The record-union., 1894-05-28
REMEMBERING The NATIONS DEAD.
The Memorial Services to Be Held
Next Wednesday.
They VIII Be Less Elaborate Than in
Former Years-Patriotic
Exercises.

Members of Sumner, Warren ana air
Oaks Posts, G. a. r.. will meet at For
esters, Hall, street. between Seventh
and Eighth, on Wednesday, the 3Oth
inst. at o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of
marching to the City Cemetery, where
the usual memorial ceremonies aud dec
Grafton of the graves of their dead COM
rades will be held. All old soldiers and
visiting comrades are invited to fall III
and help swell the ranks on that occa-
sion-
While the committee has been re-
stricted, owing TO lack OF funds, IN eX-
tending the usual invitation to the various
societies and organizations to participate
In paying due observance to the day,
they hope that all those bodies intending
to decorate the graves of their owHnem-
bers will ioin with them in the march to
the cemetery, or falling to do so, Will
hold their ceremonies at the same hour.
The days programme will be con-
cluded by an Grafton, musical. literary
and dramatic entertainment IN the even
ing at the Metropolitan Tneater. A
patriotic sketch, entitled, stand by the
Flag" will be presented by Albert Hart,
assisted by local talent a small admis-
The procession will form on street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth. 1t will move
to X, to Tenth, TO the Cemetery, return to
Post Il all and then disband. The PreSi-
dent of the Day will be w. b. Maydwell;
Secretary, Nj. d. Bronson; Treasurer.
George W. Ficks; Orator, George Bah
cock of Alameda; Grand Marshal, ID. j.
Simmons; Chief Aid, A. d. Hurd.
The Committee of Arrangements for
the day will consist of the following rep
resentatives of the Grand Army OF the
Republic:
Sumner Post No. 3-W. Fl. II. Wiley,
C. kellogg, w. b. Maydwell, NJ. e.
Gates. Warren Post, No. 54.Joseph ).
Jones, a. ID. Miller, George s. Herr, a.
D. Hurd. Fair Oaks Post, No. l20-J. II.
Cooley, George w. Ficks, NJ. d. Bronson,
N II. Murray. Sumner Corps-Mrs. j.
IL. Lindner (President), Mrs. Z. l.
Wiley. Mrs. Lizzie G. Hull, Mrs. r. I.
Mitchell. Fair Oaks Corps-Mrs. 5. +.
Burns (President), Mrs. Mary q. Dunn,
Mrs. j; Bronson, Mrs. Mary 9. Jordan.
Edward Roby Circle-Mrs. +. ID. Wag-
goner (President), Mrs. Kilnball, Mrs. &.
Il. Shirland, Mrs. Belle 5. Herr.
The line will comprise the following
bodies: Sumner Post, No. 3, w. II. H.
Wiley. Commander; Warren Post, No.
81, j. 3. Jones, Commander; Fair Oaks
Post, No. l20. j. III. Cooley. Commander.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. H. S.s NJ Ii,
Mrs. Ii. j. Lindner, President; Fair
Oaks w. r. c., No. IL. Mrs. 5. e. Burns,
President; Edward Roby Circle, Ladies
of the g. A. r., Mrs. L. II. Waggoner,
President.
The exercises will include the render
ing of the following programme at the
Metropolitan Theater in the evening:
Overture National Airs Theo. Moses
Ne;iles Orchestra, G. A. Neale, Director.
Remarks BY President OF the Lay
w. b. Maydweu.
Recitation, THAT Old Flag" ".......... Caleb Dunn
Miss Pearl Baldwin.
Song, "Liete Signori' ............... 'HuguenotS
Miss Irma Fitch.
OTaIlOn..-... NOiOIiei DdDcOck
selection, american Patrol". ".,........ Hermann
Orchestra.
Recitation, "Cover With Flowers ..........
MISS May Powers
Selection, National Guard PATROL. =. Puerner
Orchestra.
Recitation, "The Drummer Boy of Mission
Miss AIMEE Murrels.
Song "The Star-spangled Banner' .............
......... Miss Ida Desmond-Ritner