The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
ORDERS ISSUED BY AUTHoRI-
TIES OF THE G. A. R.
Complete Programme Mapped Out
For Today and Tuesday In Honor
of Soldier Dead

The following order, bearing on the
Memorial day exercises, has been is
sued by G. A. r. authorities:
James B. Mexican post No. 1 and
George r. Maxwell post No. ), G. A. r.,
together with their relief corps, will
meet at their hall, Sunday. May IS.
1899. at 1915 a. m. and march thence
under the escort of company n of the
First regiment of the Utah national
guard to the Christian church. at the
corner of Third East and Fourth South
streets, where the memorial sermon
will be preached by Rev. William Bag
by at IL o'clock a. m.
The order heretofore made for the
G. 4. r. services at the public schools
to be addressed by members of the
post at O'Clock p. m. is hereby waived,
il being considered that the reception
in honor of Admiral Schley on that day
will amply supply its place.
on Tuesday, May So at $50 o'clock
a. m. sharp, the committee appointed
by the posts and corps TO decorate the
graves of soldiers at the city cemetery
will meet at lis West Second South
street. They will be there met by a fir
ing squad detailed by the First regi-
ment of the national guards. Thence
they will proceed to the city cemetery
to decorate the soldiers graves and
perform the memorial services of the
order. From the city cemetery they
will then report to their posts and corps
at Mt. Olivet, accompanied by their
firing squad.
At $50 o'clock a. m. sharp the COM
mittee appointed by the posts Will
meet at 1lS West Second South street.
whence they viii proceed 10 the fort
TO assist in decorating the graves at
Fort Douglas cemetery, under the di-
rection Of Captain keene of the TWEEN
ty-fourth infantry, in command at Fort
Douglas.
AT $3.50 o'clock a. m. the posts and
corps will meet at their hall. whence
they will march at 10 a. m sharp west
TO West Temple street, thence north
to First South street, thence east to
Main street, thence south to Second
South street, thence east to State
street, where they will join their relief
corps, and, accompanied by the First
Regimental band. proceed in cars spe-
cially provided for them TO Mt. Olivet
cemetery. where they will unite in dec
Grating the graves of all old soldiers
buried there, and in the performance
of the ritualistic services of the Grand
Army and the Womens Relief Corps,
will then perform their ritualistic serV-
ices for the unknown dead.
Lincoln-s Gettysburg address will be
In their march from their hall along
the route above indicated, they will be
escorted by the governor and Staft, the
mayor and city council, the First reSi-
ment of Utah national guards, the sig
nal corps of Utah, a company of Tor
rey's rough riders, and other returned
soldiers from the war with Spain, I'M
der the command of James E. Game,
and other civic societies of the city.
The procession will be led by the First
band.
The entire procession will be under
of Colonel Norman d. Cor
ser, grand marshal of the day, to whom
all organizations participating in the
parade are directed to report at the q.
A. r. hall at 9:45 a. m. sharp.
All old soldiers are invited to join the
G.. A r. in their march, and to Mt
Olivet.
At o'clock p. m, May so, the posts
and corps will report at their hall for
the conclusion of Memorial services.
The memorial address will be deliv
cred by General w. II. Penrose OF the
army.
The programme will include choice
selections of music and reading, as
heretofore published. The public is
cordially invited to attend the entlre
memorial service.
1t is urged that all school children,
and Others who can do so, contribute
flowers for the decoration of the sol
iiers' graves, and deliver them at l1s
West Second South street on Monday
afternoon. or at $50 Tuesday morning.
By order of general committee
FRANK H. CLARK, Chmn-
NETTIE PALMER, Secy.