Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-28

SPEECHES, POEMS, ETC.
The executive committee charged with the
arrangement Of the memorial services of the
department Of the Potomac, G. A. R.. has CON-
pleted the program for Thursdays ceremonies.
The grand parade. which will ne under the
command Of Chief Marshal Fred. Bracket, will
move from 14th street and Pennsylvania avenue
at 10 a. m. 1t will proceed by way of 18th
street, Pennsylvania avenue, and NJ street 10
the aqueduct bridge and then be dismissed. II
will be composed exclusively of the District
national guard commanded by Gen. ordway.
the officers and members Of the department of
the Potomac and their regular escort-the s'Old
Guard" under Capt. Jas. NJ Edgar-and those
who will participate in the ceremonies.
AT ARLINGTON.
The order Of exercises at Arlington will be
under the direction of Col Fred. Bracket who
is officer of the day. Before the regular SER
vices the Marine band will play dirge at the
tomb Of Gen. Sheridan, aud when the monu-
ment is unveiled the grave will be decorated by
members Of the Potomac Ladies Relief CORPS
Similar services will also be held at the grave
of Gen. Paul before the national salute is fired
at noon by light battery c, Of the third artil-
lery, commanded by Maj. John G.. Turnbull
The procession, consisting of the committee,
the invited guests, members of the e. A. r.
ex-soldiers and sailors, and the orphan chill
dren: in which the public are invited to join.
VIII form at IL m. in front of the Arlington
mansion headed by the Marine band The
procession will then march to the tomb Of the
unknown" where. hating. the band will play
dirge. after which the march will be con-
tinued by the main road to the cemetery when
the procession will separate and proceed with
the decoration of the graves. The Marine
band during the ceremonies Of decoration will
render appropriate selections. After the deco
ration Of the graves the procession will again
form and march to the amphitheater where the
services will be held
The services in the smphitheater will be in
the following order: Dirge-"The Honored
Dead (Sousa), Marine band; calling the as
sembly to order, Dept. Commander Vim. S.
Odeli; Hymn-''Rock of Ages" CHastings). Ma
rlne band; invocation. Bishop John F. Hurst:
''Sleep, Sacred Dust" Mozart club: original
poem, Hon. Eugene F. Ware, Fl. Scott. Kan.
Honor the Brave" Mozart club: Grafton, Hon
d: s. Alexander, Buffalo, n. Y: memorial dirge.
The Veterans Tribute" perkins,, Marine
band; LET the Hills and Wales Resound Mo-
cart club; benediction, Rev. Samuel Kramer.
department chaplain; sacred song-"Lead,
Kindly Light" (Weber) Marine band.
Inc Mozartclub is composed of j. ii. Hun
ter, director; Miss Maggie Storm, Miss Jennie
hennedy, Miss Ella Lawrenson, Miss Birdie
Crandall. Mrs. NJ. F. Holderman, Mrs. Fannie
Bryant, Miss Florence Hughes. Miss Ada ODER,
Messrs. II. II. Burroughs. ID. Z. Wiber, c. c.
Mccormick, r. d. Hopkins, F. H. Melck. J. b.
Quay, A. w. Rapp. Accompanist, Miss May
Hunter.
AT SOLDIERS HOME CEMETERY
the services will be under the direction of
Senior Vice-Department Commander James
II. Pipes. The order of exercises is as fol-
lows: National salute, third United States artil-
lery; grand sacred concert Herald Angels
lRpVQrl ri +al Sso4a a-t,f L
calling the assembly to order. Comrade James
NJ. Pipes; ''Cover Them Over" will Carleton).
Harmony choral association: invocation Rev.
George Elliott; Veterans Tribute" (Beetho-
yen), Soldiers Home band; poem (original),
Comrade Dewitt c. Sprague; Soldiers PRAYER
Qippe). Third United States Artillery band;
Let Them Rest (E. X. Heyer), Harmony cho-
raj association; Grafton, Major 5. S. lockwood:
''The Star Spangled Banner Especial choral
arrangement, Harmony choral association;
benediction, Rev. George Elliott; Departed
Days" (Wiegand), Soldiers Home band; deco
ration Of graves by the committee, visitors, and
inmates of the home.
