The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07
MEMORIAL DAY
AT 0AkW00D.
interesting Exercises Prepared for
Next Wednesday.
COLONEL W. GORDON WCABE
To be the Orator of the Occasion No
Military Display, but Parade or
Carriages and Mounted Citizens
Col. Halves Chief Marshal.

Tho arrangements for tho proper OBJ
seryance OF Oakwood Memorial Day on
next Wednesday. May 10th. have been
completed and an attractive programme
Will be executed on that occasion. mas
much as there are now no military organ
izatlons I'm existence and as a large num-
Der OF tho veteran organizations will on
that day be IN Charleston. 5. c., attending
the annual reunion OF the Confederate
veterans, the military feature OF the usual
uarade Will have 10 be omitted The
ladies. however. did not feel justified,
even under these circumstances. IN dis
pensing with the parade altogether and
Colonel G. Percy Halves. who IS the chief
marshall Of the day, decided 10 select a
large number Of mounted citizens as sol
oilers 10 act as escort 20 tho ladies of tho
various memorial organizations who will
occupy carriages In tho parade. The
members Of the Deep Run Hunt Club Will
also participate in the parade IN q body.
Captain J. ". lockwood. Jr.. will act as
chief Of staff 10 Colonel Halves.
The ladies' VINO will occupy the car
riages will represent tho following or
sanlzatons: Tho lakewood Memorial As
eociation. Of which Miss Ruby Bodeker IS
president and Mrs. e. Peasants score
tary: the Junior lakewood Memorial As
ISOLATION; the Hollywood Memorial As
sociatiOn. the Junior Hollywood Memo
rial Association. and the Hebrew Memo
rial Association.
The parade will start promptly at I
O'Clock fri the afternoon from the corner
Of Tw-nty-hfth and Broad streets. down
the latter to Twcnty-eighth, thence TO
Libby Hiu Park. around the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument TO Twenty-ninth street
thence 70 Broad. down Broad 20 Thirty
fourth street and out tho latter 10 the
cemetery.
The ceremonies AT Oakwood viii be
opened with prayer by a minister yet TO
be selected. and Colonel ". Gordon Nc
Cabe will be the orator Of the occasion
The singing will be I'm charge Of Captain
Frank w. Cunningham.
Colonel G. Percy Halves the chief
marshall has issued tho following order
which explains itself:
Richmond Va. May 4. JS3.
]. Organizations proposing to take part
in the ceremonies Of tho lakewood Memo
rial Association. May TO- 1892 Will report
20 the Chief Marshall corner OF twenty
fifth and Broad streets. at $3.50 Z. NJ.
sharp.
II. The line OF march Will be from
TIwenty-nfth and Broad streets 10 Libby
HW and thence to lakewood cemetery.
After arriving inside the cemetery the
parade will be dismis ed.
III. The mounted aids to the Chief
Marshall are earnestly requested 20 re-
port promptly so that they can assist
in forming the parade. as IL is important
that the line owe promptly at 4 o'clock.
O.. PERCY HALVES.
chief Marshall.
J. ". lockwood, Jr., Chief of stan.
Colonel Halves has invited the following
gentlemen 10 act as his aids on that day;
Ex-Governor Charles 4. OFerrdl,
Judge +. c. Minor. Major a. W. Archer,
Colonel G. OBJ. Cowardin, Dr. Geo. Ben
Johnston. General +. IL. Cameron. Col
onel H. c. Jones Mr.. Shepherd srud-
wick. Mr.. II. S. Halves. Mr.. J. Stewart
Bryan. Captain W. G.. Harvey, Jr.,
Major J. w. PeCram. Captain Hursdon
Carey. DIT. i. =. Stover. Mr.. Henry
Rieley. Mr.. n. Carter, Governor Iyler
and stan, Mr.. John Chamberlain. Dr.
Geo. Ross. General A. i. Phillips Major
w. NJ. Evans. Major 4. 5. Lanicr, Major
John Cussons. Major J.. Il. Christian.
Major cyrus Bossieux, Major -. r.
Innsden Major j. ii. Derbysnire, DIT h.
Il. Teusler DIT. y. T. Baker. Colonel w,
p. Wickham. Colonel u. NJ. boykln,
Colonel j. V. Didgood, Major w. J..
Simons. Or. r. y. Shine Dr. w. r. OPP
pcnhimer. Mr.. c. ID. Wingheld, Captain
y j. NtNENtN dlss Nun ~ ~ '-'
ardson. G. Werner. Major w. IL. SANDS,
Dr. c. w. J.. Brock. Captain J.. A.
Shepherd. Rev. l.. r. Mason. Judge Geo.
l.. Christian. Charles Bilups. Dr. VIZ
einlus Harrison G.. u. McCiucr, H. ).
shervin. Jr. william Shervn, Hamp'
Taylor John Charlton. II. G. Bcat1e,
a. H. Thiorman. Captain II. NJ. Worth
am, J. l.. Phillips. Lieutenant j. W.
Henson. J. NJ. Fourquerean, John ).
Elicit. J. T.. Turpn, j. ID. Redwood
DR. ". 4. Deas. Captain John A. Huicn-
inson. Hon. j.. r. Munford. Colonel w.
II. Palmer Major OtWay S. Allen, COL
onel Charles Euker. Major SOL Cutchins'
Captain c. Wyatt Captain w l. Daugh-
trey. Captain r. IT. Dcane Dr. +. G.
Simpson. DIT. I'd. Mccarthy, G.. i. hoD-
son. Captain q. Watt Taylor. Charles
L. Williams. Ed. Strudwick, s. W.
Trayers Captain 4. 9. Atkinson, j. +.