The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
VETERANS GRAVES.
Floral Tributes in Memory Of the
Dead Soldiers.
Ladies of the G. A. R. and Members Of the WO-
mems Relief Corps Fashion Flowers
Into Emblems of Affection.

Between 200 and 800 ladies have been very
busy since early yesterday morning at Met
IODolitan Hail arranging the floral decor
ations for the memorial services to-day.
These patriotic ladies are members oil the
Woman's Relief Corps, representing LIN
coin. Garfield. Meade and Liberty posts, and
through their efforts the graves Of dead
soldiers who are bur;ei in the cemeteries
will be covered with flowers.
For this purpose 1909 bouquets. 800 wreaths
and % garands have been prepared, the
flowers Of which they are composed having
been donated by the children of the public
schools in the city and friends in adjacent
country towns. Teams were busy all day
gathering floral donations from the schools
and postal stations.
A number Of beautiful embems have also
been designed by the deft fingers Of the
workers, the monument to the unknown
dead being particularly striking. 1t Is about
ten feet in height, a solid column OF IVY
covered with beautiful lilies and ferns. An
other striking emblem is a floral miniature
of the ship Colorado, lilies and roses form
ing the hall, with red, white and blue rig
gjuu There are several handsome q. a. Il.
badges. the eagle c0m1Osed of yellow mari
Colds, the star of pinks and geraniumS and
the flag of bachelors buttons and white and
red roses.
A GROWING GLORY.
Perhaps the crowning glory of all would
he considered the floral badge of the
W0mHn's Relief Corps. The Maltese cross
is made of yellow margoldS, the bar OF
sweet peas or uniform dark color ana tue
flag of geranlumS white roses and bach
el0r's buttons 4 stand of arms, composed
of marig0idS, was another noticeable en-
bem, representing much labor and IN
genulty.
Among the ladies who were taking a
prominent part in this labor of love were:
Mesdames Barker. Harlow, Stevens, Ar
dtrtoH, Kune, French, Blanchard, Bowiey
Brown. L3kin, Jones. StTuckmyer, Knox,
,IOsepha Milne, Williams LeScelle. Robin
son, Sanders, Bailey, OsTandeT, Greentree,
Leayitt, Babcock. Wharf, Prentice, Patter-
son, Howe and B0nstead.
At Red Mems Hall. $50 Post street, 200
ladies from Seven Pines Circle, No. ., and
Gettysburg Circle. No. II, Ladies OF the q.
A. r, aud from BiC6erdykeI Camp Daught-
eTs of Veterans, were also preparing 10 dec
crate graves Of soldiers aud lady members
OF their societies. Three hundred bouquets
were given to George IL. Thomas Post, 100
large wreathS 10 other posts and 30 bOu-
QGetS To he Sons of Veterans. Fair Oaks
Camp, No. -. will be given book, of which
The pages are white roses aOd the edges
sweet williams. ". II. Holmes Camp, No.
- =. Of V, viii receive q similar floral book
20 place on the grave Of the late Walter h.
Holmes, as we'll as stars Of roses and gera-
NUNS for other veterans. Five
DEPARTED SISTERS,
Members OF the Ladies of the G. A. T.,
VINO have died within the past two years
viii be remembered to-day, floral badges
of the order marking their graves. These
departed sisters are Mrs. Hardy, Mrs.
Caroline, Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Rollins and Mrs.
Hannah Greer, who was buried last sun
Al frTf, rNar hnr~ ole han
pared for a number Of comrades who were
members Of the Advisory Council Frank
H. Bacon, buried at the Preside who at
the time of his death was Acknowledgement
OF the Department OF California, q. a R.,
viii be remembered by a large star of roses,
pansies, geTaniums and fuchsas. The men,
DRY OF General Mcdowell will be hon0Ted by
q handsome cross of maTigOlds, with an
anchor of black panSieS and margueTiteS. A
beautiful G. a. K. badge and a handsome
pillow Of roses have been prepared for the
grave Of the late COmrade HackmeYer
IN whose memory another tasteful emblem
has also been prepared. The pedestal
IS made Of white roses, above which is a
star Of yellow COLDS, having on either
side an anchor OF pink roses. These are
surmOunted by a tablet OF roses, bearing
the initials Of the cOmrade There are
many other chaste and elegant designs, the
hail yesterday afternoon containing a will
OerneSS Of beautiful flowers.
LOYAL LADIES.
Mrs Jennie 3. Houston was Chairman of
the Decorating Committee. and supervised
the work, while among the other ladies'
who were fashOning the flowers into beau
tiful embems yesterday were: Mrs. Ame-
liza ButtaeT, President If Seven Pines Cir
Gle; Mrs. Sarah y. Metcalfe State PTesi-
dent; Mrs. Sarah j. WhitcOmb, State
Counselor; Mrs. Marion Kyle, State Junior
Vice President; Mrs. Whiteside, State
Counsel of Administration Miss Isabel
1arksOn, Miss Anderson. Miss Brown, Miss
Chamberlain, Miss Hostetter. Ms. Whit
tiugham, Miss Carrie Keene and Mrs.
BUZette.
Tomorrow these good ladies will serve
dinner TO the comrades of the 6. a. r. who
visit Red Mems Hall: Miss Adelaide Meade,
Miss LUcretia Horn, Miss Marcia Werk,
Mrs. Ella Smedley, Miss Isabel Pinkson,
Mrs, Lizzie Whitcomb, Miss Lily Buttner,
Mrs. j. Murray Baltic, Mrs. jeanette Har-
yey, Miss Minnie CongOT Mrs. E. b. Crit
fJhs, Mrs. Brewer, Miss Mamie DAVIS, Mrs.
R. K. Pierce Miss Lily lrelan, Mrs. Hatch,
Mrs. Dunn. Miss Laura Brown, Mrs. W ebb,
Mrs. Eagle, Miss Annie Black, between the
hours Of l ana o'clock in the afternoon.
All are cordially invited, and as an Unlim-
tied quantity Of table delIcacies has been
provided there will be no danger Of exhaust
lug their hospitality. The comrades will be
served by the young ladies of Bickerdyke
Camp, Daughters Of Veterans.
LADIES MEMORIAL SERVICE.
On Monday evening next the ladies of the
g. 4. K. purpose holding a memorial ser
vice at Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
Mission street, between Sixth and Seventh.
Judge j. q. SWiDtOn of Stockton will de-
liver an Grafton, and an attractive literary
and musical programme Will be rendered.
Admission to the service Will be by invita-