Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-29

ScihSAy OcCOrhtcu on memorial Gay. Inc
motion was seconded by several Of the men,
bers. but after some debate it was voted to have
the president of the club bring the matter to
the notice of the local Grand Army post. This
was done, with the recommendation that the
post decorate the graves in question. The idea
elected general favor. Logan Post, IS, at its
next meeting formally adopted the suggestion,
and Immediately sought consent Of Depart
ment Commander Pipes to hold memorial serv-
ices independent of the department exercises.
This was granted A company of citizens and
comrades then met at Judge Armstrong; office
and arranged for mass meeting in Gray's
Hall. the of which was volunteered by MIR.
Gray.
MASS MEETING HELD.
At this meeting all sects, sections and sexes
of Anacostia were represented and the citizens
were invited by the Grand Army post to take
hold and share in the labor aud glory of the
scheme. Commander of John A. Logan Post
A. b. Frisbie was elected chairman of the
memorial committee of arrangements, Adjutant
Apheus Dawson. secretary, and Quarter
master, Sergeant George II. Armstrong, COR
responding secretary. The following gentle
men were made members OF the committee:
Henry S. Petty, principal of Anacostia schools;
Leon A. Milstead. chief ruler of Anacostia
Tent of Rechabltes; John I. Loveless, deputy
ruler of AnacOstia Tent of Rechabites: Henry
". mo. sachem of Mineola Tribe of Red Men;
W. Marden King. officer of the day of Logan
Post; William H. Peck. post commander of Lo-
gan Post; Comrades kenner and Downey; Citi- |
zens Thomas Gray. George III. Gray, George W. |
Fowler, John t. Fowler, VIM. Rose. George F.
Pyles, Charles Ohm, DIR. A. NJ. Green, Z. V. |
Conway and Chas- Williamson. In return for |
favors conferred on the committee there were |
added Frederick Darling, William H. Abbott |
and John VI. koenig. Nothing has transpired |
to mar the harmony of the committee, and to- |
morrows exercises will prove how faithfully it
has done its duty.
WHERE THE DEAD ARE BURIED.
1t was at first believed that the only ceme- |
terry in these parts containing Union dead was
that situated on beautifully shaded hillside |
in the southwest corner of st. Elizabeth Park. |
The location is romantic. the hill sloping to the
rivers edge and affording vast landscape and |
marine views. A subcommittee waited on |
Godding and learned that the |
cemetery under consideration was the one used |
by the hospital from January 1, 1855, to 1875,
when it was condemned. and that only small
of the naval and military patients /
who had died at st. Elizabeth were buried in it.
The cemetery in present lies about one
mile eastward of the asylum and in it are re-
mains of over seven hundred sailors and sol
diers. Although DR.. Godding Hospitality prof
fered to the memorial celebrants the use OF
Poplar Grove, a natural amphitheater, walled
by bluffs and rooted with foliage, he conf
mittee wisely voted to hold services at the Gem
etery.
DECORATION DAY AT ST. ELIZABETH.
The memorial project was born of the belief
that Decoration day had hitherto been unob-
served at st. Elizabeth. This was an error.
Each Memorial day during the regime of DIR.
Godding flowers have been gathered from the
gardens and conservatory of the institution
and strewn over the graves. this office being
aa1 hx-$ 20
formal memorial decoration service has ever
been held on this side of the Anacosta. Many
men of renown have died at the hospital. but
their remains have invariably been taken in
charge by friends and inhumed elsewhere. The
mounds to be decorated tomorrow are those of
INDECENT inmates to whose memory no tribute
has been paid other than the impressive burial
service of tho Episcopal church.
JOHN A. LOGAN POST, @. Ar.
