The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
Arrangements by the Department
of the Potomac G. A. Il.
PrOEra mme of Exercises mt Arling-
ton ind other Ccmetcries-Formn-
ton for the Observation-Disclosures
That VIII Take Part in It-0HIcers
I'm Communicative Line of March.

The programme for the observance OF
Memorial Day On Wednesday has beer
completed and was announced yester-
day by the Committee of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac C. A. R. having the
ceremonies in charge. Services will be
held at Arlington. Soldiers Home, Con-
gressional. Oak Hill. Holy Rood, Mt. Oil
ST. Mary's. Rock Creek and Harmony CEN.
eteries, and ST. Elizabeth's Asylum.
Exercises will be conducted for the firs
time al the Battle Ground National Gene
terry, at Fort Stevens, the only battlefield
of the civil war within the District of Co.
lumbia.
Representative Brosius of Pennsylvania
will be the principal orator at Arlington
The official programme for the day fol
lows:
The Parade.
The line for parade will be formed on the
north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. right
resting on Fifteenth Street. will march il
sections of eight and will move promptly
at 10 a. m.
The route will be up Fifteenth Street 10
Pennsylvania Avenue, along Pennsylvania
tAvenue to Jackson Place, up jackson
lPlace to II Street, along H Street TO
Twelfth Street, down Twelfth Street to
Pennsylvania Avenue, to Thirteenth
Street. Thirteenth TO B Street, where
those participating in the parade will take
the electric cars to Arlington.
The following named posts will not ap-
pear in the general parade. having been de-
tailed fer duty at other cemeteries, viz:
Fnrragut, No. 10; John A. Logan. No. ID;
George II. Thomas. No. Is; Henry Wilson,
No. II. and George u. Morris. No. 10.
The line will be composed as follows: De-
tachment of mounted police; officer of the
Gay and aides; Fifth Battalion, ID. c. n. G..
Maj. Richard d. Simms. commanding; Ma
rine Band Old Guard. Capt. James NJ Ed
gar, commanding; department commander.
department officers and official staff, past
department comma nders; members of stan
of commander chief; John A. Rawlins
Post, No. 1. A. H. Nickerson, Commander;
Kit Carson Post No. q E. C. Johnston
Commander Lincoln Post. No. 3. W. H.
Proctor, Commander; o. P. Morton Post.
No. 4, James Wells, Commander; George G.
Meade Post. No. o. E. A. WILDER, Com
mander: L. S. Grant Post, No. 6. Alfred
Shaw. Commander; James A. Garfield Post
No. 4. W. Al. Seton, Commander; Burnside
Post, No. s, 1. G. KimbalI, Commander:
Charles Sumner Post. No. 9. W. II. Grim
shaw. Commander; Potomac Post, No. IL,
James Lackey, Commander; Phil Sheri-
dan Post, No. IA. L. S. Emery, Commander;
Lafayette Post No. 20. Briscoe Goodhart
Commander; Frederick Douglass Post. No.
81, George ID. Graham, Commander Span
ish War Veterans, Col. NJ. Emmett Urell,
commanding; Sons of Veterans, Col. C. S.
Whttmore commanding
Arlington Cemetery.
Order OF exercises at Arlington National
Cemetery-National salute at u m; music
By the United States Marine Corps Band.
Prot William H. Santelmann, leader:
vocal music by octette, George H. Lille
bridge director.
Omcer Of the day, Capt. George w.
Hazer; Major F. S. Hodgson, aide. Officer
Of the guard, Lieut.. A. J. Cunning.
Decoration of the graves-The process
sion. consisting of members of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, Sons of Veterans.
and Spanish War Veterans, and W. R. c.,
L. L W., L. OF G. A. R., Ladies' Auxiliary
to U. v. L., U. V. u, and Spanish War
Veterans, ex-soldiers and sailors. invited
guests and the public. will form at u m.
south OF the Arlington mansion, headed
by the Marine Band. The procession will
then march to the tomb of the "Unknown,''
where the band will halt and play a dirge
during the decoration of the tomb, after
which the march will be continued by the
main road to the cemetery, when the pro-
cession will separate and proceed with the
decoration of the graves.
The Marine Band, during the ceremonies
f decoration, will render appropriate Sc
aections. After the decoration of the graves
the procession will again form and march
TO the amphitheatre, where the services
will be held.
Services at the amphitheatre-a. Sound
1N~ !,
BACH, Marine Band; Our Braves KEEL
ler), octette; calling assembly to order,
George H. S1aybaugh, Department Com
mander; invocation. Rev. W. G. Davenport.
Department Chaplain; Memorial Hymn
(Winch), octette; reading orders. B. F.
Chase, Assistant Adjutant General; poem.
Rev. J. e. Rankin, DID. LID; Slowly
and Sadly (written especially for the oc-
casion by Madam A. Root de L'Armitage).
Marine Band; Grafton. Comrade Represen-
Iative Marriott Brosius; Soldiers Fare
we'll (Kinkel), octette; Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, Comrade S. W. McElderry;
The Day OF Judgment" (RossinD, Ma
rine Band; address. Capt. H. A. Castle;
solo. 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" Key,
with band accompaniment. George H. Lii
lebridge; bene,i::S.ion. Rev. w G. Daven-
port, Department Chaplain; Safe in the
Arms OF Jesus Marine Band
Memorial octette: George H. Lillebridge.
B. ". Beebe, W. G. Penney, Harry F.
Smith. DR.. F. ]. Woodman, R. NJ. McKee,
DR. Fred X. SWEET, D. Harris Clark; A. p
Tasker, accompanist.
Rattle Ground National Cemetery.
National salute, so p. M, troops of Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard; sound
ing assembly, Soldiers Home bugler;
music, Departed Days" Soldiers Home
Band: Introduction of chairman of bis
torical committee. Mr.. Louis p. Shoe
maker; calling assembly to order, Mr. W.
v. Cox, Chairman historical committee;
invocation. Rev. Teunis S. Hamilton, D.
D.; opening remarks by presiding officer.
Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent, u. S. A; song,
dropping From the Ranks One by One"
St. Peters Church choir: Lincoln at Fort
Stevens and Gettysburg" Comrade Arthur
Hendricks; song. Beautiful Flag of Lib
erty" Brightwood public school children;
short address, Justice II. NJ. Nevius. late
first lieutenant, Twenty fifth New York
Cavalry; short address. Mr.. Sidney Per-
ham of Maine; music. Schuberts fsere-
made Soldiers Home Band. poem. 1.-The
March OF the Gallant Sixth Corps DIR.
Thomas Calver; song, Cover Them over
With Beautiful Flowers" st. Peters
Church choir; Grafton, Mr. w. L. Andrews,
OF Nebraska; America" school children,
choir and audience; decoration Of graves,
comrades and school children; benediction,
Rev. o. c.. Beall: music. Star Spangled
Banner" choir, band, and audience; taps,
Soldiers Home bugler
Committee in Charge-From Memorial
Committee of Grand Army of the Republic,
Arthur Hendricks Chairman; Theodore
r. Brown: from patriotic. military. and
civic organizations of the District of Co
lumbia, Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent. U. S A..
Chairman; A. S. Perham. John NJ. Kline,
Char1es " pefteys n w V Coy