Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-30

II, Benedictton; IL, Taps.
rard Webster, Newton i Fsrree, n. b Fishisn. II.
stevens Wilson wood, n. Frank White, n. X.
srsw wb + B Cutter y 3 rrsns,cs n Merton
HendricKs Rw. Newman. J. VfnaI Nat
snews z; 4; Van Doren, ). W. Deneans Aaron
4. Beuter, Geo. wagner, r. D. Goodman, Tho0 r
Seeios H W. T. sssysnson r Lacey n Pipes
las4 II. Hitchcock, II. II. smith, Vim. Shorter,
7. W. Tallmadge, Philip Reiter, T. W. West L b
Parker, Ambrose Cook, Chris. storm and D. w.
posed Of NM. w. 8. odeu, chairman; Miss Cora c.
Rose z FMerree' Mrs. :: A Van Doren. MIS- Clara
Brackett Miss Mary Ensign, Miss MARY smith,
r. Brady, MIA Lydia g. vinai, Ms. NJ. i. Britain,
Mrs. j: w. Deneane and Mrs. Eliza Parker.
The Logan invincioles. OF Baltimore. arrived
Rock Creek cemetery at 4 O'Clock this afternoon,
Guard Of Honor. They numbered about nifty men
and are accompanied by q drum corps and In the
line six OF the members carried beautiful floral
monument with suitable Inscriptions TO place
upon the tomb.
The Memorial Committecs.
The committees In charge OF the exercises were
as follows:
Executive-Chaa p. Lincoln, department-com-
mander, chairman; John Cameron, Assistant-Ad-
Assistant-Q uartermaster.Generai, treasurer; +.
d. Sprague, Ben. L. Hawkes. A. II. @. Richardson,
Geo; e v CorSon, Harrison Dingmsn, Chas. c.
J. B: Burke, past-department-commen ders; New
ton Ferree Fred Brackett Jas Z. McCabe Geo. II.
Psssen Andrew TSG West
horatlo N Howard, post-commanders; A. 9.
Eau, c 9; Bollinger, A. Hart 7. r. Turnouii,
W. Herbert, VIM. NJ. Potter. ". W. Kldredge. 5. E.
paunce, Thos Galloway, Geo. J. p. Wood JAS n.
smith, r. B. Goodman. d. II. brewer. a. +. pins.
more comrades.
ReeeptiQn-Charles P. Lincoln. Department COM
ciai stan-M. Emmett Urer, S. v. Department COM
mander; James Nj. Pipes. j. v: Department COM
Rev. Levi II. York, chaplain; John Cameron, as
sistant acknowledgement; Nathan B. Prentice, as
sistant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John s. Stodder,
s. Taber, chief mastering onicer. Post command
ers-Newton Ferree, Fred. Brackett James Z. Nc
Cabe. George II. Boston, Samuel Baxter, John p.
W. West, H. n. Howard. Past Department COM
manders-F. H. sprague. B. F. Hawkes., A. II. @.
Richardson, George E Corson. Harrison Dingman,
Brooks, j. B. Burke.
Fnance-A. Hart, chairman. A. j. Huntoon, A.
| Garrison, w. H. Summers 4. A. Butts l. j. Mel
chlor, Florence Donohue, Robert Armour. w. II.
F9sD e kssas Weber e par
Hawkes. Jno. p. Church, @. A. Lyon, Z. p. Halsted,
Sam'l A. Wiggans A. f. shuman, Geo. W. Rouzer,
Hillyer, WV. Hibbard, NV. Bond, Jas. r. Brown,
Levi II: York, Fred Brackett, A. Hart. Fred Mack,
| T. +. Kinney, N. A. Strait, b. +. MofIett, w. r.
Schuckers, JnO. II. Renburg, J. 8. Pierce j. ii.
Leighter, j. b. Dowd, A. b. c. clement j. p. DON
nelly, Chas: Hastings H. A. Robbins Hanse II.
