Evening star., 1895-05-29
THE VETERANS DAY
Completed Program Of the Memorial
Exercises Tomorrow.
CREATIONS, POEMS AND GARLANDS
Full Details of the Ceremonies at
Arlington and Elsewhere.
THE MORNING PARADE

Memorial day exercises will be held to-
morrow under the direction of the Grand
Army of the Republic in all the cemeteries
about Washington where are buried SOL
diers who fought for the Union in the late
war. Distinguished orators and poets will
exploit the deeds of the patriot dead, and
fair hands will strew flowers over the SOL
diers' graves. The program is even more
elaborate than usual, formal services be-
ing arranged for in some of the cemeteries
where hitherto there has been no recogni-
ton of the day beyond the strewing of
flowers. The official program, as finally
completed today. is as follows:
General Parade.
I. The escort, consisting of detachments
from the regular troops forming the gar
rison of Washington. will assemble at $50
am. on Pennsylvania avenue, with head
of column on 9th street.
2. The posts of the Grand Army, includ-
Ing their armed constituents, the Old
Guard, and their armed auXiliaries the
Logan Camp Guard of the Sons of Veter-
ans, will form in double-ranked line
promptly at 9:45 a.m.. on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, the right Of the line
on 14th street; extending westward, as far
as necessary, in compact formation. The
of the Logan Camp Guard. The line will be
formed by Comrade w. H. Doolttle, chief
of staff, assisted by Comrade Michael Ma
hany, officer of the day. In addition to the
Marine Band, the Mount Pleasant, John b.
Henderson and Victor drum corps will be
in the column, and their places and dis
tribution in the parade will be fixed by the
chief of staff in such manner as to insure
the best musical and marching results.
8. The following named posts, having
been assigned to Memorial day duty else
parade: Farragut. No. 10; John A. Logan,
No. 13; George H. Thomas, No. 10; Henry
Wilson, No. II, and George U. Morris, No.
10.
Formation of the Column on Parade.
Detachment of mounted police. Sergt. G.. A.
Hess, commanding.
Col. D. s. Gordon. U. s. A, commanding
the escort.
First Lieut. E. F. Wilcox, U. s. A, chief
of staff; First Lieut. Thomas Cruise. U. s.
A; First Lieut.. A. S. Cummns U. s. A.,
and Maj. d. L. NJ. 'Peixotto. D. C. N. G..
aidS-de-camp.
Band of fourth artillery, Annibale Buglione,
leader.
Maj. j. B. Rawles, U. s. A, commanding
battalion of fourth artillery. :.
First Lieut.. Walter s. Alexander, U. s. A,
battalion adjutant
Battery A, fourth artillery-Capt. Walter
Howe; First Lieut. w. P. Stone; Second
Lieut. D. NJ. King.
Battery G, fourth artillery-Capt. William
Ennis; First Lieut. H. r. Anderson; First
Lieut.. C. p. Townsley.
Battery l, fourth artillery-Capt. Constan-
tine Chase; Second Lieut.. H. H. Whitney;
Second Lieut.. G. G. Heiner
Band of sixth cavalry.
Maj T. G. Lebo, U. S. A, commanding de-
tachment of sixth cavalry.
Second Lieut.. w. C. Short, U. s. A., squad
ron adjutant.
Troop A, sixth cavalry-Capt- H. NJ. Ken
I bIr
Troop II, sixth cavalry-Capt. L. A. Craig,
First Lieut.. J. H. Harman.
Troop E, sixth cavalry-Capt. B. H. Chever,
Second Lieut.. B. b. Hyer.
Marine Band, 6rof. Fanclulli, leader.
The Old Guard, Capt. Jas. NJ. Edgar, COM
mdnding.
Logan Camp Guard, s. v.
Capital City Guard, Capt. Abram Ackwith,
commanding.
Commander Marion T. Anderson, Depart
ment of the Potomac.
Department officers and official staff.
Aids-de-camp to the department comman-
Past department commanders
Posts of the Grand Army.
John A. Rawlins, No. 1, John NJ Keogh.
commander.
Kit Carson, No. 2. George E. Davis, COM
mander
Lincoln. No. 8, Benz. F. Chase, comman-
der.
o. P. Morton. No. 4. George H. Boston.
commander.
George G. Meade. No. 5. Jacob H. De-
wees, commander.
John F. Reynolds No. 6. Edmond Cotter-
Ill, commander.
James A. Garfield, No. Z, F. II. Smith,
commander.
Burr side, No. s. Chas. T. Yoder. COM
mander.
Charles Sumner. No. 0. ]. P. Quander,
commander.
Charles p Stone. No. II. J. W. Bradbury.
commander.
U. s Grant. No. II, William H. Decker.
commander.
, Phil. Sheridan, No. IA, J. F. Raub, COM
mander
Potomac, No. IS. R. H. Morgan. comman-
der.
Lafayette. No. 20. Lorenzo D. Bumpus,
Services mt Arlington.
Commander Marion T. Anderson, Depart
ment of the Potomac, presiding officer.
1. Salute of minute guns at noon in honor
of the dead. by light platoon from the
third artillery, First Lieutenant John
X. Cree, commanding.
2. Procession at noon, formed by the off,
Ger of the day and led by the Marine
Band from front of the mansion to
tomb of the unknown.
y. Decoration of the tomb of the unknown
(all other graves having been previous
Woman's Relief Corps, Department of
the Potomac, and accompanied by
chorus of young girls, trained and led
by Prof. II. w. Howard.
Continuation of the services in the am
phitheater.
Rostrum in charge of Past Department
Commander Gibson and Department In
spector Ross; auditorium in charge of the
post commanders named in the order of
parade under craftsmanship of Post Com
mander Chase; and approaches kept by
sentinels from the Old Guard, under Lieut..
r. Emmet Smith. officer of the guard.
t. Sounding the assembly, bugler from the
sixth cavalry.
). Dying Poet" (Gottschalk), Marine
Bard.
q. Tread Softly, a Soldiers Sleeping
Here chorus.
I. Calling the assembly to order, Depart
ment Commander Anderson.
5. Invocation, Rev. J. ID. Smith, depart
u:ent chaplain.
9. Cover Them Over With Beautiful
Flowers" chorus
10. Reading the Memorial day order and
roll OF deceased comrades, Chas. F. Ben
)anin, assistant adjutant general
II. Departed Heroes" elegiac (FanciulID,
Marine Band.
l.. Grafton. Gen. Felix Agnus of Balti-