Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-26
Memorial Day Exercises.

General Orders from Different Sources
The Observance of the Day by the
Grand Army.
The following general order has been is
sued by Commander George M. White OF
Admiral Foote post, G. A. R.
HEADQUARTERS ADMIRAL FooTE PosT, J
No. II, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, May 25th, 1888.
General Order No. 1.
1. The appropriate observance of Memo
rial day is a matter concerning which no
worthy comrade of the Grand Army can be
lukewarm or Indifferent. 1t is the one occa-
sion of the year when the opportunity is
given to us, the surviving veterans of the
war, to publicly attest our unfading remem
brance of the comrades who fell beside rs,
our appreciation of the spirit which nerved
them to the sacrifice and our kinship in
patriotism with them. We honor ourselves in
honoring them and in cherishing their memo
ry, but not in that do we find our highest
incentive to united action on that day. 1t
rests with us of the Grand Army to so OBJ
serve the day, unitedly and with singleness
of purpose as to ensure that it shall become,
in the near future, q day of sacred memories,
not to ourselves alone, but to ALL Let every
comrade of Admiral Foote post feel that on
that day he has personal duty to perform.
2. The post will assemble at $50 o'clock
a.. m. on Wednesday, May Both, for the dec
Grafton of graves, which will occur sinaultan-
eously at all the cemeteries at signal from
the City Hall tower at 10 o'clock q. m. Com
rades will appear in uniform, with G. A. r.
and mourning badges and white gloves.
3. AT O'Clock p. IA. on Memorial day,
May Both, the post will assemble at Post
headquarters for parade and review. Officers
will appear uniformed and equipped, and
comrades, SO far as possible, in full post un-
form of cap, blouse, dark pants, white
gloves, and G. A. r. and mourning badges.
4. On Sunday, May 9th, the post will
assemble at Grand Army Hall at O'Clock p.
m. for attendance upon divine service at
Calvary Baptist church. The courteous in
vitation to this service was so heartily &C.
eepted by vote of the post that full atten-
dance is assured.
5. At 9:45 a. m. Sunday, May 9th, the
post will assemble for attendance upon di-
vine service in response to an invitation
from the Rev. Mr.. Harris, of the st. John
street Methodist church. By order Of
GEORGE M. WHITE, Post Commander.
LEWIS B. Brown, Adjutant.
The following order is promulgated from
Second regiment headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT, CONNECTICUT Ma
TIoNAL GUARD
SPECIAL ORDERS
No. G. M1DD1ErowN, May 81, 1888
The field, stan and non-commissioned stan officers
and Companies B, c, D, and having volunteered
day, are hereby ordered to assemble on Chapel
street, New Haven In front of Union armory, fun
dreEs uniform without knapsacks), Wednesday,
the 30th day of May 1885, at 1:3o O'Clock p. M Field
and staff officers will appear mounted.
The following details are made:
Companies B, D, and F, one man each for mark
ers. They will report to the adjutant seen the
companies arrive upon the ground.
By ordsr Of Cor. CHARLES P. GRAHAM.
omcial. Captain and Adjutannt.
Memorial day will be observed in"the St.
John street M. E. church next Sabbath. The
pastor, Rev. G. E. Harris, will deliver dis
course in the morning on "Our Soldiers
Roll of Honor
At a special meeting held last Monday even
ing Admiral Foote post voted to attend this
service in body. The boy chorus, which
furnished such excellent four-part music at
the entertainment on Wednesday evening,
have been invited to occupy the choir gallery
and lead in the musical part of the service
under the direction of Professor Jepson. The
church will be appropriately decorated. The
ushers and members of the chorus will be
furnished with badges prepared for the &C.
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