Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
Preparing to Honor the Memory Of
the Union Dead.
EXERCISES At NATIONAL CEMETERIES
Eloquent Speeches to Be Made at
Arlington and Elsewhere.
D EP MENT ORDE R S

services at Congressional cemetery, st.
Elizabeth, Mt Oliyet, Graceland, Soldiers
Home and Oak Hill and Holy Rood ceme-
teries. The practice heretofore has been to
make Arlington the central point. and the
memorial exercises in the other cemeteries
merely secondary and incidental. This year
there is to be a reversal of this policy.
This is not only fo- the purpose of pre-
venting a congestion Of people at Airing
ton. but to bring greater number Of people
within the Influence of these patriotic
ceremonies The incidental ceremonies will
not be rushed through during the early
morning hours. as in times gone by, that
the splendor and magnihcence of the exer-
cises at Arlington may be enhanced. but
they will continue during the day
The Parade.
The program for the parade of the De-
partment of the Potomac is as follows:
The line will be formed on the south side
of Pennsylvania avenue. the right resting on
Is 1-2 street, and will move at 10 a. m.
sharp Commanders OF posts not assigned
to duty elsewhere will report at these head
quarters with their posts at $3.50 a. m. Post
adjutants will report to the assistant ad5u-
tant general for instructions, not later than
$50 a. m. The department commander will
direct the formation of the line and take
command of the Column.
Post commanders are requested to take
the necessary steps to secure full attend
ance of their members. Officers should
wear side arms, and comrades should pa
rade in uniform. or as near thereto as pos
sible, with white gloves. and wear the
Grand Army badge. Comrades of other de-
partnents who are in the city are cordially
invited to join the parade and other services
of the day.
The National Guard of the District Of
Columbia will act as escort to the Grand
Army.
VII. The citizens of the District are most
earnestly requested to contribute flowers
through the Sunday schools. public schools
private schools and otherwise. which should
he sent to Grand Army Hall, 1412 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest on the 18th
instant or before am. on the 30th II
not convenient to deliver them as above
notice of such contributions should be sent
to Comrade Edwin j. Sweet, chairman Of
the committee on decorations and grounds
who will send for them.
Work of the Ladies.
The ladies' committee. which will have
charge of the collection of flowers and the
actual decoration of the graves on the
morning of Memorial day, is composed
of the ladies of the Department of the Po-
tomac. W. r. c., of the several relief corps
of this department. Legion of Loyal
Women, Grant Circle, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The following posts will participate In
the ceremonies at Arlington: No. i, Com
mander 8. W. Tuley; No. 2 W. H. Doolit-
tie; No. 3. ]. NJ. Holmes: No. 4. Walter Mid
dleton; No 5, Z. c. Grumley: No 8. F. L.
McKenna; No. Z, w. w. Wilmington; No.
8. ]. b. Gilhllen; No. Q. J. P. Quander; No.
IL, j. II. Hewlett; No. L, William E. Hor-
ton: No. IA, w. E. Post: No. 1S E. Dali
rymple. No. 20, c. F. Benjamin.
The following camps of Sons Of Veterans
will be present at Arlington: John Logan.
No. 3 Dan W. Beach, captain; e. P.
No. 3, T. ]. Clayton. captain; Chas. ".
Digs, first sergeant. Russell A. Alger
No. %, Judd Malvin, captain; John Z, Tvr-
ner first sergeant. Phil Kearney, No. Is.
F. A. Preston. captain; z. A. Nordeman.
first sergeant. John c. Fremont, No. 49,
E. L. Chapman. captain; A. J. Hall, hrst
sergeant
Program ut Arlington.
An outline of the program at this point
Is as follows:
Salute by a section of the fourth u. 8.
artillery.
Mounted guard from Fort Myer.
Music by the Grand Army Musical Union.
Grafton. Representative Augusta NJ. Mar
tin, chairman of the House committee on
pensions. -
Address, Representative w. J.. Bryan of
Nebraska, and an original poem by Col.
John A. Joyce, a Kentucky veteran.
The following appointments as aids to the
department commander are announced:
F. A. Beuter, Post No. l.: J. G. Peacock,
Post No. 3; ]. 7. Layton, Post No !; +. p.
Getchell, Post No: s; d. N. Goodacre, Post
No. I; John H. Thomas, Post No. D; Fred
erick w. Storch, Post No. 10; H. w. Burns.
Post No. 20; William T. Cathcart. Post No.
3; ]. l.. Thornton, Post No. 8; George d.
Graham, Post No. A; John Finn. Post No.
8; II. G. Potter, Post No. s; Andrew Kali
strom, Post No. 10; Charles b. Nichols.
Post No. 10. vice John II. Pryor. declined.
Sunday Memorial Services.
Posts are recommended to make arrange
ments for memorial services on Sunday,
May "a, and to attend in body. All COM
rades of such posts as do not arrange for
special service are requested to attend the
morning service at Foundry NJ. E. Church,
14th and G streets northwest, Rev. Oliver
A. Brown, pastor.
Department Chaplain Rev. J. D. Smith
will hold memorial services on Sunday, at
o'clock, in the hall at headquarters, 14l2
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, upon the
invitation of the memorial committee. All
flags on Memorial Day should be at half
mast
At Congregational Cemetery.
The program for Congressional Cemetery
is as follows:Under the direction of Junior
Vice Department Commander j. H. How
lett. Parade-Soldiers' Home Band, Prof
Joseph Powr all, leader: Cushing Camp and
Dahlgren Camp. Sons Of Veterans Junior
Order Of Rechabites; Sunday schools; Good
Templars: Rechabit Odd Fellows; Junior
Order Of United American Mechanics;
Farragut Post. g. A. r.. carriages, orators
poet, chaplain. Exercises at cemetery
National salute at IL m, light battery, q.
s. A.; decoration Of graves; l, sounding as
sembly, dirge. "RaVenwood." band; g call
ing the assembly to order, Comrade j. H.
Hewlett; 8. invocation, Rev ]. D. Wilson:
4. Stand by the Flag" Uott, Farragut
Octet; 5, original poem. In the Shadow of
the Capital comrade Thos: Calver: 0.
Ave Maria" Gambelioo, band; L grafton.
Hon. Lafe Pence; s. Sleep Thy Last
Sleep" octet; 8, grafton. Hon. 8. s. Yoder;
10, Nearer, My God to Thee" octet, with
chorus Of Sunday schools and band; H.
benediction, Rev. Comrade Wilson; II,
America" Topps), band.
Decoration committee. H. Hewlett j.
V. c., chairman. Farragut POST James
Wood. commander; II. w. Howard, Jas. s.
Smith. Geo. w. Barnes, s. w. Bunyea,
Chas. B. Nichols, NJ. V. B. Wilson. Far
ragut w. r. Corps: Mrs. Marion b. Par
ker, president; Mesdames c. Beodley, K.
A. Chambers. S. Z. Beach. c. A. Kalstrom,
Emma Fordham, Jennie Parker. Annie
Dykes. Fannie Pratt and Misses Martha
Mundell and Mary WILMER Gushing Camp,
Sons Of Veterans: Capt. Geo. E. Cornell.
VIM. A. Rutherford, NJ. V. Brown, D. A.
Edwards and F. s. Hodgson. Dahlgren
Camp, Sons of Veterans: Capt. d. H.
Evans, Lieut.. S. H. Moore, j. ". Cunning
NJ. Swami and p. p. Little. Farragut Oc-
tet-First tenor, A. S. FennelI, James s.
Smith, w. ]. Calbraith; second tenor, j.
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