The Washington times., 1895-05-29
Patriotic Men and the Military to
Parade Tomorrow.
DECORATION DAY EXERCISES
Secretary Herbert VIII Deliver an
Address at st. Standardization.
Agnus to Speak at ArIington-Hon
Henry w. Blair at Glenwood-La-
dies es'organizattonsto to Help Decorate.


as follows:
The street parade will present an impos-
ing array of veterans, District soEdiery and
national troops, besides civic and patriotic
High School Cadets and rep
resentatlves OF the womens societies. The
Second Regiment of District National Guard,
National Rifles, High School Cadets, Army
and Navy Union, Patriotic Daughters OF
America, Ladies OF the Loyal Legion, Daugh-
ters of the Revolution, the G.. A. r., de-
partmennt officials, the posts, Ladies OF
the Loyal Legion, Ladies OF the q. A r.
Circle, the Women's Relief Corps, and
various other organizations that will be
identified with Memorial Day observance,
VIII doubtless all be represented in the pro-
cession that Will pass over Pennsylvania
avenue To Georgetown and thence to Airing
tion via the Aqueduet Bridge.
BY order OF Gen. Seholield all the regu-
FAR troops stationed in ard near the District
willparticipate. This wilIincludethe cavalry
at Fort Myer aud the artillery at Washington
barracks.
Col. Gordon, commandant at Fort Myer,
will have charge of the regulars
For the parade these troops will be
massed according TO details agreed upon
between the oolOEel and Department Com
mander Anderson. at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. The cavalry will
form east of Sixth street, with the right
resting on that street, and the Sixth
Artillery W i'll form on the left of the cavalry
The column win move at .: 45 a. III, headed
by a full military band. The artillery will
also be accompanied by its fun hand.
THOUSANDS IN LINE.
The members of the Grand Army OF the
Republic will assemble al headquarters, No.
1412 Pennsylvania avenue, ard Will be
in line in the rear OF tie regulars when
they come up.
Preceded by the Marine Band, the Dis
triet National Guard, the Henderson Drum
Corps, the Old Guard, the Mount Pleasant
Drum and BugIe Corps, and the various other
patriotic assoc iations VIII also be i'll
lire, forming a procession which viii
embrace 6 900 or GOO persons.
The route of the procession will be via
Penns yIyania avenue TO the Aqueduct
Bridge, thence to Arlington, the officers
and ladies of Fort Myer preceding the line
into the cemetery.
The order of exercises at Arlington VIII
include an address by Gen. Felix Agnus,
of Baltimore, which VIII be the principal
oratoFical effort of the occasion; an origf-
nal poem by VIII Carleton; an address by
Lieut. Lucien B. Young, of the United
States Navy, and brief special memorial
services at the graves of the unknown. The
artillery at Fort Myer Will fire salute
A special musical feature win be d chorus
of 100 young girls. specially trained by
Prof. II. W. Howard, who will render
several patriotic numbers. They will he
appropriately costumed, and viii march
through the section where the unAlsI.. ii
repose singing and decorating graves as
they proceed.
DECORATIONS BY LADIES.
The sections at Arlington, where over
Is 900 heroes lie at rest, have been appor-
toned among the ladies' orders for the
superintendent OF the work OF decoration
The ladies' of the Loyal Legion, present IL
a body, viii have charge of section ID and
all of the officers graves excepting n cor
Ber of one of the new sections w hich
was courteousiy placed in charge of the
general committee over which Mrs Anna
Hamilton, department president, presides
The section contains the tomb or Gen.
Sheridan ard also of Mrs. Hamilton's bus
band Sections f and + and the tomb of
the unknoHA dead viii be in charge OF the
WonIeD's Relief Corps; the post section, in
charge of the Women of American Liberty
The services at ST. Elizabeths, where
II 900 Union veterans and probably 100
Confederatesfie entonbed, viii be incharge
of a committee of veterans.
The programme provides for an address
by Secretary Herbert, of the Navy Depart
ment, a poem by ID. j. Davis, music by st
EliZabeth's choir. address by Post Com
mander W. W Emo, song by school children,
and also by st ElZabeth's male quartet, an
address by Rev. James McCdren. A fea-
ture of the occasion will be the presence
in the parade of st. EliZabeth'6 battalion
i IL of the inmates who are rational enough
oparticipateare admittedtothe procession.
1t is possible that President Cleveland
may attend the exercises at this cemetery
owing to the fact that q member of his
cabinet is the chief orator.
AT SOLDIERS HOME.
At the Soldiers Home Senior Vice. Com
manGer j. H. Hewlett, of the G. A r..
will have charge. The opening prayer
will be offered by Father De Wolf, Chaplain
at the Home, and tie principal address will
be delivered by Father Garrigan, vice
rector OF the Catholic University. There
win be a poem by DR.. Thomas Calyer;
songs by Miss Lillian HALEY and Mr. James
Nolan; recitation by Mrs. Mary T. Hay
ward, and suita BILE selections by the
Soldiers Home band. Miss Halley's mum
ber, The Rest OF the Brave was composed
for the occasion by Or. Thomas Calver.
George IL. Thomas Post, No. Is, OF the
6. A r., Will be in charge at Graceland
and Mt. 0lfvet Rev. T. G Easton. d. ID :,
and s. NJ Croft will deliver addresses, and
Miss Marie Collins will recite poem.
''Sbermau's March to the Sea- There
will be cboruses by school children, under
the direction OF DR.. j. 7. Hensley. The
Fifth Battalion of District National Guard
will attend at GraceIand in a body, under
command of Maj. Otto l.. Suess. The
formation of the parade viii be by divis-
ions of which there are three
The column will move promptlyst st @ 80 a
m., proceeding via III street to the ceme
terry. Company A, Fifth Battalion, viii
furnish firing squad of twenty men.
The services VIII begin at Gfenwood, st
Mary's and Prospect Hill, the latter in ths
German tongue, at 2:30 p. m. sharp Past
Department Commander Nathan BiekRoFC
viii be in charge of the exercises. The
Survivors Association, OF the Eighth Battal
ion, viii join in the parade. Hon. Henry
W. Blair, Senator from New Hamps b ire
will deliver the address, and music will bt
furnished by Prof. Donch's band, the Vic
tor Drum Corps, 6. A r., Musical Uuior
aud Germania Maennerchor
OTHER CEMETERIES.
At Prospect Hill the oration viii be
by Hon. William L Eldridge; at St Mary's
by Michael A. Ness.
Junior Vice Department Commander w
w. Chambers, of the G. A. R.. will preside
at the Congressional Cemetery. The name
of the orator has not been announced, h
one has been selected, biIt the exercises viii
be participated in by lumber of nca
organizations, including the Order Of Reeha
bites, Sons of Veterans, members of the
| G. A. R., and others.
The ladies' will participate in the exer
eises at all local and nearby points. LogaI
IT will
| 70 Fairfax, with Mrs North, departnen
chaplain, in charge, The corps will sent
another detachment tu ST. Elizabethrs, aut
also delegation TO Arlington.
Ladies OF the G. A. r., Women of Ameri
cau Liberty and Daughters of Veterans ar
invited to participate at points where i
will be most convenient