Hatton, F.w. Mitchell, H. c. Ben, W. H. Baker, VIM
Lee, Jno. Tennyson, II. f williams, Ii. X. Hughes,
O. T. Caruana, +. J. McGraw. L. L. Corbln. S. s.
Decoration and Grounds-Newton Ferree. chair.
man; Geo. II. Boston, w. w. Eldridge, T. X. Turn
bull, B. +. Hawkes., Thos. w. West and A. F. Dins-
| more. Lady aSsistants-Mrs. n. b. Prentice. In
| charge; Mesdames J. A. Compton. w. b. Pomeroy,
Chas. Matthews, A. II. Curry, Fowler, NJ. T. Ander-
RGlang M Fres
John Cameron, Ames +. Medford, Emma Patten,
Il: 9. Potter, I; J. Regart, John r. Church, Ii. 4
Frelnghuysen, 4. j. Russell, Mary Rush, j. S.
Garrison, W. II. McMonigal. Edward webster, +.
n; MartWell l. s. Mortimer j. H. JoehIm Il: H.
BERTHE Harner, II. K Turnbull, L. T. Farrabee
Long, P. II. Relter. e. + Butcher, F. W. Paige, P.
NJ. Dykes, Jennie Beavens. Misses Case. Mary Her a.
bert, n. b. Matthews, Flora Coles, Jennie Johnson
Fannie Grady, Agnes L. Craig, Elizabeth Strictly,
Maria L. Jordan and M. Agnes Dunn.
Observation-Disclosures M. Brooks Samuel A.
Musc-JOhn r. Church. samuel Baxter and John
F. Vinal.
The Union Veteran Union.
OF the many exercises OF the day none were
more interesting or Impressive than the services
| OF the "Union veteran Union" at st. Johns chapel
| This is an organization that comprises none but
actually war-soarred veterans-soldiers who bear
upon their bodies marks OF their gailantry in the
| held. Rev. c. NJ. Pyne, the minister in charge.
and who presided over the services today
was a gallant of1cer in the Amy and left a
| leg the field OF second Bull Run The services
| consisted OF singing, religious exercises and an
address by the minister, Mr.. Pyne. He said that
uvh IA ia a 1.n,t1
ing generation, 1t is TO the survivors OF the war
enthusiastic loyalty and devotion TO princpethat
many had begun to fear was dying out animated
them. He briefly described the patriotic response
to Presidents Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1851
| constant reminder Of time when one spirit OF
and added that Decoration Day is the tribute which
the survivors OF the four years struggle for
| nance OF the Union pa to those who went out
with them but did not return. He asserted that
| the civil war demonstrated that the American
people, II left to themselves, will always be found
| capable OF working out the problem OF their ma
tiona salvation The heart Of this people he said
| that the national life might be preserved. He
spoke feelingly OF the comradeship, the close tie
same cause, and added that this tie In'
gether with the desire the soldier has TO leave
to his descendants visible testimony OF the part
| he bore in the preservation OF the Union ac-
| counts for the many organizations OF veterans
and the rapid increase OF membership in such or
nosties Of civil STRIFE have nearly ali ,ed oni
and that men who fought on opposing sides CLASH
hands in fraternal love, each proud OF the COM
mon heritage OF Americans.
The German Veterans.
The German Veteran Union, combined with the
| 9Th battalion, District OF Columbia Volunteers
will decorate the graves OF their dead comrades at
the Prospect Hill and st. Mary's Cemeteries this
afternoon at O'Clock. Capt. H. G. Eicholtz the
President OF the veteran Union, will preside and
Commander w. L. Habercom will be the orator OF
the day. The veterans will assemble at 3 O'Clock
and march to the cemetery.
At Lincoln Park.
The statue representing Emancipation, in Lin
coin Park, has been handsomely decorated by
members OF Post 9, G. A. r. This afternoon at s
O'Clock exercises will be held there, under the d.
rection OF Miss L. Z Moten, principal OF the colored
Normal School and the organization OF which she
is president. The order OF exercises is as follows:
Invocation, Rev. VIM. Waring; music; introduce
tory remarks, Rev. Robt n. Wheeler, OF New
Haven Conn.,; poem, Miss Anna Mason; address
Hon. j. Ii. Smyth. ex-minister TO Liberia; muse;
benedictiOn Rev. Walter BROOKS. The music will
be rendered by the choir OF the Metropolitan A. NJ
E. church, under the dictatorship OF Prof. Jno 7.
Layton. Mr.. Henry johnson win Oficiate as mas
ter OF ceremonies.
OUT OF THE CITY,