The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-31
Memorial Day at the Worlds Fair.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Off
GERS Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton at st. Louis have extended to the
different Grand Army Posts OF Missouri,
Union, an invita- ton for Memorial Day, SO
that May 80 will be the most honored
day, save perhaps July 4, Of the entire
Exposition. Many Posts had already
made plans for the day. The City Posts,
as usual. desired to go to Jefferson Bar
racks National Cemetery, 10 miles down
the river. where are the graves of $1,000
Union soldiers. Ransom Post, 131, had
planned to visit Rose Hill Cemetery, Chi
cago, as it had done for several years
as there 10 buried the remains of Gen. T.
%. G.. Ransom, for whom Gen. Sherman.
Its FIRST commander, named the Post. How
ever, under the circumstances, it may this
year merely send delegation, and as a
Post attend here. It has cancelled all
contracts for Chicago.
The Worlds Fair management proposes
TO admit TO the grounds all Grand Army
Posts free, and to furnish each Post with
q band, and among the number the
French. Italian, German, English, Phil
ippine. Chinese and japanese will march
with the veterans. The cars will land all
at the gates of the Exposition and then a
grand march viii begin through the
grounds, past the great reviewing stands,
which will seat 10000 people alone and
q million can be seated along the short
line OF march. At the Festival Hall will
be the monster organ and / 900 Daughters
and Sons Of Veterans, who will join in the
grand chorus.
Speakers Of National repute will be
secured. The President Of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt, and Govern
orS of many States will be invited.
q The Exposition Company intend TO
make it RED. White and Blue Day"
One thousand automobiles will be in the
procession to carry comrades who seldom
are able to join in parades on account of
q little stiffness Of the joints, ETC. The
committee is open to receive suggestions
from the veterans, SO that the event will
be one that all who enjoy it will never
forget
The parade will start at o'clock, and
BY 8 O'Clock the services will have been
completed; then the comrades will visit
their respective State Buildings and have
receptions for another hour; their supper
and afterwards a boat review on the Ia.
foon. Seats will be provided to see the
fireworks, which are TO be Of patriotic and
historical designs.
The united bands. tens Of thousands Of
trained singers, and the united voices OF
the hundreds OF thousands, will swell the
when the Goddess Of Liberty will appea
In what was first supposed to be a cloud
The closing number will be TAPS
sounded from the roof OF the United
States Building by a bugle corps of / .OO(
and drum corps Of 1000 will stand al
the head Of the Cascade: the assembas.
VIII uncover while the Salute to tn,
dead" is given.
The Regular troops stationed here al
ways escort the Grand Army on Memo
rial Day to the cemetery, and IL In sup
posed the War Department will allow tin.
regiment of infantry, the troop Of cav
airy and the battery Of artillery, togethe,
with the engineer corps, 600 in all-tc
lead the parade. :
Major-General John O. Bates, In com
mand OF the Northern Military Division
and his staff, have Headquarters at ST
Louis. He In son Of Attorney G enera]