Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-30

anu tnen representative Pickler OF South
Dakota delivered an grafton, an abstract
OF which appears in another column. The
children sang another selection, and Chap
lain William III. Honn of Post Is delivered
an address. A male quartet sang, and an
original poem was read by w. w. Granger
The decoration committee was composed
of the following: Mount Olivet-H. F. Ohm
stead. s. V. c, Post Is; w. II. Triplett
adjutant, Post 10, Comrade Geo. II. Pad
den, Post Is: First Lieut.. Irby W. Reid,
Camp 81. Graceland-Charles Bernhard, j.
V. c., Post ID; 4. p. Seavey. officer of the
day. Post 10; Second Lieut. T. B. Sergeant
Camp 81; the wives and daughters of the
members of George H. Thomas Post, G. A.
r.. and Ladies' Aid Society. No. 5. OF
George H. Thomas Camp. No. 81. Sons of
Veterans. Leader of the chorus. Wilson f.
Harvey. Camp 81. Sons OF Veterans.
OAK HILL GRAVES.
The DistinE uishcd Dead Remembered
by Floral Decorations.
At Oak Hill cemetery the memory Of the
army and navy dead was revered and hon.
ored with more than the usual care and
tenderness. The decorations had been left
to Geo. U. Morris Post, No. 10. G. A. r..
and the special committee appointed to To-
cate the graves OF the dead worked with
such diligence that before noon nearly
every mound covering a hero was beauti-
fed with loving tributes. Those composing
the committee were ]. w. Kirkley, Fred.
w. Storch, Edwin H. Harner. Geo. w.
Fletcher and Thos. Brown. In addition to
these the following members of the post
spread floral remembrances on the graves
of the soldiers at Holy Rood: Joseph I'LL
mer. Charles Mccarthy. William Dun
nigan, John Potter and John Hay
day. Captain ID. W. Houghton, who has
had long experience in locating graves, as
sisted the committees materially, while the
services of Mesdames Kirkley. Lichty, Gas
kins, Roach, Miller, Stabler, Fletcher, Har-
ner, kettner. Signor and Stewart and
Misses Houghton. Robinson, Ullmer Storch,
ktrkley. Shott, Harner and Collins were
almost invaluable in facilitating the deco
rating.
At noon the magnificent cemetery was
wilderness of flowers. Not a soldier or
sailor in the city of the dead had been ne
elected, SO far is known, and as II to
still more strongly testify TO the remem-
brance in which the dead were held, loving
relatives fingered over the graves when the
work had been done. tears were shed by
others and living comrades told in saddened
tones the goodnesses OF those beneath the
sod. Oak Hill contains the dust of probably
more historical greatness than any private
cemetery In the country. The tombs dis
close myriad of titles. Less than thirty
nVe years ago the wearers of those dis
tiEguishinC marks were the talk Of the ma
ticn. A grave that was paid particular at
tention TO by the decorating post was that
Ol leo. u. MOTIFS, who had
charge OF the Cumberland. and whose sery-
ices 10 his country were important and ap-
preciated.
A magnificent floral design in the form Of
an anchor was the pests mark of remem-
brance. In all. nearly $50 graves were
beautitied in Oak Hill by the GEORGETOWN
u. A. X. organization.
Among them were the resting places of
the following:
Gen. o. E. Babcock. Capt Alois Babo.
Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, Lieut..
Thomas Barker. Gen. Joseph X. Barnes.
Admiral John G. Beaumont, Gen. Edward
G. Beekwith, Maj. Geo Bender, Surgeon
John r. Bigeiow. Lieut.. W. A. Birchard.
Capt. w. Brenton Boggs, Lieut.. Joseph S.
Brown, Paymaster Lafayette ]. Brown,
Gen. John A. Campbell. Gen. Horace Capron.
Gen. 5. S. Carroll Lieut. Col Isaac X
Casey. Gen. Joseph Casey. Lieut.. Richard
S. Chew. Gen. Henry F. Clarke Gen. Robt
E. Clary. Sergt. James p. Cox, Capt W. H.
Degges. Lieut.. Col. Rcbt p. Dodge. Gen.
