The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY.

Singing America
MEMORIAL DAY.
Arrangements have been completed
for the proper observance of Memorial
Day in this city The Commander of
Post 90 has issued the following orders
HEADQUARTERS Posi- 20, G. A. r.
LAMmERTvInLE, May 1e, 1899.
Special Orders No. /.
l. Memorial Day this year will occur
on Tuesday, May Both. This, the one
chosen day i'll the year when we gather
iii the cemeteries and church yards to
place garlands, the choicest flowers of
| Spring, upon the graves of our depart
ed comrades, IL solemn reminder of
the duty we owe these "sleeping he
roes," and of the stern fact that our
ranks are being fast depleted by death.
Let us, on this occasion, resolve anew
to stand by one another, and by gath
ering in goodly numbers show that our
patriotism burns as brightly now IA
when we shouldered the musket and
rifle in the days of the civil strife.
IL. Comrades will assemble at Post
Headquarters ON Sunday evening, May
2Sth, Mt o'clock, for the purpose of
attending services in the New Hope
Nj. Il. Church.
III. Every comrade who can make il
convenient, is requested to assemble
at Post Headquarters on Monday after
noon, May Goth, at o'clock, sharp, for
the purpose of attending tho annual
Memorial Day exercises of the public
schools, to be held in the Hill School
building.
| ~. Comrades will assemble Mt Post
Headquarters ON Tuesday morning,
May 30th, at o'clock, sharp, and pro
coed to Riyerview Cemetery and decor
ate the graves therein.
Y. Comrades will also assemble Mt
Post Headquarters on Tuesday after
noon, May Both, Mt 1 o'clock, sharp,
and forming line will proceed to Mount
Hope and st. Johns Cemeteries, where
appropriate exercises will he held and
the graves decorated, after which the
limo will reform and return to town,
make short parade and dismiss mt
headquarters.
VI. On each of the above occasions
comrades will wear G.. A. II. badge ON
left brenst, carry cane and wear white
| gloves.
VII. Order of exercises and commit
tees will be announced by Committee
on Memorial Day.
BY order of
JAMES O. BELLS,
Post Commander.
B. ii. JOINER, Adjutant.
The Memorial Day Committee
Henry Dubs (Chairman), james O.
Bells Secretary and Treasurer), vii.
linn l.. Wesch, John Fuller and John
Malloy make tho following details
and announcements
Committee to visit Mount Airy, Rock
Church and vicinity Chaplain David
Wilson and Comrade VIM Il. Powell
Rosemont, Sandy Ridge and vicinity
Quartermaster Cyrenas Slack and
ono comradc.
New Hope and vicinity Comrade
Joseph Peaker and others.
Committee to mark graves in city
cemeteries-S Surgeon I. II. Nnylor and
Adjutant b. II. Joiner.
PROGRAMME.
On Tuesday morning, ut o o'clock,
line will form in front Of Post Head
quarters, and headed by the Point
Pleasant Band will march to River
view Cemetery, where, after short
address by Rev. W. w. Moirett, pastor
of the Lambertyille NJ. Il. Church, the
graves will be decorated
On Tuesday afternoon the line will
form at I o'clock, sharp, on Union
street, right resting on Church, in the
following order
Pioneers.
Point Pleasant Band.
Marshal Harry s. Kroesen.
Post20, under command Of Commander
Jas. o. Bells,
Invited Guests.
Carriages.
Citizens generally.
Line will move down Union street
to Swan, to Franklin, to Mount Hope
and st. Johns Cemeteries, whore the
graves will be strewn with flowers, af
ter exercises as follows:
Music by Band.
Prayer.
Reading of President Lincoln's adj
dress at Gettysburg, by Marshal II. s.
kroesen.
Address by Rev. i. Il. Quicksall
pastor of the New Hope M. j.. Church
Music by Band.
Benediction.
Line will then reform and parade
as follows From cemeteries up Frank
lin street to Coryell, to Main, to Perry
to Union, to Post Headquarters and
dismiss.
All ex-soldiers and sailors are cor
daily invited to turn out with the Post
on each of the above occasions.
An urgent appeal is made 10 the
public to contribute literally Of flow.
ers Of any description. II is desired
to strew the graves with an abundance
of flowers, and to do this the Post
must depend upon the liberality Of the
public, Especially is every girl III the
city and vicinity requested to con
! tribute bouquet Of flowers. Dona-
tons may be left ut Post Headquar-
tiers during Monday evening and on
Tuesday morning. Flowers intended
for any particular grave should be
plainly marked.
All persons attending the exercises
in the cemeteries are requested I,
avoid walking on the plots.
The "Clinton Democrat has tw,
ofClinton's bright lassies, Miss BESSIE
Smith and Miss Amy Carpenter, learn
ing the cart preservative" in that OF
fee, which has made trouble with IL