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

| tniS inoThius livery one upon rising Scanneu tne
| sky, aud nearly every one gave dubious shake OF
the head. There is nothing more important on
| Decoration Day than weather. The members OF
| the @. A K and the thousands who join with
| them In the memorial exercises at the cemeteries
love to have the sun shine. Then the many other
thousands who plan TO go on excursions, or take
advantage OF the general holiday to seek pastoral
pleasures In the woods and fields and eat picnic
! lunches with tumblebugs and woodticks, realize
that rain on Decoration Day is serious matter.
SO the clouds that yelled the sun this morning and
| the early morning shower caused much anxiety,
| but later when the sun showed q determined
enert TO shine, spirits rose, and some even felt
| thankful for the cooling clouds Of the morning
that tempered the heat OF the newborn summer.
The day was holiday in the District All the
| Government offlces, the courts and the District
buildings were closed and, as rule. private bus-
| ness was suspended.
THE MEMORIAL ExBRCIsKs
at the cemeteries conducted by the q. A. r. begun
| early in the day. Committees were at work last
evening and decorated all the statues Of the CITY,
The decorations this year were unusually attrac-
tive and tasteful This was due In part to change
In the plan. Instead Of letting out contract to
decorate the statutes, the decoration committee
divided the duty among the several Grand Army
Ss@ Rav ins.e p mas Rawps
and Rawlin's tomb In the Congressional cemetery.
KIT Carson Post had charge OF the Equestrlenne
| coin Post had LincOlns statue at the city hall
and the Peace Monument; Morton Post had
the scott statue Meade Post the
Post had the Dupont statue, GARFIELD Post the
Garfield statue, Burnside Post the Mcpherson
statue, sumner Post the Emancipation statue In
Lincoln Park and the Greene statue, and Farragut
Post the Farragut statue. Thus the revolutionary
heroes as well as the soldiers OF the late war were
remembered. To-day the statue OF Chief Justice
Marshall In the Capitol grounds was also deco
rated. 1t has been customary to decorate only the
Chief Justice Marshall had served with distinction
as an On1cer In the Revolutionary Army and 80 his
statue was accorded the honor OF decoration. The
Lincoln statue IS decorated because President
Lincoln was the war President, and as such was
commander-in-chief OF the Army and Navy.
THE CEMETERIES.
The exercises attending the decoration OF the
$1,000 soldiers graves In this vicinity were con-
Quoted to-day according to the usual program In
the morning at $3.50 memorial exercises were held
at the Congressional cemetery. At 10 O'Clock the
exercises at soldiers Home were held. AS usual
the exercises at Arlington, which began at noon,
formed the chief event OF the day. The procession
from the city was made unusually imposing, be-
cause the whole National Guard OF the District
turned out as an escort to the Grand Army OF the
Republic. During the day also the soldiers graves
In Battle Ground and Oak Hill cemeteries and
decorated by committees appointed for the pur-
pose.
SCENES AT GRAND ARMY HALL
The headquarters OF the Grand Army Posts e..
A. H. NAM, VI tuo avenue ABOVE l4tn street, even
| at an early hour, presented an animated appear
| ance. The lady friends Of the various committees,
the headquarters STAFF and posts 1. 2, 4. g. Z, 8
ana assembled there The large tower hail con-
| tanned a number OF tables where floral tributes
were arranged and wagons and other vehicles
were kept busily engaged in carrying on the f1Ow-
ers to the various cemeteries. Among the floral
Composed Of and other owefs the cense2
OF which was fine portrait OF Gen. Logan. This
| tribute was made here at the instance OF the 1903
of hfncf fpfa to
Gen. Logan, to be placed on his tomb. 1t was
sent out about 10 O'Clock, accompanied BY the
delegation. who went to the Soldiers Home.
About 10 O'Clock Posts Nos. 3 and 5, from Grand
Army Hall, 7th and L streets; No 10, from WASH
ington Hail, Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue
from ST. Georges Han, Ilth, near street. reported
on the ground.
GARPIELps STATUE
Garfield Post, No. 8, had prior to this time met
| and proceeded to the Garfield Statue, Maryland
avenue and LIST street southwest, which was TASTE
fully decorated: under the direction OF Commander
c. L. Patten appropriate services took place Mr.
