National Republican., 1883-05-29
Final Arrangements For Its Observation Com
pleted by the Grand Army.
The Programmes For Arlington and the
Old Soldiers Home.
II Will be Possible For Those Who Desire 10 Do 50 10
Visit Both Places.
Order OF Exercises Rt other Cemeteries
Tributes TO the Honored Dead.

mortal day, Ihere were present. .. D. Dur
dett, department commander, chairman
John Cameron, assistant adjutant general,
secretary; Amos J. Cunning, assistant quar-
termaster general, treasurer; Dennis oCon
iTor, commander Post No. 1, with Hanson +.
Weaver, and Charles E Joyce; G. NJ.
Hustled, commander Post No. 2, with James
w. WisftGf, and Edwin NJ. Truell; w. A.
Moore, commander Post No. g. with N. NJ.
Brooks, and Thomas w. Turnbull George
d. Graham, commander Post No. A,
with Robert Green, and v. Norton
NJ. A. Dillon, commander Post No. 5, with G.
d. Hudson and John b. Dowd Il. McSweeny,
commander Post No. o, with John ORiley
and d. d. Brennan; II. II. Brewer, COM
mandor Post No. Z, with G. J. p. Wood and
A. II. q. Richardson; D. s. Alexander, COM
mander Post No. 8, with A. j. Huntoon and
S. A. Lewis; w. II. Mills, commander.Post 8,
with w. George Hall and 1. B. II. Smallwood.
The details Of the final arrangements were
then discussed, the necessary Expenditure
ordered, directions for transportation, and
decoration completed, and meeting for Tues
day night voted to arrange finally for the
parade. Tho programme of exercises for
memorial day had not been sent in by the
printer but the following is a corrected copy:
ARLINGTON.
national salute will be fired at noon by a
detachment of the United States signal corps,
under command of Lieut.. Frederick Wood,
1st United States cavalry. The strewing of
flowers over the graves will commence at IL
o'clock. The services at the amphitheater
will begin at / o'clock, and the following
order will bo Observed
Music Nearer My God to Thee" marine
band. .. Calling the assembly to order, Depart
inent Commander S. s. Burdett 3. Music " safe
IL on 1he Rsy AT' %n n BaTS D. P Tbe Sol
ders Rest (whitel octette.. 6. Poem, by James
MI Stewart rSo slsssP sSP sSds1 wS sleep gSSs
TTade Rsy Benjamin. Swallow, department chap
Octette, George II. Lillebrldge T.. Meyers, W
Barborin Chas W. Hancock r. NJ. Mckee.
The memorial day poem for Morton and
Sumner posts, written by Comrado Samuel
Adams Wiggin, of Meade Post No. 5, will be
read at the colored cemetery at Arlington, by
Mr.. w. II. Davis, jr., of New York. Mr.
Wiggin was the author of the dedication
poem of Lincoln hall, and has been a con-
tributor to these columns during the past
winter.
OLD SOLDIERS HOME.
The services at soldiers home will com
mence promptly at 10 o'clock, so as to carry
out the entire programme, and enable those
present, who may wish to do SO, to attend
the services at Arlington. The ceremonies
here will be of peculiar interest and import
The stand recently in front of the white
house from which the President
reviewed the parade of the Army
of the Potomac has been re-erected
in the grove near the Office of the superin-
tendent, and is to be beautifully decorated.
The grove lately added to the grounds will be
thrown open for carriages, and seats have
been erected for the accommodation of the
veterans and Others Gen. Sherman and
staff, with large number Of army and navy
officers and many prominent society people
will participate in the exercises. The gar
rto Of ps,tn harra a..lra nn1a npN-
mand of Gen. r. b. Ayres, with the I'd United
States artillery band, and Gen. Sturgis, with
the veterans of the home, will combine to
make this brilliant occasion. The order of
exercises is as follows:
l. Music, Weber's I'd United States artillery
band. 2. Calling the assembly to order, Comrade
Edwin M. Truell. 3. Invocation, Rev, L. d. Hunt
ley. Once More with Solemn Tread" oc.
Comradc Edwin NJ. True in the absence OF the
% the G. A. L. words words by Maj. T. MS n. CLARKE music by
s, II. Jeckol. Z; Grafton. by Hon; VIM, Strong, s.
REST, Soldier, Rest octette. 0. Benediction, Rev.
+. d. Huntley. 10. Decoration of the graves with
flowers by the veterans Of the home, assisted by
the committee and all 30 disposed.
Mrs. George II. Thomas, the widow of
the hero of Chickamauga Mrs. Il. o. g.
Ord, and Mrs. Robert Anderson, tho
widow of the defender Of Fort Sumter, have
accepted invitations to attend the services at
soldiers home Mrs. Anderson will be ac-
companied by her daughters. Capt Byers,
whois United States consul ut Zurich, Switzer-
land, and who is now in Oscaloosa, Iowa, has
received permission from the Grand Army
here to have this poem at the memorial
services in that city simultaneous with its,
reading at the soldiers home.
CONGRESSIONAL BURYING GROUND.
The ceSemonies at this famous cemetery
will commence at 1 o'clock, in the following
order:
roi,,. ,ho o..ox.,h,,. ,o a.ao. co....s.
George J. p. Wood; 3 Invocation, Rev. William
]. McKenny. g. Honor to the Brave" choir. 4,
Loyal, Tried % and % True" Choir choir. 8. ' oraon, by
Comrade w. w. Granger, Post No. d. 7. "Under
the Roses choir. 8. Benedcton, by Rev. VIII.
lam l. McKenny.
OTHER PLACES.
The Clan-na.Gael association and Wolf
Tone club, of Washington, and the Clan-na-
Gael, No. g of Georgetown, will conduct the
ceremonies OF decorating the graves of their
fellow lrish-Americans who repose in Mount
Olivet aud in the old Georgetown Presbyte-
rian cemetery. The German Veteran union
will decorate the graves Of the seventy.seven
German-American soldiers who are buried in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Posts Nos. /, 2, q, and will meet at
Grand Army hall, corner Ninth and d streets,
at o'clock sharp, on Wednesday morning
whence they will be escorted by the Union
Veteran corps to Seventh and L streets, where
the parade will assemble.
The order of procession will be as follows;
Marine Band
Department G. A. X. Flags.
Comrades under arms
lUnion Veteran corps, Capt B. L. Thomson, COM
manding)
Department Commander and Staff
Past Department Commanders.
John A. Rawlins Post, No. l. ID. OConnor. Com
mander.
Post No. 2 Drum Corps.
Kit Carson Post, No 2, Gilbert NJ Hustled, Com
Lincoln Post, No. 3, W, A. Moore, Commander.
o. i. Morton Post, No, 4, George ID. Graham, Com
mnnder,
Marine Drum Corps
George G. Meade Post, No. 8, NJ. A. Dillon, Com
mander,
John +. Reynolds Post, No. 6, L. McSweeny, Com
James A. Garfield Post, No. 7, H. II. Brewer Com
burnside Post, No. 8, D. S. Alexander Commander
Charles Sumner Post, No. 0, w, II, Mills, Com
mander.
They will form on the north side of street,
with right resting on tho east side of Sew
enth, and will take position assigned at 945
O'clock and be in readiness TO move at 10 a.
M sharp. The line of march will be from
the place of rendezvous down Seventh street,
thence along the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street, up Fifteenth street
to Pennsylvania avenne, and again west on
Pennsylvania avenue aud Bridge street.
Georgetown, to the acqueduct bridge.
The following is the general order issued 10
the Potomac department, Grand Army:
In accordance with the beautiful custom estab-