The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-09
HONORS To DEAD HEROES,
Plans for Decoration Day in
Progress Among the
City Posts.
The Grand Army Men VIII Attend
Sunday Memorial Services
In a Body.

The coming celebration OF Decoration
day is agitating the local Grand Army
posts. AS usual there will be two celebra-
tons, one under the auspices of the
George II. Thomas Post at the Grand
Army plat in the Preside Cemetery, and
tie other in Odd Fellows Cemetery under
the direction of joint committee from
the other five posts of San Francisco.
This joint committee was appointed
some days ago, and last Saturday it met
and effected permanent organization. It
consists of about twenty-five members rep
resenting Lincoln, Garfield, Cass, Meade
and Liberty posts. ]. II. Bainfield of 513
Post street is the chairman, E. B. Griffiths
of 1925 Howard street was elected secre-
tary, and Henry T. Hobbert of 1911 4
Stockton street, who for nineteen years has
been elected TO the same position, was
| made treasurer.
AS they were divided into the various
subcommittee the membership OF the
! joint committee is as follows:
| Finance committee. Kerminsky, F. Har-
rison, C. J. Hsndley, W. C. Howe, S. II. Carr
G. II. Stevens and o. S. Johnson.
Parade committee--J. 81. Whitesides, J: 81
Riley, E. S. Solomon, ]. s. French, J. n. Lakin
P. Il. Mas, ]. J. Walsh and W, E. Lawrence
| who represents the Sons of Veterans.
| Committee on decorations-H. T. Hohbert,
ID. u. j :. II. u y.
! ley, S. Cahen, o. 5. Johnson and L. E. sehroe
| der, who represents the Sons OF Veterans.
| Committee on programme and printing
| Col. Cahen, E. B. Gr1fiths, J. ]. Walsh, ]. II
Lskin, P. II. Mas, W. C. Howe and II. L. Mort
| inner.
Committee on Interpretations. NJ Carr, J
| 81. Riley, 6. 81. Stevens, L: d. DIN, F. Harrison
| c. H. Handley and P. II. Mas.
| All the militia, regular army and navy
beside civic societies and organizations il
! sympathy with the Grand Army, have
been invited to parade with the posts, anC
a larger parade than usual is promised.
| George II. Thomas Post will, as is it;
custom, celebrate the day alone at its plat
in the military cemetery. A committee
consisting of John C. Currier, c. A. Sum
ner, W. r. Parnell, Joseph Simonson
| Horace Wilson and Charles III. Blinn, ha;
been appointed by the post, and will TAKE
charge OF whatever arrangements may be
necessary.
| At the meeting of the memorial com
mittee of the Grand Army OF the Republic
last evening at the headquarters of the
organization in St. AIMS building the
following posts were represented: Lincoln
No. l, James A. Garfield No. "a, Colone
Cass No. 46, General Meade No. As, Liberty
No. 1913.
! Communications were received from thu
Board of Supervisors, Lincoln Relief Corp:
! No. 3; Gettysburg Circle No. IL, L. O
| G. A. b.; the Naval Battalion, n. G.. G..
and Chief of Police Crowley, accepting the
invitation of the committee to participate
in the Memorial-day services. Chief O
Police Crowley stated in his reply that hi:
department would be represented by about
/ 200 men, including the rife battalion.
| 1t was decided on motion to ask all the
| G. A. R. posts to attend in body at the
Central Methodist Episcopal Church on
Sunday, May IS, when memorial services
will be held by the Rev. DR.. E. r. Ollie.