Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.

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DECORATION DAY.
The Detailed Program OF the MsoortAA
Exercises T0.nsOrroW.
Tomorrow is Decoration Day, and viii be gen.
eral holiday In the District The chief event OF
The day will be the Memorial Day exercises con-
Quoted by the Grand Army OF the Republic As
usual, however many persons win take advantage
Of the holiday TO go picnickng It Is fair day, or
70 90 on enc OF the innumerable excursions BY
water or rail.
The program for the Memorial Day exercises, as
finally completed BY the G. A r. committees, is
rs follows:
The column win move from 18th street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue at 10 m sharp, up 18th
street to pennsylvania avenue, along the avenue
10 High street. Georz etown, where the parade will
be dismissed The line Will be composed as fol-
lows: Detachment OF mounted police. Wilson
Post Drum Corps OF Baltimore. National Guard,
District OF Columbia, Brigadler- General Albert
Ordway, commanding. Acknowledgement, Lieut.
Col John BlgelOw; Quartermsster-ge general, Major
Henry l. Crawford; surgeon-generaI, Major Joshua
NJ. Pollard: judge-advOcate general, Major Joseph
X. McCammOn; ordnance officer, Major Chas. 3.
aldes-de-camp. Capts Eddy b. Townsend. Thos.
NJ. Gales. Arthur Yates LIST regiment, Major w.
g. Moore, commanding; adlItant, First Lieut.. W.
Ross, JnO. ;. Miller, Jno c. Entwisle, E c. Ed
wards, Chas. :. DOmer, e. T. DAILY; I'd regiment,
met UreII Major Edward K Campbell: adJutant,
Capt. Edward p. Hall Capts. Thos- B. Harrison,
J.W folsom II. y. Burroughs. W. W. Mills, w. H.
Murphy, Jno. J. Costinett, A. J. Robinson: 9th
battalion, Major c. A Fleetwood, commanding;
adJutant, First Lieut. W. II. J. Malvin; Capts Ar
thur Brooks VIM H. Lee, Jno. S. Clements, A. L.
Alexander; 9TH battalion, Major Frederick Revells
eomma--ing; adJutant, First Lieut.. Charles r.
j. II. Campbell, L. 5. cary; orators, cnaplains and
poet; Marine band, J. =. sousa, leader; depart
Inent g. a; n nass; Department Commander
ant adIutant-generaD; Department Guard, Union
veteran corps. capt. j. NJ. Edgar. commanding;
Post, No. L, Newton Ferree, commander; KIT Car
son Post, No. z, Fred Brackett, commander; LIN
p. Morton Post, No. 4, Geo. II. Boston. Commander:
Marine Drum Corps; Geo. q. Meade Post No 5,
samuel Baxter. commander; John =. Reynolds
Post, No. q, John p Church, commander; James
A. Garfield Post, No. Z, Charles L. Patten, COM
mander; Burnside Post, No. g. Andrew J. Hun
ThoS. W. West, commander: Farragut Post, No.
10, HoratiO y. Howard, commander; Charles p
Stone Post, No. IL. J. Lee Adams, commander.
At ARLINGTON.
The order OF exercises at the Arlington Nation q
Cemetery Is as follows: National salute at l2 m
Light Battery c, Sd U. 8. Artillery, Major Jno. G.
Turnbull, commanding. Music by the Marine
under direction OF Comraie Geo. H. Lilliebridge,
POST = Officer OF the day, Senior Vice-Commander
NJ. Emmett Urell
sisIng OF the committee the invited guests, men,
bers OF the q. A r, ex-soldiers and sailors, and
the orphan children, In which the public are in
yited 70 Join, VIII form at II m, In front OF the
Arlington Mansion, headed by the Marine Band.
The procession wiz then march TO the tomb OF the
dirge, after which the march Will be continued By
the main road TO the cemetery, when the process
lion OF the graves. The Marine Band. during the
ceremonies OF decoration, Will render appropriate
selections After the decoration OF the graves the
Amphitheatre, where the services Will be held
services at the amphitheatre-1, music, an
COnversel. Marine Band; 2, calling the assembly
10 order, Dept Commander Charles p. Lincoln; g.
music, dirge, Through Death TO Life Eternal
lClappD, Marine Band; 4, invocation, Rev. W. A.
