The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-29
Prepared in Honor of the Ma
TONS Soldier Dead,
Flowers for the Graves en- memorial Day "A
Fine Military Parade Assured-Ths
Evening Exercises.


make the commemorative exercises and parade
more than usually imposing aud successful.
Colonel Kline OF the Committee on Parade and
Grand Marshal OF the Day reported that eyeiy
detail OF the memorial procession had been ar
ranged. 1t would start at 1890 O'Clock on FRI
day morning even II lie was the only one on
time.
ORGANIZATIONS TO PARADE.
General Miles and all OF the United States
troops Will parade. There viii be four CON-
panles of infantry from Angel Island, and four
batteries of heavy artillery one troop OF cavalry
and one light battery from the Preside. Colonel
Shafter of the First Infantry VIII be In command
Of the troops. The National Guard will also
turn out IN force. One OF the features Of the pro-
cession will be the krieger Verein, composed of
veteran German soldiers. The Mexican War
Veterans Will be given the light OF line, the
place OF honor, being seniors In service as
soldiers This has never been done before, aud
by all the veterans. With the various posts OF
the Grand Army the parade viii be larger than
IN former years, and Will present fine military
appearance. making the streets glitter with all
The pride, pomp aud circumstance OF war.
novel aud interesting feature OF the pro
cession Will be an emblematic car drawn by SIX
horses on which Will be seated forty-two OF Cali
fOrnla's most beautiful young girls. Each VIII
be wIealhed In flowers aud VIII represent a
these iiower-decked girls Will be the only persons
allowed on the plot.
FORMATION OF THE PROCESSTo
The procession will form on Market street, be
tween First and Second, and will be escorted by
Chief Crowley and the eutire police force. After
the escorlng police platoon will come Grand
Marshal Kline and his aids. Captain Ii. j.
Brady, Chef Aid; James Kip. W. +. Randall L.
w. Fem, L. A. Dakin, l.. Cahen w. ii. Simpson,
W. W. Stone, u. NJ. Cashin, w. NJ. Park, j. I.
BGomtied, ID. j. Harlow, A. j. Nining, 1. NJ.
Allen, NJ. Nasserman II. Won Werihen, John
Murphy. W. j. Mallady, j. A. Whieside and
jerome Deasy
General Miles and staff Will form on Market
and Front streets; the Second Brigade, National
Guard, on Main street, with right on Market;
Veterans Mexican War on Beale street; Lincoln
Posl, u ~ H., on Fremont street; Thomas Post,
on First street; Garfield Post on Second street;
CasS. Meade aud Liberty posts on New Mont
gomery street; Sons of Veterans, New Mont
gomery street, south OF Mission; emblematca
car. Mission street near New Montgomery; car
riages with officers OF the day and disabled vet
hefein, Jessie street.
The line OF march will be from Front and Mar
ket streets 10 Golden Gate avenue. to Masonic
avenue, 10 Point Lobos avenue, TO Odd Fellows
Cemetery. The parade VIII be reviewed By the
Grand Marshal aud General Miles at Jefferson
square.
AT THE CEMETERY.
AT the cemetery there VIII be the usual firing
OF salutes aud observance of all the solemnities
customary at military COMMUNICATIONS of the
dead. The order OF exercises at the g. A. X.
plot in Odd Fellows Cemetery will Ue as follows:
Minute guns United States Light Battery;
Easi IL; POEM j. H. j. 1nT Kane e5'y remarks Ks
President OF the Day, Henry L. DlbbIe;
strewlng OF graves of comrades by forty-two
little gItls; song, Scatter Flowers O'er Their
Graves; parting salute. filing party from LIN
coin Post
THE EVENING EXERCISES.
In the evening exercises VIII be held ut the
Grand Opera House. Al the meeting last night
all the tickets were distributed proportiouably 10
the different Grand Army posts Chairman Sal
years tickets OF admission To memorial exercises
had been sold as high as 50 apiece. He desired
to state that nobody was authorized 10 sell tick
cts, ana any Grand Army man caught selling
them would be expelled. Ii any tickets were
sold they would be declared counterfets, and lie
desired TO caution the public against buylug Them
The Grand Opera House has been decorated es-
peclally for the occasion, aud the exercises Will
be unusually interesting The following is the
U. ). Preside Baud; prayer, Rev. w. H. Scud-
der; opening remarks, Comrade Henry &. Dbl
Soldier SSH" Arthur Connreich; recitation tse-
leCted), Walter II. Leman; song, Bury Me Win
My Grand Army Badge" Miss Daisy Cressy;
medley. u. 5. Preside Band; song, The
TIumgeter," j. c. Hughes; recitation (selected),
Miss Nellie Holbrook Blinn; song. star span.
gled Banner" Miss Mary Hagan; GRAFTON, Com
Battle Hymn of the Republic, J. c. Hughes ;
song, United We Stand. DIVIDED We Fall" Com
Plymouth Quartet, in which the audience are re-
quested 10 Join; benedclion, Rev. w. H. Scud-
der.
BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE.
