Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

Potomac; music, Mozart Club; invocation;
n.usic. Mozart Club: original poem, Hon.
Thomas Dunn English, NJ. c. from New
Jersey: music by the band; solo. Miss Grace
Lyme McCulloch; Grafton, Hon. R. G. Cous-
irs, NJ. c. from Iowa; music by the band
and benediction.
The committee on exercises is as follows:
Maj. Marion T. Anderson. chairman; j. NJ
Holmes, secretary; Patrick Ford, Nell Nc
Farland. Peter McGirr.
The reception committee will be Brig. and
Rrevet Maj. Gen. D. S. Stanley, Z. S. A,
chairman: Capt d. G. Irwin, L. S. A; c.
w. Shelton. Maj. L. P. Williams. Jos E.
Hart Brevet Maj. r. c. Parker. U. 8. A.;
j. NJ. Holmes. VIM. D. Wallace, Lieut.. Col
VIM. H. Forwood.
The decoration committee comprises Mrs.
Gen. Stanley. Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs.
J. Turner. Mrs. Cooke, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs.
Bogia, Mrs. Gorham, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs.
Rivers, Mrs @. d. Rose, Mrs. Rogers, Miss
Josephine Stanley, Miss Anna Stanley. Miss
Mamie L. Williams. Miss Lisbeth E. Will
Jams, Miss Lynch, Miss L. X. Farquhar.
Miss Agnes Thornton. Mrs. l.. p Williams,
Mrs. E. A. V. Anderson. Mrs. Rogers, Mrs.
Irwin. Mrs. Shelton, Mrs. Edgar. Mrs.
Lee, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs starkey
The veterans at the home will be under
command OF Capt. D. A. Irwin, deputy
governor Of the home, and all visitors VIII
assemble at the speakers stand at 1880
Am. sharp.
Detail of Posts.
for duty on Memorial day:
Farragut Post. No. 10. James Wood. COM
mander, at Congressional cemetery.
John A. Logan Post, No Is, G. II. Arm
strong commander, at st. Elizabeth ceme-
terry.
George H. Thomas Post. No. Is. Theop.
FitzGerald. commander. at Mt. Olivet and
Graceland cemeteries.
Henry Wilson Post. No. II. Patrick Ford,
commander, at Soldiers Home cemetery.
George U. Morris Post. No. ID. J. w.
kirkley. commander. at Oak Hill and Holy
Rood cemeteries.
T. Comrade Thomas r. Turnbull Post No.
2. is hereby appointed officer of the day for
May 80. He will assume full charge at
Arlington cemetery. and report for duty to
the assistant adJutant general at these
headquarters at a. m. "a
Norris Post Will hold no literary and
musical exercises al the cemeteries to which
1t has been assigned, but after the decora-
ton of the graves will parade with martial
music. '.. -s.~ =
Ladies' Committees to Meet.
The advisory. executive. decoration, floral
and other committees Of the Legion Of Loy-
al Women. having charge Of special work
in connection with the services Of Memo.
rial day. have arranged to hold a join,
meeting at Legion headquarters. 40 10th
street northwest, on Monday evening next
May p, at which time all matters relative
to that work will be under consideration
and every member Of the legion interested
In these subject. whether belonging to any
Of these committees or not. Is cordially In
vtted to be present. Arlington, Soldiers
Home. Oak Hill. Congressional. Rock Greek
and Glymont will have representatives OF
this society taking part In the service. and
1t Is proposed to have all arrangements
as complete as possible by that evening
so that full information may be obtained
at that true.
Union Veterans' Union.
The order Of Union Veterans Union will
have its exercises on Decoration day In
Battlefield cemetery. which is at old Fort
Stevens. where there are forty-two graves
and a monument. A meeting of theJexecu-
tive committee was held last night at Monu.
mental Hall, Gen. Bumpus presiding Re-
ports from subcommittee showed that the
principal orator will be Representative
Brosius Of Pennsylvania, who is an eloquent
speaker, and that the music will probably
be furnished by the choir of the Metropoli-
ton and one which will effectively perform
the musical part Of the program Arrange
ments for flowers were made. and II Is tx.
pected that these will be very literally DO.
mated. Ample facilities for transportation
will be furnished. and 1t 10 expected that the
attendance will be very large This is the
first time that the order has united in, q
Decoration day service, and 1t Is Intended
10 make the ceremonies unusually impress
sive. All the commands In the depart.
ment except that in Baltimore win be 90.
resented. and the ladies of the Relief Corps
will also lend their energies and their pres-
enee to add to the Interest Of the occasion
At the meeting last night several represen-
tatives Of the different Relief Corps were
present ana made very valuable sugges-
At GEaeelana and Mt. Olivet.
The program for the exercises at Grace
land and Mount Olivet cemeteries had not
been completed when The Star man called
this afternoon on the chairman Of the COIN
rlittee having that part Of the Memorial
cay ceremonies In charge. The incomplete
program Is as follows: ~
T. Fitzgerald. commander post Is, chair
man. Line will form at 9th and H streets
will move at lO.30 to Graceland cemetery in
the following order: Band Geo. H. Thomas
Camp, Sons of Veterans; Geo. H. Thomas
Post, G. A. r.; speakers, chaplains and
guests; Sunday school children. Services at
the cemetery. Dirge. band; calling to or
der. Commander L. Fitzgerald; America"
Sunday school children: invocation, Dr.
Easton. d. D.; chorus. choir: song. Sunday
school children: grafton. Congressman Pick
ler South Dakota; song. Sunday school
children; address, Chaplain Horn; SONG. male
quartet: benediction, Rev E. .. Eldridge