Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-26
FLAGS AND FLOWERS.
Preparations Made by the q. A. r. for
Decoration Dsy.


Grand Army bea lquarters 10 . lively I Gee
every evening. Committees are meeting anu
other preparations going forward for Memoir
ial day. The Office Of Adjutant General John
Z. Church looks as busy as that Of an adjutant
general of a big army corps getting ready for
the field. Scores Of orders have to be issued
and reports to be received.
The Grand Army Of the Republic decoration
committee. Of which Mr.. l. S. Emery is chair
man. has its work well in hand. The great
amount of detail which the committee has TO
look after is indicated in repor, it has just
made as to the number Of small flags
required in order to place one on the
Grave OF each soldier. This number is
250S5s At Arlington 10000 are required
Soldiers Home. 1000; Congressional cemetery.
$50; cast of the Eastern branch, $50: Oak Ill.,
$50; Rock creek and Battlefield cemeteries
2oO. and FOR on lying graves and cemeterie,,
The committee has secured the loan OF $50
nags from the Secretary o. Mar ana los from
the chief signal officer and will secure some
from the Secretary OF the Navy. Comrade
Borgia will, as usual, superintend the decora-
tlon OF the amphitheater. The school author
ttics and officials in charge of public gardens
have promised contributions of flowers. The
superintendent OF public grounds has granted
permission 20 decorate the statues and the su-
perintendent of police has promised protection
Tor the decorations. The various statues have
been assigned 10 the q. A. r. posts as follows:
Rawlins-- liawlins Post. No. 1.
Washington, at the Circle. and Jackson. in
Lafayette Square-kit Carson, No. 2
Lincoln CITY Hali)-Lincoln. No. g.
Lincoln (Lincoln Park)-O. L. Morton No. 4.
Ihomas-Meade. No. 5.
Dupont-Reynolds. No. 6.
Garfeld-Gsrfield, No Z.
Mcpherson Burnside, No. g.
Green-Sumner, No. 8.
Farragut-Farragut, No. 10.
Scott-Scott. No. IL.
Peace monumcnt-(irant No 10
Grenoughs Washington Logan. No. Is
Phil Sheridan-Phil Sheridan, 10. IA.
A change has been made IN the program of
the Decoration day exercises at Congressional
cemetery. Hon. F. II. Carter. commissioner
OF the general land Office was to have delivered
the Grafton of the day. but he expects TO be m
Helena, Mont, on that day. Dr. H. " Howard
OF the general post Office has been selected to
speak In his place. DIR. Howard has ALWAYS
been prominent in GAR circles
The Potomac Woman's Relief Corps met last
night at GAL Hall to complete arrangement Is
Tor the participation of the corps in the Me-
moral day exercises. The Potomac
Corps will take charge of the aoral
decoration OF the tomb of the ''un-
known at Arlington, besides decorating
the graves In one-half the cemetery. In Was de.
and a committee Of four to decorate the tomb.
About 100 members will go in body TO Airing.
ton, IN addition TO the members OF the corps
acting on committees at various cemeteries
twenty members will 90 as committee
To the Soldiers Home. seven to Oak Hill
There are ten members representing the corps on
the general decoration committee at AIRING
ton. Aspecial committee OF seven was ap-
pointed to decorate the grave of Mrs A. II
Van Dusen, at Arlington, who is the first and
only wife Of a volunteer soldier buried in that
cemetery.
Ceremonies at the tomb of Gen Logan will
be conducted at the close of the general eNcr.
&es IN the Soldiers Home cemetery under TIA.
POINT direction of the Grand ARMY of the he
public, the Illinois State Association and a com.
mlttee of the Logan Guard of Honor compo cd
OF Messrs. l.. b. Cutler, n. Ferree, E. L. Knight
Ed. Webster, L. b. Parker, ]. Thomas ana A.
Stern.
Alexander Hamilton Post, No. 1872, of New
York, wall arrive here Friday evening and be
received by the Old Guard. They will review
the parade Saturday. and later go TO Mt. Yer
non: Sunday they will visit Arlington and the
Soldiers Home.