Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-29
THEIR SACRED TRUST
GRAVES or BOTH CoNFeDERATES
AND UNION MEN TO BE DECORATED.
Impressive Ceremonies Mt Hollywood and
at Seven Pines and Cold
Harbor as Well.

at Seven Pines and Cold
Harbor as Well.
Tomorrow will be memorable day in
Virginia aud especially IN Richmond. both
with those whose patriotic instincts are
inclined to sympathize more deeply with
the fallen heroes who wore the gray and
with those within the borders of the Old
Dominion who wore the blue-especially
the members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
} The decoration OF the Confederate SOL
diers graves in HOLLYWOOD cemetery under
the auspices of the Ladies' Memorial Asso-
citation and the observance of the national
Dscoration-dny by Phil. Kearney Post,
Grand Army Of the Republic, arc but SYM
bols OF tender memories that will live on
forever.
This day is generally observed by the
closing of public Offices and schools and
the banks Of the city. The militia. MEN,
bers Of the Ladies' Hollywood Memorial
Association, and veterans of Lee and
Pickett Camps will meet at the lecture
room Of the Second Presbyterian church
between $50 and o'clock p. NJ, and will
start for the cemetery at the latter hour.
Colonel Horny c. Jones will be in charge
OF the military, which will embrace the
First regiment, the Stuart Horse Guard,
and Howitzers.
No carriages will DO allowed in the
grounds unless the driver is provided with
an Association badge. This can be OBJ
tanned upon application TO Mrs Hotchkiss
at No. east Franklin street.
The exercises at the cemetery will be
held on Gettysburg Hill, as usual, and will
commence about $3.50 o'clock.
MEMoBILL-DAY PROGRAMME.
The ladies have arranged the following
programme:
Shall We Meet Beyond the River: {"
hymn led by the boys of the Male Orphan
Asylum.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hoge.
Nearer Nv God to Thee" hymn.
Short address by Judge Theodore s.
Garnett of Norfolk, the orator selected by
the association.
Benediction 10y DR.. HOge.
Salute by the infantry-volley.
National Dec9ration-Dsy.
At Cold Harbor and at Seven Pines Ma
tional cemeteries Phil. kearney Post. No.
10. Grand Army OF the Republic, will OBJ
serve National Decoration-day in most
appropriate and fitting manner.
There are eight Federal cemeteries in the
State of Virginia all under the jurisdiction
of Phil Kearney Post, No. 10, and at most
of them the decorations will be more
elaborate than for MANY years past.
A SPECIAL feature of the observance to-
morrow will be the profusiOn of United
States flags. At Fort Harrison, Glendale.
Seven Pines, and Cold Harbor the national
colors i'll miniature form will float over each
grave. and at City Point, Poplar Grove
(uear PetersburgI 4, and the National GENE
terry, near Richmond, many flags will be
used. though not so literally as at the other
places named.
The cemetery near Fredericksburg will
be visited by a Washington post.
TIE PROCESSION.
The procession will form in front Of post
room Mt 1870 A. NJ. and march down Nam
street TO Franklin and Twenty-tirst, where
transportation will be In waiting; thence
to Cold Harbor. Line will be reformed on
arrival. Procession will enter cemetery
and surround the sections containing the
Unknown" Decoration of graves and
planting three hundred rose-bushes will
follow. At call of drum line will be
formed around grand-stand, all singing
My Country 'tls OF Thee"
ORDER OF FORMATION.
The following will be the order Of the
formation of the line:
Drum corps.
Carriage-Orator. chaplain.
Chief Marshal, INSTRUMENTATION
mander n. j. Smith.
Visiting comrades and veterans from
other departments.
Phil Kcarny Post. No. 10, Richmond, Va,
p. keenan,, commander.
Guests In carriages.
Citizens.
SERVICES At COLD HARBoR.
|. Calling assembly to order. Post Com
mander 7. Keenan,.
?. Music. vocal. " America"
3. Invocation, Rev. G. II. Corey.
4. Servlce-book address, Commander
keenan,.
z. Introduction of orator, General Edgar
Allen. past Junior vice-commanderin chief,
chairman Membership Committee.
6. Grafton, William Shields Odell, of
Washington, past department-commander
Department of Potomac.
Z. Music. vocal Star Spangled Banner
8. Recitation, Comrade X. d. Wilson.
9. Music, vocal, just Before the Battle,
Mother
10. Recitation, Miss Mamie Leahy.
II. BenedictlOn.
Lunch and reforming OF line for Seven
Pines.
The following choir will furnish the
music at Cold Harbor Miss Berthe Die
trich, organIst Miss Mary +. Martin, Ethel
White, Ada Kelley, Lula Beck, Bette Nc
Ghee. BERTHE Jenkins, Mary Allison, Mollle
Jenkins. Mamie Fowler. Susie Cramer,
Messrs. John billiard, Allie billiard, and
Harry Cramer.
AT SEWN yINEs.
At Seven Pines the programme Of exer-
cises will be pretty much the same as at
Cold Harbor. Past Department Com
mander Jerome b. Burke, of the Depart
ment of the Potomac. will deliver an adj
dress. There will also be a change in the
choir and substitution of other recita-
tons.
MINOR NOTES.
Mr.. W. Shields O'Dell and wife, and Mr..
Jerome Il. Burke, the orators of the re-
spectiye ceremonies at Cold HarbOr and
Seven Pines, will arrive in the city this
evening from Washington accompanied by
Mr.. Edgar Allan. and will take apartments
at the Exchange Hotel.
The rooms of the Phil. kearneY Post
will be open from 10 o'clock this after
noon for the reception of flowers for de-
corGtions from such citizens as desire TO
donate.
Mr.. O'Dell, the orator of the day, is en-
cared in prosecuting claims before the
several Government departments and the
Court of Claims at Washington. lie en-
listed in the Seventh Indiana volunteer
infantry in 1861, serving first as private.
but gradually going up the line OF promo
ton till he reached the position OF senior
yice-department commander, which he now
holds.