The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29
DECORATION DAY.
Programme of the Parade and the Days
Exercises.

Programme of the Parade and the Days
Exercises.
The partake to march to the Topeka
cemetery tomorrow afternoon to attend
the unwilling of the Gage monument
will form on Kansas avenue near Fifth,
on east Fifth and Sixth and on Quincy
streets and march south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Eighth street and then east to the
cemetery entering at the northwest cor
ner.
The procession will consist of four
divisions.
First will come the platoon of police,
then Chief Marshal Anderson and three
others in a carriage, followed by Mar
shalps band.
The first division will be under the
command of Capt j. S. Collins, and will
consist of Washburn college cadets,
High school cadets, Harrison school
other schools, civic organizations as
they report to the division commander
for assignment
]. S. McKittrick's division will consist
of mayor and city council in carriages;
city fire department, in charge of Chief
George o. Wilmarth; Santa Fe fire de-
partment in charge of Captain Jack
O'Brien.
R. A. Randlett's division will consist of
the Second regiment Z. s. NJ, under
Colonel Geo. W. Veale; carriages con-
Misses Wyatt and the Modocs; Battery
B, K n. G., commanded by Lieutenant
II. NJ. Phillips.
The fourth division, under the COM
mand of Comrade d. F. Wyatt, will con-
sist of Fort Pillow Post No. 321; Lincoln
Post No. 1; Blue Post No $50, and To-
peka Post No II; all other posts and
organized veterans reporting to Mar
shall Wyatt will be assigned to position
in this division.
In the third division will be the car
riages of g. g. Gage, General Caldwell,
Howell Jones, the Wyatt sisters, DR.. Nc
Cabe and the Modocs.
The fourth division will be headed by
JacksOn's band.
The column will move at 2 o'clock.
At the cemetery, where George
W. Veale will preside, after
music by MarshalPs band, an in
vocation by Rev. DIR. McCabe and a
song by the Wyatt sisters. the principal
address will be delivered by General j.
C. Caldwell. The Wyatt sisters will sing
and Howell Jones will deliver his eulogy
on Captain Ross Burns, the hero of the
Battle of the Blue The Modocs will
sing the Soldiers farewell, and little
Katie Ost, whose grandfather was killed
in the Battle of the Blue, will pull the
cord that will unveil the monument.
The dedication will then take place to
the old soldiers assembled around the
monument by the donors brother, Nor
man L. Gage
The salute of 81 guns will close the
exercises.
Major T. J. Anderson, chief marshal,
has selected his sta II as follows: A. NJ.
Fuller, Post No 1, chief of staff; W. Il.
Ward. Post No. Il, 7. n. James, Post
No. $50, and W. Coleman, Post No 321,
aides. Master Charles Lewis will re-
port to the chief marshal for duty as or
Derby.
The following aides de camp have
been selected, and will report as follows:
c. II. Sampson and Z. ]. Dallas to Cap
tain J. S. Collins; Conrad Mckitrick
has appointed and notified his aides;)
George w. Weed and c. G. Shearer to
Marshal r. A. Randlett: T. Fl. Haskell,
George Neal, A. ]. Kane and Squire Ev-
ans to Marshall D. F. Wyatt.
The regular Decoration day exercises
will be in the forenoon. The graves at
the Topeka cemetery will be decorated
under direction of Topeka post, which
will move with the flowers from Music
hall at 10 o'clock. The committee is
very short of flowers owing to the clos
ing of the daisy field aud all flowers will
be welcome.