The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-16
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GENERAL ARRANGEMENT COMMIT
TEE ON MEMORIAL DAY OBJ
SERVANCE HOLDS MEETING
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO HELP
Spanish-Amerfcan War Veterans
Will March in the Parade and
Assist in Decorations
The Committees.

The general committee on Memorial
day observance of the Grand Army of
the Republic met last night. The parade
and general exercises will be under the
direction of various committees, as fol-
lows:
Executive Committee-George Brookins,
J. c. DOnahower, F. c. Mallory and 3.
Finance-F. B. Doran, George Austin,
F. c. Mallory and NJ. r. Prendergast.
Printing and Programme-George w.
Eckles B. Converse, William j. Sleppy
and II. A. Morse
Music-E. f. Kenrick and Miss Elsie NJ.
Shave.
Locating and FIagging Graves Oakland
Cemetery)-J. B. Cheney, E. R. Nathey
and Allen Swayne.
Same calvary Cemetery)-F. x. Rotter,
NJ. Sligo and William O'Gorman.
Same Outheran Cemeteries)-Charies
Sudheimer, F. ]. Devore and f. c. Scher-
Same CForest Cemetery)-H. A Morse
/ and members of WOman's Relief corps
Same (FOrst Smelling Cemeteries)-G. H.
Fitch, George Austin and J. G. Neff.
Same (West Side Cemeteries)-Gettys
, burg post and ladies.
Invtation-E. S. Chittenden, E. T. Ken
rick and B. Converse.
AUditorium-G. II. Fitch, A. E. Messen-
ger and i. Winship.
TranspOrtation-J. G. Nef and George
Austin.
Decoraton-A NJ. Bartlett, M S. Mead
| and L. N. Bryant, assisted by fifteen
members of Garfield corps, ten members
Of Acker corps, ten members of Ord corps.
ten members Of ElWorth circle, and six
members of Biddle circle; also, Sons of
Veterans and Spanish-American war
It was decided that two bands should
be provided for the parade and other
exercises. After considerable discussion
1t was decided by motion that the dec
| Grating committee shall not purchase
potted flowers, bat that the children of
the city and the citizens BE- invited to
bring flowers of all kinds for decorative
purposes to the Auditorium the day be-
fore Memorial day, where they viii be
cared for and prepared for distribution
on the graves of veterans. The finance
committee was empowered TO purchase
wreaths and flags FOR decOra tion purposes
to that extent necessary.
All details concerning the time and
place from which the parade will move
were left, by resolution, to & eXecu-
live committee.
On motion it was decided that the
chairmen of the various committees -e-
port to the chairman Of the finance COM
mittee on or before next Tuesday as to
the expenses to be incurred by each COM
mittee.
Invitations to participate in the eXer-
cises will be extended to all ma
tional guard companies in St Paul and
Battery A, the Amy and Navy union,
the Sons of Veterans, the Spanish-Arner-
lean veterans, the letter carriers, the
naval veterans, the Eldridge Zouaves the
Junior Pioneers and all other organiza-
tions of a civic or military character.
They are requested 10 report to e. S.
Chttenden, chairman of the invitation
committee, stating the number of men
to be in line and other conditions Re
plies to such invitations are requested on
or before next Tuesday.
a member of the Sons of Veterans
stated that that organization would send
firing squads and corps or buglers to each
cemetery, and that a company of forty
men would be sent to the parade.
Adjournment was had until next Tues
day night at O'Clock.