Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-12
G. A.. R. ~ENCAMPMtNT.
There VIII be a Great Meeting OF the
Department Of New hexico.
IN SANTA TE MORROW

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, says the New Mexican.
The sixteenth annual encampment con
venes at 10 a. m. Thursday. April 10,
in this city. and an OH ,isl bulletin has
been issued by Department Commander
Leverett Clarke, OF Albuquerque, to that
effect.
The meeting will be held in the hall OF
Carleton post. the council Of admins
trstion meeting there at n. IN. on the
18th. All elected department officers
will then present full reports OF their
work during the year for the informa.
ton Of the commander. Comraie 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 officially the death OF
Commander -in-Chief James A. Sexton,
and orders that the post headquarters in
this department and charters shall be
drsped In mourning.and post department
officers on duty will wear the usual
badge OF mourning for sixty days.
The exercises OF the day will be con-
cluded by a camp fire at night, when the
gentle Boston baked bean will be dis
tributed, along with other edibles. and
a pleasant aud social evening spent
generally.
DOWNS DAY PROGRAM
The following committee on program
aud arrangements OF the local u. A X
has prepared An excellent program for
the exercises connected with the unveil.
ing and dedication Of the Downs memo.
rial tablet In the national cemetery:
Col. g. ". Knaebel, J. P. Victory. W. s
| r CtturI NIitutbhs Nhittltiht fltl
bert. w.. N. Berger and Charles Wagner.
The program Is ~ follows:
The procession will be formed on Pal.
ace avenue. with the right resting on
Washington avenue, ut 2 p m. sharp.
The following will be the order: Chief
Marshal s.. 8. Bsattie; aides, j. I. F0rsha,
W. M. Berger, G. W. Dudrow. Eyaristo
LucerO; Carleton Post and veterans OF
the war Of the rebellion. In charge Of
John 2. Victory, post commander; sol
diers Of the late war, Major Fritz Muller
commanding; Sons Of Veterans. Amado
Chaves, commander; fire department and
civic societies. In command OF the rank
log officer OF each; citizens on foot, Capt.
Sol. Spiegelberg 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,
Col. George W. Knaebel; speaker Of the
day, Hon. John X. McFie; invited guests
and citizens generally. The procession
> will go by way Of San Francisco and
Rosario streets to the cemetery.
!, CEMETERY CEREMONIES.
Music by the choir; surrender and I'M
Yelling OF the monument by Col. George
W. Knsebel. president Of the day; accept
ance Of the monument by John r.. Vie
tory, post commander; setting forth the
anchor; music, "The Star Spangled Ban
! ner;" ritual services; "The Navy" 10.
! sponse by william BOlahder, s. V. G.; de.
tail OF guard Of honor. T. s. Fletcher, adj.
3 %jutant; music; setting Of arms aud
equipment by the guard; "The Army
response by Louis F~elsenthsl. j. V. c It.
, Spouse OF the officer OF the day, Valentino
| Herbert; prayer by the chaplain; music
; Nearer My God to Thee address by
Comrade John X. McFie. orator of thu
: day; response by j. z. Victory, post com.
mander; benediction by the chaplain.
The procession will then reform anC
return to the plaza.