Evening star., 1898-05-28

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Memorial Day. DR.. Thomas Calver; ora
tion, Representative James A. Connolly Of
Illinois; address. Gen. George D. Ruggfes.
governor of the home; special service IN
memory of Gen.. John A. Logan; closing
prayer, Rev. J. Cunnane, chaplain of the
home: America, choir and audience; taps,
bugler.
The following are the committee on re-
ception-Brig. Gen. George D. Ruggles,
Brevet Brig. Gen. r. F. Bernard, Col w.
H. Forwood, Maj. E. F. Ladd, Gen D. s.
Stanley. Maj. r. c. Parker. Capt. D. A.
Irwin. Sergt. Maj. Thomas Evans, Supt.
F. B. Jones, James Cantwell. VIM. Grant,
Sergt. VIM. Kernahan, Sergt James e..
Thomas. Sergt. Joseph Mas, Sergt. Alex
ander Campbell, Corp. VIM. D. Wallace,
Corp. Thompson r. East, Commander ia
cob Moore, Past Commander Patrick Ford
ard Nelson Hough.
On decorations-Lafayette Relief Corps.
No III, w. r. c.. Mrs. Brideham, president.
The members of st. Stephens choir are
as follows: Sopranos. Miss Teresa Machen
Miss Susie McDermott, Miss Mary Hayes,
Miss Henrietta Morrison; altos, Mrs. Cora
)essez, Miss Elena Gilen Miss Cora Trod-
den. Miss Margaret Gowans; tenors, James
ii. Golden, Charles H. Soran, D. L. OBrien,
w. r. Hughes; basses, T. W. Gross, w. e.
Abbott. Carl Reid. John Arendes: Mrs. Alb
rector.
At Northeast Temple.
services. following the decoration of
graves in Glenwood Prospect Hill, Mount
ohVet and St Mary's cemeteries, will be
held by George H. Thomas Post, No. Is;
Noman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans
and Ladies' Aid, at 1870 am, at North
east Temple. H and 18th streets northeast.
Inc program Will be as follows: Invocation,
heV. .. NJ. HartsOck reading memorial
orders, A6jutant w. W. Deloe: address.
Conn ade b. p. Entrikin; memorial sery-
ices, officers, Thomas Post; recitation, Mrs
Cora Bookwater: reading President Lin
yzt,r1 IL
Brookings; THE Army of the Unknown"
MISS Josie Faulkner; address, Sons of
veterans" ]. A. Pearson; decorating mon
ument to the unknown dead, twenty-five
Ettle girls; grafton, Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis: America audience and Keller
Memorial Orchestra; benedtction Rev. c.
Ii. Butler. Music will be rendered by the
quartet.
The procession, headed by the drum
corps and composed of Sunday schools of
the Northeast, Geo. H. Thomas Post. No.
sn 70, G; - A r.; George H: Thomas Camp.
NO. II, w. r. c.; Ladies' Aid to Sons of
veterans, and citizens generally, will form
on eth street northeast, right resting on H
street. at ~ o'clock sharp. Immediately
cession will n eve along street to North
east Temple, where the above program will
be rendered.
At st. Elizabeth,
AT st. Elizabeth the services will be held
under the direction of Commander j. E.
sneW Of John A. Logan Post, chairman
The program will be as follows Sounding
the assembly, bugler; prayer, A. Dawson,
pest chaplain; "Star Spansled Banner" St.
Elizabeth choir: address, Chairman Snow; =;
odd Glory band; reading Of President
ley. Captain VIM. B. Cushing Camp, s. v;
Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean," band
oration. Rev. Chas. o. Isaac; "Sleep Thy
Last Sleep" quartet; address and original
poem, DR.. w. w. Goddng; America" by
all present; lights out, bus!er.
The committee of arrangements Is COM
posed Of the following: Comrade ]. H.
Dony. chairman; John A. Logan Post No.
