Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-31

nelte, marched TO the grave of Colonel
William Hamilton, the son of the dis
tngulshed American statesman of Revo-
lutlonary fame, Alexander Hamilton.
Here they held special services Their
corps OF filters played funeral dirge, their
Chaplain offered up fervent prayer, and
the grave of the distinguished dead was
buried beneath wealth of floral tributes
The sons of the veterans of the late war
went to the cemetery expressly for the pur-
pose of doing honor to the son of one of
the most distinguished Americans of
Revolutionary fame.
Sleep. oomrade, sleep, and rest
On this field of the grounded arms,
Where foes no more molest
NO sentry shot alarms.
We have slept on the ground before,
And started TO our feet
AT the lannon's sudden roar
Or the drums rebuilding beat.
Your silent tents of green
we deck with fragrant flowers.
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Memorial exercises were held in the
evening at the Clunie Opera House. Long
before the hour of their commencement, S
o'clock. the building was packed up stairs
and down, and many hundreds were turned
away. The stage was handsomely deco
rated with flags and banners of the differ
ent Corps and Posts, and the front of the
stage was set with large floral pieces of
handsome design. The stage was filled
with chairs. which were occupied by the
Fair Oaks Glee Club and others who took
part in the exercises.
The committees in charge were as fol-
lows: President of the Day, George w.
Ficks; Secretary, Geo. w. Railtop Grand
Marshal, Major C. H. Hubbard Aide J.
r. Lame, J. E. D. Baldwin, S. L. Richards,
G. F. Maydwell, Geo s. Fisher; Chaplain,
Comrade A. T. Needham.
Sumner Post-Geo w. Railton, L. w.
Estes, NJ. L. Wise, w. B. Maydwell
Warren Post-R. A. Pedler, G. w. Hurr
S. Hurlburt, G. w. Wallace
Fair Oaks Post-Geo. w. Ficks, VIM. II.
Ennis, w. H. Richards, L. B. Osler.
Sumner Corps-Mrs Louise Linnell, Mrs.
Alice Kellogg, Mrs. Kate Mills, Mrs. Re-
becca Estes.
Fair Oaks Corps-Mrs Mary B. Jordan,
Mrs. IneZ Ficks, Mrs. Phoebe Gogings, Mrs
Florence Miller.
Ladies' G. A. R.-Mrs. c. E. Shirland,
Mrs. Bell Hurr, Mrs. H. ]. Lindner, Mrs
Eliza Grothan.
LITERARY EXERCISES.
The programme of literary exercises was
as follows:
National airs by Noack's orchestra.
Prayer by the Chaplain, comrade Rev. A.
T. Needham.
Address of welcome by comrade G. w.
Ficks. His address was we'll timed, re-
plete with patriotic sentiments and his elo-
quent eulogy Of Little Phil won rounds
of applause.
Chorus, " Liberty" by number of male
voices, under the leadership of Professor
A. L. Frost. First tenors-John Cook, r.
c. Irvine, Richard Cohn. Second tenors-
B. Wilson, w. D. Grove, Bert Kidder.
First bass-V. S. McClatchy, E. S. Parker,
H. w. Carroll. Second bass-E. S. Camp
bell, E. B. Carroll, Robert Hickmott
Recitation, Converse with the Dead"
by Miss Marie L. Fuller, of Marysville
She is an excellent reader, spoke dramati-
cally and with feeling, and was warmly ap-
plauded. The young lady was the recipient
of several handsome floral pieces.
Overture by the orchestra, q" Marching
Through Georgia" with variations.
Grafton, by Junior Vice Department
Commander j. B. Fuller, of Marysville.
Overture by the orchestra, Red, White
and Blue"
Chorus, Willows Whisper" by members
of Fair Oaks Glee Club, which is composed
entirely of ladies, and directed by Mrs.
Addie Carter. Their singing brought forth
storm of applause.
One of the features of the evening was
the vocal solo, Song of the Camp" by
Esther Needham. She has an admirable
voice, which shows much cultivation. She
was presented with some handsome floral
pieces, and for an encore, sang THE Cuckoo
Song"
Overture by the orchestra, "Star-Spangled
Banner"
Recitation, "Our Dead" by Frank
Welsh. He received merited applause and
a handsome floral piece.
Recitation, Cover them Over" by Lewis
Morrison. Mr.. Morrison left the stage at
the Metropolitan and went to the Opera
House in hack. His entrance, in a long
ulster covering his stage costume, was
greeted with deafening applause. His re-
citation was gem, and for an encore he
gave them The Difference Between When
Pm Broke and When I'm Flush" He
hurried away as rapidly as he came, and
was back on the stage at the Metropolitan
before be was missed.
Chorus, Wen Ever Keep Thy Memory
Green, by chorus of mixed voices
Recitation, The Tramp" by Miss Mel
lie Client, Sacramento young lady of con-
siderable rhetorical ability.
Recitation by Miss May Powers of Wood
land. The young lady has appeared before
the Sacramento public before, and was
greeted with applause.
Recitation, " Memorial Day." by D. w.
Carmichael
The pianist of the evening was Miss
Gertie Gerrish.
The exercises closed with the singing of
4" America by the entire audience.
My Country, tbs office,
Sweet land of liberty,
Ofthee / sing;
Land where our fathers died
Land of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side,
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