Mckee Dunn, Gen. Alex. b. Dyer. Maj. w.
Mckee Dunn, Lieut.. Frank S. Eastman.
Maj. Robert l.. Eastman, Gen. Seth East
man, Commander Thomas II. Eastman,
Surgeon Louis A. Edwards, Lieut. c. d.
Emory, Lieut. James +. Essex. Commodore
7. Scott Fillebrown, Commodore Joshua
Follansbee, Lieut.. Ber jamin F. Gibbs J. r.
ellis of the engineer corps. Capt. James
NJ. Giliss. Col James Gleason, Mai. Geo.
A. Gordon, Gen. Chas. Griffin. Pay Director
j. Story Gulick, Lieut.. Thomas @. Good, jr
Gen. Peter V. Hagner, Lieut.. Henry c..
/ u.
B. Harrison, Capt. Robt II. o. Hertzog, Col.
J. McHenry Hollngsworth,C Capt. H.G. Hook
er. Lieut.. Godfrey NJ. Hunter, Col H. Irish.
Col. Llewellyn Jones. Capt. James n. KEEL
ley, Col. II. w. kingsbury, Lieut.. Chas. II.
Laub. Capt. A X. Long. Commodore Chas.
S. McCauley, Gen. John c. McFerran. Maj.
II. Z. Maynadier. Gen. William Maynadier,
Commander VIM. Mitchell. Capt. Jonn
Moore, Gen. Reuben ID. Mussey, w. A. T.
Maddox of the marine corps. Gen. Edw. c.
Ord, Lieut.. Saml W. Owen, Commodore j.
B. Palmer. Lieut.. l.. G. Palmer, Lieut.. s. ].
Perkins. Capt. Seth Phelps Capt. H. II.
Pierce. Rear Admiral Chas. II. Poor. Ad-
miral Levin NJ. Powell, Rear Admiral
Stephen p. Quackenbush. Read Admiral w.
Radford, Gen. Jesse L. Reno. Rear Admiral
John Rodgers. Admiral Stephen C. Rowan.
Rear Admiral G. II. Scott, Lieut.. Robert N
Scott, Capt. II. H. Service. Lieut.. Lorehzo
Stitgreaves. Gen. ST. John b. Skinner Com
mander Albert n. Smith, Lieut. Joseph b.
Smith, Admiral Joseph Smith. Gen. Morgan
L. Smith. Gen. F. A. Stratton. Rear Admiral
c. X. Stribling. Gen. Joseph p. Taylor, Gen.
Chas. Thomas Capt. Evan Thomas. Gen.
Geo. c. Thomas, Gen. Lorenzo Thomas. Col.
W. Turnbull Lieut.. Col II. II. Voss. Lieut.
Remhold Wesselholft Commodore William
w. w. Wood Col Daniel p. Woodbury.. Ad-
miral r. H Wyman and Admiral Mordecai
Yarnall.
The resting places Of William H. Hunt
and Edwin NJ. Stanton, old Secretaries of
War, were particularly remembered with
that of the famous itinerant preacher, Lo-
| renzo Dow, whose epitaph,
He was a slave to no sect.
Took no common road,
But looked through nature
Up to Natures God"
never fails to attract attention.
Dows body was originally buried in Hol-
mead's burying ground, at the head of 10th
street, but on the ransacking of that inof-
fensive city w. w. Corcoran had IL re-
moved to Oak Hill, and with II the original
covering slab. plain. weather-worn sand
stone.
Chimes Program.
The following selections were played upon
the bells of the Metropolitan VI. Z. Church
today between IL and II o'clock, by Prof.
James r. Gibson: l. Funeral Changes"
peal on eleven bells In Z minor. 2 "Wynd-
ham" 3. Safe in the Arms of Jesus"
4. Angels Ever Bright and Fair" 8. Flee
as a Bird" G. Prayer from Der Fret
schultz" 4. Under the Daisies" & Sweet
| Bye and Bye" 8. Lead, kindly Light. /"
| 10. Rose Marie" IL. Soldiers Farewell +"
! u. National airs medley-"Star Spangled
| Banner" America" Rally Round the
| Flag, Boys" "Old Hundred"
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