St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
MENEORIAL DAY.
The Order of Exercises as Out
lined by the Grand Army Posts.

IIneQ by the Grand Army Posts.
The committees from the Grand Army
posts have at last made public the de-
tails for the Memorial day exercises.
The members of ali q. A. r. posts in the
city will assemble at o'clock a. m. on
Decoration day at the court house, Fifth
street side, where street cars will be in
readiness to convey them to the ceme-
teries, via Rice street. The Women's
Relief corps and Daughters of Veter-
ans will accompany the G.. A. r. Ar
irving at end of street car line the COM
mand will be divided, with c. d. Parker,
commander of Acker post, in charge of
Oakland cemetery detail, and George o.
Austin, commander of Garfield post, in
charge of Calvary cemetery detail. The
graves of all soldiers will be decorated
each with pot flower, bouquet and
wreath.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
Members OF q. A. r. will assemble at
post halls, march to Rice park, where
procession will form at 80 p. m. and
march promptly at 2 o'clockp. m.
The following is the order of the proce %
sion:
Mounted Police.
First Regiment Band.
Chief Marehal, Comrade William R. Mar
shall.
Aides, Comrades A. Pugh, William Cunning
ham.
FIRST DIVISION.
Acker Post, G. A. r.; c. d. Parker Com
mander
Garfield Post, G. A. r.; George A Austin,
Commander.
Bircher Post, G. A. r. E. st. Julien Cox,
Commander.
Ord Post. G.. a. r.; b. Converse Com
mander.
EX-Soldiers not Members of the G. A. R.,
Comrade MILFORD G. Wilson
Commanding.
Orators of the Day in Carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Great Western Band.
Assistant Marshal, Comrade A. V. Teeple
Aides, L. II. Milham aud d. L. Kingsbury.
st. Paul Camp No. l, Sons of Veterans W.
W. Hills, Jr, Commanding
st. Paul Camp No. l, Daughters of Veterans
WOmens Relief Corps of Acker Post.
Women's Relief Corps of Garfield Post.
Citizens in Carriages.
The first division will form on the
east side Of Market street, right resting
OH Fifth street. The second division
will form on the south side of Fifth
street. right resting on Market street.
The line of march will be from Fifth
street to st. Peter. to Third, to Jock
son, to Seventh, to Wabasha, theuce to
capitol grounds, where the order of eX-
ercises will be held:
Dirge.... 49,. First Regiment Band
Reading of General Orders. E. st. Julien Cox
Messrs. r. c Munger, John Donahue, Frank rank
Wood, John f. Gehan
Recitation...... William w. Pendergast
MUSIC ............... -. Great Western Band
grafton; ......,-.-.....C omrade c. d. Kerr
Vocal Music. ................. :. Quartette
Recitation. Miss Albertina Hayward
Music. ..................Fir First Regiment Band
Vocal Music. Quartette and Audience
Benediction. ....... Rev. j. E. Smith
During the movement of the process
sion the First battery, NJ. n. g.. Lieut..
ii. c. Huot commanding, will fire
national salute of forty guns.
A general invitation is extended to
the militia and civic societies to join in
the procession and to all such as will
reported at l 30 p. m. will be assigned
positions in line. The public in general
are cordially invited to attend the eX-
ercises. both at the cemeteries and at
the capitol. Should the weather be I'M
favorable for outdoor exercises in the
afternoon, they will be held at Market
hall.