The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-24
Committees Appointed to Care
for the Graves.
Orator and Marshal Selected for the Day
Ladies Auxiliary to Meet-Pro.
gramme Arranged.

burne Camp the decoration commit
tee of that organization met last
night in the office of DR.. j. Z. D.
King, chairman of the committee.
WIT. r. Bell, of the Waco public
schools, was chosen orator of the
day and Major Robert Donnell
marshal of the day.
1t was decided that the graves in
each cemetery be decorated during
the forenoon, and the following
committees appointed as named:
First Street Cemetery Comrades
Davis r. Gurley, chairman; Miller
Moore, Dee Cook, w. j. Cassaday,
Z. G.. Hanrlck, Tyler d. Harm, Joe
Lehman, William Lambdin and A.
Alexander.
lakewood and Catholic Cemete
ries-Quartermaster John Moore,
chairman; Comrades s. f. Waters,
M p Waddell, l. B. Chestonet,J j. D.
Shaw, Stephen Turner, B. Alexan.
der.
East Waco Cemetery-Comrades
John McGhee, chairman; T. f.
Johnson, w. H. Turner, Buck
Pippin, w. G. Cooper, John Tha.
gard.
The ladies' auxiliary to the camp
is requested to call meeting of
that body for Wednesday after
noon next at o'clock at the
armory, and all ladies in the city
friendly to the cause who may find
it convenient are requested to be
present and lend their aid in the
formation of committees to assist in
gathering flowers with which to
decorate the graves of both the gray
and the blue, and all are requested
to preserve as far as may be posi-.
BILE their flowers for this occasion,
and when convenient send them on
the morning of the LIST day of May,
Tuesday next, as early as possible
to the city hall, the armory, the
Ninth street engine house, the en-
CINE house in East Waco, or to Cen.
trail station, whichever is the most
convenient to them, and where it is
not convenient to send them, please
notify the chairman of either COM
mittee and they will be sent for.
Padgitt's park is selected as the
place for the ceremonies. Capt. G.
l.. Johnson named chairman Of
committee on grounds, water, etc.
The mayor will be requested to sug-
gest to the merchants of the city to
close their places of business at
O'Clock p. m. Tuesday to enable
their employees to take part. The
parade will form on the sampus
of the old Female college at .
o'clock p. m. Invitations having
been extended to the fire depart
ment, the military, the public and
private schools, mayor and city
council and citizens generally. The
parade will march down Webster
street to Thirteenth, thence to the
park The marshal will form the
parade as he may elect, assigning
to each organization it's place 10 line,
the music to be composed of flies
and drums. Comrade Matthews
detailed to see that the headboards
in all the cemeteries are plainly
marked and where the names have
been obliterated to repaint them
The list of the dead COME deratel
and Federals to be at once revised
iphabetics1ly Snt
given to the press. The following
is the programme at the park:
Prayer by the Chaplain of tn,
camp.
Music.
Recitation by young lady selected
for the purpose.
Music.
Grafton by Capt. w. T. r. Bell
Music.
Benediction by DR.. Burleson.
THE PAST guarantees the future
1t is not what we say, but wha
Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that tells tn,
story. Remember HOODS CURES
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