BmMessrs; T. J. Harshman. H; w: Emo. A.
Dawson, e. H. Grant, w. H. Peck, A.
Gertman, F. NJ. Taylor, C. F. Watson, A.
B. Frisbie, c. Roby, T. ]. Putnam; John A.
Logan Corps, No Z, w. r. C.-Mesdames
North. FTrisbie. Dony, Smith, King, Ander-
son. Simpson. Grant; Cushing Camp-Mes-
DANES Parsons, Davis, NJ. D. Allen, L. ].
Allen, L. Allen, Keithley, Sophie and OF
tilea Stromwell, Webber and Brown.
Oak Hill Cemetery.
At Oak Hill cemetery the following pro-
gram will be rendered: Opening remarks by
the chairman. Commander A. B. Grunwell:
reading Of Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
E. T. Janney; invocation. Rev. w. c.. Alex
ander, D. D.; poem, DIR. j. W. Chappell;
Home Of the Soul" Mr.. H. p Hoover;
grafton. Representative W. H. King of
Utah, Bow Down Thine Ear, o Lord."
Miss Gibson; beEediction, Rev. Dr. Stitt
The District National Guard Band and q
quartet will furnish the music.
The committees are as follows: Arrange
ments-Past Commander B. T. Janney,
Chairman; Past Commander j. W. Kirk
ley, Commander A. B. Grunwell, Chaplain
g. w. Fletcher and Quartermaster c. NJ.
Robinson. Decoration-Mrs. E. H. Harner,
Mrs. NJ. B. Lichty and Miss Lillian L.
Storch. Quartet-Miss E. NJ Chase, Mr.
H. p. Hoover. Miss Matte Gibson, ]. w.
Hollingsworth.
Holy Rood Cemetery
At the Holy Rood cemetery the following
program will be rendered: Nearer, Ny
God. to Thee District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard Band; "The Star Spangled
Banner" Trinity choir led by Mr.. M. Scan
Ion; GRAFTON, Rev. Mr.. Mulvaney; "Ameri-
ca Trinity choir; selection, District Ma
tional Guard Band; benediction, Rev. Mr.
Mulvaney.
The following committees are in charge:
Arrangements-Se Vice Commander IN
mer, chairman; Henry Williams, Charles
McCaithy. Decorations-Mrs. NJ A. JJlmer
Mrs. A. Fletcher. Mrs. George Golden
Harmony Cemetery.
The services at Harmony cemetery will
No. 4, assisted by the ladies of o. P. Nor
ton Corps. w. r. c. After participating in
the department parade. the post will pro-
ceed from 1871 street to the cemetery. The
order Of exercises will be as follows, the
music being furnished by a choir and band:
calling assembly to order, Comma nder
James Wells; invocation, Rev. N. w
Wheeler, post chaplain; recitation, Miss ~
b: Coats; oration. Rev. George w. Lee:
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Commanded
James Wells; Grafton, Rev. Dr. w. Bfshop
Johnson; solo, w. T. Benjamin; address
Bishop Johnson; grafton, Rev. w. III. Col.
bert; benediction, post chaplain
The committee Of arrangements Is as fol-
lows: William Bell, John H. Morton, John
Bell. William Still, Herman Ellis.
The various committees in charge of the
memorial services are as follows:
Executive committee: Department Of
ficers-Arthur Hendricks, department COM
mander, chairman; B. F. Chase, senior
vice department commander; ]. B. Carter.
junior vice department commander: T.,
Vanderhoef, assistant adjutant general
secretary; Fred. G. Calvert assistant
quartermaster general, treasurer; H. M.
Bennett. M. D., medical director and Rev.
w. E. Parson, chaplain.
Past department commanders-Frank H.
Sprague, Benjamin. F. Hawkes. A. H. G.
Richardson. George e. Corson, Harrison
Dingman, Chas. c. Royce, William Gibson.
S. s. Burdette. d. S. Alexander Newton M.