The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-28

raised to full staff and the buglers will
play a salute to the colors. The
graves will be decorated as usual
The local military companies will join
with the veterans of Post 10 in the pa
rade of the morning. The veteran
ticipate in the parades They will dec
crate the graves of their dead COM
rades and fire the military salute of
three volleys, and the bugler sound the
last call, taps"
The City Guards Co. A, Second reg
iment, will go to New Worcester to the
Notre Dame cemetery, where their rep
resentatiyes are buried-George L. For
rest and Joseph H. Boardman. The
company is ordered to report at the
armcry at Z o'clock in the morning to
do escort duty. Full fatigue uniforms
VIII be worn with white gloves, collars
not to show.
The Light Infantry, Co. G, Second
regiment, have no dead buried in this
city to do honor. all their dead mem
bers being buried out of town.
The dead are not forgotten by the
Infantry boys, for they have adopted a
simple and pleasing design for the
graves which will be forwarded to
their respective resting places. The
marker will consist OF a wreath and
flowers, all from the members of the
company. and eptwined by the lady
friends Of the command. Attached to
the wreath is a card upon which is in
scribed the name of the deceased, his
company and regiment small ma
tional silk flag trimmed with yellow
and surmounted by a spear head-wiIl
also accompany the marker.
The one for the grave of Private Ar
thur D. Steward, buried at ILortonville,
Nova Scotia, was forwarded yesterday.
Corporal B. W. Kincaid viii go to
Leicester and Charlton tomorrow with
the markers for the graves OF Private
Joseph c. King, buried at Greenviue,
Leicester, Private William .. Roberts
at Leicester and Private Frederick 3.
Taft of Charlton. Markers will also be
forwarded to Sherborn, Me, where
Corporal r. H. Dowse is buried; to
Fairfield, Me, where Priv. Silas ].
Mayo is buried, and also to the grave
of Private James W. Wheeler at Lynn.
Company H. Wellington Rifles, will
take cars for the graves of their COM
rades after the exercises in Mechanics
hall are over. The car will be accom-
panied by a wagon load of flowers. The
bodies of Allston D. Kimball and Chas.
E. Buck are buried in Hope cemetery;
Corp. Charles NJ Hay in Cypress Hill
National cemetery, Brooklyn; Corp.
Marvin F. Ames in Santiago, Cuba;
Musician Harvey Randall in New York
state; William c. Green in Spencer;
Silas Undergraves in Millbury; Fabian
Hokanson in Swedish cemetery; @.
Warren Hodgins and Earle Clark ac
sea; John-M: Moran, John j. Moore and
Allie Farmer in st. Johns cemetery.
The Emmett Guards, Co. G, Ninth reg
iment, win look after the dead of the
Ninth regiment buried in this city, in
conjunction with their own All their
dead are buried at st. Johns cemetery.
Their graves will be marked with a
bastion star Of the same design of the
Fifth army corps, and will have a red
facing showing that they We're in the
First division. The graves of those to
be decorated at ST. Johns are Corp.
John F. Koran, Corp. John D. Nc
Sweeney, Privates James F. Nc
Tiernan, John F. Keegan, George M.
Brosnan, John J. Creaven, Henry M.
Sullivan and Private William
Montgomery of Co. H, Ninth regi-
ment. The grave of Ragner Melin at
the Swedish cemetery will also be dec
GRATED. A marker will be sent to New
Haven for the grave of Joseph M
Coffey. A grave will also be decorated
for the three who died and were buried
at sea, Privates Charles r. McMann,
Edward F. Sullivan and Michael T.
Healey.
The company is ordered 20 report at
the armory at o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Those looking after the decoration
of the graves are Lieut.. w. . McNanl,
Sergt. w. F. Casey. Sergt. p J. Mcyni-
han and Sergt Charles f. Degnan.
Capt. Francis S. Parker will visit
the Emmets at the armory tomorrow
evening to inspect the company.
Cant. Parker is on the staff of Brig.
Gen. w. A. Bancroft and his object IN
coming here and to the other companies
of the second brigade is to see that
the different commands viii be IN
readiness for the annual encampment
which comes early in August. Lieut..
7 r Hurley attended a meeting of the
Ninth regiment officers at the East
Newton street armory Friday evening
and the coming encampnent was talked
of. It was deemed wise to hold the en-
campment this year on Capt Cod in
stead of South birmingham, though
nothing definite was done.
Col. e. P. Clark has issued orders
giving permission to the Second regi-
ment companies to parade Memorial
dav. He also requests that the COM
pany commanders send the names of all
the dead of their companies also the
date of death and place and cause.
CAPT. P. L. Rider received an invita-
ton from Capt. Lawrence N. Duchess
ney. commanding the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery, to attend the annual
reunion of that command the first Mon
day in June. The guests are to be re-
ceived at the state house, Boston, at
O 20 a M. and escorted to church,
where a sermon viii be delivered.
At the conclusion of the
services. the annual banquet viii be
held at Mechanics building. This viii
be followed by marching to the COM
mon. where the ceremony Of commis-