Evening star., 1899-05-27

| Burger; "Schubert's serenade.' Soldiers
| Home Band; poem, THE Voices of the
the Light of Day" F. G. Illsley. quartet St.
| Peters choir; Grafton Rev. NJ. W. HANNA,
| DID,; Dropping From the Ranks One by
| One" kinsey, solo, Mr.. Ed. B. Fox; chorus,
| St. Peters Church choir: address. Gen. Geo.
d. Ruggies. governor of the home; Mon
| astery Bells Soldiers Home Band; closing
| prayer, Rev. Father Hannah, chaplain of
| the home: America" St. Peters choir and
! Soldiers Home Battery; ITO Thee, My
| Country" Soldiers Home Band; taps. Sol
| diers Home bUsler; reforming and return
| ON veterans to the home.
| Committee on reception-Brig. Gen. Geo.
| d. Ruggies. Erev. Brig. Gen. r. F. Bernard
! Maj. Louis La Garde, Capt. Chas. Taylor,
Brew Mai Gen d. S. Stanley, Sergt. Maj
Henry Kerr Past Post Commander Patrick
| Ford Maj. r. c. Parker.
| Committee on observation-disclosures Re-
| lief Cops. No. II. W. X. c., Mrs. Mary
| Mangunr, president.
| Congregational Cemetery.
| The services at Congressional cemetery
will be under the direction of A B. Grun-
! We'll. junior vice department commander.
A parade. composed of the Mount Pleasant
! Military Band. Sunday schools, citizens,
| Farragut Post, No. 10, G. A r.
| Farragut Octet and carriages with
orator and post chaplain, will form
| on Pennsylvania avenue southeast be-
| tween Sd and 4th streets at $50 am. and
march to the cemetery, where the following
| program will be carried out: Sounding as
| sembly, bugler; Nearer, My God, to Thee
| Mount Pleasant Military Band; calling as
| semby to order, A. b. Grunwell. junior
| vice department commander; invocat ton,
] Rev. Geo II. MaydweIl; Stars and Stripes
Forever" Mount Pleasant Military Band; ;
| opening remarks, Stanton Weaver, post
Mount Pleasant Military Band; Grafton
Thomas II. Mckee; selection, THE Vacant
Chair. Farragut Post Octet; Lncon's
| Gettysburg address, George Keithley. past
| captain, Gushing Camp, S. of V; The Star
| Spangied Banner Mount Pleasant Mill
| tary Band; reading, " The Beautiful Badge"
| j. Tyler Powell: Cover Them With Flow
| ers, Farragut Post Octet; America" vo-
| cal and Instrumental music, Farragut Post
! Octet and Band; benediction. Rev Geo H
| Maydwell.
Farragqt Post oetet-John Green. John
PurVis. Harry McElfresh, A. j. Bussey, E
| Iurpln. r. S Hayes, r. j. Lowry, L. H
| Thomas. Harry Redfield
| Committee of Farragut Post-A. b Grun-
| well. Junior vice department commander
| chairman; r, A. Lowe, w ". Wallings-
| ford. a. c. Adams Geo r. Cook. L. J. Mel
! choir. E n. Croft E. H. Ripley. s w Bun
| yea. James Wood, 3. f. Graham M V
H. H, Bunyea, John Jost, John Shaw
Committee of Farragut Relief Corps
| Mrs. Julia Roberts, Mrs. Mary p Ripley
Mrs. Lizzie Bradley. Mrs. Jennie Bevens,
-'if'S NftIi'b-li. AlTS. Mary f.uSne,
| Mrs. Mary Price. Mrs Genevieve Dalton
Mrs. Fannie Pratt, Mrs Clara KaIstrom
| Mrs. Mary Mcdonald. Mrs Grace Lowry
Mrs. Annie NJ Dykes, Mrs. Amelia Daniels
Mrs Jessie Bruner, Mrs Miranda w
Fuller. ~
Officer of the day, A. F. Dinsmore
Thomas Post in Charge.
