members of the Grand
Army throughout this country for the
performance of solemn duty. On
that day every soldiers grave that Is
within reach of post OF the Grand
Army, Is decorated with flowers The
deed in itself is not much, but it tells
to the world that these men who TOOK
up arms in defence Of the old flag
are not forgotten, nor will they ever be
while there is post of the Grand Army
in existence.
The posts in this city have been for
some time making arrangements Tor
proper observance of the day, and the
following program has been prepared
for tomorrow.
The Smyth Post Guards, and the
members of the Post not otherwise de-
tailed will meet at the headquarters at
$50 a. M, sharp, to leave forNew Castle
on the o'clock train, for the purpose
of assisting Evan Watson Post IN dec
Grating the graves at that place.
They will return at II O'Clock and
again meet at their room at l o'clock,
and at 1.3O proceed to Fourth and
French streets where the line will be
formed, with the right resting on French
street. The Post will be accompanied
by the City Cornet Band, Uniform
Rank No. ! knights of Pythias, Evan
Watson, No. 8, of New Castle, and the
Sons of Veterans.
The line will move promptly at 2
o'clock over the following route: Up
Fourth to Market, out Market to Tenth,
to Delaware avenue, to Soldiers Monu.
ment, where the exercises will be held,
The meeting at this place will be pre-
sided over by Washington Jones.
There will be music by the band and
prayer by Rev. George W. Miller, fol
lowed by an oration by Senator A
Wilson Norris, Post Department Com
mander of Pennsylvania.
At the close of the Grafton the column
will move to the cemetery, where the
Post Guards will fire salute over the
group of soldiers graves in the south
west corner and then proceed to the
grave Of General Smyth, where hol'
low square will be formed and the G
J A. r. services will be performed by the
proper officers
The band will play dirge, Past De-
partment Commander McNair will de.
liver a memorial address on General
Smith and the Guards will fire the ap
propriate salute The march being resum
cd Captain Watson's grave will be visi
ted, a salute fired over 1t and an appro
pirate address delivered by some one
| 80 bo 4 alnootad hv Wotcop pnut of Nau
Castle. On leavi G the cemetery, the
column will move down the avenue tc
West, to Seventh, to Market. to the hal
of the X. of P.,to Smyth Post headquar.
ters and dismiss.
Carriages have been procured by the
committee of Smyth Post for disabled
x-soldiers and sailors who are invited
to report at headquarters in the Adams
building whether members of the G. A
K. or not.
The soldiers graves will be decorated
in the morning by details from the
post.
Chief Marshal Pickles of Smyth Post
has named as his assistants, A. A. g.,
Daniel Ross, Chief Mastering Officer
Pusey w. Jackson and Aide-de-C -Camr
Albert S. Nones of the national staff,
and will name two or more additional
ones this evening.
DUPONT Post No. 2, G. A. R., will
i form on Market street in front of theil
headquarters In theMcClary Building.
They will be accompanied by the First
Regiment Drum Corps which have at
tached themselves to the post, and the
First Battalion D. V. M. commanded
by Major John M. Curtis.
The line will move at O'Clock ovel
the following route:
Market to Ninth, to French. te
Fourth, to Poplar, to Second, to King
to Front, to Market, to Tenth, to Della
ware avenue, to cemtere?. After the
decoration ceremonies, Delaware ave
nue. to monument, to Washington, to
Eighth, to Madison, to Third, to Wash.
ingtoD, to Sixth, to West, to Ninth, tO
Market. to Opera House and dismiss.