Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-31


soprano. Misses Estelle Randall Stella Drane
Benlah Parsons, Margaret Bayly alto; Messrs.
u. orge II. Lilliebridge and Harry Pearson,
tenors; Howard Edmonds, Edison Phillips, w.
5. Chase and w. ID. Burbage, bass.
At the Soldiers Home.
Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of
the weather the new and imposing stand at
the Soldiers Home cemetery was surrounded
by an assemblage of 500 or 600 people, COM
plising persons of both sexes and all ages.
Under the noble forest trees about the stand
seats were provided in numbers sufficient to
| accommodate the ladies and elderly gentle
men. The stand was occupied by those having
the exercises in charge. those participating the
choir and specially invited guests. Gen. Hunt,
commander OF the Home and his family; Mr..
Thos. Mckee, orator OF the day and family;
Mr. J. II. Jochum and family were among
those seated on the platform The choir COM
posed OF young ladies and gentlemen organ
Prof. j. II. LiIIe6ridge. contributed very much
10 the sweetness and impressiveness of the
ceremonies.
AT ten O'Clock the Soldiers Home band, a
permanent fixture of the institution, organized
since Gen Hunt took charge, opened The exer-
clseS with music. The assemblage was then
formally called to order by Comrade J. H. Jo-
chum, who announced that the chaplain.
Rev. j. Fl. Bradford, had not arrived, a gentle
man present had volunteered to open the pro-
ceedings with prayer. Vocal music, "Cover
them over" by the choir, was next in order
followed by the reading of an original poem
composed for the occasion by Prof. D. ]. Evans,
OF Kansas The poem breathed a broad spirit
OF iraterna! unity that evoked hearty applause
Mrs. Crandall and Misses Ella Hausman and
Mary Thomas then sang "Kest Thee on this
Messy Pillow which was followed by the ora
ton, Mr: Thomas Mckee, of Kit Carson Post,
No: 2, being the orator.
Meantime u steady drizzlng rain had set In,
but the interested au itors hoisted umbrellas
paid, as Mr.. Mckee's well-chosen words were
delivered in All eloquent and effective manner.
he briefly sketched the rise and progress OF the
TWO opposing schools OF political thought which
eliminated in civil war In this country, and he
graphically pictured the sacrifices made by the
soldiers OF the republic to preserve AN UNI
broken Union. The war with ali its bitter trials
and sacrifices, he said, had resulted in MAIN
tanning the Union and in extinguishing forever
thereto produced discord and sectional ami
mostly. His description of our present united,
prosperous and happy Union evoked loud APP
plause.
The choir next rendered "They Rest in
Peace" after which an original poem by Mrs.
i1lden was substituted for the recitation laid
down on the program. Rev. Mr.. Bradford the
chaplain, VINO had been delayed 10y his driver
taxi ing the wrong route. pronounced the bene-
dlctIon. In front OF the stand were huge plies
OF cut flowers contributed for decoraiion pur.
poses, aud in a steady pouring rain the ladies
OF tue Womens Christian Temperance Union
passed them out in bouquets and lunches to
willing hands for distribution among the
graves Nearly everybody present Joined in
the decoration, ana In a short space oil time
every green hillside beneath which slept the
remains OF a soldier had its garland OF flowers.
One very handsome floral pillow carefully
grave. The aged mother of dead SOL
der had sent one dollar from Michigan to
purchase flowers for her sons grave. That pill
low OF flowers was purchased, and in the
mothers name lovingly and tenderly placed
over the head OF her dead boy.
In the course OF bis remarks Mr.. Mckee gave
some statistics of Inc Union losses, as follows:
Killed in battle A 200; died Of wounds, DC, 900;
died of sickness an disease, LIST, 600; captured
and in prison, 10000, of whom u go died.
Despite the uniavorabe weather, the exer-
cises were very interesting and Impressive.
At Congressional Cemetery.
When the people gathered at Congressional
cemetery this morning they found that nature
had been before them. The roses and honey
suckles were in bloom upon the graves. At 10
O'Clock, the time fixed for the Grand Army
ceremonies, there did not seem to be a grave
over which there was not some one leaning,
reverently strewing it with flowers. People
were coming through the gates loaded down
dies were crowded togo Their like a FESTIVAL time.
