Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-29
IN MEMORY OF DEAD HEROES
Program Of the Exercises in Observance o
Memorial Day.
SOLDIERS OF THREE WARS IN PARADE
Principal Address, Music and Recita-
lions nj Tomb Of Unknown Dead
in Hanscom Park-Decora-
tiOn of Graves.

All preparations for the observance Of
Memorial day have been completed and the
program for the exercises Of the day has
been adopted. Friday morning the mem
bers OF the Woman's Relief corps will as
semble at their places Of meeting and go
to the cemeteries of the city and decorate
the graves Of the soldier dead. In the
afternoon they will join with the members
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic in the
exercises at Hanscom park. Following is
the program:
The parade will be formed and con-
Quoted under the direction OF L. NJ. Con
den, marshal OF the day. and ]. B. Dries
bach and ]. G. Willis, assistant msrshals.
The parade will form at 1880 p. m. on Capt.
toll avenue. with right resting on Six
teenth street. The veterans Of the civil,
Spanish and Philippine wars and other
military companies will assemble on Capt.
toll avenue between Sixteenth and Seven
tenth streets. Civic organizations will
assemble on Capitol avenue between FIJI
teenth and sixteenth streets, right resting
on Sixteenth.
Carriages for the second division will
form on North Fifteenth street, right rest
ing on Capitol avenue, School children on
south side of Farnam street, east Of Six-
teenth, and on Twenty-ninth street south
OF Pacific. The parade will move at 2
o'clock and will be formed as follows:
First Division.
Platoon of Police.
Abbott's Union Band.
Members OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public.
Dahlgren Post, Papillion.
Phil Kearney Post, South Omaha.
Custer Post.
Grant Post.
Crook Post.
Visiting Soldiers of the Civil War.
Veterans Drum Corps.
Omaha Guards-Captain Hodgins.
Ex-Soldiers OF the Spanish and Philippine
Wars.
Thurston Rifies-Captain Richards.
Willard ~Rihes-Captain ~Baughman.
South Omaha Cavalry-Captain Holland.
Chairman of the Memorial Committee
Jonathan Edwards, and w. s. Summers,
speaker Of the day; General Bates and
staff, mayor and city council, Board of
Education, county officials.
Second Division.
woodmen of the World Band.
Modern Woodmen of America, in uniform.
Omaha Camp. No. 12O-Captain w. c. Nor
tens.
Maple Camp. No. s~5ICaptain H. C.. Potts.
South Omaha Camp, No. 1095-Captain f.
Beech Camp. No. G ilS5@Ec5aptaln W. C.
Magnolia Camp, No. lSSs-w. K. Horton.
B. & NJ Camp M sSoT 2~3a2-captain Frank
Merchants Camp, No. 4OS5-Captain Fred
Nebraska Camp. k Ee"rl ii11-captaln John
Hickory Camp. No. 5l2S-Captain A. Dun
B. P. Q. E, Omaha Lodge. No. SO.
lean Revolution.
Woodmen of the World, in uniform.
Seymour Guards-R. s. Forgan.
Alpha Guards-Captain Matthews.
Omaha Mail Carriers. in uniform.
banner lodge, No. II, +. U. A.; Omaha
lodge, No. ] Royal Achates; Mondamin
lodge, No. 200. Royal Achates; Omaha
lodge, No. 81. +. u, a.
' Line of March.
The line Of march will be from Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue to Douglas, east
to Thirteenth, south to Farnam, west to
Twenty-eighth. south to Leavenworth, west
to Twenty ninth, south to Pacific, where
the parade will be Joined by the members OF
the Grand Army of the Republic and visit
ing soldiers. 1t will then move south Ia
Woolworth avenue, where the members Of
the Women's Relief Corps. Ladies' Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and other aux
Hilary bodies will Join, and thence to Hans
com park, to the grave Of the unknown
dead, where the various bodies will take
their positions and the exercises OF the day
will be carried out. These exercises will
consist of recitations, the address Of W. s
Summers and the ritual work OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the Women's Re.
lief Corps.
Visiting soldiers Of the civil war and the
members Of the Grand Army of the Republic
will fall out of the parade at Sixteenth and
Farnam streets and will take cars to Park
avenue and Pacific street. They will there
again Join the procession to the park.
A sip OF Cooks Imperial Extra Dry
Champagne will convince you Of your folly
In nairnnlzInr ofhar hrnnda