The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30
DECORATE THE GRAVES
ELABORATE SERVICES Top,y AM
GLENWOoD.
Everybody Expected TO Turn I'm, a.,
Honor the Custom of Paying
Tribute to Dead Heroes,

be observed more generally today than
ever before in this city.
The veterans of both armies the yolun-
teer Guard and number of civic orsaniza-
lions Will participate In the ceremony of
decorating soldiers graves.
Tho Houston Light Guard are ordered to
assemble at their armory at 2.SO O'Clock
for the purpose of taking part in the
services. The uniform to be worn will be
helmets with spikes. blue coats and white
trousers.
me following general order for the
militia has been Issued by Colonel Watios.
Houston, Texas, May 80. 1s97.-The diff
ferent white military organizations will
meet at p, m. this afternoon at the Light
Suafd armory under arms. the cavalry
ARMED with carbine, the artillery with
sabcr, from which place they viii take
cars TO cemetery. j. r. Waties
Colonel First Regiment, Texas Volunteer
Guard.
Jas. Nj. burroughs. Adjutant.
captain X. z. Craig requests all men,
hers OF company No Z, Uniform Rank,
knights of pythias, TO meet this after
noon at 2:30 sharp at their hall in full
dress uniform 10 participate In tho mem
orial exercises
Lone Star lodge No g. National BEN
eyoent Legion, 100 strong. will also par
tlcipate
The following order of the day has been
issued by Commander j. H. Norton of the
Grand Army Of the Republic
At the call Of the bugle all organizcN
bodies will form, in double rank, on
Washington road at Glenwood cemetery,
the left resting at the cemetery gate.
George II. Mcclellan post Grand Army
of the Republic will form on the extreme
right. with Dick Bowling camp. United
Confederate Veterans, on its LEFT, next the
companies OF the Volunteer Guard In the
order assigned by Colonel j.. II. Watles,
commanding the battalion; next the st
Andrews Cadets: next the Uniform Rank.
Knights OF Pythias next the Woodmen of
the World; next the order of Red Men.
Other civic bodies will form on the left
in the order assigned hy rhc commander.
The commands will then open order and
inward face. and the Grand Army post will
march down the center, followed by each
command in regular order the commands
In line saluting.
Upon arriving at the monument to the
unknown dead Mcclellan post Will form on
the east side of the square, Dick bowling
camp on the north, the Volunteer Guard
and 81. Andrews Cadets on the west and
all other bodies as assigned by the COM
mander.
The ladies' OF the Relief Corps will form
on the right, on the south side OF the
square the Daughters OF the Confederacy
on the left. the Daughters OF the Repub
lie next. and the ladies' auxiliary of the
Woodmen OF the World on the left. This
division will be in charge OF Comrade DR..
n w. Bartlett.
Tho artillery will take position on the
west Of the square near the fence.
The music will be placed south of the
monument.
General Richard Cooke is appointed chief
aide and Comrade II. T Rue assistant aide,
j II Norton. Commander
J. j, Bllow. Adjutant.
All veterans OF the Federal army are
invited to take their places in the line
with George r. Mcclellan post, whether
or net they belong TO the Grand Army. and
all ex- Confederhtes are expected 10 be in
line with Dick Bowling camp.
The following programme viii be carried
out at the cemetery:
Address by commander OF George d. Nc
Clellan post Grand Army Of the Republic.
Prayer by chaplain.
Tribute by officer of the day
Tribute BY commander of Dick Bowling
camp. United Confederate Veterans,
Tribute hy president of Woman's Relief
Corps,
Tribute by senior vice president of Wo.
mans Relief Corps
Tribute by Junior vice president OF Wo-
mans Relief Corps,
Tribute by Daughters OF the Confederacy.
Tribute by Daughters OF the Republic
Tribute by Republic of Texas Veterans.
Firing of salute TO the dead.
Hymn America"
Bcnedictlon