The times., 1897-05-23

At meeting of the memorial commit
tee OF the g. A. R., held last night at
their hall, reports were received from the
subcommittee. Plans for the appropri-
| ate observance OF Decoration Day were
submitted and adopted Everything is
| progressing favorably, and although the
] program will not be completed before Fri
| day great satisfaction was expressed by
| all present The plans for the parade have
not yet been perfected. OF course, the
| chief celebration will be at Arlington, but
there will also be the usual exercises
| at all of the cemeteries containing Union
dead.
AT the Arlington National Cemetery the
orations will be delivered by Hon. Jona-
than p Dolliver, of Iowa, and Hon. Web
ster Davis, Assistant Secretary OF the In
terror. DIR. Thomas Calver will read an
original poem. Rev. w. ii. Black, depart
ment chaplain. will offer up a prayer.
The instrumental music, as in years past,
will be furnished by the United States Ma
ripe Band, while the G. A X. Musical Union
monies will be under the direction OF De-
partment Commander Thomas s. Hopkins
IN addition to the ceremonies in the
amphitheater there will be special services
under the direction OF Comrade w. II.
Michael, chief clerk of the State Depart
ment, at the tomb of Admiral Porter. A
floral ship Will be placed over the grave
as tribute to the old naval hero's menl-
fro, nf 10
At the Soldiers Home Cemetery the ser
vices viii be quite elaborate. Instrumental
music will be furnished by the Fourth
United States Artillery Band The assem-
bly, win be called to order by DR.. j f.
Rant, 5. V department commander. The
invocation viii be offered by Rev. G.. Ii.
Johnston, ID. D., pastor of st Paul's 2. E.
Church Comrade w H. Nelson, win de-
liver the poem. and there will be an ora
tion by Hon. Tracy l.. Jeffords. Vocal
music viii be furnished by chorus yet
to be selected Special services will he
held at the tomb of Gen John A. Logan
under the direction of q subcommittee
composed OF the Logan Guard OF Honor
and a committee from the Legion OF Loyal
Women Preceding the ceremonies there
Will be a parade, headed by the Soldiers
Home Rand
On Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock special
flag services VIII be held in the Soldiers
Home Chapel The program is as follows:
Sermon by Rev. g. FaciUs, chaplain of the
Home, from Joshua iv:e-7; patriotic an
them, choir; tenor solo, Mfr. j. Harry
Davis; roll call OF deceased comrades OF
Henry Wilson Post, No II, Department Of
the Potomac, G. A. B.; abide With Me-"
Solo
Facius; festival TIE Deum No. Z, in E fiat,
Dudley Ruck, choir; Union and Liberty
f Boot, choir: Miss Lieu Facius, organist
and director.
At tire Congressional Cemetery the inFo-
cation will be delivered by Rev. E. o. Ed
ridge Memorabilia an original poem,
viii he read by Dewitt C. Sprague. Ora
tions viii he delivered by Senator F. J.
Cannon and James A. Frear, Esq of Hud-
son, Wis Lincoln address at Gettysburg
VIII. be read by Capt. W. o. Kretanger, OF
the department OF Texas. Instrumental
music VIII be furnished by the Fourth Ar
tillery Band, A BugHope, bandmasser, The
Farragut octette, under the leadership OF
James s. Smith, VIII render three vocal
selections The parade has not as yet been
arranged, but will start from Third street
O'Clock and viii contain hundreds of school
children, with small flags.
George Fl. Thomas Post, No. / 5, will hold
services at 0:30 a. m. at Northeast Temple,
corner FL and Twelfth streets northeast, in
commemoration OF the Union dead buried
In Glenwood, Prospect Hill, ST. Mary's,
Mount Oliyet, and GracelaRd cemeteries.
The following program will be rendered:
ID rscl nv All Il
Deise; words of welcome, by Commander z.
P. Entrikin; song, by choir; memorial
sermon; music, by Second Regiment Ma
tionaI Guard Band; memorial of flowers, by
f3rty-six little girls; guarding the flag, by
forty-five little boys; reading of Lincoln's
Gettysburg speech: poem, "Forget-menot,'
by Commander E. j. Braakings; solo, by
Miss Bessie Beadle; Grafton, by Charles A
Davis, Esq; song, "Old Glory by little
Josephus Faulkner; recitation. by Master
E. N. Webster; song, by choir; address, by
Col J s. Brigham, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture; song, Nearer; My God, TO
Thee" by the choir and assembly; and
henedlction, by Rev. John L. Walsh. The
procession will form at 10 O'Clock a.
m, at the corner of Eighth and II
streets northeast, and will proceed to the
Tempe, WneFe the ABOVE program VIII
be rendered 1t will be headed by the
Second Regiment National Guard Band and
composed of the Fifth Battalion, Second
Regiment, National Guard; the Sunday
schools Of Northeast washin gton, Post
No. 8, c. A. R.; Sons OF Veterans, Corps
No. IL, u r. c.; Ladies' Aid to s. Of ",
and citizens generally.
TIE services will also be held at st.
Cemetery, Ana costa The
program is not yet completed. but there
will be orations by Rev. w. G. Davenport
and Rev. Charles 0. Isaac. Lincoln's
famous address at Gettysburg win also
be read.
The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railroad has agreed to
transport to Arlington all members OF
the G A. R. who participate in the
parade upon special trains for 10 cents
per round trip The line of parade win
be made with reference to taking these
cars at the point of breaking up.
The memorial committee made an ap-
preparation to be sent to the Brooklyn
Post of the G. A. R. to be used in the
purchase of a floral piece for the decoration
of the tomb of Gen. U. s. Grant, at River
side, n. Y.
Assistant Quartermaster General J Ty-
Ter Powell win furnish 100 small flags
for decorating the graves OF comrades in
the several cemeteries and isolated graves
in and around Wa aShipptou