Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
NAY FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD
Grand Army Men and Women Arrange for
Memorial Services
JOINT COMMITTEES PLANS COMPLETE
Reports Given In at the Session
Last Might show Details to he
Wen Provided for
Already.

The meeting OF the Joint committees of
Crook, Custer and Grant posts, Grand Army
of the Republic, and their woman's Relief
corps auxiliaries was held last evening to
arrange further details for the appropriate
observance of Memorial day. Chairman
John l.. Hobbs presided.
The meeting was devoted to the submits
sion of reports OF the several committees
and their disposition.
Mr.. Driesbach of the committee on invita-
ton reported that the organizations which
had signihed their intention of participating
in the parade were the three companies Of
militia Of the city, a battalion of United
States infantry from Fort Crook, the
Twenty-second infantry band, the six com-
panies of the high school cadets, the high
school cadet band, two ~platoons of Modern
Woodmen and several other civic societies,
Of which detailed mention will be made
later.
The committee on grounds reported that
all arrangements will be completed in time
for seating the grounds at Hanscom park,
where the formal ceremonies are to be
observed.
The music committee reported that it had
secured the Twenty-second infantry band,
the Grand Army drum and fife corps and
the high school cadet band and the T. X.
quartet.
To Gather the Flowers.
Provision has been made by the flower
committee for the gathering OF flowers for
the three districts by the school children.
The south district comprises all that terri
tory lying south Of L~eavenworth street,
the center district all territory lying be-
tween L~eavenworth and Cunning streets
and the north district all territory lying
north of Cunning street. Where these
flowers are to be assembled will be an
nounced later.
The decoration and finance committees
submitted reports indicating satisfactory
progress.
Commander Of the Parade Drlesbach an
nounced the following formation of the
parade; Drum and fife corps, the Grand
Army of the Republic and veterans of the
civil war, Spanish-American war veterans,
Twenty-second infantry band. battalion OF
United States infantry, three local COM
panies of militia, high school cadet band,
six companies of high school cadets, Wood
men of the World and other civic societies.
A committee of three, consisting of J. L,
Hobbs, Jonathan Edwards and G. r. Rath-
bun, was appointed to look after securing
a hall for the formal ceremonies in the
event of inclement weather.
A new feature of the decoration cere-
monies will be the observance of the beau.
tiful custom of ~strewing flowers on the
river, In memory of the dead soldiers OF
the spanish-American wal buried at sea.
This will be under the direction of the
Woman's Relief corps.
The committee on securing speakers from
the members of the Grand Army. consist
ing of c. w. Allen, #. w. Simpson and
E. W.. Johnson, to make short addresses
to the various public schools on Friday,
May %, desires that all who have received
cards Of invitation to make these addresses
to indicate their acceptance OF the invita-
tons at the earliest moment. Please notify
either member of the committee.
The joint committee meets again next
Thursday evening at the city hall.
riders for Grant Post.
h following order relative to Memorial
day has been issued by the commander of
u. 8. Grant post;
Our post will assemble on Sunday, May
"a, 1903, for our usual memorial exercises,
at 2109 Writ street, at 10 o'clock sharp,
there to meet the Woman's Relief corps,
streets to the Trinity Methodist church,
where we will hear an address delivered
by Rev. d. K. Tindall. All our comrades
are most cordially invited to attend.
On Friday, May rs, all. public. and pa
rochial schools are to be addressed as usual
by members Of the Grand Army detailed for
ON Saturday morning, May 30, Memorial
day, committees from the posts, the Wom-
ms Relief corps and the Sons of Veterans
will devote the morning to the decoration
of the graves in the various cemeteries.
The usual morning salute will be fired at
our grounds in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Comrades and the Woman's Relief corps
will meet at Twenty-ninth street and Wool
worth avenue at 2;SO p. m and form in line