Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-30

The unknown tomb was a perfect mass of rare
roses, also shields OF rare exotics, garlands
after gariands Of greens and flowers, twined
and lntertwined: immense mats rested at the
pase made OF lovely flowers and bearing these
| notices: asleep" and Unknown"
All over the extensive grounds were W. r.
Z. decking grave after grave. nor did these
noble women forget the other noble women
WHO have fallen in their ranks, among whom
may be mentioned Mrs. Thomas of Potomac
No. 2; Mrs. Dinsmore OF Farragut. No. 5; Mrs
armour OF burnside No. A. and Miss Dolly Of
Morton, No. l.
THE PROCESSION.
| A Splendid Turnout of the Veterans and
Local Militia.
In hundreds of vehicles which started out
this morning rode the wives and families Of
the comrades. members of the various Women's
Relief Corps and few comrades whose disa.
bilities rendered marching in the procession an
impossibility. In enc CT the large buses were
the members of the G. A. r. Musical Union, OF
which Ccmrade Z. D. Tracy is director. The
union is row about two years old and
its membership Is composed of persons who
per formed active service in the DAYS of the re-
bellion. Many of them distinguished them
selves in the line Of duty and number Of them
received severe wounds while stouldering the
musket. it is the only organization of the
kind in existence. and considerable effective
work has been done since its organization.
The choir and others who went to Arlington
in vehicles preceded the procession.
PREPARING TO START.
The procession itself was one Of the finest
par AIDES ever witnessed on Decoration day, and
both in numerical strength and display the
comrades paid an everlasting tribute to the
memory of the thousands of brave ones who
fell in hat Il IoI aft fho ~ no.
after suffering the hardships necessarily en-.
countered in such service.
Although the parade was not to start until 10
O'Clock, the comrades began to assemble at
headquarters and arrange the minor details at
early hour. Assistant Adjutaut General
Hustled was the busiest man about headquarters,
for he was virtually in charge of affairs and all
the inqui-irg comrades called upon him for as
sistancc OF information.
The parade was formed along PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and l4th street in order to move up
18th street TO proceed to Georgetown via Penn
sylyania avenue.
AT THE HEAD OF THE LINE.
First came II detachment of mounted police
under command of Serst. Hess Of Georgetown.
ard the osicers in the new uniforms and sum-
mer helmets made fine appearance as they
cleared the way for The veteran soldiers, sailors
and sons of veterans.
Then came the officer of tho day. Comrado
JOchum; Commander s. L. Faunce and aids as
follows: Redield Duryee. post l; Chas. E.
Trousman. post l; W. II. Doolittle. post 2; VIM.
II. Partridge, pos. .: J ohn Dresnahaa, post 3;
Ira c. Abbott, post ): Robert Green, post 4;
Edward Bright. post 4: Thos. Hynes, post 5; l..
Ii. Pentieid. post 5; PhiliD NJ. O'Eryon. post 6;
VIM. \. Thomas. post 6; Walter l.. Kinds, post
Z; ID. W. Hougnton post Z; p. G. Eain. post s;
D. J. Evans. post s; W. IL: Liverpool, post 9;
Delaware Pinn. post 8: John W. Bradbury.
post IL: Clinton Nermi!ion. post IL; James
Giliiu. post II; Wm. II. Decker, post ~; J. H.
Donv, post -; Albert a. Lauck. post ID; JAMES
E. Enc!e, post IA p. C. Lawrence, post IA;
Thos. Z. Crisp. post Is; j. 1. Thompson. post
10: Joseph A. Sparks. post l6; Us. Tunnecleffe.
post 1G; Stephen Lawless. post II; Matthias
Glynn. post Il: Ellis Dlrymple. post IS; Il. II.
Morgan. post Is: James T. Il. Appleby, pos: 10;
Samuel McMonigle, post 10; VIM. W. Chambers,
post 30: j. Madison Cults, post 20.
portion OF the National Guard followed, the
detail being:
Third battalion Distric. of Columbia Ma
tional Guard. Capt. NJ. Mahany commanding.
and staff.
Co. A. Capt. W. J. Simmons: Co. B., First
Lieut.. Fabian Columbus; Co. c. First Lieut..
Charles E. Swigart; Co. D, Capt. II. W. Weber.
oEATogs AND VETERANS.
Next in line followed the carriages in which
were the orator of the day, Comrade ". Z.
Simonds; Dewitt. C. Sprague, poet, and Rev.
Henry s. Stevens. cha plain.
Then came the United States Marine Band,
Prof. Fanciulli. leader.
Following the Marine Band came the men,
bers of the Old Guard. nearly seventy in num-
Der. under command of James NJ Edgar, cap
tain; Samuel NJ. Gordon, first lieutenant; Al
bert II. Van Deusen, second lieutenant: Il.
Emmett Smith. junior second lieutenant. Staff
officers: Willis b. Pomeroy, chief of staff: A.
+. Dlnsmore. judge advocate: Alva S. Taber,
inspector: Lyman L.. Cutler. ordnance officer;
George Y. EanSel. DIR. Florence Dono-
hue. surgeon: Thomas ". Steuart. commissary;
William Il. Hoover, paymaster; Rev. Levi H.
York, chaplain.
The Capital CITY Guard was next in line, and
the members turned out in such good order
that their marching a matter of congratu-
lation and applause, the credit for which is
due to the able capsaincy Of Capt Abram Ack-
with
This portion of the procession ran:
Gen. John A. Logan Camp. Sons of Veterans,
c. II. Sayles. captain. Department Off
GERS and official star. department staff,
Nathan Bckford, senior vice COM
mander; Bernard 4. Janney, junior vice conf
mander; Robert ReyDuTn. NJ. D.. medical
director; Rev. Henry S. Stevens. chaplain: Gil
bert NJ. Hustled. assistant adjutsnt general;
Newton Ferree. assistant quarsermaster gem
erai: John s. StodGer. inspector: Ellis Spear.
judge advocate; Henry L. Johnson. chief mus
tering officer; John NJ. Keogh, senior ad-de-
camp.
Past department. commanders.
Members Of staff of commander-in-chief.
John A. Rawlns Post. No. l, James Z. De
Jester. commander, So men.
HI: Carson Post, No. 9. Abraham Hart, COM
mander. 140 men.
Lincoln Post. No. g. Daniel Williams, COM
mander. $50 men.
o. P. Morton Post, No. 4, Walter Middleton,
commander. 10 men.
Canton Potomac Drum and E;lg!e Corps.
George q. Meede Post. No. 5, Charles Mat
thews. commander. 100 men.
John f. Reynolds Post. No. 6, John B. RAN
dolph. commander. so men.
james A. Garfield Post, No. z, Thos. T.
Senior, commander. IS men.
NAVAL DISPLAY.
The Marine Drum Corps headed the Potomac
Association of Naval Veterans, Robert NJ Van
neman. commander, Lieut.. Commander Ricard,
Paymaster Roberts. Secretary Seymour and
Surgeon Proctor. Sixteen sailors from the
navy yard marched in line with the naval
veterans, and carried a handsome floral ship
intended for the grave OF the late Admiral
Porter.
The following posts came in order:
Burnside Post, Nc. s. Lorenzo Vanderhoes,
commander. 65 men.
Charles Sumner Post, No. 9, W. A. Shannon,
cDp,nopIa-