Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

r. Band: Post Commanders address. J. Z.
Matthews; Memorial Dav ode, Post "a, U; A.
R. Choir; address, Rev. r. NJ. Russell; seIeo-
tion, Post liz. G. A. r. Band. Formal placing
of fflowers-Violets, Comrade L. S. Houg Dton;
daisies, Comrade H. L. Krebs; geran1ums'
Comrade ]. G. Klinefelter; white MOVERS;
Comrsde c. v. wilson,D. D.; .oh! One Br1ei
Choir; selection, Post III, G. A. X banu: So :,
luting the dead, Company F., FourteenHIi IN
Regiment, n. G. p; benediction, rev. De
Witt Benham.
Post No. 157 will conduct the services
and decorating in the Oakland and Miners
vile Cemeteries, and will be assisted oy
Camp No. 162, Sons of Veterans, ana
Hampton Battery B, n. G. P. The chill
dren of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Eleventh, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
ward schools will render q number OF mu-
sical selections. At Oakland Cemetery the
following programme will be carried out:
Di-re, Post Isl Grand Army Band; "sIeep,
Comrades, Sleep and Rest" by school ehll- NJ
dren; reading orders, Acting AdJutant W.
j. Patterson; chorus, by children OF sch0ols;
Terrant: alto, Miss Annie Orr;
tenor; X s: Rees; bass. H.: q: L:
Hoburg; organist Miss he1ena LENA. .streT
Blossoms Der Their Graves" quartet; ora.
tion, Rev. C. E. Locke; dirge, band: placing
fiowers-quartet, Cover Them over Rarr. Mrn
9, daises, A. C. Shaffer; 8, geraniums,
j. C. swearingen; 4, white flowers: James
/. Dawson; chorus by school ch1ldren;
benediction, Rev; c f. Locke; saint,ng un ton .no
dead, firing squad OF Post loI anu hahp'oii
Battery B, y. G. P.
Special Services at the Graves.
At the close of the exercises in Allegheny
Post No. 259 will hold special services at
tie graves of the deceased members as fol-
lows:
PRAYER, by Chaplain NJ. B. Riddle, at the
grave of J. E B. Dalzell- floral Offering, ad.
dress by Past Adjutant I. Brent swear
ingen, at the grave OF George B. EDWARDS;
T. t; Chaifant at the grave Of W. Gibson Miller;
floral offering, address by $. " =
Hills McKown. ut the grave OF =.
G. schoyer; floral oferingi aedress eiaT,s
at the grave of S. y. Benham; floral o11er-
ing, address by Comrade Fred H. Kennedy,
at the grave of Benjamin Dsrlington; moral
offering, address by Past COMMANDER Benya-
min Jennings, at the grave of A. P. Morrison,
Monongahela City; floral Offering, Comrade
A. T. Gregg, Starkweather Post No 90, at
the grave of L. Halsey Williams, Leet Gene
terry: floral offering, Past Commander .. NJ.
Head, at the grave of William II. Irwin,
floral Offering, address by Past Commander
William P. Herbert, at the grave OF william
McClelland; floral offering, address by Com
Posts Nos. 8, SS and 2S9 will hold services
at the Sewickley Cemetery in the alter
noon, with the following programme:
In the sewickiey Cemetery.
Dirge, Post Band; singing, "America,"
sewicklsy G. A. R. Choir, soprano, Mrs. j.
Sharp Mcdonald; alto, Miss Marion CASTOR;
tenor, Mr. w. r. CASTOR; basso, John F. Cas-
ton; reading orders. Adjutant General III. O..
c. Oehmler, Post es: address, Commander
James P. Stewart, Post Ss: prayer, chaplain.
On the Southside, Post No. 151 will hold
services in the old Methodist graveyard.
