The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
The Annual Decoration of Union
Soldiers Graves.
Arrangements Made by the DEPART
of the RepubIic-PersOnnel of the
Various COmmittees-Flowe So
Iicited-FOrmation of the Parade.

/ LAY, wednesday next Will u
observed by the Department of the Poto
mac Grand Army OF the Republic, will
appropriate ceremonies. By a general or
der just issued, special committees wert
| appointed to arrange for the exercise.
which will take place at each of tn. Gene
teries In the District and vicinity, where
any of the Union soldiers who served In
| the civil war are buried. The feature Of
the day will. Of course, be the exercises
which will take place at the National
Cemetery at Arlington.
| The order issued from department head
quarters on Monday last requires that the
members OF the different posts assemble
for parade at Pennsylvania Avenue and
Fifteenth Street at $3.50 a. m, preparatory
to taking the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway cars for Arlington
at 10:40 a. m.
The memorial committee Of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac, Grand Army Of the
Republic, for 1900, consists of the follow
Ing comrades:
George H. Slaybaugh, Department Com
mander, Chairman; l.. p. Williams. Senior
ce-Commander; Israel W. Stone, Junior
Vice. Commander; B. F. Chase, Assistant
Adjutant General, Secretary; George E.
Davis, Quartermaster General, Treasurer;
DR.. Thomas Calver, Medical Director; Rev.
w. G. Davenport, Chaplain. Past Depart
ment Commanders: Frank H. Sprague,
benjamin. F. Hawkes., A. H. G. Richardson,
George e. Corson, Harrison Dingman,
n
S. rurdett, Newton NJ. Brooks. Jerome B.
Burke, Charles p. Lincoln, William S.
Odell. NJ. Emmett Urell, ]. NJ. Pipes, A. F.
Dinsmore. S. E. Faunce. Nathan Bickford,
Marion T. Anderson, John McElroy, Thos.
S. Hopkins, Arthur Hendricks, Calvin
Farnsworth; A. H. Nickerson, Commander
Post No. 1; e. C. Johnston, Commander
Post No. 2; w. H. Proctor. Commander
Post No. 3; James Wells, Commander Post
No. 4; E. A. WILDER, Commander Post No.
5; Alfred Shaw, Commander Post No. S;
William NJ. Seton. Commander Post No.
z; Ivory NJ. Kimball, Commander Post No.
8; w. H. Grimshaw, Commander Post No.
8; A. F. Dinsmore, Commander Post No.
10; James Lackey, Commander Post No.
II; James H. Dony. Commander Post No.
49, L. S. Emery. Commander Post No. IA;
W. w. Deloe. Commander Post No. Is;
Jacob Moore. Commander Post No. IS E.
Goodhart, Commander Post No. 90; George
D. Graham. Commander Post No. q.
Representatives,: Samuel Cross, T. C.
Upton. George Smith. Benjamin Young.
Charles Mathews, Fred G.. Calvert. Fred
H. Smith. VI. NJ. Lewis. Frederick Fowler.
George r. Cock, ]. Tyler Powell, H W.
Emo, Theo. F. Brown. Edward Webster,
John S. Hoover, c. NJ. Robinson. E. j.
Sweet, and ]. W. Hunter.
S0ns nj Veterans. Capfc
ton, George TAFT, E. E. Van Norsdale. and
c. C. Hoffman.
Spanish War Veterans: Col NJ Emmett
Urell. Capts. D. v. Chisholm, Charles w.
Parker. Lee Lipscomb, and W. s. Hodges
Committee on Legislation: H. A. Co.
baugh. Chairman; ]. NJ Keogh, Post No.
/; Charles Handbook. Post No. 2; J. ]. |
Freeland, Post No. 8; James Wells, Post
No. a.; s. E. Tanner. Pest No. G; J. L. +,
Davenport, Post No. Z; F. ]. Young, Post
No. s: W. H. Liverpool. Post No. 8: B. F.
Graham. Post No. 10: J. R. Hayes, NJ. D.,
Post No. II; J. E. Snow. Post No. 10: l. |
W. Stone. Post No. 10; Jacob Moore, Post .
No. II; C. NJ. Robinson, Post No. 10; S. r. /
Stratton. Post No. 90 and C. r. Douglas,
Post No. 81
The line of parade will form at $50
a. m. on the north side of Pennsylvania
Avenue, the right resting on Fifteenth
Street The formation will be in sections
Of eight and will move promptly at 10
o. clock. The line OF march will be along
Street to Pennsylvania Avenue,
10 Jackson Place, to H Street, to Twelfth
Street, to Pennsylvania Avenue. to Thir-
teenth Street, to B Street, where those
taking part in the parade will take the
electric cars for Arlington. The fare for
he round trip is 10 cents and tickets can
nt,fa y,p@
The cars will leave Thirteenth and
streets at 1c:40 a. m sharp.
1t is requested that all who join the
'arty going to Arlington Cemetery wear
Uniforms or dark clothes and G.. A. R.
badges. All comrades visiting in the city
ire cordially invited to take part in the
parade and ceremonies
Capt George w. Hazen has been ap-
pointed officer Of the day, and post COM
handlers and those in command of organi-
ations will report to him for assignment
o positions. Lieut.. A. ]. Cunning is des-
grated officer of the guard and assigned
o duty at Arlington.
Contributions Of flowers from the va
ious schools and the public generally are
olicited.
Members of the decoration committee
will be at the headquarters, 1412 Penn
ylvania Avenue, on Monday and Tuesday.
lay 2S and 20, day and evening, to receive
of flowers.
There will be memorial services at the
'irst Congregational Church on Sunday at
p. M. and comrades. the members of
heir families, and members of patriotic
EXAMINATIONS are invited to attend II
The aides on the department commando ,
RS staff are Dennis O'Conner, S. w. Nc {
'lderry, C. H. Shorter. George W. Honey,
Gorge p. Davis, S. W. Bunger. c. F. Wal
en-. Edward Webster Henry Williams. w. ,
|. H. Wormley George w. McElfresh, ;
BRAN Myers. r. Fl. Marcelus, A. II. )
rear, Thomas s. Kelley, John W. Brad /;
ury, NJ. A. Watson, j. S. Hoover. and :
awrence Wilson. !,
The following are the Memorial Day
)mmittees: ~
Finance-william Gibson. Chairman;
alvin Farusworth, Arthur Hendricks, |
fired Shaw, E. c. johnson, w. Fl. Proc
,r, A. H. Nickerson, w. Fl. Grimshaw 2
,mes Lackey. John w. Hunter Lee Lips '
,mb. W. s. Hodges C. C. Hoffman. j. t
yler Powell, and Briscoe Goodhart Il
Decoration and Grounds-C. NJ Robin u
IN, Chairman; ]. NJ. Pipes, E. J. Sweet, u
A. WILDER, W. NJ. Seton, d. V. CHS p
Dim. c.. E. Stanton, George TAFT, and
amuel Cross. r
- Charles Matthews.
hairman T. C. Upton, NJ. VI. Lewis a
gorge D. Graham. C.. W. Parker. il
Music--S. e. Faunce. Chairman; N. NJ. II
rocks, /. G. Kimball, DR.. Thomas CAL
n, George Smith. f.
Bickford Chairman;
T. Anderson, Frederick c. Calvert
Emmett Urell. Chairman;