John A. Logan Post, No. Is, department of
the Potomac, g. A. R., was organized ON the
night of December IS, 1889. In the preceding
month of the same year three preliminary
meetings were held in Gray's Hall. At the
first two I. J. Leonard, post commander of
Phil kearney Post, No. 1, department of New
Jersey. presided. and at the fiual preliminary
meeting A. Il. Frisbie, now past commander, |
acted as chairman. Mr.. Robert Acton was
elected commander. Following is the list of
charter members: A. b. Frisbie. David L.
Pitcher, Edwin Ii. Grant, VIM. II. Peck. James
Il. Dony. l.. =. Anderson. r. J. Nicholson,
Robert Acton, John Fuller. II. G. Kennoe, A.
9. Hoops. ID. c. Fountain. VIM. Tillet, Thomas
]. Putnam, Alex. Van Gueder John Skidmore
Robey. John G.. Anthony, +. NJ. Tay-
or, John Bickins, Chas. +. Watson, VIM. 6.
Davenport. W. Marden King. Jacob Hagen
maker, II. Haggenmaker Charles II. Howard,
Daniel Z. Lee and Turner Torrey.
JOHN A. LOGAN RELIEF CORPS.
IohD IoCan Belief Corps No Janar@ |
ment Of the Potomac, ". Il. C., was instituted
February H. 1890, at the residence of Mrs.
Anna A. Peck. Mrs. Johanna Turner actedas
institutinS officer and Mrs. sheldon as secre-
tary. The following ladies were enrolled as |
charter members: Mrs Anna A. Peck Mrs
Carrie VI. King, Mrs Nina II. Smith, Mrs Mag
gle b. Tew Mrs. Margaret f. Petty, Mrs. I,oi-
isa Il. Pitcher, Mrs. Blthia DAWSON Mrs Emily
Frisbie, Mrs Emma Emo, Mrs. Eliza p Watson,
Mrs. Anna Baxter, Mrs Catharine Hinwood. |
Mrs. Julia a. DOny, Mrs Mary Davenport. Mrs
Sarah I. Grant and Miss Coke V. Etzer In
April of the same year the officers were in
stalled at the Methodist Church as follows:
Mrs Peck, president; Mrs. Dony, senior vice
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Few. junior vice president;
Mrs Smith, treasurer; Miss Etzler. secretary;
Mrs. Davenport, chaplain; Mrs. King con-
ductor; Mrs. Petty, assistant conductor; Mrs
Watson, guard; Irs- Pitcher, assistant guard. |
The corps now numbers thirty-seven members. |
ToMoRRow's PARADE.
John A. Logan Corps, W. r. c., will meet at |
10 o'clock sharp at the residence on Monroe |
street of Mrs. Eliza p Watson and proceed to |
the cemetery in carriages furnished by the |
committee. At the cemetery |
the corps will be joined by the St. Elizabeth |
floral committee. The assembly will sound at
1890 and the procession form on the west side
of Market place With right resting on WASH
ngton street. The column will be formed in
two divisions, the first consisting of Logan
Post, No. ID. commanded by Junior Vice Com
mander Robert II. Marcellus and the second.
Of Mineola Tribe, No. IA, Improved Order of
Red Men, commanded by Sachem Henry W.
Emo. Then will follow the public school chill
dren. with their teachers, Principal Henry s.
Petty. Miss Bertha Buehler, Miss Annie Scriv-
ener, Miss Florence Layton, Miss NJ. Francis
ard Miss c. Brewer. Then will follow civic or
carnations in order of arrival and citizens in
carriages and on foot. led by Post Commander
A. Il. frisbie as chief marshal and headed by
Prof. Eibner's band. The column will move
promptly at IL O'Clock.
The route of march will be from Market
place to Washington street, thence to Monroe,
TO Nichols avenue. to Stickfort avenue, to
cemetery. The grand stand has been erected
on c knoll eastward of and overlooking the
cemetery. and tastefuliy enhanced with bunt-
ing loaned by the department of the Potomac.
ExERcIsEs AT The STAND.
At the stand the exercises will be as follows: