Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-11
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
There Will Be a Great Meeting of
the Department Of New
Mexico
IN SANTA FE, THURSDAY
On the Following Day Come the Oere-
monies Attendant Upon the dwelling
of the Francis Downs Memoir
ial Tablet.

Thursday and Friday of this week
will be given up to the Grand Army en-
campment, and the ceremonies attend
ant upon the unwilling Of the Downs
memorial tablet. The 18th annual en-
campment convenes at 10 a. m. Thurs
day, April Is, in this city, and an Off
cial bulletin has been issued by Depart
ment Commander Leverett Clarke, of
Albuquerque, to that effect.
The meeting will be held in the hall
of Carleton post, the council of admin
istration meeting there at 8 a. m. OF the
18th. All elected department officers
will then present full reports of their
work during the year for the Informal
ton of the commander. Comrade John
Quinn of Carleton post is officer of the
day, and Adolph Weller officer of the
guard, to serve during the encampment,
and they will be respected and obeyed
accordingly. The ceremonies connected
with the dedication of the monument
erected over the grave of Commander
Francis Downs will be held on Friday,
April IA. Commander Clarke in his cir
cular announces officially the death of
Commander-in-Chief James A. Sexton,
and orders that post headquarters in
his department and charters shall be
draped in mourning, and post depart
ment officers on duty will wear the usu-
al badge Of mourning for so days.
The exercises of the day will be con-
cluded by a camp fire at night, when
the gentle Boston baked bean will be
distributed, along with other edibles,
and a pleasant and social evening spent
generally.
DOWNS DAY PROGRAMME.
The following committee o. pro-
gramme and arrangements of the local
G. A. r. has prepared an excellent pro-
gramme for the exercises connected
with the unwilling and dedication of the
Downs memorial tablet in the national
cemetery: Colonel G. w. Knaebel, J. p.
Victory, w. S. Fletcher, f. p. Crichton,
Valentine Herbert, w. M. Berger and
Charles Wagner. The programme is as
follows:
The procession will be formed on Pal
ace avenue, with the right resting on
Washington avenue, at 2 p. m. sharp.
The following will be the order: Chief
marshal, S. S. Beatty; aides, j. T. For
sha, w. M. Berger, C. w. Dudrow. Eva
risto Lucero; Carleton post and vete-
ran of the war of the rebellion, in
charge of John P. Victory, post COM
mander; soldiers of the late war, Major
Fritz Muller commanding; Sons of Vete-
rams Amado Chaves commander; fire
department and civic societies, in COM
mand of the ranking officer of each;
citizens on foot, Captain Sol. Spiegel-
berg commanding.
Carriages will be formed on lower
Palace avenue in the following order:
Carriages containing disabled soldiers,
flower and emblem wagon: carriages
containing the president of the day,
Colonel George w. Knaebel; speaker of
the day, Hon. John r. McFie; invited
SutSlS dllu GlliLtIS ScltIdlly. lie pIO-
cession will go by way of San Francisco
and Rosario streets to the cemetery.
CEMETERY CEREMONIES.
Music by the choir: surrender and UNI
yelling of the monument by Colonel
George w. Knaebel, president of the
day; acceptance of monument by John
p. Victory, post commander; setting the
anchor; music, The Star-Spangled
Banner" ritual services; THE Navy"
response by William Bolander, s. V. c.;
detail of guard of honor, r. S. Fletcher,
a%djutant;, music; setting Of arms and
by the guard; THE Army"
response by Louis Felsenthal, j. V. c.;
response of the officer of the day, VAL
entine Herbert; prayer by the chaplain;
music, Nearer MY God to Thee" ad-
dress by Comrade John r. McFie, IRA
tor of the day; response by j. P. Victo-
post commander; benediction by the
chaplain.
The procession will then reform and
return to the plaza.