Bartlett, 8, vocal music, choir; 8. poem (originaD
Comrade W: A. Crofiut; q vocal music, choir; :.
music. dirge, 'Our HOnOred Dead" (Sousa), Marine
Band; TO- Grafton, Hon ChaS- +. Henderson, Of
Nebraska; IL, vocal music, choir; IL, benediction,
Rev. Lew ii. York, dept. chaplain; 13 music,
.Angel OF Peace" (helleD, Marine Band Choir:
Comrade Geo. II. Lilliebridge, director; Messrs
LOerter. Wnlpple, and Buchanan. COmrade John
"A. Comer1ord, superintendent OF cemetery.
The SOLDIERS home.
The exercises at Soldiers Home National Gene
terry, under direction OF Comrade HoratIo n. How
ard. medical director, Will be conducted according
10 the following programs: The veterans or the
home, under command OF Maj. Gen. Henry J. Hunt
governor OF the home, and all visitors attending
The ceremonies, will assemble at the speakers
stand at 10 O'Clock a. m
order or exercises, national salute, Sd q. 8.
Artillery; 2, music funeral march beethoven, Sd
L. 5. Artillery Band; 3, calling assembly to order
COmrade u y. Howard; 4, music, requiem Oh. w.
Howard, oetette; 5 Invocation, Rev. i. K. Noble;
Home Band, Prof. A. Piedfort, leader; z, poem,
original CoInrade Geo. b. Fleming; 8 music, "In-
music. memorial hymn. NO More the 0f Busies
stirring Blast" octette; 10, Grafton, Gen VIM.
Henry Browne p IL music America" octstte; ",
.Logan's Funeral March" u. Herndon), soldiers
Home Band; IA, decoration OF graves BY the COM
niittee, visitors, and inmates OF the home.
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
At the Congressional Cemetery the exercises VIII
begin at $50 am, and be conducted under the d.
rectIon Of Comrade Andrew J. Huntoon, commander
Post No & The following Is the program: l, Mu-
=, Calling assembly 10 order, Comrade A. j. Hun
tOon; J. Invocation, Rev. Alfred Harding; f. Ora
Music. Nearer MY God 70 Tnee, webers Band: q
Poem (originaD, Comrade W. W. Granger; 2, Music,
safe in the Arms Of Jesus weDers Band: 5,
Columbia" Weoer's Band.
OTHER CEMETERIES
Provision has been made also for the decoration
Of the graves OF soldiers other cemeteries Asst
QuartermasJer-General N b. Prentice viii have
charge OF the ceremonies at Battle Ground Gene
tery. Comrade ID. w. HOughton, Of Post No 2
viii have charge Of decorating the graves In oak
Hill cemetery. CoInrade e. G. Bollinger past post
commander No. 1, and Comrade ii. \. Gassaway,
Of Post No. s, Will have charge OF decorating the
Isolated graves in the suburbs OF the city. Com
rIde Fred Bracket, commander Of Post No .
Will have charge OF the ceremonies at the tomb OF
Cen John A Logan, past cOmInander-in-chief q.
A K, (kock Greek cemetery, which VIII take
place at pm
The Lincoln statue, In Lincoln Square, VIII be
decorated at o'clock TOMORROW, under the SUPER
vision OF Miss L E MOten, principal OF Miner Nor
nal school, Appropriate exercises Will be rem
dered
A floral ornament from the Saratoga Citizens
Corps. or Saratoga springs, y. Y, which partici-
pated In the memorial services at the tomb OF
Isl Va lN4 nlQ CSh
lOgan'S tomb.
The Palmetto and the Pine.
(NEMoRIAL DAT. 1SSSD
There grows fair palmetto il the sunny Southern
lands:
Upon the stern New England hills q sombre pine tree