Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
mpmoRlAL pRooRAMME.


At the meeting Of the Garfield Post last
night the following programme for Memo
rial Day was adopted:
!. That committee meet the Garden
Plain and Cheney Posts at the depot ana es-
cort them TO the Post room and In the same
manner the post u: Valley Center on their
arrival. ooo
sharp.
following order;
Two comrades in advance with corps guidons
Drum Corps.
Firing partv in uniform, arms reversed.
Department Colors.
Department Officers.
Valley Center Post.
Garden Plain and Cheney Posts
Brass Band.
Garfield Post list, officers; %. colors, Sd,
guidons).
Old soldiers not members Of the G. A. r.,
including all who bore arms for the
Union
The Post Commander of Garfield Post, the
orator of the day and participstors IN
the proceedings at the opera house,
the girls 10 strew flowers, the
widows aud orphans of de-
deased comrades, and
the Woman's Re-
lief Corps in
carriages.
4 Line of March-Suuth on Main street
To Douglas avenue; east on Douglas avenue
TO depot; countermarch TO corner of Main
and First streets; east on First street 10
Market street, and enter opera house by
east entrance, batting momentarily for Off
GERS 30 dsmount and carriages TO drive up
and unload; those in carriages to enter by
rear and side entrances; sufficient seats TO be
reserved in the body OF the house for all
who marched or rode in the procession.
SERVICES AT THE OPERA HOUSE
will commence at O'Clock as near as prac-
ticable.
/. Opening ceremonial by the post COM
mander and reading memorial orders BY the
assistant. Post salu.ing and the ceremonies
Ms laid down in service book, pages Is and
10.
q Music "How Sleep the Brave" by the
choir.
g. Follow service book through to page
n, where one rap is given.
4. Music by the band.
5. REGULATIONS,
6. Music .'Strew Flowers DER their
Graves, choir.
Z. Address.
S. America, sung by comrades Of the g..
A. X.
10. Announcement-that after benedlc-
ton, the firing party and the girls 10 deco
rate the graves, will repair At once TO the
cemetery, urging upon all Others especially
comrades that it is their duty TO proceed
there likewise and cordially extending an
invitation to sill persons present to join us
at the cemetery.
II. Benediction and dismissal.
PROCEEDINGS AT CEMETERY.
l. On arriving at cemetery all comrades
will dsmount at the entrance aud form col
umns of twos. They will be conducted by
the post commander to the monument OF
some comrade. They will here be formed
into three sides of square, the open side be-
ing on the north. The firing squad will
form inside this open square on the south
side Of the grave. The special services at
the cemetery as laid down in the service
book will then b. followed to the end. Az
ter which each grave marked with flag will
be strewn with flowers by the girls selected
and in the presence of comrades. Valley
Center Post design decorating the grave OF
eomradc Warmer and may be excused
from participation in the exercises as here
set forth.
II is hereby recommended that an appeal
be made to all persons owning private We
hiclcs, carriages or wagons to turn out upon
this occasion and prefer vacant seats in
them, TO aud from the cemetery, 70 old sol
diers and Others who are not so fortunate tC
possess them
The Woman Relief Corps has been re
quested 10 furnish flowers made into boquet;
and wreaths, likewise to procure the assist
ance of a good choir and suitable number
of little girls to decorate the graves. They
have also been requested TO decorate the
stage at the opera house.
Col. C. F. Derby was elected chief mar
shall ofthe day.