Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-22
Secretary Herbert ito Be Memorial
Day Orator at Sit .Elizabeth's.
ACTIVITY OF THE HfRIOqIC LADIES
Arrangements for the General OBJ
seNance ofthe Day.
DETAILS OF THE OCCASION

There is a prospect that the Memorial
day celebration at St. Elizabeths cemetery
will be more than ever interesting this
year. 1t will, indeed, take on national
importance.
The orator of the day there will be Sec
rotary Herbert.
Mr.. Herbert was formally invited by the
John A. Logan Post of Anacostia last week,
and, after careful consideration, accepted
the invitation. Secretary Herbert was a
confederate soldier.
The dead who lie on the beautiful hills
above the river at St. Elizabeth's are
manly those who died in the many hos
pitfalls that were located in that vicinity
during the war. There, also. are buried
about one hundred brave boys in gray, who
died while under care in the Union hos
pitfalls.
The poet at st. Elizabeth's will be D. j.
Davis of the Navy Department. who is
well known as a writer of verse, and upon
several occasions has delivered Memorial
day poems. The citizens of Anacostia are
cooperating generously with the memorial
committee, and the general interest in the
day promises the fullest measure of sue
cess. The children of the public schools
will be taken in conveyances to the ceme-
terry, where they will take part in the eX-
ercises and participate in decorating the
taken home as they came. The parade
starts for the cemetery at 10 am, and the
exercises will begin at IL am
The President May BE There.
1t is not improbable that President Cleve-
land will choose to be a visitor to the
cemetery where his cabinet officer is to be
the orator of the day. Last year he visited
Arlington. Nothing definite is known of
the Presidents intentions. but this is the
supposition today in Anacostia.
The Loyal Women.
The adjourned meeting of the Legion of
Loyal Women held Monday night was large,
and much important business was trans
acted. AS heretofore announced, Col Sweet,
as chairman of decorations and grounds,
and the memorial committee of the G. A.
r. most cordially invited all the various
patriotic organizations to take part in the
services, and, to secure unity of action,
has assigned to each a special part Of the
work, in accordance with which plan the
Legion of Loyal Women decided to go to
Arlington and take part in the services
there, its special assiGnmen being, as for
several years past, section d of the pri-
Yates graves and the officers graves.
Through the courtesy of the War De-
partment, large tent will be fitted up SO
that the committees and comrades of the
G. A. R., ladies of the g. A. f. and other
WOTheTS CdIl, as uSuai, nave their lQQCneOn
and hot coffee in comfort.
.-. Special Decorations.
The usual handsome floral saddle. the
tribute to Little Phil in the saddle" will
be sent to Sheridan s stonAb by the legion
The great anchor Mill be placed at the
tomb of Admiral Porter. and the custom
airy large floral flag at the Tomb of the
Unknown. AT Gen. Logans tomb the ladies
viii place a large sh.eid ana crest OF the
black eagle of Ilineis. These memorials
have been adopted as special offerings from
the legion, ana 90 every year, well as
many other tributes of varying designs,
among which may be named one to the
graves of Capt. Frank Hatton and Gen.
r. d. MuSsey.
Legion Hail, 4l0 10th street northwest,
will be opel all day, from s am. to 8 pm
on Wednesday, May ~, for the reception of
tie flowers, lvieS, evergreens, &C., to be
used III making up the many beautiful flo
raj pieces necessary for this work. Large
baskets will be ready, wherein flowers will
be carefully placed, SO arranged as to avoid
unnecessary handling and the waste of
flowers which heretofore has seemed iney-
liable in large collections. the busy exper.
workers making them up SO rapidly as to
prevent any loss.
Services Out of Town.
Much to the regret of the ladies, it was
found that the hour fixed for the services
at Alexandria was too near that of the Ar
lington services to admit of attending both,
as had been planned, SO the invitation re-
ceiVed from the Union Veteran Legion to
accompany them and take part in the ser
vices at Alexandra could only be accepted
py sending representative committee,
which was duly appointed
Special committees were also appointed
at the official request of Senior Vice Com
mander Hewlett, in charge of the services
at Soldiers Home, and others in charge at
Congressional cemetery, Glenwood, Rock
Creek, Oak Hill and others, so that the le-
gon Will BE- represen ted at every cemetery
Within the jurisdiction of the G. A. r. of
this department.
The Legion of Loyal Women also author
lied its special committee to secure an ora
tor for the services at Culpeper, the ladies
sincerely resretting that the other arrange
ments will prevent a large representation
from the legion itself, as had been ex-
pected.
Many invitations to take part In the
services of Sunday, May ~, We're received
Those from Capt NJ. T. Anderson as de-
partment commander OF the G. A r., for
the legion to attend the Sabbath morning
services at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church and Sabbath evening services at
st. Johns Church were declined with
proper Acknowledgements of thanks, the
legion having previously decided to ac-
cept the invitations of No. 80, Union Vet
eran Legion, to attend services under their
auspices al 1:3D pm. at the Church Of Our
Father, corner 18th and l. streets. The
legion will meet in the church parlors at
the l. street entrance previous to 7:15, so
as to enter together. The legion also ap-
pointed large delegation to attend the
services to be held under Encampment No.
Ill, Union Veteran Legion, at 3 O'Clock
Sunday, May 26, at the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church.