National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
DECORATION DAY.
The Programme for Services ut All the
Cemeteries.

The Programme for Services ut All the
Cemeteries.
Tho decoration committee Of tho Grand
Army Of the Republic met at G. A. II. hall,
Ninth and d streets, last night. The follow
ing order of parade was adopted for Deco
ration day, May 30:
Marine Band.
Department e. A. Il. Flags.
Union Veteran Corps, Capt, S. L. Thomson com
custer Camp. Sons Of %Te%ns ToefSns Capt H. j. clifford
commanding.
Department commander. Department ofHoers.
Jno, A. Rawllns Post. No. /, Geo. Holmes, Com.
NHp1H mander
Post No. Drum Corps.
Kit Carson Post No. ., j. Z. g. Burger, Commander.
Lincoln Post, No. 5, J. NJ. Pipes, Commander.
o, p. Morton Post, No. Z, James Butcher, Com
mander.
Marine Drum Corps.
Geo. G. Meade Post, No; ., NJ. A. Dillon, Com
mander
Jno. p. Reynolds Post No. G, G. W. Sherwood,
Commander.
Jas. A. Garfield Post, No. 7, W. o. Drew Com.
mander.
burnside Post, No. s, Q. Z. Crandall, Commander.
Chas. Sumner Post, No. 0, Vim. Geo. Hail. Com
mander.
Farrngut Post, No 10, Wm Winans, Commander.
The parade Will form on tho north side OF ID
street. right resting on the east side of Ninth
street.
The posts will take their positions in line at ei5
a. III. The line will be formed in the order spec-
fled above and will move at 10 a. IN,
The column will march by fours The post of.
fcers and pnst post commanders will take their
position in line of march aud maintain the proper
distances, US Instructed In the Manual, pages 40
and Al.
The line Of march will be from the place of
rendezvous, down Ninth street TO Pennsylvania
avenue, to Fifteenth street, to Pennsylvania ave.
nue. to NJ street, TO the Aqueduct bridge.
A national salute will be fired by a detsch-
ment of signal service men from Fort Meyer
at noon. At the conclusion Of the salute tho
procession will form in front Of the Loe man
sion, headed by the Marine band. At the
graves of the unknown doad a stop will be
made and the band will play dirge. After
this flowers will be strewn over the soldiers
graves about the cemetery. The procession
will then reform and march to the amphi-
theater, whore the ceremonies will begin at /
o'clock. Hon. Stewart l.. Woodford, of New
York, will be the orator of the day, and viii
Carleton will read an original poem. DR..
Rankin will be the officiating clergyman.
At the soldiers home cemetery the services
will be in charge of Gems. Sturges and Ayers.
Comrade Truell will conduct the services.
The graves will be decorated by those pres
ent and the inmates of the home. The sec
ond artillery, headed by its band will march
up Sixth street to the homo and participate
in the exercises.
The services and decoration at Oak Hill
cemetery will be in charge Of Capt. ID. w.
HouGhton, Thero are lao prominent gener-
At the Battle Ground cemetery, on the
Seventh street road, where Gen. Early made
an advance on Washington, Decoration day
services will be held for the fret time Com
rades j. G. S. Burger and John p. Church
will be in charge. Mr.. s. II. Bond, of this
city, will deliver an oratiou. Miss Hattie l..
Cole will read an original poem. The
audience is requested to unite in singing
America"
The ladies' decoration committee will meet
at Masonic temple at . o'clock Thursday
morning, May 90, to prepare floral tributes
for the graves. 1t was suggested at the
meeting that each scholar of the public
schools Of Washington prepare bouquet on
graves as the schoolboys' offering.