The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-29
GRAVES WILL Be MARKED
Where the Dead Soldiers Are Laid
to Rest.
TO STREW THEM With FLOWERS.
Services Mt GIcnwood Tomorrow-A
General Outpouring OF Citizens
Is Expected.

As a matter preliminary to decorating
the graves OF the dead soldiers buried in
the various cemeteries around Houston
the committees appointed from among
those who wore the blue and those who
wore the gray In the late fratricidal strife,
will today mark with flags the graves OF
their dead comrades in the different bury
ing grounds so that on the morrow some
friendly hand may with reverence place a
flower upon each grave where heroes are
buried.
The flags for this purpose can be secured
from the office OF Mr. Charles Dwyer, room
10. Fox building. and those who, with these
flagc are to mark the graves, are:
For Glenwood cemctcry--comrade G.
Meyer, Captain p. II. Fail and Colonel j.
r. Watics,
For the German cemetery Captain j. J.
Scholl. Il. C. Cornell and Captain c.
Towles
For the Catholic cemetery-Captain J.
1awlor. n. A. Grant and NJ. Monahan.
Old City cemetery in First ward-Cap,
tain A. Schillne. James Kelley and Lieu
tenant G. Torrcy.
jewish cemetery--B. Guycr, Colonel w
A. Chlldross and VI Rich
Old hpisoopal cSIhpt'ty th.
lam Hunter captain IT, Ia i'O'' a'1 ''"''
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A Post reporter said to Mr. CIV Kidl
Il noticed that at tho last meeting CT
the representatives. OF the Grand Army OF
'he h'puo'p' "'
vo, took distinguished part, md Tn this
a,ta, L., a.t, MINT lnrplrcd ,on
coH''V''NH ~ NV '''N
TO oier tho resolution lhal May A' 9'.
apart az Memorial day and mnic legal
holiday by legislative enactment, 50 that
there be concert Of action throughout the
United States when the graves Of The loved
and honorcd dead should bc decorated
with flowers or marked with flags
His reply was in thia wlsc' Meeting
personal friend on the street he invited
me to be present and take part In NE
r,collected not only ,hc past bui couad-
ord the future md reflected how ! was
tdentIfIed with tho uast and connected
with tbs future When ] am gone my
desceniania WIN w., here and in the vons
OF nv eranichiidrrn courses tie rich purp-
ling blood OF General Srufry. who aavt up
his Ne IN battling f,r tho Southern cause,
and General Wilcox who fought ON ,ha
Same aide nn, to spoal, of Others and to
mo per,onally dearer than all OF whom
that which vas mortal sleeps IN Glpuwoud
apd who risl,ca b.r llfn baneotb sbo, opd
sbfIl In rnrin. fnr tho, sirl nuI ,youultd
oho,ri p,eaner oN Mobile. Won. r,n readily
und,retard IN use your avn Language how
VAS ,rsrirra IA on,r tho rr.oIi,ion thnt
WINS so cnth,igias,lcailv adopted."
Thoso having slowers 10 contribute for
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by the floral committee 20 leave them nj
the Cotton EXCHANGE before o'clock -
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'noutloha SEM Tor Wlll piea'r notuN
Cantain c. C. Heavens. ~ GogEans music
store Bin2 bunainr lltln stree, coto.
member Of tha cnt,p,itt.. ,,0i ,nU fr~
them during tho forenoon M su1l,s
The mntnb ,rs ~ Tho Vot,ri.ar r,,.,,I
have eynrsss.d , ssir, -, ,,,,..o,. ,,.,.,...
arms nj tho exorc,ses al ciar,yroA ,,,.,
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