Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10

Program Prepared by the Grand Army of
the Republic.


| AS the time approaches for the usual
Memorial day exercises, the Grand Army OF
| the Republic in this department begins to
display It's usual activity and zeal. and the
necessary preparations are in progress for
! its proper observance.
| 1t is the purpose this year, as heretofore,
| to enlist the cordial cooperation Of the
| public in all the measures looking to setting
| apart this day as sacred, and in teaching
| to the children its lessons of loyalty and
| patriotism.
| The children of the public schools will be,
| given an opportunity to show their love for
the defenders of the republic and to the
cause for which they fought and died. by
contributing flowers to be strewn upon their
| graves. and In the houses of worship
\ among all denominations. there will be ap-
| propriate services. commemorative of the
| men who preserved the ne ton.
There will be services the S1st instant
| at Arlington. Soldiers Home, Congressional
cemetery and at other cemeteries about the
city. including St. Elizabeth's Asylum. at
which it. is expected TO have an unusually
| large attendance this year.
| Eloquent speakers will be engaged and
| good music furnished, and all the exercises
| will be in accord with the day which brings
| to mind afresh the men and the times of
| 1861 to 1865.
The following named comrades consti
| tute the memorial committee for the year
| 1897:
Department Officers.
Thos. S. Hopkins, department comman-
| der, chairman; DIR. J. F. Raub. senior vice
department commander; ]. E. McCabe. jul
nior vice department commander: Arthur
Hendricks. assistant adjutant general, sec
| rotary; ]. Tyler Powell, assistant quarter
master general. treasurer.
Past Department Commanders.
cbar
William Gibson. N. NJ Brooks. c. P Lin
coin. NJ Emmett Urer A. F. Dinsmore,
Nathan Bickford, B. F. Hawkes.. Harrison
Dingman, S. S. Burdett, ]. B. Burke. w. S.
Odell j. NJ. Pipes S. E. Faunce. NJ. T. An
derson, John McElroy.
Post Officers.
Post No. l, r. b. Schwickardi. comman-
der; H. E. Weaver, representative Post
No. q L. H. Randolph, commander: G. H.
Slaybaugh, representative. Post No. 3,
John Bresnahan, commander; B. F. Chase,
representative. Post No. 4. James Wells,
commander; G. H. Boston. representative.
Post No. ), Calvin Farnsworth. comman-
der: Charles Matthews, representative.
Post No. o. Fred G. Calvert, commander:
NJ NJ. Lewis, representative. Post No. I,
A. H Frear, commander: w. NJ. Seton.
| representative. Post No. g. Geo. c. Ross,
commander; G. w. Lacy, representative.
| Post No. o. T. w. West. commander; Lewis
Freemyre, representative. Post No. TO- A.
| F. Dinsmore, commander: Geo. R. Cook.
representative. Post No. IL, j. Tyler Pow
eli, commander: John w. Bradbury, repre-
| sentative. Post No. II. VIM. H. Henning,
commander; A. E. H. Johnson. representa-
tive. Post No. IL, T. ]. Putnam, comman-
der; H w. Emo, representative. Post No.
!. IA, Alfred Shaw, commander: Peter Nc
| Girr representative. Post No. 10. b. +.
Entriken, commander; w. H. Honn, repre-
sentative. Post No. IL, Jacob Moore. COM
JJ.,y~, to-
tive Post No. 49, F. w. Storch. comman-
der; Rudolph Ullmer. representative. Post
No %, NJ. A. Dillon commander; E. ].
Sweet, representative.
Sons of Veterans.
George o. Watson, captain, Camp No. l.
Geo. S. Whitmore. captain, Camp Nc. . NJ
PIummer, captain. Camp No. 3; Leon Tur-
ner. captain, Camp No. %: Frank NJ. Allen
captain. Camp No. 80; S. NJ. Croft. captain
Camp No. II; Chas. F. Consaul, captain
Camp No 33.
The Committees Appointed.
General committees have been elected, a!
, follows:
Finance-Will.am Gibson, chairman;
: B. Schwickardi, Calvin Farnsworth, A. F
!. Dinsmore, B. P. Entriken. L. F. Randolph
! Geo. C. Ross. Alfred Shaw, F. w. Storch
John Bresnahan T. w. West, T. j. Put
| nam NJ. A. Dillon, Peter McGirr and Lewis
| FIeemyre.
Decoration and grour ds-B. F: Chase
/ chairman; ]. w. Bradbury, NJ. NJ. Lewis
| A. E. II. johnson, w. NJ. Seton, H. w
: Emo. James Wells and Frank NJ. Allen, SF
| Transportation-Charle Matthews, chair
man; G. w. Lacy and G. H. slaybaugh,
Music-Nathan Bickford. chairman; Geo
C. Ross. A. H. Frear. Fred G. Calvert ant
t Chas. F. Consaul. S. ".
: Reception-A. II. G. Richardson, chair
: man. and the department officers an
6 | past department commanders.
Auditing-M. T. Anderson, chairman; E. j
| Sweet and H. E. Weaver
In Charge ut Cemeteries.
e Soldiers Home-Dr. J. F. Raub, senio
S | vice department commander, chairman
!. | Jacob Moore. Augustus Williams, G. S
= Whitmore, S. ", assisted by Henry Wilso
Post No. II.
Congressional cemetery-J. E. McCabe
q junior vice department commander, chair
\ | man; A +. Dinsmore. Geo. r. Cook, w.
u Henning ASS ted by FarrSgut Post, No. II
Oak Hill and Holy Rood-F. w. Storct
8 chairman; Rudolph Ullmer, H. E. Weaver
a assisted by Geo. U. Morris Post No. 10.
: ST. Elizabeth Asylum-T. j. Putnam
chairman; W. II. Emo, Geo. o. Watson, s
V, assisted by John A. Logan Post, No. !:
l. Glenwood. Graceland and Mt. Olivet-E
P. Entriken. chairman; W. H. Honn, Sam
NJ Croft, S. "; assisted by Geo. H. Thorn
| Battle Ground, Rock Creek-Peter McGir
chairman; NJ. A. Dillon. T. W. West. Ma
e lanctnon Plummer and Leon Turner, S. V.
t Harmony-G. H. Boston, chairman, assis
o ed by Post No. T.
IT General Orders No. q.
e Commander-in-Chief r. S. Clarkson ha
issued an address. designated as genera
orders. No. 6, to the state encampments, a
| follows:
l. The nations Sabbath day-that day upo
s. which patriotic people gather togethe
everywhere to do honor to their sacre
dead-is again upon us. Let US. Is mos
fitting. unite in making the solemn service
a of Memorial day as impressive posslbl
al by appropriate exercises and by strewin
No | beautiful flowers VI on the graves of on
&C mrades, and SO show to the world tha
III as citizens we appreciate their great sa.
lie rifices for their country, and as comrades
~ We revere their memories and to the risin
m generation that he who dies for his cour
try, dies nobly.
~ In the words Of the lamented Logan: 81
Il other eyes grow dull, and other hands sIac
and other hearts cold In the solemn tru.
ours shall keep IT as long as the light an
warmth of life remains to u.s."
Let us invite to our assistance in this ps
=, | triOtic work that noble band of worker