The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
ORD POST IS GETTING THE PRE-
LIiINARIEf FoF MEMORIAL
DAY COMPLETED.
PROBABLE LINE OF MARCH.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED SCHOOL CHILL
DREN WILL RE SEEN IN
THE PARADE.
PLANS FOR THE cEMDrER1Es.
Junior Pioneers sr,, Eln Also Place
Offerings on the Graves of Their
Departed Brothers.

Inc pupils OF the public ScnOOlS VIII
take an important part in the Memorial
day exercises this year. Fifteen humid
red Of them will march in the parade
and assist in the services following at
the Auditorium
The line of march will be on Fifth to
st. Peter street; st. Peter to Third;
Third to Jackson; Jackr.e;s to sixth;
Sixth to Cedar: Cedar to h.hth; Eighth
to the Auditorium,
Yesterday afternoon Commander l..
N. Bryant, of Ord post, which branch
OF the G. A.. r. has the arrangements
for the parade and. memorial services in
charge, visited the high school and met
the principals and teachers from the
various schools. Arrangements were
made by which the better part of Fri
day afternoon in each of the schools,
will be devoted to exercises fitting the
occasion The programme at the schools
will include songs, recitations and ad-
dresses by members of the several G.
A. R., posts, two or more Of the MEM
bers having been detailed to visit each
of the schools and take part in the
exercises.
Saturday morning the graves Of the
dead heroes in the several cemeteries
will be decorated under the auspices of
the G.. A. R. posts;
At Oakland there will be short pro-
gramme and previous to the decorating
of the graves there will be an address
by Rev. r. M. Avison and singing by
chorus of fifty young girls from the
tot n k1o nf
Prof. Congdon.9 .9c
At Forest cemetery the graves will
be decorated by Garfield post and those
in the Lutheran cemetery by Ord post.
Gettysburg post will visit the ceme-
teries at Mendoza and Inver Grove,
and detail headed by Captains w.
O'Connor and M. J. O'Connor and Com
rade Smith, will scatter flowers over
the graves of their dead comrades. The
flowers which will be used to decorate
the graves will in part be contributed
by children from the public schools, and
a detail from the G. A. r. posts will
remain at the Auditorium all day Fri
day to receive floral gifts which will
be used for this purpose. Flowers and
wreaths will be acceptable, not only
from the children, but from others who
desire to contribute.
The parade, which will form at Rice
park Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
will be under the direction. of Gen.
j. w. Bishop, who will be the chief
marshal. The military portion Of, the
parade will. iincls.ae four companies sof
the M SIM e. from this city, the
terry A. A feature Of the parade will
be the pupils from the public and paro-
-chial schools, and in the neighborhood
Of 1000 boys and girls will make up this
division.
The Junior Pioneers, headed by Sci
bert's band, will. occupy a prominent
position in the line. They will also
decorate the graves of the Juniors who
have gone beyond. The Postoffiee band
will lead the mail carriers, who will
take part in the parade. The Sons of
Veterans will participate as is their
usual custom, and the four G. A. r.
posts, Acker, Ord, Garfield and Gettys-
burg, expect to have at least 800 men
in line.
The Auditorium will be handsomely
decorated and seats will be reserved
for the school children. who will each
carry a SIIldiI HdS anu take an actlVe
part In the exercises in a musical way.
The orator of the day will be Rev.
Robert Forbes, of Duluth, the chaplain
of the state senate The detailed pro-
gramme of the exercises will be arrang-
ed at meeting of the committee of
arrangements, which will be held at
the Office of Gen. Bishop in the Endicott
building this afternoon
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