, 1888-05-30
THE PROGRAMME.
How Decoration Day Will Be
Observed Here.
A Visit to Fort Russell in the
Forenoon.
Grand Parade at 2 O'clock This
Afternoon.

The Both of May is an American holi-
day. On this occasion all leave their
ordinary pastimes and do reverence to the
m of soldiers who died on the field
of battle in i~uternecine strife or who have
since passed away. No other nation on
earth observes a day for a similar reason.
In Cheyenne, as elsewhere, members of
the G.. A. r. assume the initiative in the
ceremonies and exercises. The graves of
departed comrades in three cemeteries
will be decorated. The burial service will
be read and salutes fred over the resting
places. Several bands, drum corps and
selected choirs will furnish music for the
occasion. 1t is expected that over 1000
men and school children Wilt be in line.
Following is the general order, including
the official programme issued by Marshal
Jeffrey last evening:
CHEYENNE, May 30.
The parade will be organized as fol-
lows:
First division-Fire department, Ira l..
Fredendall, assistant marshal.
Second Observation-Disclosures societies,
A. o. u. Wand K. of p, M. G. Barkwell
and f. G. Thomson, assistant mar
shals.
Third division-Irish Benevolent So
ciety, P. j. Nolan, assistant marshal.
Fourth d%ivision-L. o. o. f., w. l..
Kuykendall, assistant marshal.
Fifth diyision-G. A. r. and Sons of
Veterans, T. M. Fisher, assistant mar
shall.
Sixth division-Carriages. John Talbot,
assistant marshal.
Any societies or organizations desiring
to participate and not having been pro-
vided for herein will be assigned to posi-
tons by the marshal.
The divisions will form as follows:
First division-Eddy street, north of
Seventeenth-right on Seventeenth.
Second division-Seventeenth street,
west of Eddy-right on Eddy.
Third division-on left of second divis-
ion.
Fourth division-Eddy street, south of
Seventeenth-right on Seventeenth.
Fifth division Themes street, south
of Seventeenth-right on Seventeenth.
Sixth division-On Seventeenth street
in front of city hall.
The column will move at . p. IN.
First call will sound at lao p. Mas
sembly at ESQ. at which time organiza-
tons will assemble at the designated
places of formation and report to the re-
spective marshals of divisions.
AS soon as any division is ready to
march the marshal of the division will
make report to chief of staff.
The aides to chief marshal will report
mounted to the chief of staff at corner of
Eddy and Seventeenth streets at 1:3O
p. IN.
The line of march will be as follows,
subject to such changes as may become
necessary: From corner of Eddy and Sew
enteenth streets east on Seventeenth to
Capitol avenue, north on Capitol avenue
to Twentieth street, east on Twentieth
street to Seymour street, north on Sey.
mour street to Catholic cemetery, thence
to city cemetery.
The scholars of the public schools will
Join the column at the Central school
building and will take position immedi-
ately in rear of the fifth division.
Returning, the line of march will be
south on Seymour to Eighteenth street,
west on Eighteenth to Warren avenue,
south on Warren avenue to Sixteenth,
west on Sixteenth to Eddy street and dis
band.
The following will act as assistants to
marshal: Ira l.. F~redendall, NJ. G. Bark
well, +. G. Thomson, p. J. Nolan, w.
L. Kuykendall, I. M. Fisher.
Aides-Walter r. Stoll. chief of staff;
M. P. Hanniin, S. Bon, Jr., l.. G.
jerks, Jos. Granger, Jr., Herbert Moon.
John X. Jeffrey, marshal; Walter r.
Stoll, chief of staff.
Following the parade the annual review
of the fire department will occur. Each
company, in full uniform, will march pas
the station of the mayor and council or
the Inter Ocean varanda.
At 1910 o'clock the G. A. r. anC
others desiring to attend will leave fol-
Fort Russell on the Cheyenne & North
ern. The fare for the round trip will b.
twenty-five cents. The A. o. u, w. will
accompany the G. A. r. to the fort.
In the evening memorial services vii
be held at the Methodist E~piscopa
church. Rev. @. A. Brooks will deliver
] an address. All invited.