Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23
ARRANGEMENTS for Decoration Day

A meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Augusta Memorial Association,
Capt. J. N. Opie presiding, with MI. J. n
Mcfarland Secretary, has made every
preparation for Confederate Decoration Day
On June 9th.
Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker was requested
to invite Hon. J. M. Allen of Mississippi
to deliver the grafton.
Messrs. T. J. Crowder, A. C. Gordon
and W. B. McChesney, were appointed a
committee to have the monument decora-
ted, and to solicit funds for the purpose.
MI. j. N. Mcfarland was appointed a COM
mittee to see that the soldiers sWard was
cut and the grass cleared Off.
Capt. Lewis Hartman and Capt. J. c..
Marquis were appointed a committee to
have the posts painted (if necessary and
the chains Strengthened.
Messrs. T. j. Crowder, g. L. Weller, J.
II. Waters and j. FL. Burdette, were APP
pointed to solicit contributions to the me-
mortal fund On the day of the decoration.
The military and civic organizations Of
the city, and the Stonewall Band were invi-
ted to join the procession.
Col. J. &. Shields was chosen Chief Mar
shal of the day for June 9th.
On motion, the following committee Of
ladies from the county was appointed to
solicit contributions Of flowers for memo
rial day, with the request that all such
contributions be sent to the Opera House
on the morning OF the 9th of June not later
than ten o'clock:
Mrs. J. D. Lilley, Greenville; Mrs. S. F.
Carson, Spottswood; Mrs. John W. Gilke-
son, Mint Spring; Mrs. W. B. Patterson,
Barterbrook; Mrs. G. B. Coiner, and Mrs.
Sam1 Life, Fishersville; Mrs. G. j. Pratt,
Mrs. E. G. Fishburne, Mrs. J. B. Win
ston and Mrs. Elijah Conner, Waynesboro:
Mrs. Z. 7. Kerr and Mrs. J. II. Crawford
New Hope; Mrs. S. Fl. Walker and Mrs.
w. B. Crawford, Mt. Meridian; Mrs. C. S.
Roller and Mrs. Crawford Miller, Fort
Defiance; Mrs. DR.. Crawford, Mt. Sidney:
\ Mrs. Frank r. Bell, Stonewall; Mrs. d.
Fisher, Long Glade;. Mrs. J. W. Crist and
Mrs. W. II. Fl. Kiracofe, Sangersvile:
Mrs. A. q. Paul and Mrs. J. W. Hopewell,
Mt. Scion; Mrs. J. H. Silling and Mrs. J.
M. III. Randolph, Parnassus; Mrs. T. S.
Hogshead, Striblings; Mrs. II. H. Hanger
and Mrs. w. B. Dunlap, Churchville; Mrs.
J. S. Guy, Mrs. J. W. Montgomery and
Miss Nellie Cameron, Deerfeld; Mrs. J. r.
Hidy and Mrs. G. S. Craig, Craigsville'
Miss Lucy Daingerfeld and Miss Katie
Smith ROlla. Mrs A. r. Tiohtner Valley
Mills; Mrs. G. W. Hevener and Mrs. S. C.
Brown, Swoope's Depot; Miss Snead, Pond
Gap; Mrs. G. W. Baylor and Mrs. Matt.
Fix, Summerdean; Mrs. 7. M. Smiley and
Miss Cecil Taliaferro, Moffett's Greek;
Mrs. j. Frank Clemmer, Mrs. NJ. W. D.
Hogshead, Mrs. W. P. Mish, Mrs. A. A.
Sproul and Mrs. W. G. McKemy, Middle
brook; Mrs. J. A. Bumgardner, Green
vile; Miss Annie Cochran, Folly Mills.
The following ladies for the city are ap-
pointed to the same duty-Mesdames L.
Hartman, D. P. Woodward, J. n. McFar-
land, w. L. Olivier, E. NJ. Gushing, J. NJ.
Lickliter, I. S. Doyle, E. A. Fulcher, G..
G. Gooch, o. R. Funston, II. M. Patterson,
G. A. Holt, Alex. Hart, J. Bumgardner
Jr., A. H. Fultz, M. E. Miller and III. M
McIlhany, and Misses Lizzie Gay, Fannie
Skinner, Fannie Tannehill, Annie Fallon
Fannie McChesney, Anne Magill Fauntle-
roy, Maggie McChesney and Fannie Tams.