At the services at Glenwood Prospect
| Hill, st. Mary's and Mt Olivet the Off
| GERS of Thomas Post will be in command.
| Those participating will first assemble at
the post hall at 7:30 am, and proceed to
Mt Oltvet to decorate graves Assembly"
and taps" sounded by bugler at cemetery
| afterward assembling at Post Hall at 10
am and proceed to Prospect Hill, st.
Mary's and GIenwood. where the following
program will he rendered:
Sounding assembly. bugler: reading Me
mortal day orders. Adiutant Reight: prayer
Rev. E. n. Kirby; singing, choir memorial
ceremonies officers Thomas Post: martial
music, drum corps; poem. reading Presi
dent Lincoln's address at Gettysburg. post
commander; recitation, Miss Abernethy;
singing, choir address, F. W. Collins;
music drum corps; benediction. chaplain;
decoration of graves, committee; taps,
bugler
At other Cemeteries.
The programs for the remaining services
are as follows:
| St. Elizabeth's-Sounding the assembly,
| bugler; odd Glory" Asylum Band; open
ing remarks by chairman, Post Command
er H W. Emo; prayer, Post Chaplain A.
Dawson: song. I'VE Deck Their Graves
Alike Today" school children; poem Prof,
Gettysburg address, James H. Dony; song,
TREAD Lightly Ger Their Graves ST.
Elizabeth choir; address, Selden NJ. Ely;
star Spangled Banner" Asylum Band;
song, Shall We Meet Beyond the River
St. Elizabeth choir; oration, Rev n. H;
Miller; Battle Hymn of the Republic"
by all present; taps, bugler.
Committee of arrangements-Post Com
mander H. ". Emo, chairman; John a.
| Logan Post, No. 13-Messrs. A. B. Frisbie,
| Z. 7. Allen. DR.. f. H. Grant, A Dawson,
Jas. H. Dony. T. J. Putnam. C. B. smith,
! J. E. Snow. A. S. Gertman, Wm.. H. Peck.
| John A. Logan Corps, No. I, w. R c.
Mesdames Mary e. Simpson, Emily Frisbie.
| Sarah T. Grant Julia y. Dony, Jane S. Nc
| Lean NJ. b. Tew. Margaret Leonard.
Havenner; ''Tenting on the old Camp
Ground" quartet. Mrs. Kelser, Miss Pot
bury, Miss Adkins, Miss Wise; oration,
Mine Eye Hath Seen Mrs. kelser; music,
! Nearer My God, to Thee by band; solo,
| Not One Forgotten Miss Potbury; music,
| Lead. Kindly Light" by band; Abide
! With Me" quartet; benediction, DIR. j. D.
kinzer; salute to the dead, Company II,
High School Cadets, Capt. Birch, COM
manding
| Committee for Oak Hill cemetery-B T.
| y,
| Harner, Geo. W. Fletcher, assisted by w.
| r. c.. Mrs. A Fletcher, president.
! Holy RoOd-Music, Nearer, My God, to
] Thee Sd United States Cavalry Band;
| grafton, Tracey L. Jeffords; song, Amer
! lea" Trinity Sunday school choir; music,
| Lead Kindly Light band; salute to the
! dead Company II, High School Cadets,
| Capt. Birch, commanding.
! Comra,ttee for Holy Rood cemetery-R.
! UNmer. chairman Henry Williams Chas.
| Mccarthy, assisted by W. R. c., Mrs. a.
| Fletcher. president.
| Services at Harmony-Calling assembly
! to order. Sidney w. Herbert, commander
i O. p. Morton. No. 4: reveries; invocation,
| Rev w II. Bell, chaplain Post No. 4;
| chorus pupils OF Lincoln School; "Lincoln's
| Gettysburg Address, Rev. r. f. Hart;
| chorus. pupils of Lincoln School; poem,
! Miss VI. r. Bowen; Grafton, Rev. w. III.
| Hunter. Sumner Post. No. 8; address, e.
| Moiyneaux Hewlett; chorus, pupils of Lin
| coin School; address, Sons of Veterans,
| ]. Z. Turner; benediction.
| Commlttee-Sidney w. Herbert chair
| man. w II. Liverpool, Randall Bowie; w.
! H. Grimshaw, commander of Post No. D.
| master of ceremonies.
| The patriotic ladies will perform their
| usual part in the exercises of the day, es-