The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
The Imposing Ceremonies to Be Ohssrtsd
in HotfoIk Next Thursday.
THE ORATOR TO Be hon. M. 6. BUTLER.
The Parade and the hihe OF March.
The Full Prosrnmme for the ita-
pressive Exercises-Arfange gemenfs
for Reception oi Domattoas OF
FIowers-A Dress Parade,

The various committees appointed BY
Pickett-Buchanan Camp, C.. ", have
about completed their arrangements for
Memorial Day, which Will be observed
next Thursday. and At Is probable that
the parade VIII be the most imposing
ever held In this city upon a like occa-
sion. The Committee On Decoration
have secured, through the kindness OF
Mr. NJ. w. Talbot, the store No. 81 Main
street for the reception of donations OF
flowers. The ladies will be at the store
on Thursday morning at o'clock TO
receive any flowers which may be sent In.
Many flowers VIII be sent from all points
In Virginia and North Carolina, the rail-
road and express companies having
kindly offered'to bring all such donations
free OF charge.
Nearly every railroad running into
Norfolk has agreed to Issue excursion
tickets on that day at very low rates
and this. It is thought, Will bring
hundreds of strangers into the city.
The old Almshouse grounds where the
memorial exercises have been held for
many years, having been absorbed In
the cemetery extension, the exercises
will this year be held in the Academy
lot on Charlotte, Bank. and Cumberland
streets.
Besides the local military the out
of-town companies In the Fourth
regiment VIII be here. together with the
S'Si-boi6 ne C8uetS from S5I.
Mary's Academy. the Sons of Veterans.
and the entire Fire Department Will also
be in line.
The orator of the occasion will be Hon.
M. G. Butler, of South Carolina.
The first division, under the command
OF First Lieutenant Commander o. H:
Ferry, VIII consist of the Fourth
Grays. the Norfolk Light ARTILLERY
Blues. and ct. Mary's Academy Cadets.
The Second Division. with Second
eutenant-Con1mander B. A. Marsden
In command, will cons1st OF Pickett-Bu-
cnanan Camp, Confederate Veterans.
Third Lieutenant Commander George
NJ Todd; Stonewall Camp, Confederate
Veterans. of Portsmouth. and Niemey-
er-Shaw Camp, Confederate Veterans,
OF Berkeley. and Pickett Buchanan
Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Third Division-Norfolk Fire Depart
ment, Chief Engineer Martin J. Ryan
I'm charge.
The parade will form on Commercial
Place; the First Division on the east
side. right resting on Main street; the
second Division in the centre, right rest
ing on Main street, and the Third Di-
vision on the west side, right resting
on Main street.
The procession will move promptly at
3 O'Clock p m, and the chiefs OF divi-
sions are expected to have their COM
mands ready at that hour
The following will be the line OF march:
Main street to CRANKY, to Freemason.
to Duke, to York, to Boush, to Char
lotte. to Bank. to Academy lot where the
memorial address by Hon. M. c. But
ler, OF South Carolina date General c.
8. Al. will be delivered
The parade will then move up Bank
street to Butte. to Cumberland, to the
cemeteries for conclusion of ceremonies.
IN hn aN,,t, -
Cumberland to Freemason. to Church,
to Main to Commercial Place, where
military dress parade will be held and
the line dismissed. The Commander
earnestly requests every member of
Plckett-Buchanan Camp, uniformed
or ununiformed to be present In ranks
to pay this fitting testimonial to their
departed comrades.