St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-26
DECORATION DAY.
A General Outline of the Proposed
Observance Thursday.

Observance Thursday.
The G. A. r. committee from the diff
ferent posts of the city met last night
to make the final arrangements for the
Decoration programme. They held a
long session, and when they adjourned
agreed that while there was yet
considerable to do to complete
arrangements, that the plans already
laid promised the best exercises by far
that have yet been made for Decoration
day, and this year will be great i'm
prOvement over any former celebration.
The morning will be spent in the decor
alton of the graves in the various ceme-
teries of the cities by details appointed
fer that, purpose. The separate posts
will also, many of them, hold special
morning services.
Washburn and Noble posts will assem-
ble at the corner of Cedar and Franklin
avenues at 9 a. M, and, with the teach
erS and pupils of the public schools of
vicinity, will march via Cedar avenue
and Lake street to the Harvester works
band stand, where addresses will be de-
liyered. Exercises in the Layman cem-.
etery will be carried out as usual. A.
w. Dean will be master of ceremonies.
and NJ. ID. Corkey will be marshal, with
w. F. Allen and William Joy as assist
ants. The new drum corps of Wash
burn post will make its first appearance.
The general programme for the day
will begin at so. John A. Gilman, the
chief marshal of the day, has appointed
r. II. Brandons and Fred Jassaud as
his special aids, and for assistant mar
shals, E. W. Mortimer, Burke, O'Brien.
w. r. Guile, George w. Morey and I.
Hawkins.
THE PARADE
will include delegations of old soldiers
from all of the eleven posts in the city,
numbering about 1000 veterans. The
Flambeau club. the cavalry troop, COM
panles l and & of the state militia. Sons
of Veterans, several Catholic societies,
lodges, the Hibernian rifles, and numer-
GUS organizations. The formation will
be as follows:
The left OF each division resting on
Second avenue; first division, Tenth
street; second division, Ninth street:
third division. Eighth street; fourth
division, Seventh street, and fifth di-
vision, Sixth street. The line of march
will be from Second avenue to Tenth
street, Tenth street to Nicollet, thence
across the river to Central avenue. to
OuIfcISIIy oFCHuO' W IiiSo 'onoo
southeast, thence to the exposition
building. where the inside exercises
will be held.
This programme will consist of the
following numbers: Music by the band.
Invocation. Vocal music. Strewing
the Southern graves of Union soldiers
with flowers, and Grafton by Mrs. K. S.
Smith. Vocal music. Grafton by Presi-
dent Cyrus Northrop. Vocal music.
Original poem by Miss Julia Lobdell.
Vocal music. Benediction, by chaplain.
There will be another meeting of the
committee Tuesday night at the same
place to complete arrangements.
Flowers in profusion have been secured.
The exposition building will be decor
ated. and seats reserved for the old
soldiers, and especially those from the
soldiers home, who have special car
in on the motor.
To-DAY's SERVICES.
Washburn and MOBILES Posts G. A. K,
the Woman's Relief corps and Daugh-
ters of Veterans, Camp No. 3, preceded
by the newly organized drum corps of
Washburn post, will attend divine Serv-
ices at the Thirteenth Avenue MethO-
dist church, where Rev. McClary will
preach the sermon. They meet a $3.50
a. m.
John A. Rawlins' post will hear the
annual sermon at the First COngrega-
tional church tomorrow morning, as
will also Chase post: Morgan and
Morton posts will attend at the Cen
tenary, Butler post at Forest Heights,
Snaefer post at the German Catholic,
and the others at the churches In their
vicinity.