Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-20
MEMORIAL PRoeRAMnE.

At the meeting of the Garfield Post las
night the following programme for Memo
rial Day was adopted:
]. That committee meet the Garder
| Plain and Cheney Posts at the depot and es
| cort them to the Post room and in the same
manner the post at Valley Center or theil
arrival.
> That the Post assemble at 1870 d. m
sharp
3. 'Tha: the procession be formed in the
following order:
Two comrades in advance with corps guider:
Drum Corps.
Firing party in uniform, arms reversed.
Department Colors.
Department Officers.
Valley Center Post
Garden Plain and Cheney Posts.
Brass Band.
Garfield Post list, officers; ID, colors, Sd,
guiders).
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 participators in
the proceedings at the opera house,
the girls to strew flowers, the
widows and orphans of de-
deased comrades, and
the Woman's Re-
lief Corps in
carriages.
1. Line of March-South on Main street
TO Douglas avenue; east on Douglas avenue
to depot; countermarch TO corner of Main
and First streets; east on First street to
Market street, and enter opera house BY
east entrance, hating momentarily for off
20 Il Z
and unload; those in carriages to enter BY
rear and side entrances; sufficient seats 10 be
reserved in .he 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
Post saluting and-the ceremonies
as laid down in service book, pages Is and
Is.
>. Music "How Sleep the Brave BY the
choir.
5. Follow service book through TO page
p, where one rap is given.
4. Music by the band.
5. REGULATIONS.
6. Music "Strew Flowers DER their
pTdNes, cnOlT.
.. Address.
g. America, sung by comrades of the G..
4. r.
10. Announcement-that after benedic-
ton, the firing party and the girls to doco-
rate the graves, will repair ut once to the
urging upon all Others especially
comrades that it is their duty to proceed
there likewise and cordially extending an
rUT IN oil 20 -,
al the cemetery.
II. Bcnediction and dismissal.
PROCEEDINGS AT CEMETERY.
l. On arriving at cemetery all comrades
viii dlsmount at the entrance and form col
INNS of twos. They will be conducted by
he post commander to the monument of
iome comrade. They will here be formed
nto three sides of square, the open side be-
ng on the north. The firing squad will
orm inside this open square on the south
de of the grave. The special services at
he cemetery as laid down in the service
book will then be followed to the end AZ |
er which each grave marked with flag will |
'e strewn with flowers by the girls selected |
md in the presence of comrades. Valley |
ENTER Post design decorating the grave of |
,omrade Warmer and may be excused |
rom participation in the exercises as here |
ct forth.
1t Is hereby recommended that an appeal |
'e made to all persons owning private We
lcles, carriages or wagons to turn out upon
his occasion and prefer vacant seats in |
hem, to and from the cemetery, to old SOL
iers and Others who are not so fortunate to |!
ossess them.
The Woman Relief Corps has,>been re
uested to furnish flowers made inSS boquets
nd wreatiis, likewise to procure the assist
nee OF IA good choir and suitable number |
I little girls to decorate the graves. They
axe also been requested TO decorate the
aCe at the opera house
Col. c. F. Derby was elected chief mar
hal ofthe day