The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-26
FOR DECORATION DAY,
MEETING or THE DIFFERENT CON-
MITTEEs ~ CHARGE.
An Effort Bcing Made 10 Have the
Dny More Grncrnliy Observed
Than Ever before.

!, rangcments for memorial services on
, decoration day Sunday next met Monday
nirh, The various committees reported
prosress. that en- programme not having a
full report resay
4 committee of ono was appointed TO
attend 10 securing suitable vocal snd in
s,rumcn,al music
= communication was received from
Major W H. Crank Sr.. stating that he
had been cailci to leave the city this week
and would no, be able to be here on sun
dav he hal ,heretcrc 10 decline to deliver
the address Of the aay. he had expected
80 do Much regret was expressed at this.
Mr. W. Y. r. Watson, Commander ]. IL.
Norton and General Richard Cooke were
APPOINTED a committee 10 select a suitable
speaker
a very large attendance IS expected at
The cemetery. IS large az ;he street railway
COMPANY Will oc able 10 handle /, was
! though; best 20 APRON; a COMMITTEES on
irarsporiauon 20 confer with the street
railway officials ssi arrange .or the hes,
| service POSSIBLE Commander Norton OF
| Mcclellan pos Commander &. t. Beayens
| .. htcN nowl'nE amp ard Colonel j L.
/ Watts were appo uted on the committee.
/ Nj. II. c Oxen, was present as \ rem
| resenfs'ive q the Wooimen Of ne World
and stated that = d; were mot that they
t Nrre 10 have a special memorial service
/ OF fhrr own tho order. which hunters
abou, 'oo in his city would probably ,urn
/ OUT IN hoay. Ne tholeAf however, that
seNern. hundred would be in line He eN-
tended an invitation 10 The other orsaniza-
'iors present 70 attend he services ot
'he Woodineu which vas accented NV com.
mander NortoA
/ \ committee consisting ~ Comrades
Norton DR. Rsriett. Mood and Hermann
ana Mcssrs MnnAEnn and H. C. O'Neni
were apuo:n'oi TO confer with the offlrers
81 nc various societies in the city with
A yirw 20 securing their attendance. as
Organized bodies
committee consisting AZ Mcssrs W. Y
r. Watson. ". u Cleveland and J. n
Norton was arrofn-,A "a canccl.lL. III,
the mayor and aldermen Of Houston. the
schonl children through nc proper Off
cials and The Surt.V school rt,iidro,
through tho supcrintend,nts and pastors
70 take part in she exercises a, Glenwood
aud have prepared special inyI,a,tons
which, VIII he mailed at once - The proner
rar'ies while he memhers Of .he commit.
90" will personality sec as many OF the
comraAe II r nuc was added 10 the
committee appointed 10 nrcc,ra eo,ysrs to-
fhe purpose Of decorating mo rravcs nj
all the soldiers buried In all tho ccmetc,es
of IN, rity vboec ho,'ir, s,n.,,,s So ~
tribute are requested IN no-ify Cant.
G. c. Heavens at Carsan's music store on
Main street II it is derlr,d that The
flowers be sent tor. the COMMITTEES VIII at
'end io H. Notice viii he given in S,,ur
day morning, paper where fn Arlivcr
flowers nn sunday for TRANSFORMATION 10
y" cemetery
II waF arranged ~ have A sufficient num-
Der ~ Tags al tho next mcetlng OF tho Cnm-
{
The chairman. Charles T. DIVER. room, 10
Fox building. corner Main and Preston
streets. 10 he distributed among tb.. va
nus committees appointed to mark the
graves in the different cemeteries. ami
those committees arc requested TO be pres
en- and secure IN" Tags The committees
are
Fer Glouwood cemetery: Comradc q
Meyer. Captain p. n Fall and Colnnol /
Il. Wairs
For The German comctorv: Captain i. J.
Scholl r. C. Conncll and Captaln c
lpwlrS
For The Catholic cemetery Captain J.
Lswler Il Grant and NJ Nonahan
oid city cemetery in First ward c'antai,,
\ Sohiiling. iamcs Kelley anl l.ie-gcaafi
C. Torrry
Jewish cemetery II Guyor C'olono, AZ
a.. 'hil'ircss and NJ. Rich
Ola Episcopal cemetery: Capiain Will
lam Hunter, CAPTAIN r. r Robb and .Tohn
froc'ich
Those committees are REQUESTED ia bc
present, not only 10 receive the flnrs hu, |
also to advise ana aid tho oc,,,.,I o,,
mittcc As H. Us intended that every sol.
di"rs grave Including tho deceased Nom
beers Of tho military guard. shall he rnrlrd |
and decorated. win take about 200 r,rs
little work and hearty CO. opcrattou nnon
The part Of hose committees Is necessary
In order that no grave shall be missed II
ANY member of the committees npnoi,.ni /
ia unable to serve he is rco,tcs,c5 to 40
tlfy the chairman Of tho general ,o,,,,t,,,,
in order that his plar, may 10 fiIloH '''
Captain J. II Norton was sc,cctod ne M.
general commander az the n,radc and ali
exercises and directed Ia select his aides
in unt ft,Itn,, AZ ~ u'u'n uH'ppo'h.ea /
and 1t was also Unfortunate mat no COW,
mIttces from the military companies were
hnSeh', probably, because there had no,
NOV 9rr r,'t ",. "@ w WhIch TO secure