The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
IN HONOR OF the DEAD
PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY
BEING ARRANGED
MONUMENT TO MAINE VICTIMS
Speakers and Officers Of the Day-An
innovation During the Exer-
cises at the Cemetery

The program 10 nearly completed, lack
ing now only few minor details. The
committee that has the matter in hand has
been working for some few weeks. and ct
their meeting yesterday evening In Elks'
hall the various subcommittee were able
70 report definitely on all important partic-
ulars
s. The commemoratfon Is under the aus
pieces Of Memorial day committees from
Hartlctt-Logan post. No. 6, Stanton post,
No. IS, and Kenncsaw post No. 106, OF the
@. A. r. The committee from Kenesaw
post comprises N. D. Mussey, F. N. Am
dbrose, p. w. Clark, G. H. whitman; from
Stanton post. J. M. Quinn, ]. c. M. spen-
err. &. w. Hyatt, A. c. Shafer, W. s. Dau-
benspcck. and from Bartlett-Logan post.
Sam Kutz, G.. II. Derby, F. w. Stein, L. T.
holland, P. P. Livermore.
The chairman OF the committee Of the
whole Ia J. M. Quinn, and the secretary
Sam Kutz. The intention of the commit
tee is to have the day more generally OBJ
served and on broader lines. They believe
moro people will be in line this year than
ever before. and that the crowds OF specta-
tors will be larger also.
The memorial services will be held at
Simpson tabernacle. Maj. John A. Donnell
viii be the orator of the day and John OAR
win Gish Of the Sons Of Veterans will make
the second address; Rev. Hartley Of Simp-
son tabernacle will pronounce the benedic-
ton and Rev. VIII A. Knighten will be
the chaplain. The president Of the day Is
vet to be selected from a number OF names
proposed. A. c. Shafer will deliver Lin
coins Gettysburg address. c. F. Derby
will be chief usher at the tabernacle, with
Instructions to notify people desiring to
crowd into the auditorium before the vet
Grams secure seats, that the edifce has
been rented by them for their express use.
A committee of ladies from the ladies'
@. A. II. was present last night TO ask
the sanction of the committee to erect
floral monument at Evergreen cemetery
In conmculoration of the dead sailors Of
tho battleship Maine. Their request was
willingly granted. There will be short ex-
ercises in connection with the placing Of
the tribute but the speaker of the occasion
has not vet been chosen.
A Communication was read from C. w.
Fleming Of the sheriffs office. offering TO
grange free OF charge for the committee
= marching American fing. The letter did
not explain how this will be accomplished,
but 1t was taken for granted that 1t would
be OF. the plan formed at tho convention of
tho G. A. r.. at st. Paul last year, when the
school children of that city were 30 attired
and placed In line as to represent the Stars
and Stripes.
The committee does not think there will
BE- either seating or standing room in the
hall for all those who will wish to obtain
admission thereto. The seating capacity
IL not more than 5000. and many seats will
be occupied by regular members of the con-
Ercgation whom It will be impossible to
kecp out, though the place is rented to the
scommfttee for stipulation.
w. 8. Daubenspeck, who will be grand
marshal of the parade, submitted the fol-
lowing program, which the committee mp.
proved, though 1t was intimated that some
changes might yet be made: -
The parade will form on Main street, the.
right of the body resting on Third street.
The parade will begin to move at p. m,
sharp. The line Of march will be south on
Main to Fourth, west on Fourth to Spring,
north on Spring to First, west on First to
Broadway, south on Broadway to Sixth,
west on Sixth to Hope, and south on Hope
10 Simpson tabernacle.
Order Of the parade:
Mounted Police.
Detachment of Police On Foot,
Chief Aide, Capt. L. T. Holland:
Other Aides. Judge William Young.
A. p. Hoffman, Dan Jones,
Capt. Munseys Signal Corps.
Aosecrans Camp, Sons Of Veterans,
) Veteran Drum Corps. under Command of
Capt Sam Kutz,
Bartlett-Logan Post. @. A. R.,
Kenesaw Post. G. A. r..
Stanton Post, G. A. r.
Ladies Of the w. II. C. will march In line
to the left Of their respective posts, as the
parade passes Central park on Sixth street.
Ladies Of the G. A. r.. and other auxil-
laries to the Grand Army will fall in to the
rakt1t Of the line; also ladies Of the Union
veteran legion.
e. d. Telts of Bartlett-Logan post No. 6,
n chairman of the committee that has
charge Of the exercises at the cemetery.
In addition to the manner of aid usually
lent by the school children of the city, Mr..
Felts will introduce an innovation in which
X forty-flve Of the children will TAKE parts.
He proposes to supply each Of the school
children with bouquet Of flowers, and as
thoy place them on a grave they will say,
ssDor the dead Of -" In that way the
AAad Of each state in the United States will
be remembered In particular.
the speaker at the cemetery and the COM
mittee is endeavorins to obtain the services
u an elocutionist for recitation apropos
81 the day and the surroundings.
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