The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-26
a DAY OF MEMORIES.
The Programme for the Observance of
Memorial Day.

Memorial Day.
To-day is Memorial day-the day on
which the south honors the memory of its
heroic dead. There will be a general sus-
pension of business in the city. The
banks, the cotton exchange, board of
trade and the city and county Offices will
be closed. The money order, stamp and
registry departments of the postoffice
will be closed between Il and O'Clock
The other departments will observe the
same hours as on week days. All of the
courts adjourned last night until to-mor-
row.
The public exercises in observance of
the day will take place this. after
monument in the Park extension and
at Laurel Grove cemetery. The
Confederate Veterans Association will
assemble at 3 o'clock and, escorted
by the German Volunteers and the Ger
man Friendly Society, will march to the
monument. The German Volunteers will
assemble at their armOry at 2:30 o'clock,
and at o'clock they will march to
Knights Of Pythias hall and receive the
veterans. The two commands viii
march from there to Turner's
hall, the headquarters of the
Friendly society. The parade being com
plete the line of march will be Broughton
street to Bull, to Castor, to Dray-
ton, to Gwinnett, where it viii
enter the Park extension, forming
massed on the north side of the monu-
ment facing south. The veterans will
march in three companies under com
mand of Col. Charles H. Olmstead, presi-
dent of the association, and J. Il. Saussy
and Maj. G. NJ. Ryals, vice presidents.
Gen. Lafayette McLaws, marshal, ana his
aids will ride mounted.
At the monument the members of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Society will be seated
within the inclosure. The memorial adj
dress will be delivered by Rev DR. Good
win of the First Baptist church After
II the wreaths carried by the veterans
will be deposited on the monument The
benedictiOn will be pronounced by Rev
DR. Vass of the First Presbyterian church
and taps.
The monument was decorated yesterday
by members of the ladies' auxiliary and
of the association, with wreaths of laurel
and festOons of cedar.
After the usual ceremonies at the
monument the parade will take up the
march for Laurel Grove cemetery. The
exercises at the grave Of the first captain
of the German Volunteers will be as fol
lows
Prayer by the pastor of the Lutheran
church, Rev. DIR. Schaeffer,
Hymn by the Lutheran choir
Address by Col, G. H. Olmstead
Hymn by the choir.
Benediction.
Taps.
This will end the services of the day.
The speakers will be introduced by Mai
John Schwarz of the First regiment.
Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary Asso-
citation wearing badges will find cars of
the Electric Railway Company at the
corner of Bull and Duffy streets to con
vey them to the cemetery and return to
any point on the line free of charge
After the exercises at the grave of
Capt. Stegin which will include the un-
yelling of the monument to his memory,
the parade will be dismissed and the
veterans, volunteers and members of the
Friendly society will participate in the
general decoration of the graves.
The display of flowers will not be as fine
as in previous years owing to the injury
of the roses by the wind and cold. The
flowers are in abundance but they are
many of them blighted.