Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-27
POETRY. FLOWERS AND ELooUKNCE.
How the G. A. r. Will Honor the Memory OF
Fallen Comrades Next Saturday.

POETRY, FLOWERS AND ELOQUENCE
How the G. A. r. Will Honor the Memory OF
Fallen Comrades Next Saturday.
PROGRAMS ARRANGED FOR THE EXERCISES IN
VARIOUS cEMETERrEs-oRATToNsA AND POEMS
MUSIC OF ARTILLERY AND soNGs-THE ORDER
OF THE PARApE-coMMIrTEEs IN CHARGE
The program Of the Memorial day exercises
to be held under the direction Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at the various ceme-
te ries Saturday is as follows:
THE PARADE.
The column will move from 18th street and
Pennsyivania avenue at 10 am. sharp, up 18th
street to Pennsylvania avenue, along the ave-
nue. and NJ street to the Aqueduct bridge,
where the parade will be dismissed
The line will be composed as follows: De-
tachment OF mounted police. National Guard
Band. Third battalion District of Columbia
National Guard, Maj. Thomas B. Harrison. COM
handing, and staff. Company A, Capt. W. J.
simmons; company B, Capt. NJ. Mahaney; COM
gany q, Capt. W. c. Beck; company d, W. H.
Weber: Orators. chaplains and poets Marine
Band, Prot. John Philip Sousa, director. .Old
Guard, Capt. James NJ Edgar, commanding
National Rifles, Capt. J. F. Oyster, command
ing. Departures staff (dismounted). Past de-
partment commanders. John A. Rawlins Post
son Post No. 2. Up Lothrop. commander. Lin
coin Post. No. 8, L. P. Williams, commander
0. P. Morton Post, No. 4. J. W. Butcher COM
mander. George G. Meade Post, No. 5, W. b.
Pomeroy, commander. Marine Drum Corps.
Alexander Hamilton Post, No. 1884, Department
Of New York. John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6. A.
H. Van Deusen, commander. James A. Gar
field Post, No. z, II. L. Prince, commander.
Burnside Post. No. 8, Nathan Bickford, COM
mander. Charles Sumner Post, No. 8, T. s.
II. McKim, commander. Charles P. Stone
Post, No. II. Peyton Scrivener, commander.
U. 8. Grant Post, No. IL, j. Thomas Turner.
commander. John A. Logan Post, No. Is, A.
y. Frlsbie, commander. Phil. Sheridan Post,
No. IA, I. d. Yeager. commander.
AT ARLINGTON.
Order Of exercises at Arlington National
cemetery: National salute at IL m. Light
battery C, third United States artillery. Music
by the Marine Band, Mr.. J. P. Sousa, con-
ductor. Vocal music by the Mozart Club
under direction of Prof. j. H. Hunter Officer
OF the day, Comrade W. P. Seville. Officer of
the guard. Lieut.. S. NJ. Gordon.
Decoration Of the graves.-The procession,
consisting of members of the G. A. R., ex-
soldiers and sailors, invited guests and the
public, will form at II m. in front of the Ar
lIngton mansion, headed by the Marine Band.
The procession will then march to the tomb of
the unknown" where, hating, the band will
play dlrge, after which the march will be
continued by the main road to the cemetery,
when the procession will separate and proceed
with the decoration of the graves.
The Marine Band, during the ceremonies Of
decoration, Will render appropriate selections.
After the decoration of the graves the process
sion will again form and march to the amphi-
theater, where the services will be held
SERVICES AT THE AMpHIrHEArER
1. Music-'Star Spangled Banner Marine
Band.
2. Calling the assembly to order, Department.
Commander Jas NJ. Pipes.
3. Music u hymn Lead. Kindly Light"
4. Invocation, Comrade L. H. York, depart
ment chaplain.
s. slow Sleep the Brave (Stearns), Mozart
Club.
s. Poem (originaD. Rev. ]. E. Rankin, d. d.
