The herald., 1897-05-30
IN MEMORIA
SERVICE BY BARTLETT-IoGAN
POST AND CORPS
Programs for the Exercises on Mon.
day Morning at the City
Cemeteries

A memorial service was held last even
ing by Bartlett Logan G. A. R. post and
corps at their hall on North Main street
for the members of both organizations
and old soldiers deceased during the
past year.
The room was beautifully decorated
with flage and flowers, and FIVE chairs
representing those made vacant by
| death, in addition to other decorations
were hung with knots of crepe.
The meeting was called to order by
| Post Commander c. F. Derby, after
which Chaplain. F. E. Wolf read the
ritual memorial service. c. M. Fair
banks delivered an appropriate and in
teresting address, after which F. w.
Stine read brief biographical sketch OF
the late Captain Fletcher. The names
of the deceased members are as follows:
Curl Richardson, Co. K, 96th Ill. Init
j. r. Fletcher, 4th United States Light
Art. and Co. H., Ill. Inft.; ]. E. A. Brent,
Co. O., 3rd Mo-; ]. w. Marsels, Co. A.,
26th U. S. Cold Inft.
Soldiers rot members of the post: Ma
thaniel Eastman, Co. E.. 3rd Pa. Art.
John v. Glover, Colo. Independent Bat
terry; Adam Klaeen, Co. b., S9th N. Y.
Inft.; F. w. Campbell, 3rd Iowa Cav. /;
George o. Morton, Co. A., let Neb. Cav /:
James T. Derby, Co. A., 25th N. Y. and
Co. A., 91st N. Y. Inft.
AT the conclusion of the post cere-
monies similar service was held by the
Relief corps commemorative of the late
Mrs Gertrude Sampson. Mrs. Clara
Holland gave brief but beautifully ex-
pressed address in memory of the de-
ceased sister and in harmony with the
spirit of memorial day.
Both services were interspersed with
appropriate music by a quartet from the
organizations.
The following order of exercises will
be observed on Monday morning at the
cemeteries of the city.
Bartlett-Logan Post No. 6, G. A. r.,
will assemble at post rooms, 127 North
Main street, at $3.50 a. m, march to cor
ner of Main and Fifth Streets and take
cars from there at o'clock sharp to
Evergreen cemetery, Boyle Heights.
The order of exercises at the cemetery
will be ae follows. after forming around
the G. A. r. plat and monument
Call to order and address by Comman-
der Charles F. Derby.
Reading general orders and calling the.
roll of dead, Adjutant-General John
Davis
Prayer by the chaplain, F. A Werth.
Music BY the children of Boyle Heights
school,
Ritualistic exercises by the post.
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Address, by Byron L. Oliver.
Decoration of soldiers monument by
forty-seven young misses.
Firing of salute over the graves by
detail from Co. c., 7th Reg't., N. G. C.
The strewing of flowers over the
graves of 1873 eoldiers will follow the,
above exercises.
In the afternoon the post will again
assemble at / o'clock at post rooms, and
from there join the parade with the other
posts to the Simpson Tabernacle.
Stanton post and Stanton corps will
meet at Bixby hall, 6101a South Spring
street, at $50 a. M, and will take the
cars for Rosedale cemetery at a. m. AT
the cemetery the graves will be. deco
rated by squads detailed from the post
assisted by the corps
After decorating the graves all will
assemble at bugle call at the post ceme-
terry plot, where the ritualistic services
will be conducted by the commander,
chaplain and comrades The school
children of the Rosedale and the. Pico
Heights schools will assist in the SER
vices. Comrade Hyatt will read an
original poem, the commander, A. c..
Shafer, will make short address and a
detail from Co. F. of the N. G. C. will
fire military salute over the graves of
the deceased soldiers, which will cor
clude the services