San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-29

| mouse, for the purpose or af1or ding
the members of the citizens COM
mittee an opportunity to become
acquainted with the distinguished
guests, representing both the
North and the South, who are to
take part in the Memorial day ex-
ercises. AT 9 o'clock tonight
the banquet Of the citizens
committee is to be given at Kins-
ley's. The speakers for tonight are
to be Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Soho.
field, Lieut.. Gen. James Longstreet,
Maj. Gen. John NJ. Palmer, Maj.
Gen. NJ. c. Butler, Gen. John C.
Black, Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
Judge R. s. Tuthill, Lieut.. Gen.
Wade Hampton, the Rev. Hiram
w. Thomas, Lieut.. Gen. Stephen
d. Lee, Maj. Gen. Alfred Orendorff,
Lieut.. Gen. A. P. Stewart, Luther
Latin Mills, Senator John w.
Daniel and Maj. Gen. H. Kyd
Douglass.
Col. Henry L. Turner will be
POSTMASTER.
General John c. Underwood will
| state the object Of the reunion
movement and call Mayor Swift to
the chair. The freedom OF the city
will be proffered by the Mayor.
An invitation has been extended
to Geo. S. Knapp, to have the Co.
lumbar liberty bell used in the
exercises tomorrow. Mr.. Knapp
has consented and the bell will be
placed on the Lake front early to-
morrow morning and will be rung
as the guests leave the Palmer
house in the morning on their way
| to lakewood.
The sounding Of the bell will be
the signal for Battery D., under
Captain Russell, to fire salute in
honor OF the day and Of the guests.
A request has been issued to all
| ex. Confederate soldiers to meet at
the Randolph street station OF the
IllinoisC Central railroad promptly at
| S o'clock tomorrow morning, where
\ a special train to take them to the
cemetery will be in waiting. Ex-
cursion trains into the city will be
run tomorrow by nearly all the
railroads and passenger agents are
making special arrangements to
take care of the crowds.
Here Is the order Of ceremonies
at Oakwoods tomorrow:
10 a. m.-Prayer by Col. Joseph
Pickett, chaplain Of the Kentucky
"Orphan" brigade, c. s. A.
Introductory remarks by General
John c. Underwood, and plac-
ing in the ceremonial chair
Rev. DR.. w. II. Bolton, pas
tor of the Centenary
Methodist church, and
Past Commander L.
S. Grant Post %, G.
A. r., Of Chicago.
Address by DR.. Bolton.
Anthem by the Imperial Octet.
Dedicatory Grafton by Lieutenant
General Wade Hampton, Of
South Carolina.
"Te Deum," by the Imperial Octet.
Memorial poem by Major Henry
T. Stanton, Of Kentucky.
Hymn by the Imperial Octet.
Address by Right Rev. Samuel
Fallows, bishop OF the Re.
formed Episcopal church,
Chicago.
| Ceremony of consecrating the guns.
The placing OF floral decorations.
IL 3d. Final military honors:
The First Regiment, Illinois Ma
tional Guard, Colonel II. L. Tur-
der commanding, will fire three
! volIeys over the dead. Bugle blare
and "taps."
Following the set program
will come the decoration Of Con-
federate graves by the ex-Confeder-
ate association. In the evening there
will be a dress reception, military
parade and review at the First
| Regiment armory, followed by a
promenade concert and ball. AT
IL D. m. the guests will sit down to
a banquet at which Henry l..
Turner will be toast master, Ly-
man J. Gage will make the address
OF welcome, and General John b.
Gordon will make the response.
There will be eleven toasts, re-
| sponded to by General John NJ.
Schofield, General James Long
street. Postmaster General Will
liam L. Wilson, General John M.
Palmer, General Wade Hampton,
General John &. Black, Solicitor
General Holmes Conrad, General
E. c. Walthall, Luther Latin
Mills, General Stephen D. Lee,
General H. Kyd Douglas and
others.
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