Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-05-28
Arrangements for Decoratlon Day.

A meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the Augusta Memorial Association, Capt. ]. N.
Opie presiding, with Mr.. j. N. Mcfarland.
Secretary, has made every preparation for Con-
federate Decoration Day on June 9th.
Hon. H. st. Geo. Tucker was requested to In
vite Hon. j. NJ. Allen of Mississippi to deliver
the Grafton.
= Messrs. T. ]. Crowder, A. c. Gordon and W..
B. McChesney, were appointed a committee to
have the monument decorated, and to solicit
funds for the purpose. Mr.. j. N. Mcfarland
was appointed q committee to see that the SOL
diers' sward was cut and the grass cleared off.
Capt. Lewis Hartman and Capt. ]. c. Marquis
were appointed committed to have the posts
painted Ut necessary and the chains straight
ened.
Messrs. T. ]. Crowder, @. L. Weller, ]. a..
Waters and J 81. Burdette. were appointed to
solicit contributions to the memorial fund on
the day of the decoration.
The military and civic organizations OF the
city, and the Stonewall Band were invited to
join the procession.
COLI. c. Shields was chosen Chief Marshal
of the day for June 9th.
Capt. James Bumgardner, ]. W. Bryan. Capt.
E. A. Fulcher, s. N. Patterson, Jno. M. Brown
Robert g. Wright. Sam'lF. Carson. A. Perry
Anderson Assistant Marshals.
On motion, the following committee of ladies
from the county was appointed to solicit con-
tributions of flowers for memorial day. with
the request that ali such contributions be sent
to the Opera House on the morning of the 9th
OF June not later than ten o'clock.
Mrs Lilley, Greenville; Mrs Carson,
spottswood; Mrs John W Gilkeson. Mint
Spring; Mrs W Patterson. Barterbrook; Mrs
r1r, rcx1fll
Mrs G Pratt. Mrs g Fishburne, Mrs ] B
Winston and Mrs Elijah Coiner, Waynesboro;
Mrs 2 Kerr and Mrs 81 Crawford. New
Hope; Mrs II Walker and Mrs W B Crawford,
Mt. Meridian; Mrs G Roller and Mrs Craw-
ford Miller, Fort Defiance; Mrs DIR Crawford
MI Sidney: Mrs Frank R Bell. Stonewall; Mrs
D Fisher Long Glade; Mrs W Crist and Mrs
W Il Kiracofe. Sangersville; Mrs A g Paul
and Mrs W Hopewell, Mt. Scion; Mrs b
Silling and Mrs NJ H Randolph, Parnassus;
Mrs Hogshead, Striblings; Mrs 81 II Hanger
and Mrs W B Dunlap, Churchville; Mrs 8
Guy, Mrs w Montgomery and Miss Nellie
Cameron, Deerfield; Mrs R Hidy and Mrs G
Craig. Oraigsville; Miss Lucy Daingerf1eld
and Miss Katie Smith, Rolla: Mrs A Light
ner, Valley Mills; Mrs G W Hevener and Mrs
8 Brown, Swoope's Depot; Miss Snead, Pond
Gap; Mrs G W Baylor and Mrs Matt Fix, Sum-
meridian; Mrs T M Smiley and Miss Cecil Talia-
ferro, Moffett's Creek; Mrs Frank Clemmer,
Mrs M w Hogshead, Mrs. W. P Mish, Mrs A
A Sproul and Mrs W G McKemy, Middlebrook;
Mrs A Bumgardner, Greenville; Miss Annie
Cochran, Folly Mills
The following ladies for the city are appoint
ed to the same duty-Mesdames L Hartman. D
P Woodward, N Mcfarland, W L Olivier, E
M Cushing, M Lickliter 7 8 Doyle. E A Full
cher. g Gooch,.O Funston. 81 M Patterson,
A Holt, Alex Hart. ] Bumgardner, Jr., A II
Fultz, NJ Miller and 81 NJ McIlhany, and
Misses Lizzie Gay, Fannie Skinner, Fannie
Tannehili, Annie Fallon, Fannie McChesney,
Anne Magill Fauntleroy, Maggie McChesney
and Fannie Tams.