The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-29
FEDERAL MEMORIAL DAY.
GRAVES TO BE DECORATED AT
LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY.


Post No. 3-The Celebration To-
day Because May 30 Comes on Sum
day-NatiOnaI Burial Grounds
where 1t VIII BE Observed-BiG
Excursion to AndersonviIIe.
The Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partment Of Georgia, will observe Memo
rial day to-day by the usual appropriate
exercises and decoration of the federal
soldiers graves. The celebration of Me-
mortal day was fixed for to-day on ac-
count of the fact that May 30, the fixed
date, comes on Sunday this year.
The w. s. Hancock Post No. 3 of Sa-
vannah Will hold the usual exercises at
Laurel Grove cemetery. An interesting
programme has been prepared, and a full
attendance is expected. The programme
at the cemetery this afternoon at $50
o'clock, will begin with the charge of the
commander, from page of the service
book, Comrades, the duty of the day"
etc, which will be followed by the read
ing of orders by the adjutant. Singing
Charity" will be followed by Parade
Rest" and prayer by the chaplain. At
~AAt
the charge of the officer of the day will
be read. as follows
In your name, my comrades, I deposit
these memorial flowers upon this grave
which represents the graves of all who
died in the sacred cause of our country
Our floral tribute shall wither. Let the
tender fraternal love for which it stands
endure until the touch of death shall chill
the warm pulse-beat of our hearts,"
The chaplain will conclude with this
statement:
Comrades, by this service, without dis
tinction of race or creed, we renew our
pledge 10 exercise a spirit of fraternity
among ourselves, of charity to the desti-
tute wards of the grand army, and of 10y
atty to the authority and union of the
United States of America, and to our glo-
rious flag, under whose folds every union
soldiers or sailors grave is the altar of
patriotism"
The services will be concluded with the
song MY Country IT'S of Thee" and the
benediction by the commander.
These services will be held at the grave
of Comrade j. ]. Johnson, the last COM
mander of w. S. Hancock Post to die. A
committee will decorate the graves at the
Cathedral cemetery and at Bonaventure,
while all of the graves at Laurel Grove
will be well taken care of, as they are
every year.
The union soldiers graves to be deco
rated in Laurel Grove cemetry are those
of Brig. Gen. j. M. Cuyler, surgeon U.
S. A; James Wayne Cuyler. u. S. En-
gineer Corps; William Clarendon Cuyler,
major U. S. A; Christian Fisher, Fifth
U. S. Artillery; John Davidson, commits
sary sergeant u. S. A; julius Dieman,
First L. S. Artillery; j. II. Housed, First
L. s. Artillery; Adam Gunther, Sixteenth
L. S. Infantry; John Hoffman, U. s. A. (;
G. c. Soran, corporal Third U. S. Artil-
lery; Charles e. Wakefield, Eighty-third
New York Volunteers; Erastus B. Davis,
Post No. SO, Beverly, Mass; James J. Pas
chal Eleventh Maryland Volunteers; John
B. Walsh, Twenty-fifth New York Volun-
teers; John II. Martus, Third u. s. Artil-
lery; Fred Frank, Ninety-sixth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers; David Porter, Eighth
Missouri Volunteers, lieutenant One Hun
dred and Fifteenth Illinois Volunteers;
Warren Snow, u. S. Navy, steamer Con-
nemaugh; Comrade Pritchard. st. Angus
tine, Fla; Comrade Becker, Michigan Vol
unteers; Frank Bergman, IT, S. Navy,
steamer Nipsick, sergeant Fourth Massa-
chusetts Cavalry; Commander Pearson of
Post No. 2, Augusta, Ga; Crawford Will
Jams, captain One Hundred and Sixty-sec-
ond New York Volunteers; j. J. John
son, First New York Engineers; David
Hamilton, u. s. Navy; Adam Thornburg,
Twenty-third Pennsylvania Cavalry. In
the Cathedral cemetery, John Clancy
First New York Engineers; Cornelius Ma
honey. U. S. Navy; Patrick Houlihan,
First U. S. Cavalry; Joseph Daley, T. S.
Engineers. In Bonaventure. Patrick Da-
Wis SiXty-ninth New York Volunteers; w
II. Dyer, First Maine Volunteers; Charles
S. Park, Forty-fourth Massachusetts Vol
unteers and U. S. Navy; Christian Ber-
don, Sixteenth N. Y. II. A; A. T. Smith
Fourteenth New Hampshire Volunteers.
Exercises at the various federal burial
grounds will be held to-day as follows:
Marietta National Cemetery-O. M.
Mitchell Post No. l, assisted by ]. B.
Steedman Post No. T. Blue Ridge Post,
No. 6, w. I. Sherman Post. No. IS, the
department commander. the assistant ad-
jutant general, the quaFtermaster general
and the judge advocate.
Andersonville National Cemetery-Colo-
NY Post, No. "A, assisted by E. s. Jones
Post, No. 5, w. S. Hancock Post, No. 8.
the senior vice commander. the junior
vice commander, the medical director. the
chief mastering officer and chaplain.
Beaufort National Cemetery-David
Hunter Post. No. g. assisted by Robert G.
Shaw Post, No. 8, Abraham Lincoln Post,
No. u, w. n. Reed Post, No. 10, Delaney
Post, No. Is and the inspector.
Florence National Cemetery-Augusta
Post, No. 2, assisted by Mai Robert An
derson Post, No. 7 and Charles Devins
Post, No. 10.
The passenger people OF the Central
railroad expect 10000 people to use their
line into Andersonville to-day The occa-
sion is the observance of the memorial
day of the north, and excursions will be
run from Macon, Montgomery, Columbus,
Albany and intermediate points The
rates will be very low and will attract a
great number of the negroes, who delight
to observe the day. Two companies from
Mcpherson barracks at Atlanta will go
down by special train. Last year the
Central handled 1900 of these excursion
lists.