Z. Come With Your Flowers (Sudds), Mo-
8. Grafton, G. W. Atkinson, NJ c., of West
Virginia.
81 my Country, it's of Thee" ("America''),
10. Benediction, Rev. H. R. Naylor, DID.
Band.
Mozart Club. H. Hunter, director; R. d.
Hopkins, president: Miss May Hunter, &C.
companist Mrs. NJ. P. Gillingham, Mrs. NJ. F.
Holderman. Miss Annie NJ Carter. Miss Name
Carter. Miss Florence E. Hughes. Miss Katie G.
Lewis, Miss NJ. L. Rose, Miss Kate Simons, Miss
Louise Simons, Miss Nellie Smith, Miss Eta
Stevens, Miss Maggie Storm, Miss Eva Thomas
Mr.. Willard Fisher, Mr.. W. H. Martin, Mr.. W..
A. Merritt, Mr.. J. A. Pearson, Mr.. Chas. F.
Rose, Mr.. s. A. Swindell, Mr.. d. E. Wiber.
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
Services at Congressional cemetery, under
%l.<.< IL
senior vice department commander:
Parade-The column will move from Sd and
pennsylvania avenue east at IL am. sharp
The line will be composed as follows: Weber,
Band, detachment of marines, Capt. Robert L.
Meade, commanding; senior vice department
commander, orator, chaplain and poets Farra
gut Post, No. 10, s. A. II. Mckim, commander;
citizen organization, Sunday schools, citizens,
Sons OF Veterans, Junior Order Of Rechabites.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
l. Funeral march, ''To the Fallen Heroes"
Comrade Weber's Band.
2. Calling the assembly to order, Comrade A.
F. Dinsmore.
g.. Nearer, My God, to Thee" Farragut
choir.
4. Invocation, Comrade J. d. Wilson.
5. Consolation, Farragut choir.
s. Poem (originaD Comrade u. J. Evans
=. 1--WE Deck Their Graves Today Farragut
choir.
8: I'm the Sweet By and By" Comrade
Weber's Band.
9. Grafton, Comrade II. n Howard
10. America" choir and chorus of Sunday
school children. accompanied by the band.
IL. Benediction, Comrade J. d. Wilson.
II. Selections by band. while Sunday school
children, ladies' committee and comrades
decorate the graves.
Farragut choir-A. S. FenneIl, W. B. Akin
son, NJ. A. Donnelly, Robert Lowry, w. T. Bon
ham, G. N. L. Sites, H. Boswell and Comrade
j. S. Smith, director
Decoration committee E. A. Chambers,
Mrs Lydia Barnes, Mrs. C. A. Kibbey. Mrs A.
NJ. Dykes, Miss ]. A. Van Doren, Mrs. Mary
Wood, Mrs. B. Zimmerman, Mrs. ]. Parker.
Mrs. NJ. H. Brayton, Mrs. NJ. W. Fuller Mrs.
Alice Brendel, Mrs. L. j. Bradley, Mrs. s. r..
Curry. Mrs. E. H. Hunt, Mrs. X. A. HOPKINS.
Mrs. s. P. Hutton, Mrs. III. Hodgkins. Mrs c.
Judson, Mrs. j. Mcdonald Mrs. [. L. Meade.
Mrs. A. A. Russ, Mrs. L. Draper, Com. II. N.
Howard, Com. H. S. Stevens, Com. A. b. Hurl-
but. Com. Chris. Storm, Com ]. r. Thompson.
Com. /. E. W. Thompson, Com. Geo. r. Cook
Com. E. 81. Ripley, Com. Jas. Wood, Com. Nj.
v. b. Wilson, Com. S. F. Mcbride, Com. John
Pryor, Chas. W. O'Neill. superintendent of Gem
etery.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Soldiers Home, National cemetery. under d.
rection of Comrade Alva S. Taber, Junior vice