Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25

4 Dy the following committee. >. v. u, Z.
Parker; J. " c., J. S. Smith; chaplain, 4
| w. Cook; surgeon, DR.. S. A. H. Mckim;
| adjutant, A. Kalstrom; quartermaster. s.
W: Bunyea; officer of day. G: W. Barnes;
Nichols and John Jost. The following pro-
gram of exercises has been adopted: 1. As
sembly, by the band. 2. Calling to order,
| by ]. V. Dept. Commander w. w. Cham
Music. Consolation" Farragut Octet. 5.
Grafton, Hon. w. C. Arnold, M. C. of Penn
| sylvania: 8 Music. 1--WE Deck Their Graves
| Alike Today" Farragut Octet. T. Poem.
| by Mrs. M. D. Lincoln, read by Col. saml.
R. Stratton. 8. Music, America" by the
band. 0. Music, Nearer, My God. to Thee"
band accompaniment 10. Benediction, Rev.
E. o. Eldridge. II. Decoration of the
graves. while the band plays "Rest in
The decoration committee has been Sc
lected from Farragut Relief Corps, and will
consist of the following ladies: Mrs. C.
| Parker. Miss Belle MCKEE. Miss Mary Will
ner, Cora McCathran, Martha Mundell
| Mrs. Burchfeld, Mrs. M. H. Nichols, Mrs
| Sarah D. Beach. Mrs. Clara Kalstrom, Mrs
j. Lizzie Bradley and Mrs. NJ. Parker.
The Farragut Octet, which renders the
| vocal music for the occasion. is composed
of the following gentlemen: ]. s. Smith,
director; John Green, ]. r. Purvis, E. A.
LANCE, r. ]. Lowry. H. c. McElfresh, A.
field.
Past Post Commander w. H. Miner has
been appointed as officer of the day, and
under his experienced direction the great
parade will form and proceed to the ceme-
terry. The committee has placed itself IN
direct correspondence with every church,
Sunday school and public school. and with
the inspiration of the successes in past
years as a foundation. large hopes are be-
ing built. Should the day prove favorable
as to weather. indications point to
greater attendance. both with parade and
at the cemetery. than in any former year.
Soldiers' Home.
The exercises at Soldiers Home cemetery
are in charge of Senior Vice Commander
J. H. Hewlett. The national salute will
be fired by the fourth artillery at 1870.
when the program opens.
The program Is as follows:
1. Prayer by Father De Wolf, chaplain
of the home.
2. Grafton by Father Garrigan, vice rector
of the Catholic University.
3. Sorg, Mr.. James Nolan.
4. Poem, DIR. Thomas Calver.
5. Song, Miss Lillian Haley.
There will be chorus by the Mozart
Club, and patriotic selections will be rem
dered by the Soldiers Home Band. The
song by Miss HALEY was written for the
occasion by DR.. Thomas Calver and is en-
titled THE Rest of the Brave" Lafayette
Corps will go to Soldiers Home and deco
rate tie graves there.
At GIenwOod and Prospect Hill.
The program at Glenwood is as follows:
Salute at the entrance to Glenwood and
parade through the cemeteries, to begin at
2:30 pm. assembly g PM, Victor Drum
Corps; music, Grand Army Musical Union;
music, orchestra; calling to order, Comrade
Nathan Bickford; invocation, Past Depart
ment Chaplain Benjamin Swallow; music,
Grand Army Musical Union; GRAFTON, Hen
ry w. Blair of New Hampshire; music, Or
chestra; recitation, Miss Zue II. Brockett;
music, Grand Army Musical Union, E. D.
Tracy, director; benediction; music. orches-
ira
The Survivors Association of the Eighth
Battalion District of Columbia Volunteers
will march TO Glenwocd and Prospect Hill.
The exercises at Gienwood will be in En-
glish, at Prospect Hill in German, and the
Victor Drum Corps, Webers Band and
Grand Army Musical Union will furnish the
music for these ceremonies.
At Prospect Hill.
At Prospect Hill the orator will be Will
lam L. Eldritch, and the music will be fur
nished by the Germania Maennerchor and
Prof. Donch's band.
The committee of arrangements for Glen
| wood. Prospect Hill and St. Mary's ceme-
teries is Nathan Bickford, chairman; Israel
w. Stone, secretary; ]. c. Taylor, Peter
McGirr. S. C. Robb, A. w. Root, Lewis
Clephane, Geo. Wagner. A. E. l.. Reese.
Louis Behrens, Daniel Genau and Francis
Miller.
The hour for these ceremonies has been
fixed to accommodate the large number of
lot holders and their friends, who have
been accustomed to visit these cemeteries
those comrades and others interested in
these cemeteries who may be in attend
ance' upon other ceremonies in the fore
noon. No particular post has been de-
tailed for special duty at these cemeteries
en- Memorial day. The committee in charge
would therefore invite and urge comrades
to join them at the rendezvous, near en-
trance to Glenwood cemetery at or before
$50 pm.
These cemeteries may be conveniently
| reached by the lexington electric lines.
Those who do not mind a walk of four
blocks should leave the cars at corner
North Capitol and streets.
At st. Elixabeth's.
There will be large demonstration at
st. Elizabeth's. Secretary Herbert is the
orator there, and there is something of a
hope in Anacostia that the President may
drive out that way. He declined an invi-
tation to go to Arlington, as he did last
year, the reason being that he did not ex-
pect to be in the city. Yet lively expec-
tation peryades the trans rams AM re,
may be present at the exercises there.
St. Elizabeth's.-1. Assembly call by bu-
glers. 2. Prayer, A. Davidson. post chap
lain. 8. Song, st. Elizabeth's Choir, Sleep
ing in Their Tents Tonight" 4. Address
by H. w. Emo, post commander 5. Song
by school children, The Flag That Waved
Thousand Years." accompanied by flag
salute. G. Grafton, by Secretary Herbert
I. Song, by children, Hail. Columbia"
s. Poem, by D. ]. Evans. 8. Song, by St.
Elizabeth's Male Quartet. 10. Address. by
Rev. James McClaren. II. Singing, by au-
dience, my Country 'Tis Of Thee" l..
Taps.
The post committee having in charge the
arrangements at St. Elizabeth's consists of
w. H. Peck. chairman; A. B. Frisbie, j. K.
Dawson. J. II. Dony A. Gertman, c.
Rcby, T. ]. Harshman, ]. II. Haslan, and
the Relief Corps committee, consisting of
Mesdames Simmonds, Leonard, North, Peck
and Dony.
An interesting feature of the celebration
at st. Elzabeth's will be the battalion of
inmates of the asylum. All who are ra-
tional enough to participate are allowed to
join in the parade, and the sight is most
rathetic one. One old soldier, who always
joins in the parade, still thinks the war is
going On. He was wounded in the head,
and 20 him thirty-five years are as
minute. He knows nothing of what has
occurred since the war, and spends most of
his time ioing guard duty. The battalion is
always drawn up in line at the entrance to
The ground to receive the approaching pro-
cession, and do their part of the salute in
true cid soldier fashion. To them it is a
cat 1or