The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-29
DECORATION DAY.
programme Of the Pronoso,
Proceedings To Morrow ~

proceedings To Morrow.
The Both day of May, the beaD.,
month Of flowers. has for wears h..
set apart for the purpose of homo.
Ing the memory of those who nobi
and SO courageously went forth .,
the defense o. their country - ~ ~
gave their own lives wilIinS 81, Snl
nee that their Country mig6t T Iis.,
a1o ss the Gsy is again approgcbire
when of all others so forcjbIv -
mines al the patriotic and loToi :.
Lhefr gratitude and their onfv -
"sr0s these who now lie in H.
graves, to pay them al ores Lei tSi
most sffectionate and sgpTon,i tue
tribute they can by sire ing tfa;r
graves with 4 Iwers. In cursn Suan
to This beautiful custom, The Jam uCe
b. McKesn Post Of the Grand a , rnaa
OF the Republic have made afrsnr:y
ments for the proper Observance :.
the day IN suitsb msnner - tS VI
object for which it has !asn s nae
apart. This duty dcyoIves aE Ios
upon all patriotic citizens, a. % waH
As soldiers, who desire to honor t6a
brave dead. '' 'ne
In order, therefore, that all who
desire may have an opportunity ~
participate in this beautiful custo1
the general public ara hereby r..
ques:ed to Join with James B. M.
hean Post, on Friday morning :,
10 o'clock sharp, a. the WsIEsr
Opera House.
The following prog anime has
been annouD ced for tie q, ca.j,n.
l. Firing national salute st sur-
rise at Fort Douglas
z. The procession will form at ina
headquarters Of JAMES b. Mexican
Post, q. A. R, ia front of the Wal
ker Opera House, and move at 10
o'clock sharp, under the direction Of
the marshal and his aids, headed by
the Fort Douglas Drum Corps. The
route will be to Main street, up Main
70 First South street, and thence TO
Fort Douglas.
3. The procession on arriving at
the eastern termini of First South
street will be taken in charge by
Major General McCook and q de-
tachment of the Sixth United States
Infantry, under whose command the
procession will move to the soldiers
cemetery, where the service OF de.
coratipg the graves will be held,
salutes fired, a dirge for the dead by
the Fort Douglas Band, and thence
to Fort Douglas.
The exercises at the Fort will be
conducted by Post Commander
Elijah Sells, when the following
programme will be rendered:
The bounding Of the "Assembly" at the
Pas Sda.
2-"America" .................. Fort Douglas Band
S-Prayer.. .-....;.............Chaplan1 uf !
4-"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
..........................St. Aary's Choir
......................Capts J. WetherIl
-Address......... Governor Arthur i. ThomN
7-"Glory Hsllelujah''. Fort Douglas Ban! 4
S-O-at1on................. Rev. Dr. Jacks0
"a Prayer for The Dead vocal selectlons)
:-....:.......................... Mary's Cnot
10 Vocal selection. .-...... Miss BicWsI
Spsngled banner"
AT the conclusion OF the exer Uses
at Fort Douglas, the procession will /
reform and pre- coed to Mount Oivet
Cemetery, where the beautiful and
impressive memorial services Of the
Grand Army of the Republic viii
he conducted by the James B,
Mexican Post, after which the
grave will be decorated.
The following detail will go from
here to the City Cemetery to deco
rate the grave OF Col. Chaplin:
Comrades j Garland, Geo. R,
Maxwell, and +. NJ. Bishop. After
which the concluding exercises for
the day will be conducted By POit
Commander e. Sells.
The following are the special c0m-
mIttees appointed by the Pos
Flagging graveS-Comrade j.
Decoration-Comrade T. ". Lin
coin.
Transportation-Comrs les J. Car
and and w. II Sells.
Flnance-COmrades T. c. Bailey
and E. III. Byron.
MUsic-Comrades G. Cooley ana
f. M. Bishop.
Ladies' Committee on fOwerE-
Mrs. J. Campbell, chairman; MIS-.
Ashley, from Salt Lake Academy;
Miss a. C. Soules, Salt Lake Semi
nary; Miss E. J. Kelly, Collegiate
Institute; Miss Blakeley, St. Marks
school; Miss Thompson, Baptist
school; Mrs. Jones, kindergarten
school.
The whole procession vii be dnQef
he direction of the marshal OF the
lay, Comrade F. NJ. Bishop ana
JOmrsde E II. Byron.
The floral committee on decora'
ion are requested TO urge the pups
II the schools to bring flowers TO Inc
DE hodist Church as early OF
hnrsday "a possible. It ts teaie1
hat there will he great 'c-rcIiy..
All kiuds # fO> eTs, gras. es sE1
rs will te very dCceptaoe
O tn committee The loyal LADIES
4 surrounding towns have vOliA
esrsd to send contributions o. 4
lowers.
A. there will be some eXPeiss
onnected with the exercises, Il5
nance committee will call upoL
ar loyal citizens for their cOntrlOu'