Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY.
PROCESSION AND EXERCISES DUR.
ING THE AFTERNOON.
ing-Order of the Celebration at the
National Soldiers Home.

Quite extensive preparations are being
made for the celebration Of Memorial
day in Los Angeles. There will be a
procession in the afternoon commencing
at 80 O'Clock, and at 2:30 O'Clock ex-
ercises will be held in the pavilion.
The procession will be formed at 80
D. M on South Main street, right rest
ing on First street. The Assembly"
will be sounded at AS and the cad
vance" at 80 p. M, when the line OF
march in a four-rank formation will be
taken up over the following route: Up
east side of Main street, counter-march-
ing at Pico house, inclining head of col
umn to the left. down ON west side of
Main street to Spring; thence to Fifth,
to the pavilion, where memorial exer-
eises will be held, and the duties Of the
marshal and aids will cease, and the diff
ferent organizations will be taken in
charge by their proper officers.
The platoon of police will report on
Main street, Immediately south OF First.
The national guard will form on east
side of Main, right resting 100 feet south
of First street. The past and present
department officers and aids on national
commanders staff will form on the
right of Frank Bartlett post, and the
G. A. r. posts in following order: Frank
Bartlett No. 6, N. Sherman command
ing; Gelcich No. 106, G. l. McIntire
commanding; John A. Logan No. 139,
M. F. Tarble commanding; Stanton No.
55, f. X. Alexander, commanding; on
south side of Main street, right resting
on Main, visiting posts and comrades.
The president of the day. orator, chap
lain, poet, mayor, councilmen and citi-
zens in carriages will report to an aid at
corner of Third and Main streets, follow
ing the visiting posts.
Headquarters of the grand marshal,
Capt. A. M. Thornton, have been estab-
lished at the sheriff's office, where aids
will report at p. m.
Col j. A. Zabriski, of Tucson, will be
orator of the day, and Major J. A. DON
mel will also make few remarks.
In the morning the various G. A. R.
posts will visit the cemeteries and deco
rate the graves.
In the evening concert will be given
in Simpson tabernacle, under the
auspices of the &. A. R. posts.
At the Soldiers Home.
The day will also be observed at the
national military home. The decoration
of the graves of the veterans who are
buried in the home cemetery will be
performed by John A. Martin post No.
1853, G. A. R. of this branch, assisted by
visitors from other posts and members
of the w. R. G. Flowers will be
arranged by the ladies attached to the
home and others in the neighborhood,
and will be furnished to the committee
of arrangements appointed for that
purpose. Promptly at 8 O'Clock
a. M, sergeants will march their
companies to the parade ground,
where the whole command will be
fDrmed in column OF companies,
under command of Major A. Erdman,
marshal and commander of John A.
Martin post, and John G. Morris, SER
geant-major and assistant marshal, in
the following order John A. Martin
post, No. 153, G. A. R., w. B. Clothier,
senior vice-commander; 'A' company,
Sergeant Armstrong; "B" company,
Sergeant Mccall; &c" company, Ser
geant Clothier; cd" company, Sergeant
Darcy.
The following will be the order Of the
procession
Music. John A. Martin post, No.
153, G. A. R., w. B. Clothier, senior
vice-commander Delegates from other
posts. Veterans in carriages. Members
of the home unable to walk. Veterans.
Members of the home, by companies.
Families of officers in carriages. Other
citizens.
At the cemetery the following exer-
cises will take place: Music (Dirge) :;
prayer Rev. s. G.. Blanchard; memorial
services, conducted by post-commander !;
poem, Blossoms for the Brave" p F.
Thornton; decoration of the graves !;
benediction, Father Howe. The pro-
eession will then reform and march to
the parade ground and there be dis
missed.
The afternoon exercises will be in the
dining-hall at 80 pm, at which the
following exercises will be held: Music !;
singing; memorial address, Hon. w. P.
Wade, followed by General Horace Bin
ney Sargent, Colonel H. G. Otis, Colonel
J. J. Ayers and others; singing; music !;
benediction, Very Rev. j. Adam.
The Illinois Association.
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