The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-10
HONOR TO OUR DEAD HEROES
To-Day We Deck Their Graves WIZ"
Flowers.
To-day the lakewood

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| To-day the lakewood Memorial ceieora-
ton will take place. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been arranged. and the spec
tace will be imposing in the extreme
The order Of procedure, as arfahBed.
| will be as follows: Two companies OIL
cavalry. the Howitzers' band, Second
battalion OF the First infantry. captain
! Gasser commanding; Lee Camp. Colonei
Pollard. Pickett Camp, Colonel Northern,
and veterans OF the Soldiers Home, VIII
get into position at Twenty-hfth and
Broad by AS p. NJ. The military and
veterans will be followed ia the line OF
march. by the carriage containing Colonel
Tazewell Elicit. the orator OF the day,
and officiating clergymen, next the CARL
age OF Mrs. Stokes. and the president
of the lakewood Memorial Association,
then will follow tourist wagons. in which
will be the ladies Of Oakwood and Holly
wood Memorial Associations. and the
ladies' auxiliary corps Of Lee and Pickett
camps.
These organizations viii meet In the
brick schOolhouse Of St. Johns church,
on Grace street, a 1870 o'clock. All the
members are requested TO wear their
badges. Colonel L. G. Crump has charge
Of this part Of the procession, by the
request OF lakewood Memorial Association.
observed i'm this order: Colonel A. w.
Archer win preside: Rev. Mr.. Cannon
will open the celebration with prayer;
music by the Howitzers band. and then
the address, by Colonel Tazewell Elicit,
the orator OF the day. Captain Frank
Cunningham viii lead the singing Of the
hymn, America" after which there VIII
be "A short speech by General Fitzhugh
Lee If he is I'm the city. then the benedic-
ton will be pronounced by Rev i. W.
Burton, and the military will fire salute
The committee I'm charge Of the grounds
will be Colonel John Murphy and Mr.
James r. Gray. Of Lee Camp. and Colonies
Z. =. Reeve and g. F. Lochr. Of Pickett
Camp. These gentlemen will be assisted
by a detail Of police. 4 few invited
guests and those who take part In the
exercises will occupy the platform. and
seats around Il will be reserved for the
Ladies Associations and veterans from
the Soldiers Home. The car load Of
flowers given by the ladies' Of Tallahassee
Florida. reached the city yesterday even
ing. and the associations viii decorate
every grave this morning. The cemetery
grounds. under the direction Of Superin-
tendent Dickinson have been put i'm first
class order. and. when the flowers are
placed upon the graves the place Will be
beautiful I'm the extreme.
OakWool MemOrldl Association cOrdldlly
invites the public 10 assist In this cele-
brauon. and especially do they ask
parents 20 bring their children, that they
may learn 10 venerate the memory Of
these men who laid down their lives IN
defense Of their homes and their native
land
Sixteen thousand Confederate dead rest
beneath the green turf Of lakewood
Should the weather be inclement the
addresses and other exercises will take
place I'm Corcoran Hall at $50 T. ~, the
proprietor. mr.. !. r.. Reynolds. having
kindly rendered the use Of the same.
The stage Will be tastefully decorated.
and the Howitzers' band viii furnish APP
proprate music.
on the arrival ~ the Howitzars' Band
az Oakw00d to-day they Will play the
beautiful dead march lakewood" COM
posed and dedicated to OakwOod Gene
terry by the talented Professor II. @.
Frankenfed. Of Philadelphia, Pa, VINO
has visited Richmond several times TO
instruct the HOwitzers Band.