Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
The Exercises at the Various Gene.
terieS Next Saturday.

The members of the Department of the Poto
mac, q. A. r., have been very energetic in pre-
pairing for the Decoration day exercises next
Saturday.
The committees in charge of the exercises al
the various cemeteries are as follows:
EXecutive-Cha Brooks; Messrs. Cam
eron, Cunning, Weaver, Urell, Hopkins. That
cher, Hustled, Smith, Pipes, Moore, Shorter
Butcher, Cornish, Dowd, Prentice, Knockey,
Faunce, Sherwood, O'Riley, Joachum Blake.
lock, McNOnigle. Ingram, White Huntoon
Renells, Fleetwood, Holland, Van Doren, Hitch
cock and Emory.
Reception committee-N NJ Brooks (chair-
MANI, J. b. Burke, ]. w. Wisner, John Cameron
a. j; Cunning, II. E. Weaver, NJ 5 Hopkins,
H. NJ. Smith, c. H. Shorter, J. b. Dowd. s Z.
Faunce, I'll: Joachum, c. II: Ingram, +. c. Re-
veil, w. T. Van Doren, F. Fl. Sprague B. F.
Hawkes., A H: G: Richardson, G; f. Corson,
S. S. Burdette and d. s. Alexander.
Finance committee-S E. Faunce (chairman),
Messrs Hopkins, Urell, Leonard, Emmons
Finn, Harmon, Stephenson, Riley, Holmes,
King, Swander, Martin. Dowd, Fleetwood Car
son, Donahue. Pipes, Plant, Grosvenor, Jami-
Weaver, Merrill, Elliott Sattes Partridge, Cor
bin, Hunter, Sullivan. Rochier, Tyler, Jordan,
G9d. Go9dno. knockeyf White, Hughes, Thatcher,
Nedder, ConnOr Raimberg, Thomas Johnson
Webster, Chase, S. A. johnson, Cairnes and
Whitney.
THE EXERCISES AT ARLINGTON
The following is the official program of the
eAefClSeS at IIe nallO1tii at Arlington:
National salute at ~ IN. by detachment of u
3 signal corps. under command of Lieut.. J. A.
Swift, signal corps; music by the marine band,
Mr.. j. T. SOusa, conductor; vocal music, under
the direction of Prof. J.'B Upton. Officer of
the day, L. r. Turnbul, Post 3. Decoration of
the graves. The procession, consisting of the
committee. the invited guests, members of the
G. AR, ex-soldiers and sailors and the orphan
children, in which the public are invited to
join, Will form at II M, in front of the Airing
ton mansion, headed by the Marine band The
procession will then march to the tomb of the
Unknown" where, halting, the band will play
dlrge, after which the march will be contin-
ued by the main road to the cemetery. when
the procession will separate and proceed with
during the ceremonies of decoration will rem
der appropriate selections. After the decora-
tion of the graves the procession will again
form and march to the amphitheater where
the services will be held.
Services at the amphitheater: T. Music
Calling the assembly to order, Department
Commander n. NJ. Brooks. g. MusicL"Safe in
the arms of Jesus" Marine band. d. Invoca-
they Sweetly Sleep Orpheus club. g. Poem,
composed by Hon George NJ Drake, of Tennes-
see, Prot. Z. c. Townsend. Z. The Soldiers
Burdett 8. "Cover with Blossoms these Com
rades of Ours, y Orpheus club. 10. Benediction,
ffV Mnsjcd STIoW yehaRan
Messrs. Tompldns, Upshaw, Hall, Hyinan,
Stewart Gones, Brodie, Parrott, Cloakley,
MI. Z. IL Ingram, Chairman of the committee
on decoration and grounds has issued an adj
dress to the public soliciting contributions of
flowers to be used on memorial day.
Decorations will be received at Masonic tenn
pie on the 29th inst, and until a. IN. of the
3Oth inst.
CEREMONIES AT SOLDIERS HOME, ETC
The program for the exercises at the Soldiers
Home, to be under the direction of Mr.. j. H.
Joachim, has been completed. The veterans of
the home, under command of Gen. Hunt the
garrison OF Washington, and all visitors will
assemble at the speakers stand, near the en-
trance of the cemetery, at ten o'clock. The
order of exercises will be follows: National
salute, by garrison of Washington; music by
Sd United States artillery band; calling the as
sembly to order, Comrade eJoachum:inVocation
Rev. w. A. Leonard; vocal music, OrpheuS
glee club; reading of original poem, Comrade j.
A. Joyce; vocal music, Orpheus glee club: ora
ton, Edward Sayre Gearharb, of Danville, Pa;
Rev. w. A. Leonard; decoration of graves with
flowers by the inmates of the home, assisted by
the committee and visitors.
The decorating committee is composed of
Gems. ii. g. Gibson, II. J. Hunt Col R. n.
BatcheIder, Sergeants p. J. Durlin and Dennis
Kerr, VIM. Hart, Mrs. ]. H. JOachum Misses
Eva Mckean, Gertie q. Joachim, Eliza Nc
kean, Mrs. h. NJ. Richardson, Mrs. S. B. Edson
c. A. Burghardt, Miss Annie Platt, Mrs. NJ NJ
Husband, Sergeants Jas. O'Brien, A. p. Drost,
Ed. Alexander, c. +. ellis, Comrades w. O..
Matthias Glynn.
AT the Congressional cemetery there will be
an Grafton by Rev. Samuel Kramer and poem
read by Mrs. E. NJ. Truell