Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-26
mRnHORIAL DAK.

Meeting or The General Commit-
 tees Last Evening-Completin The
 Arrangements For Decorating The
 Soldiers, Graves.
 The general committee of the Grand Army
 posts met in Past Post Commander J. D.
 Plunkett's office last evening to further con-
 slider the arrangements for Memorial day
 The Veteran Firemen's committee was pres
 ent and both committees are now working
 understandingly together. The Veteran
 Bremen will entertain their visiting brothers
 from New York and the local posts will en-
 certain their visiting comrades of Noah L. Farnham post. Both bodies will be enter
 tained at the State House.
 The formation of the line will be as fol- Grand Marshal J. D. Plunkett and aides; American band; City battalion Second reg1- ment, c. N. G., Second company Governors Foot Guard; Horse Guard; Poquonnock drum corps, is pieces; New Haven fire de- partment; Landrigan's band; Russell school cadets: MeManus zouayes; Gile Conti- nentals: Dwight school cadets; Noah l.. Farnham post, G. A. R., N W York; band; Veteran and visiting Veteran Bremen; Ad- l miral Foote post, G. A. R.; Henry o. Mer- win post, G. A. R.; General Won Steinwehr post, G. A. R.; Nathan Hale camp, Sons of Veterans.
 The. line of march for the afternoon as agreed upon is as follows: Form on the Green, the right resting on Temple street. Out of the north gate to Elm street, to York, to Crown, to Orange, to Church, passing the City Hall. in review | by the Mayor and other city officials, to | Grove street, to City cemetery where the concluding services of decoration will take ! place. This concluded, the line will reform \ and return by the most direct route to the ' with collation..
 The Grand Army posts, Sons of Veterans I and Veteran Bremen will form on the Green { at o'clock sharp and march to Union de- pot, where they will receive the New York ' visitors and escort them to the Green, where | they will take their place in line. The school children will assemble in front | of City Hall at o'clock Saturday morning, \ bringing their floral offerings, and will be ! escorted to the State House by the juvenile \ military organizations, where they will aid ! in arranging the flowers on the floral ca1 | which is to go to the cemeteries. ! The order of exercises to take place in Carll's Opera House will be as follows, Com ! rade D. W. Sharp, presiding: | Music-''We Deck Their Graves .:;...; ! Prayer. .Comrade Rev. Newman Smyth, D. D. | Music-"o Cover With Flowers
 Mnsic.aBest be the Ground. .Rev Edward Anderson D. D., of Norwalk Music-"My Native Land'' d''-............. The poem to be read was written by General Var Zandt of Rhode Island. The scholars of the High school are render the music under the direction of Professor Jepson.
 The following general order has been is \ sued by Chief Marshal J. D. Plunkett: OFFICE OF CHIEF MARSHAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE May Both, 1885. General Order NEW HAVEN, May 25, 1885. \ No. i.
 Having been appointed chief marshal for Memo
 rial day May 30 1885, hereby appoint the following named persons as assistant narslals: \ Chief of Stam Col. $. J. Fox. Aids-F. A. Monson, F. H. Waldron. ' ASSISTANT HARSHALs. Major R. F. Cowles, Major W. A. Lincoln, HugE Daley, Captain David S. Thomas, Rev. Thomas S Samson, Louis K Hull, General George H. Ford Milo D. Futile, c. s. Guion, E. A. Callahan. Ed | ward I. Atwater, Clarence B. Damn, Capt. J. H Wilkins Sergeant F. J. Duffy, J. H. Dillon, H. S. ! Hart, E. A. Brooks, Hiram Camp, Hon. J. R. Studley J. P McCusker and James P. Pigott. | Assistant marshals will appear in dark clothes black soft felt hat with white gloves. I President Hiram Camp of the Veteran Firemen's
 association is appointed assistant chief marshal oi Y the Second division.
 | JOSEPH D. PLuNKETT, Chief Marshal. The general committee have issued the fol \ lowing appeal
 TO THE PUBLIC.