The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-06-03
AT WASHINGTON, D. c.

Decoration Day opened ut this place with
threatening sky, and before IL o'clock in the
morning the rain was falling in torrents The
exercises at the Soldiers Home and the Con-
gressional Cemeteries were held at 10 o'clock,
and those at Arlington began at noon.
The procession which started from Grand
Army Headquarters was very imposing, but
long before it reached Arlington everybody
was drenched by the pouring rain. The Regu-
lar troops headed the procession, preceded by
the band of the Sd Art. and were under the
command Of Brighten. Horatio G. Gibson, who
was accompanied by his staff mounted. The
Regular troops consisted of one company of
artillery and three companies dismounted as
infantry.
After the regular troops came the Marine
Band, with John p. Sousa, conductor; then the
Union Veteran Corps t0ld Guards), Capt. J. NJ.
Edgar, commanding, and the Geo. A. Custer
Camp Sons of Veterans, Capt. w. Rutherford,
commanding. The Department GAR. flags,
showing the signs in their tattered folds of the
conflict of war, were borne next in line and pre-
ceding Department Commander Burke, who,
together with the officers of the Department
and Past Post Commanders walked at the head
of the Posts which marched in the following
order: John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, Christie
pher G.. Bollinger, Commander; Post Drum
Corps. Kit Carson Post, No. q Charles p. Lin
coin, Commander. Lincoln Post, No. g VIM. w.
LllDbdihs n OOAfc. "
p. Morton Post. No. 4. VIM. III. Liverpool, Com
mander George G. Meade Post, No. 5, Edward
j. Russell, Commander; Marine Band Drum
Corps. John F. Reynolds Post, No. 8, Thomas
Galloway, Commander. James A. Garfield
Post, No. z, Philip III. Weber, Commander.
Burnside Post, No. s, Alexander II. Holt, Com
mander. Charles Sumner Post, No. 9, Frederick
&. Revells, Commander. Farragut Post, No. 10,
ID. b. Gallatin, Commander. Nearly all the
veterans carried boquets of flowers, and their
brilliant colOrs frightened the entire marching
column. The attendance OF visitors at the
cemetery was not so large rs usual. hundreds OF
people who started turning back on account oil
the weather. On the grounds the usual order
was varied little The ladies' committee re-
manned indoors while comrades Of the Grand
Army distributed the flowers over the IL, DOC
graves. The tomb of the unknown was very
handsomely decorated with flowers and ban
ners. The amphitheater, too, was tastefully
| decorated
Owing to the rain tue exercises in the amphi-
theater were delayed until considerably past
the usual hour. During the exercises the Ma
rine Band and the Sd Artillery Band played
/ at intervals. Department Commander Burke
called the assembly to order Rev. L. S. Wyn-
koop offered an invocation, Dir. James NJ. Stew.
/ art read n poem, Mrs. A. Il. Morgan recited
/ William Winters Pledge to the Dead" Hon
! John ID. Long delivered the grafton, which was
a model of eloquence and appropriateness.
In spite Of the rain the stand at the Soldiers
| Home Cemetery was surrounded by about 500
/ people. Gen. Hunt, commander Of the Home
and his family; GT. Thos. Mckee, orator OF
the day, aud family; Mr.. J. II. JOchum aud
family were among those seated OIL the plat
/ form. The choir, composed OF young ladies
and gentlemen organized for the occasion, un
der the direction OF Prof. J. III. Lillebridge
contributed very much to the sweetness and
impressivcness Of the ceremonies.
At Congressional Cemetery the ceremonies
which were under the direction of Com radC
George y. Z. Wood, Past Commander, Post No
z. Honor the Brave" was sung by the choil
director, Comrade d. F. McGowan organist
". T. Hutchinson: Hiss Bertha d. Lincoln
| soprano; Miss Martha Mundell, alto; Mr.. Z. A
Grant, tenor Comrade ID. T. AcGowan, bass
The assembly was called to order By Comrad'
Wood, who made brief address suited 10 TIT
occasion. Prayer was delivered by Rev. Samue
Domer. Comrade Dewitt C. SpTague read ar
original poem, which was received with appre
ciative applause. Under the Flowers wa
sung by the choir. and the grafton Of the da,
was delivered by C0mrade Charles p. Lincoln
Commander Of Kit Carson Post No 2.
TEXAS.
Decoration Day was celebrated at Austin I'M
der the joint auspices Of John 3. Hood Camp
Confederate Veterans, and Post No. 10, GAR
large throng, comprising about all the veteran
in the city, gathered in the hall of the Hous
of Representatives and listened to an ORATOR
by Col Fred Carleton