The record-union., 1897-05-22
READY FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Grand Army Committees Complete the
Small Details.
Marshal Ficks Outlines the Route of
the Parade-LadieS' Aux
iliarieS.

The Grand Army Memorial Day Com
mittee held a meeting at Foresters' Hall
last evening for the purpose of per-
fecting arrangements for Memorial Day
exercises.
j. S. Jones reported that the street
railway company had volunteered the
use of a car, free of charge, for carrying
the members OF the Ladies' Choral So
ciety, who have volunteered to sing, to
and from the cemetery. The car will
be taken as near as possible to the resi-
dence of Mrs. MOeller where the So
ciety will meet prior to starting for the
cemetery.
]. S. Easterbrook, for the Committee
on Literary and Music, reported that
the programme of exercises at the cem-
etery had been completed by the inser-
ton of the name of Colonel H. Vein
stock as orator of the day. The pro-
gramme, as completed, was accepted
and adopted by the committee.
Miss Shields reported q communica-
ton from the G. A. r. Post at Virginia
City, New, requesting that flowers be
sent for decorative purposes. 1t was
decided that each of the speakers at
the Memorial Day exercises in the pub
lie schools next Friday request that the
flowers used for decorative purposes
on that day be donated for use of the
posts at Carson and Virginia City, New.
]. S. Jones VOLUNTEERED to pack and
ship such flowers as might be donated,
| provided they We're brought to his place
of business Chairman Mott, for the
committee, accepted the prefer of his
services, and the several speakers were
o,.lo, e ont
Mrs. Herr, for the Floral Commit
! tee, reported that every school in the
city, the High School excepted, had
! been visited by the subcommittee, and
donations of flowers solicited, and that
the High School wuold be visited as
soon as possible.
Grand Marshal Ficks stated that
there would be a grand parade, if moth
| ing intervened to stop it, The parade
would, he said be formed north of the
Plaza on Tenth street, and would move
promptly at 1:30 o'clock p. M, the line
of march being down ] to Third or
Second, on Second to K, up K to Tenth
and out Tenth to the cemetery. The
minor details would be arranged as
soon as he knew how much of the funds
would be allowed for the purpose. 1t
was his intention, provided the finances
would permit, to invite a number of
Sons of Veterans to act as aides, pro-
vided the committee raised no objec-
| tion He was directed to use his own
judgment as to the selection of neces-
sary aides, and the number required.
| 1t was decided to secure the services
of a brass band of fifteen pieces, and
| five drummers, five fifers and bass
drummer from the Capital City Drum
| Corps.
The several committees handed
/ in estimates of the funds required by
| them for the day, and it was found
! that $40 would remain to be expended
by the Grand Marshal for horse hire,
printing, ETC. The latter volunteered
| to supervise the decoration Of the
| speakers stand at the cemetery, and
| his services We're accepted.
Attention was called to the fact that
| the committee, for the several posts,
| had accepted an invitation from Rabbi
Simon to attend memorial services at
| the Synagogue on Friday evening of
next week, and had also accepted a
similar invitation TO attend services at
/ St. Paul's Cathedral one week from
tomorrow evening. The members of
the several posts will meet at Foresters'
Hall and march in a body to the
| churches
The Ladies of the G. A r. took oc-
| casion to again extend a general invi-
tation to the members of the several
posts TO attend their exercises to be
| held at the hall on Wednesday evening
| of next week.
No further business coming before it,
the meeting adjourned to meet next
| Thursday evening.