The comrades will leave the post headquar-
tiers at s A. NJ. and proceed by way OF the
Knoxville incline to the cemetery. At
torney Langftt will deliver the oration of
the day. At the conclusion of the services
the post will separate into details and visit
all the cemeteries on the Southside with an
abundance of flowers, which will be con-
tributed by the school children of the South
side. Post No. 236 will hold services in the
Southside Cemetery.
Services at St. Mery's Cemetery.
Post No. Al will decorate at St. Mary's
Cemetery and Post No 206 at Lincoln
Cemetery A detail of comrades from Post
No. III accompanied by firing squad from
Company T, Fourteenth Regiment, n. G.
German Lutheran Cemetery on Lexington
avenue.
In Allegheny the ceremonies will be
under the auspices of Posts Nos. SS, 12S and
162, assisted by camps Nos. and 80 Sons of
Veterans w. II. Cowgirl, of Post 8S, will
be the commander of the day. with John S.
Nicholl as ASSISTANT Adiutant General, and
Ii. K. Tyler, Chief of staff. The col.
umn will form on Stockton ave-
nue., with the right resting on Federal
street, and at s o'clock will move
in the following order: Posts Nos. 8S, 162
and 128. Camps Nos. 2and 80, carriages with
disabled comrades, choirs and orators, and
wagons containing flowers, along Stockton
avenue to entrance of East Park; carriages
and wagons for Troy Hill will turn down to
Church avenue and proceed up Cedar ave-
nue. to Avery street, and halt. Carriages
and wagons for Uniondale Cemetery will turn
up Union avenue and continue up to Ohio
street, and halt; the column, after entering
the park, will form square at the Hamp-
ton Monument, where the following pro-
gramme will be rendered:
Dirge, Grand Army Band: Reading Of
Orders From National Headquarters, J. S.
Nicholl, Post l62; Prayer, Chaplain Thomas
ID. Holmes, Post l2S: Reading of Ritual,
James Wilson, Post 1872 Depositing of
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geraniums. James II. Langsdale, Post 12s;
white flowers, Jones Walker, Post 162.
Post IS and Camp 80, Sons of Veterans,
will proceed to Troy Hill and neighboring
cemeteries and decorate the graves of COM
rades Posts Nos. 162, 1913 and Camp 9,
Sons of Veterans, will proceed to Uniondale
and Highwood Cemeteries, where the fol-
lowing services will be observed:
Formal placing OF fiowers-Part /, violets,
Comrade I. x. Becker, Post 259: part S,daisies,
Comradc W. Ii. Lambert, Post 3; part g. GER
aniums. Comrade Hugh Morrison, Post ss;
part 4, white flowers. Comrade John d. Nc
Farland, Post 3.
Singing, choir; memorial address, J. L.
Ganse, Post IS; singing, choir; decoration of
soldiers graves, q. A. r.
At Uniondale and Hignwood.
Music, 'The Measure of My Days" choir;
reading general order No. IL, May S, 1885, by
Commander in Chief, John A Logan, desiy-
mating May 80 as Memorial Day: and General
Order Department Commander John P.
Taylor, May Z. 1892, ordering posts to OBJ
serve the occasion; Adjutant General
j. S. Nichol, Post l62: charge, Benton whis-
ton, Post l6e; music, 1.-THE Soldier
My Shepherd" choir; prayer, Rev. d.
F. McGiil; dirge, Grand Army Band;
formal decoration of graves: in the name of
Post S. Charles Fitzgerald: in the name of
Post l.s, victor Huth; IN the name OF Post
162. John Conkle: Decoration hymn. choir;
GRAFTON, Rev. j. C. Feitt, of Blairsville;
music, Grand Army Band; America" choir
and assembly.
Post No. 162 will observe the day at Mt.
Union Cemetery, and Post No. 12S at Hill
dale. Details from Posts Nos. 1872 and 12S
will hold services and decorate at High
wood Cemetery. Post No. S8 will hold
services and decorate at Troy Hill, with the
following programme:
Reading general order No. II, May5 s, 1868
OF the late National Commander in Chief
General John A; Logan, and general order