The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-31
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Thousands of Heroes Graves Decorated In

Thousands of Heroes Graves Decorated In
the Various Cemeteries About the CITY.
WASHINGTON. May 30.-The usual Dec
GRAFTON day ceremonies took place to-day.
Extensive preparations for decorating the
graves had been made by the various mill
tary organizations. 1t was no small under
taking. for IN the numerous cemeteries
about the city are fully thirty thousand
graves of Union soldiers. each one OF which
was deemed worthy the tribute of a flag
and q bunch of flowers. Besides paying
attention to the graves. the Memorial day
committee had all the statues of soldier
heroes about the city decorated. and the
results of tho work appeared to good ad-
vantage this morning. There are 10 less
than thirteen of these statues scattered
throughout the city.
The most elaborate ceremonies at the
cemeteries were those at Arlington. Before
the services there. however. the eighteen
Grand Army posts in the city, q portion OF
the District of Columbia National Guard.
The Old Guard" and other independent
military companies formed in the vicinity
of Grand Army hall. and to the inspiring
patriotic music of the Marine Band
marched through the city to the aQueduct
bridge spanning the Patomac river above
West Washington. Here the parade was
dismissed. and those who desired to 60 to
Arlington proceeded on their way. When
they arrived at the cemetery a procession
consisting of members of the Grand Army,
the Woman's Relief Corps. ex-soldiers and
sailors. invited guests and the public
formed in front of the Arlington
mansion. Headed by the Marine Band
the procession marched to the
tombs of the unknown" where, hating,
the band played q dirge and the tombs
were decorated. The march was then con-
tinued by the main road TO the cemetery
Its members proceeded with the decoration
of individual graves. When the decoration
OF all the graves had been completed. the
procession reformed and marched to the
amphitheater, where the exercises of the
day were held, consisting of O musical pro-
Rramme rendered bv the Mozart Club and
the Marine Baud. Over Admiral Porter's
grave was placed a magnificent war ship,
one of the handsomest productions of the
noriSts art ever seen In WashlngtOn. IL
was borne In the parade through the city
by Potomac Lodge of Naval Veterans.
At the Soldiers Home National Gem
etery the ceremonies began at 10 O'Clock.
The memorial services at the rostrum in
cluded an original poem by Edward NJ.
Taber. 81 grafton by zen. Cyrus Bussey
and address by Father 1owle. At tbs con-
cluslon soldiers and civilians marched TO
the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan. which
they decorated with a profusion of flowers
and flags; thence to the grave of General
Hunt. which was also decorated. and
thence to the cemetery, where the decora-
tion of graves was concluded. Later In the
nay special services were neld Mt General
Logan's tomb. under the auspices of Logan
Camp. Sons of Veterans. the Illinois Re-
publican Association and other organiza-
tlons- The programme included addresses
from Senator CullOm. Hon. A. e.. Matthews,
Hon. Frank w. Palmer. Gen. Green Il.
Raum. Col. /. III. Mckee and Hon. Thomas
Is. Coulter. Mrs. Logan was present at the
ceremonies.
AT the Congressional Cemetery the servi-
6es were under the direction of Conrad Q
Nathan Bickford. Here there was a large
attendance. The programme included adj
dresses by Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire and Representative Scott of Illinois.
The citizens of Anacosta. a suburb of
Washington. and the Grand Army men,
aided by the Woman's Relief Corps. deco
rated the graves of the one thousand SOL
diers who died at st. Elizabeth Insane
Asylum.
= Mount Vernon. the home OF Washin gton,
had many visitors aud patriotic hands