The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-27
TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL SUNDAY
Tie Department Commanders
Order.
Services to Be Held at Several of the
Churches.
Order OF the Parade for Memorial Day
Programme Of tho Various Ssrv-
ices Which Are to Be
Held.

Memorial Sunday, the first Sabbath
before Decoration day, is here, and the
various g. A. R. posts have arranged
for appropriate services to be held in
Temperance temple, corner OF Broadway
and Temple street. at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon.
The general Memorial day com mittee,
consisting of representatives OF the four
g. A. r. posts in this city, have arranged
for the public exercises of the day. and
every G. A. r. comrade, and all soldiers
and sailors who do not belong to any
Grand Army post, are earnestly invited
to participate in these exercises.
Ia accordance with the usual Gust ON
Department Commander J. M. Walling
has issued the following order:
Again Memorial day is approaching,
on which occasion ii is the custom OF
comrades of the Grand Army OF the
Republic to lead the loyal citizens OF our
common country in the most bea utiiul,
appropriate and impressive cerem ony OF
decorating the graves OF our decea sed
eOAiOIb anu ehllUIb WIN bpIlhE To-
splendant floral bloom. and recalling
that the American people might enjoy
and transmit to future generations
free, united country.
Comrades, in accordance with such
custom, and in obedience to the request
of our commandments, John G B.
Adams, as promulga'e ed in general orders
NotionoI haodnvuvfara / dirapt
that all posts in this department observe
May 80. 1894, as Memorial day, with
such services as to each post shall seem
rest conducive to the realization OF those
objects for which Memorial day was in
stituted.
In order that the Observance OF Me-
mortal dav may become general, | rec
ommend that invitations be extended
especially to the Woman's Relief Corps,
Ladies of the G. A. r., Sons of Vet
Grams and school children to unite
with us.
The recommendation of our COM
mander-in chief, that posts make ar
engagements to attend divine worship in
body on the Sunday Immediately pre-.
ceedng Memorial day, is heartily con
Cured in, and the department com.
mander trusts that all poets in this
department will comply with such re-
quest, where practicable
Observe the day in a fitting manner,
in sacred memory of our comrsde dead,
leaving festivities for more suitable oc-
casions.
The service OF decorating the graves
will be in the morning at 8 o'clock
Frank Bartlett post and corps at Ever
green cemetery, Stanton post and corps
ut Rosedale cemetery, Kenesaw poet and
CORPS at East Side and Evergreen GENE
teries, John A. Logan post and corps at
City cemetery.
The post and corps will be assisted at
the cemeteries bv other orgauizsti ons,
including the school children of the pub
lie schools.
In the afternoon the services will be
held at Simpson tabernacle and the fol-
lowing programme will be given:
THE PROGRAMME.
Bugle calls, Assem- bly,. Acknowledgements
o. T. Thomss
Loreei quartette, Lead Kindly Light-Misses
Elijah tn II. Kimball, Mary L. Young, Alice
IA. Eaton, Edith Gardn r.
Reading of genera orders, by Comrade Dam
lei Jone., president of the dGy.
Lorele qu rtete, Arrow and the Song.
Inv Ca ol 10y o nrad viii A Knighten.
a. Addres' to the Boys OF "a About the Boys OF
Son Z, Barbara Fri -tche-Mrs Modini Wood.
Introductory remarks - Comrade Daniel
Jones' president of the day.
Grafton, Monumental Objectionable Henry
A Pierce
Lorslei auarette-O Vert Thou In the Cauld
Blast.
Be iediction-Comrade william A. Knighten
Bugle, Taps-Comrade o. +. Thomas
Prior to the opening OF services at
the tabernacle there will be a parade of
q. A. X. posts and invited organizations,
who will obey the orders OF the grand
marshal.
ORDER OF GRAND MARSHAL,
HEADQUARTERS GRAND MARSHAL,
1857 SOUTH BROADWAY,
May rs. 1894.
General Order No 1.
The general Memorial day committee
having, according to custom, ordered q
parade of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, the grand marshal ISSUES this his
general order for formation OF psrads
and line of march on Memorial day:
The G. A. K. posts and escorts will as
semi BILE at l 80 p M. MAY 30th, taking
position on Main street, right of column
resting on Fifth street, as follows:
Chief of police and force.
Grand marshal and taft
Seventh regiment, n. u. O., Maj. NJ. L. Starin
com md0uluH.
Boys brigade, Col. h. 4. Daniorth commanding.
stanton post. A. OSgood commander.
Kenesaw pos N. ID. MI .sey Commander.
Logan post, J. va sh comm uder
Frank Bartlett post, r. w. Stern mmEader.
Sons OF Veterans, G. Kolff commander.
Ladies OF the Womsn's Relief corps
and Il. A. z circle will form on Sixth
street. right resting on Olive. When the
column reaches this point halt will be
made, and they will take position in rear
of the &. A. K. The posts will form in
the order above named on Sixth street,
right resting on Main street. Sons of
Veterans on Main street, right resting
on Sixth street.
The column will move promptly at 2
O'Clock. The line OF march will be ON
Main street to Fourth street, on Fourth
to Spring street TO Second street, on
Second street to Broadway. On Broad
way to Sixth street, on Sixth
street to Hope street, on Hope street to
Simpson tabernacle, where memorial
services will be held.
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