The record-union., 1897-05-08
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Programme Arranged by the Grand
Army Posts.
No Orator Yet SeIected-Donations or
Flowers Will be Needed in
Abundance.

The Memorial Day Committees OF the
Grand Army Posts and ladies' auAliIaiy
organizations met in Foresters han
last evening. Progress was fepolteu
from each of the subcommittee ap-
pointed a week ago.
Chairman Mott announced that at the
earnest request Of Comrade w. II. II.
Wiley the latter had been allowed 10
withdraw from the Committee on Lit
erary and Musical Exercises, and that
Comrade Frank Miller had been ap-
pointed in his stead Comrade Miller's
place on the Finance Committee will In
the future be filled by Comrade A. A.
Dassonville. The reason for the
change was that Wiley had been ap-
pointed Chief Aid to Grand Marshal
Ficks.
The Finance Committee had little to
report, except that the City Board of
Trustees had decided to donate $50
toward paying the expenses of the day.
It was explained that the fund would
not become available until vouchers
for the outlay were presented to the
board.
Comrade J. S. Easterbrook, from the
Committee on Literary and Musical Ex-
SlClSSS, 1CpOil6d tllexl bAC tOilAAiiAteON
had met and drawn up a programme
for the days exercises, which however,
would be subject to approval and
change by the General Committee. No
orator had as yet been secured. The
committee had written to General N.
p. Chapman, requesting that he fill the
position, but a reply had been received
stating that he was already engaged
TO speak elsewhere, and suggesting that
Generals Dibble or Barnes be invited
to deliver the Grafton.
The programme as arranged by the
committee is as follows: l, music
band; >, prayer, Rev. \. 3. Banks; ),
remarks by the President of the Day
George NJ Mott; t, recitation. Miss
May Powers; ,, extracts from Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, ] S. Easterbrook;
6, grafton; {, music, band: s, recitation,
Mr.. Ward; 8, song, America" by
everybody.
The question of securing the services
Of an orator was then taken up, and it
was suggested that if a member of the
Grand Army could not be had, some
local layman be invited to serve. The
names of General A L. Hart, Hiram
w. Johnson and c. T. Jones were men
toned as being among those who could
deliver excellent addresses.
1t was at length decided that the
committee should meet at an early date
and confer with Comrade Miller re-
garding the matter of orator of the day
Comrade T. w Sheehan suggested
that a subcommittee be appointed to
wait on Mrs. Moeller and request the
Ladies' Choral Society to take
part in the exercises. The sug-
gestion was adopted, and Mrs Shiels.
Mrs. Bragg and Comrade Sheehan
were appointed a committee to convey
the request.
The following communication from
Colonel H. Weinstock was read by the
Secretary:
Geo NJ. Mott. Chairman of Commit
tee on Grand Army Memorial services
Dear Sir: In behalf of the Congre-
cation B'nai Israel 1 beg herewith to
tender the members of the Grand Army
Posts in Sacramento and vicinity, an
invitation to attend the memorial ser
vices to be held at the Synagogue on
Sixth street, between and K, on
Friday evening preceding Memorial
Day.
The acceptance Of this invitation
will be appreciated by the congregation
and by yours truly,
II. WEINSTOCK,
President"
On motion of Comrade Dassonville,
the invitation was accepted by the COM
mittee, and it was decided to notify
each of the army posts and the ladies'
auxiliary organizations of the accept