Everybody carried flowers, and there Were
more people present tnan is usual ON Decoration
day. The Grand Army ceremonies were con-
Quoted on a platform erected under the trees.
The program was more than half over before 1t
began To driZZle and the rain was not Su fcient
to interrupt the proceedings. The ceremony
under direction of Cotnrade George J. z.
Wood, past commander, Post No.. .Honor
Comrade d. +. MCGOWAN; organist, w. T.
Hutchinson; Miss Bertha ID. Lincoln, soprano;
tan Ss Ns5tna b. + bass Gfa The
assembly called to order by Comrade
Wood, who made brief address suited to the
occasion. Prayer was delivered by Rev. Samuel
Doiner. Comrade Dewitt e. Sprague read an
original poem, which was received with appre-
cialIve applause. Under the Flowers was
sung by The choir, and the Grafton OF the day
was delivered 10y Comrade Charles p. Lincoln,
commander of Kit Carson Post No. 2. God
Preserve Thee sung, and Rev DIR. Domer
pronounced the benedict ion. The graves of the
soldiers were strewn with flowers by the deco
ration committee, Messrs j. p. Wood, Jonn
~ nall L. Holm
Harry Simpson, Mrs. n. NJ. Brooks, Mrs. A. NJ
Bielaski, Mrs. 81. A. McCulloch, Mrs. Geo. j. p.
Mood Mood Mrs. MAR, Mary simpson, Mrs; Mary p. kaii,
Emma Kali Miss Minnie h. Brooks, j. ID. Cross,
superintendent cemetery.
Notes and Incidents.
During the day details from the Grand Army,
decorated the graves OF soldiers in Battle Ground
and Oak cemeteries and the Isolated graves in
the suburbs OF Washington.
The Union Veteran Corps, first company, q
detail from the q. A. r., of this city, and a COM
mittee OF ladies, went to Alexandria to-day and
decorated the graves in the National cemetery
there.
The German Veterans assembled at Prospect
Hill cemetery at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and decorated the graves OF the German SOL
dierS buried there. Mr.. Joseph w. Burkart de-
Hvered an Grafton.
Twenty-Five members OF the Clan-Na-G Gael yes
terday visited the old Presby terrain cemetery,
and there decorated the graves Of the wife and
son OF Wolfe Tone, one of the patriots Of 179S;
the graves of Chas. Devine Riley Col. j. p Ca
resche, Father Boyle and the soldiers and sail
OrS of the late war whose remains are inferred
in that cemetery. Representative McAGoO OF
New Jersey, delivered AN grafton.
FLOWERS FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR GRANTS
AND wAsHINGTON'S ToMBs.
Saturday the President had prepared an i'm
mense wreath OF roses and other flowers, with a
bar Of white carnations running through the
center, on which was the name "U. =. Grant"
in blue immorteles, 10 be placed upon the tomb
OF Gen. Grant in Riverside park to-day. This
together with large hydrangea, in full bloom
We're sent by express to New York. A large
wreath of similar construction and size was
sent from the White House to-day to Mount
Vernon to decorate the tomb of Washington.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
THE MAY PROCESSION of the Sunday School
of Trinity (Catholic) church yesterday afternoon
messed by a large number OF persons gathered
in the vicinity of the church. The music was
by the Holy Hill band.
THROWN FROM A WAGoN.-Mrs. Barbara
Pope, residing at No. 1000 street northwest,
While turning the corner OF 35th and p streets,
In a light business wagon, Saturday evening, was
accidently thrown out and slightly. injured
home and attended by DR.. Peter.
INCORPORATED FOR HUNDRED YEARS.
Benz. II. Keller, Henry q. Wagner and Jno l.
Reid, trustees, have filed a certificate of incor-
poration Tor the Evangelical Lutheran Church
OF Georgetown for a period of 100 years.
A VESSEL ROBBED.lCApt. Albert T. Willis of
the schooner Raymond Fuller, lying at the
foot of Jefferson street, reports that the cabin
has been entered and robbed Of 50 worth OF