Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES,
How the Annual Celebration of the Sol
emn Occasion will be Carried Out
In Santa Fe.

In Santa Fe.
Memorial day occurs tomorrow, when
more than an ordinary program will be
given here in its solemn observance. The
parade will form on Lincoln avenue, right
resting on Palace avenue. The COM
mand Forward" will be given by the
bugle at p. m, sharp. The procession
will march up Palace avenue to Cathedral
street, down Cathedral street to San
Francisco street, to Rosario avenue and
thence to the National Military cemetery,
when the grassy mounds that cover sew
ersl hundred of the nations war heroes
will be strewn with flowers. After the
ceremonies there, the procession will re-
turn by Rosario and San Francisco
streets to the plaza, and there break
ranks.
The procession will form as follows
L. NJ. Nelly, chief marshal of the day
aides, Francisco Chavez, J. H. Sloan,
Lieut. E. H. Plummer, 10th U. S. infantry,
VIM. M. Berger and Facundo F. Pine
Carleton post No. 8, department OF New
Mexico G. A. R., including visiting men,
bers of the G. A. r., veterans of the
the war and sons of veterans; governor
and his staff; United States and terri
torial officers city Board of Trade and
county officers OF Santa Fe; Santa Fe fire
department; civic societies school chill.
dren; citizens on foot; ladies OF floral
committee; citizens in carriages.
At the National Military cemetery the
exercises will consist of the reading OF
general orders, etc. opening ceremony
by post commander; music; prayer by
post chaplain; ritual address by post COM
mander; response by officer Of the day
music; scattering of flowers upon the
graves salute to the dead; vocal music,
"My Country It's of Thee" benediction
taps. -,
In the evening "War Concert" will
take place at the court house. Doors
open at 80, exercises commence at s p
NJ, sharp.
All members of the G. A. r. are re
quested by the post commander to NEE
at 80 p. m. tomorrow at the Exchange
hotel for parade.
Mrs. Prince, president of the ladies
| floral committee, requests the patriotic
ladies of Santa Fe to meet her at the
rooms formerly occupied by W. M. Der
ger, west side of the plaza, at 8 a. m.
sharp, tomorrow. Contributions OF flow
ers will be gratefully received. A cordia
invitation is extended to the young ladies
of the different schools to assist. AS tt
the flowers, let all do their duty this year
as they have so nobly done in the past
'"Mong blossoms OF spring, that you gather an
| bring
For graves that though lowly, are royal,
Let the blue flower prevail, though modest an
| pale,
Since 1t speaks of the hue that is loyal.
But tie each bouquet with ribbon of gray,
| And lay 1t on memorys altar
For the dead who fought for the cause the
| thought
Was right, and who did not fslter."
THE WAR CONCERT.
The program for the concert so far as
has been arranged is as follows, although
there will probably be changes made:
! Grand March on the pisno-Miss G
Sloan.
2 Chorus, Columbia.
3 Address, Judge Downs.
4 Tableaux, Leaving for the War.
5 Chorus, Battle Hymn of the Repub
lie.
6 Recitation, 23d Of May-Miss Rosi
Wynkoop.
7 Solo and Chorus, Marching Through
Georgia.
s Recitation, Mr. J. II. Crist.
9 Solo and Tableaux, Tenting on tn
Old Camp Ground.
10 Recitation, The Old Soldier Story
Miss Ponier.
IL Solo and Chorus, Tramp, Tramp
Tramp.
IL Solo, Home From the Ware. W
Knaebel.
10 Tableaux, Return From the War.
IA Recitation, The Blue and the Gray
Miss Jennie Haynes.
Is Address, Gov. Prince.
16 Tableaux, Goddess OF Liberty ;choru!
america"
The audience is requested and expected
to join in singing all the general choruses
the chorus on the stage is for the purpose
of leading.
The price of admission to the concert il
merely nominal and only for the purpose
of covering the necessary expenses; it is
| 10 cents for all, excepting members OF the
G. "A. R., whose badge will be sufficient
ticket.
The decoration committee appointed
for the day by the G. A. R. will assist in
decorating the hall.