Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30
MEMORIAL PROGRAMME.

The following IL Inc programme TOT Inc
memorial exercises to-day:
]. A committee will meet the Garden
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 on their
arrival.
2 The Post will assemble a. 1870 p. IN.
sharp
3. The procession will be formed in the
following order:
Two comrades in advance with corps guidons
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,
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 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.
t. Line of March-South on Main street
to Douglas avenue; east on Douglas avenue
to depot; cOunterrnarch to corner of Main
and First streets; east on First street to
Market street, and enter opera house by
east entrance, hating rIomentarily for Off
GERS to dismount 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
adjutant. Post saluting and the ceremonies
rs laid down in service book, pages 10 and
Is.
.. Music "How Sleep the Brave" by the
choir.
3. Follow service book through 10 page
p, where one rap is given.
4. Music by the band.
). REGULATIONS.
6. Music "Strew Flowers DER their
Graves choir.
!. Address.
s. America, sung by comrades of the e.
\. X.
10. Announcement-Afte the benedic-
ton, the firing party and the girls to 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
to all persons present to join us
AT the cemetery.
IL. Benedction and dismissal.
PROCEEDINGS AT CEMETERY.
|. On arriving at cemetery all comrades
will dismount al the entrance and 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 a 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 be followed to the end. Al
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
Warmer and may be excused
from participation in the exercises as here
set forth.
1t Is hereby recommended that an appeal
be made to all persons owning private We
hicles, carriages or wagons TO turn ont upon
this occasion and proffer vacant seats in
them, to and from the cemetery, to old sol
diers and Others who are not so fortunate as
TO possess them.
The Woman Relief Corps will furnish
flowers made into boqucts and wrcaths,
a suitable number of little girls to decorate
q he graves and the stage at the opera house.
Col. c. +. Derby will be chief marshal
of the day.