J. Ii. Jochum making the address, Hon 4 b.
Taylor and other Ohiahs were present.
| The Parade.
shortly after o'clock the National Guard Of the
District, as the escort Of the Grand Army, formed
On LIST street, just north OF Pennsylvania avenue
| and was composed as follows: Detachment OF
mounted police. American Drum Corps OF Balti-
more. National Guard, District OF Columbia.
| Brigadier-General Albert Ordway, commanding.
| termaster- general, Major Henry l. Crawford; sur
geon-generai, Major Joshua q. Stanton; inspector
Of ride practice. Major Jas. N. Pollard; judge
ordnance officer, Major Chas S. Hill; commits.
sary general, Major W. C. McIntire; aides-de-
camp Capts Eddy b. Townsend, Thos. NJ Gales,
Arthur Yates. D. C. Signal Corps. 1st regiment,
Major w: 9. Moore, commanding; adJutant, First
Lieut. w. II. Harrison; Capts. Wm.N. Dalton, Bur-
ton r. Ross. Jno. Miller, JnO. c. Entwisle, L. G..
Edwards, Chas. s. Domer, {. T. Daily; % regiment,
Col. Cecil Clay, commanding; Lieut.-C Col NJ EN-.
met Urell. Major Edward X. Campbell: adjutant,
J.W TOlson, H. n. Burroughs W. w. Mills w. H.
Murphy, Jno. j. Costinett, A. j. Robinson; 9th
adiutant, First Lieut. ". H. j. Maivin: Capis Az.
thur Brooks. VIM. Fl. Lee, Jno. s. Clements A. L.
Alexander; 9TH battalion, Major Frederick Revells,
Douglass; Capts. JAS. A. Perry, Peter B. Meredith,
J. h. GamIoeil, l. 5. Cary. Next came Co c, Sd u.
The appearance made by the District militia
was very Credtaoe, and applause greeted the seve-
| raj companies ut Intervals on the march. The
MAJ mn ana wheeling OF the National FeIciolss
cheered At 10 O'Clock the various posts formed
| on the north side OF Pennsylvania avenue oppo-
site the hail. the right resting 18th street, and
the members OF the q. A. r. were each furnished
with red rose. a large quantity Of which were
meats Of the Ancient and HoIorsbe Artillery ip Of
| E3g;ard. About 1880 O'Clock the line moved for
Arlington under the escort OF the District Ma
4
United states Marine band, J. +. Sousa, leader.
! Union veteran Corps (Oid Guard), Capt. J. M
| Edgar, with about nfty In line making q rne show
| In their handsome blue uniforms and white he'll
| NETS.
Carriages containing the orators, poet, and
| chapiaina
Department g. A. r. nag and markers.
| Department Commander Cba2 p. Lincoln
mounted with the officer OF the day, Major UIelI
Department stan-John Cameron, assistant ad-
staneNathan B. Prentice, assistant quarter
master general; John 8. stodder, inspector; Green
B. RauIh, Judge advocstei Aiva 5. TaOer, chief
mastering Of1icer.
Medical Director, Horatio N. Howard, n d.
| Chaplain Rev. Levi II. York.
| Aides-de-Camp-Frank A. Butts Adoph Berger,
Chas c. Boyd, Theo Z. Clifton, w. II. Partridge
| Ira e. Abbott, WIN. y. De Knight, Lewis Douglass,
Geo. ID. Graham, Jos. w. Deneane, Benz. NJ. Elliott
Henry jenkins, Aaron Stern, Howard L. Prince,
Frank ". Paige. David J. Evans Henry N. CASA
| way, Richard ID. Goodman, Jefferson Thomas,
| Geo. I. Dykes, and W. w. jackson.
Assistant inspectors-Henry c. DarraRh, VIM. N:
Gee. X Cook.
Past department commanders-Frank II.
Sprague, Benz. +. Hawkes., A. H. G. Richardson,
Geo. L. Corson, Harrison Dingman, VIM. Gibson,
samuel l. Burdett, d. 8. Alexander, Newton N.
Brooks and jerome b. Burke.
John A. Rawlins Post No. 1, Newton
| Ferree, commander; Kit Carson Post, No. 2,
N Nred Brassett co%mander; Lincoln Post.
Mosso 6 p1S No Geo r ssss
samuel Baxter. Commander; John r. Reynolds
Post, No. q John p. Church, commander; James
A. G9ffe10 Post, No. z. Charles I. Patten. com.