The decoration committee consists of Mrs.
Gen. o. B. Wilcox, Lieut.. Col. C. C. Byrne.
Major B. F. Rittenhouse, Capt Robert Catlin,
E. NJ. Truell, Geo. J. P. Wood, A. J. Eaton.
Henry j. Kehr, Sergt. Major Thomas Evans,
Com. Sergt. Alex. Campbell, Q. NJ Sergt. r. S.
Tolson, Sergt. A. PIedfort, Sergt. NJ. Glynn.
supt cemetery; LIST Sergt. Francis Bland, A. P.
Drost Jas. OBrien; Sergt. James Clark; Mes
danes j. E. McCabe, Amos ]. Cunning, E. NJ.
Truell, BENZ. Swan, John A yandoren, Il. H.
Martin, Geo. j. p. Wood; Misses Lavinia Chase.
Pearl ID. Pipes, Berthe Odell, Mamie Ma
cauley, Marian Dimmick, Cora G. Curry;
Sergts. Patrick DAWN, r. B. Dickinson, Henry
kernahan, John Blan, Rudolph Stauffer and
John Corcoran
Music by the Harmony Choral association
DIR. Thos. Calver, president: Frank Miller, di-
rector; Mrs. E. ]. Boyd, accompanist. The
veterans of the home. under command of Major
Gen. o. B Wilcox. governor of the home. and
all visitors attending the ceremonies, will as
semble at the speakers stand, at 10 o'clock IN
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
Commander Andrew F. Dinsmore, of Post 10,
will be in charge at Congressional cemetery,
where the service will commence at $50 a. m.
The program is as follows:
Dirge, The Honored Dead" weber's band:
Calling assembly to order, Comrade A. F. Dins-
more; Invocation, Rev. j. d. Wilson; ''Sleep,
Sacred Dust" Mozart club; Poem (OriginaD,
The Soldiers Wife and Mother" Comrade
Geo. B. Fleming; Honor the Brave" Mozart
club; Grafton, Hon. W. W. Curry, of Indiana;
Nearer my God to Thee, Weber's band: Bene-
diction, Rev. J. ID. Wilson; Star Spangled Ban
ner." Weber's band.
The decorations at this cemetery will be at
tended to by P. B. Dickerson, Girls Storm, J. B.
Peake, VIM. f. Dove, VIM. NJ King, Geo. T.
Dykes, J. I. Thompson. ]. B. Cross, superin-
tendent cemetery; H. NJ. Cross, assistant super
intendent cemetery; Mesdames VIM. F. Dove.
H. s. Tinker, E. II. Curry, Girls Storm, X. NJ
Harris, S. Lyon. HI. Kibbey, ]. Bevans and
Misses Edith Dickerson. Alice Prescott Ethel
Dinsmore and Lou Storm.
AT OTHER CEMETERIES.
D. W. Houghton, of Post Z, will see to the
decoration of the graves in Oak Hill cemetery,
and all who desire to have floral offerings land
on the tombs of ex-soldiers and sailors may
send them to Mr.. Houghton's home, 2S19 Q
street northwest. There will be no services at
Oak Hill.
battle-ground cemetery, Rock creek cemetery
and the isolated graves in the subusbs of the
city will be attended to by c. g. Bollinger, of
Post No. /.
A committee of the Logan Guard of Honor,
under the command of Capt. L. B. Cutler,
vice-president of the guard, will strew flowers
upon the tomb of their old commander. A
beautiful floral offering is being prepared. The
Logan Invincibles, of Baltimore, will also con-
tribute to the occasion in a suitable manner.
Chief Marshal Col Fred. Bracket has
selected a number of the members of his staff,
among them the following: VIM. Edgar Rogers,
T. W. Tallmadge, DIR. Florence s. Donahue, j.
B. Burke, Newton Ferree, o. H. Ross and DR..
A. J. Huntoon. Other appointments viii be
announced tomorrow.
Past commanders @. A. r. will report at
headquarters at 9:45 a. m. on Thursday to Join