Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-27

son, ]. R. Funk. W. W. Fierce, j. II. Thomas,
H. NJ. Bennett, H. s. Stevens.
Auxiliary decoration committee-Henry Will
son Post, No.17. G. A. R. Patrick Ford, command
ing. Gen. j. NJ. Schoield Garrison. Army and
Navy Union. Mrs. ID. A. Irwin. Mrs. Electa E..
Smith, Mrs. A. H. Bennett, Mrs. A. N. Thomr-
son, Mrs. Mary {. Sangston. Mrs Geo. C..
Harris, Mrs. ]. II. Funk. Mrs. H. S. Stevens,
Mrs. Calvin Farnsworth. Mrs. L. Gregory, Mrs.
Z. NJ. Truell, Mrs. Caroline Nye, Mrs. McMon-
igal. Mrs. Schcrmerhorn. Mrs. S. L. Brookfield,
Mrs. c. A. Burghardt, Mrs. Martha A. Fergu-
son, Capt. d. A. Irwin. DIR. G. H. Penrose,
Comrade E. NJ. Truell Surgeon ". H. Forwood.
Sergt. Maj. W. ID. Wallace, Comrade James
Cautwell, Com. Sergt. Alex. Campbell, First
Sergt. Chas. f. Gillies First Sergt. A. 2. Drost.
First Sergt. James O'Brien. First Sergt. Patrick
DAWN. Sergt. Il. B. Dickinson, Sergt. VIM.
Kernahan, Sergt. John Blau, Sergt. Rudolph
Stauffer. Sergt. John Corcoran, Sergt. Earnest
Polk, Sergt. VIM. Elwood Sergt VIM. Gaffney.
Sergt. James Moran. Corp. John Finan, Comrade
NJ. Glynn, superintendent of cemetery.
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
Services at Congressional cemetery. Under
direction of Comrade Nathan Bickford, junior
vice department commander.
Parade
Soldiers Home Band.
Sons of Veterans Drum Corps.
Junior Order of Rechabites.
Sunday Schools.
Citizens.
Thomas Camp, Sons Of Veterans.
Cushing Camp, Sons Of Veterans.
Geo. H. Thomas Post. No. Is, G. A.. R.
Farragut Post No. 10. G. A. R.
j. V. department commander and members of
the committee.
Speakers, poet chaplain and guests.
Ladies' of the decoration committee and choir.
Order of exercises:
l. Dirge, Fallen Comrades"
Soldiers Home Band
2. Calling the assembly to order,
Comrade Nathan Bickford
.. Invocation. ...... .Comrade Geo. r. Cook
+. ConSOlatlOn ............. farraRut Octet
5. Address. .......... Senator j. II. Gallinger
6. Wen Ever Keep Their Memory Green"
Farragut Octet
Z. Poem. .... Comrade Dewitt C. Sprague
8. Decoration Hymn.
"We Deck Their Graves Alike" Farragut Octet
9. Address. Hon. Owen Scott, NJ. C. of Illinois
10. Dirge, Sweet Repose.''
Soldiers Home Band
II. "Nearer, My God, to Thee" with band ac-
compartment, Farragut Octet. Sunday
school children and audience
IL. Benediction. Rev. G. +. Williams
ID. Decoration of graves, and dirge
REST in Peace" by the band
Farragut Octet, Comrade J. E. Snow, di-
rector:
Tenors-J. s. Smith, A. S. Fennell. B. W.
Beebe and j. c. Mason.
Bassos-I. c. Stockton. J. c. Murray. r.
Many and DIR. N. H. Howard.
Decoration committee-Fro Farragut Re-
lief Corps, No. 5-Mrs. Fannie Miner. Mrs.
Mary Ripley. Mrs. Miranda Fuller, Mrs. E. A.
Chambers, Mrs. NJ. Hitchcock. Mrs. L. Brad
ley, Mrs. l.. Lyons, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Curry,
Mrs. Mary Zimmerman. Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. NJ.
Birchfield. Mrs. A. Dykes. Mesdames Hodgkins,
Kalstrom. Jones, Cornell, Goodrich. Draper
Parker. Lowery. Hopkins. Beavans and Hunt,
Miss ]. Van DOren Miss E. L. Dinsmore.
A. Rutherford. NJ. v. Brown, J. E. Prospect,
VIM. Esputa. E. T. Nash, n. J. Doolan. J. A.
Fulton, Charles Emmons. Vim. DoOlan, VIM.
r. Scavey, Charles W. Weisser, L. Morrison, J.
T. Scheerer, John Scheerer.
From George H. Thomas Camp. Sons of
Neterans--Bert A. johnson, W. H. Kaufman,
Herman Hoge, George Anderson, W. l..
Houchen. c. W. Seville. ALE Dobson, Jennings
W. Wilson. Charles W. O'Neill, superintendent
of cemetery.
Reception committee Comrades A. Kali
strom. H. S. Tinker, S. W. Bunyea and S. F.
Mcbride.
Officer of the day-Comrade ". H. Miner,
past commander Farragut Post, No. 10, GAR.
THE DECORATION OF THE STATUES.
One feature of Memorial day is the decora-
ton of the statues of the city. These have
been assigned for the purpose, as is usual, to
various Grand Army posts, who will vie with
one another in producing tasteful designs. The
work of decoration will be done tomorrow. The
statue to Rawlins Post: Washington eques-
trian to Nit Carson Post; Lincoln, at City Hall.
to Lincoln Post Greene to o. p Morton Post;
Peace monument to George G.. Meade POST Du-
pcnt to John F. Reynolds Post: Garfield to
James A. Garfield Post: Mcpherson to Burnside
Post; Lincoln. at Lincoln Park. to Charles Sum-
ner Post: Farragut to Farragut POST Scott to
c. z. Stone Post: Lafayette to L. S. Grant
Post; graves at outlying cemeteries to AnacOstia
Post; Thomas to George H. Thomas Pos.;
Washington. at Capitol to W. L. Sherman
Post; jackson to Potomac Post.
THE DAY IN ANACosTIA.
Anacostia will observe Memorial day. Nearly
900 graves will be decorated They are the
tombs of sailors and soldiers of the Union who
died inmates Of st. Elizabeth. the government
hospital for the insane. The cemetery lies in
an isolated SPOT at the northern edge Of St.
Elizabeth plateau. 1t is between Monroe street
and Hamilton road. AT am. Monday the la
dies Of John A. Logan Relief Corps, No. Z. will
assemble at the Van Buren, school. arrange in
clusters such flowers az shall have been con-
tributed and proceed to the cemetery. Here Il
committee of ladies from st. Elizabeth will join
them and the work Of decorating will go on.
John A. Logan Post. No. IL. G.. A. r., will
take up the line of march at 1915 to Poplar
Grove. within the grounds proper of the hos
pital. Here the musicaland oratorical servce,,wli
take place. stand has been erected and will
be draped Monday morning. The program will
be opened with the ''Star Spangled Banner by
the band. Rev. George Bowman. post chaplain.
will offer prayer and Post Commander James
H. Dony will make an address. Music. SOur
Army Up Above" will be sung by the Ana
chnir Nv \
Godding. superintendent of the hospital. will
say some words of welcome and an Grafton by
Past Post Commander Robert Alton will follow.
Comrade Stevens will fulfill his assignment of
poet laureate of the occasion and he will be
followed by an address from Rev. W. G. Daven-
port. rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Patriotic airs. sung by the children of the pub
lie school. and taps by the bugler will conclude
the exercises.
A Gang of Juvenile HiGhwaymen.
Numerous complaints are being received by