The San Francisco Stock ana Exchange Board
viii adjourn at The close of business hours TO-
day until the usual business hour on Monday,
June I'd The banks connected with the San
Francisco clearinghouse Will be closed on FRI
day and Saturday. The note clerk will be in
attendance at eacu bank on Saturday from 10 to
Il O'clock. The principal business houses Will
give their employees vacation from tonight
until Monday morning. Those that viii not
close the entire three days Will not transact
business on Friday, which Will be observed as a
legal holiday.
COOPERATION REQUESTED.
The Memorial Day Committee earnestly invite
the people OF the city TO participate with them
In the ceremonies on Friday, May Both, and re-
quest all societies and organizations not to
observe the day by picnics, excursions aud sport
memory OF the dead soldiers OF the nation in a
suitable and proper manner. The committee
also request that citizens display the national
coors at half-mast whenever practicable.
Flowers will be received at B'nai Birth
Hall, 121 Eddy street, aud at stations A, h and
Z OF tie PostOifice to-day and The morning
OF the 30th and may be forwarded by Wells,
Fargo q Co. ice OF charge. All school CHI ildren
are requested TO take flowers 10 school to-day.
These VIII be collected during the day In wagons
sent about by The committee and taken to Bnai
Birth Hail. where loyal ladies will care for and
arrange them. On Friday flowers Will be re-
ceiyed at the hall up To o'clock In the morning
THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
The following is list OF the Memorial Day
Committee and its subcommittee, which have
been working so energetlcaliy 10 make the COM
memOratlVe parade aud exercises oil this year a
more than ordinary success: Edward 5. Sslo-
mon, Chairman; PM NJ. Bolton, Secretary; II.
L. H0bDeri, Treasurer.
Lincoln Post, No. lie. H. Herrick, H. T. Hob
bert N. Murphy, H. j. Brady, James Kip, L.
Howell j., X. Smedley, W. q. Lee.
George ii. Thomas Post, No. 2-W. II. l..
Barnes, I. X. Siateleri John L. Cutting, L. T.
Gheyer, Z. A. Sumner, L. Brooks, j. IL. Page
James A. Garfield Post, No. 34-w. W. VIII
Jams, Edward S. Sa0mon, Sol Cahen j. II. Bah
bit, Albert Brown II: q. Gsrletson.
Colonel Cass Post No. 46-J. Ii. Riley, w, W.
Stone, o. NJ. Nichuals.
General George G. Meade Post, No. 4S-W.
J. Ruddick, A. (. Leavitt, Nj Lane, Nj. j. Acton,
John Murphy.
Liberty Post, No. 1871. j. Aiken, S. NJ. Carr.
w. IL. Park.
sUB-CoMMITTEEs.
Psrade-H. j. Brady (ChaiIman) John T. Cut
ting, James Kip, +. Cummings, A E. Leayitt
Sol Cahen, j. X. Smedey.
r,i Fn2 az y wn Il MoDOert Chairman F. II Her.
Barnes, W.-J. Ruddck, j. Ii. Riley.
- DecoratIons-M: Murphy (Cnairmanl, J. Fl.
Rabbit, I. +. Cheyer, Z. Ii. Herrlck, Elisha
Day programme and exercises at cemetery
w. w. Stone (Chai man), Sol Cahen. NJ Lane
I. X. Statsler, NJ. j. Acton, II. e. Garretson, f.
Evening programme and exercises at Opera
House,. A. Sumner (Chalrman) Albert Brown,
Edward S. Solomon, w. J. Ruddick, J. Ii. Page.
7, Press r and Pri1linErE Z, Chever chairman,
II. I. Hobebrt, W. w. Williams. j. J. Aiken. VI
Park. ~ ''"'''i' W. IL
Mnslc-Elisha Brooks (Chairman), j. X. Smed-
icy, D. Ii; Page ). Ii. Riley, j. Ii. BabDitt S. M.
Carr, A. L. Leavitt
TransporlaliOn-M. Lane chairman, W. G.
Lee; O. NJ. Nichuals, NJ. j. Acton, John Murphy,
S. NJ. Carr, L. Howell.
"Apiopos OF Memorial day, flowers will be
very PLENTIFUL" said leading florist; more So
in tact, than has ever been known at tile same
period. Maybe IL was tie prolonged rains which
caused their abundance, but whatever the cause
The fact remains that they are luXuriant and
abundant this season, and the graves Of the dead
VIII be amply covered without exhausting the
supply. We have The healthiest blossoms we
ever had. The roses do not bear the holes OF the
green bugs aud small worms, but seem
TO be almost. perfect in their structure
The fashion Of putting lace bOuquet-holders
around bouquets has, by the way. died out aud
now the punches OF flowers are sent without any
adjournment than their own beauty
While visiting In San Rafael few days ago
the reporter was astonished to see the maguif-
cent display Of the flower gardens and a resident
as follows:
We do not claim TO be even yest-pocket OF
your city, as 10 size. but am sure we could snp-
ply any amount OF flowers Won could wish fnr nm