Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
MEMORY OF THE DEAD
DEDICATION OF MONUMENT IN
BATTLE-GROUND CEMETERY.
Features of Program to Be Observed
Tuesday Next-Distinguished
Guests Expected.

cation of the monument Tuesday next which
| was erected to honor the memory of the
| New York soldiers who lie buried In Battle
| Ground cemetery. Col. B. F. Bingham,
| who has been laboring indefatigably as
| chairman of the committee on arrange
| ments, declares that the final placing of the
| flag decorations the morning of the 18th is
| all that remains to be done, and the decora-
tive scheme is so thoroughly worked out
| that it will take only q short time TO place
| the flags.
Col. Bingham says that survivors OF the
122d New York feel deeply grateful for the
| splendid assistance that has been rendered
| the committee on arrangements by the War
| Department. Gen. Charles f. Humphrey,
| quartermaster general, L. S. A, loaned all
| the flags for the decorations, which Col.
! Bingham says will be lavish, and Mr.. Fred
erick ID. Owen of the office of superintend-
| ent of public buildings and grounds. who
has had charge of the decorations of the
White House for social functions for some
| years. kindly gave his services to decorate
| the Battle Ground cemetery, where the UNI
| yelling will take place
There will be quite a number of distin-
| guiShed guests present, among them Maj.
Osgood V. Tracy. who was captain of
| company in 122d New York at the battle
| of Fort Stevens and promoted to major for
| gallantry in that fight; Col. james NJ. Gere,
| who was captain of the company to which
| Col Bingham once belonged, promoted to
| lieutenant colonel of the regiment; Capt. r.
! II. Moses of New York city, who was ad-
| jutant of the regiment at the close of the
| war. and many of the old members of the
regiment, of which fewer than sixty-five
| now survive.
| Gen. Lew. Wallace whose health 1t is
| said, is not good, hopes to attend the
| union of the survivors of the battle of the
| Monocacy, which is to be held today
| that battle ground concentrating the
| fortieth anniversary of the fight which
| loss federal which IL
was contended. really saved Washington,
! in that the days delay gave Lincoln a
chance to bring to the relief of Washington
| a part of the 9th Corps, then with Grant
| before Petersburg. If Gen. Wallace is able
| to attend the Monocacy reunion today, and
! he has written that he expects to be there,
| he will come to Washington for the unveil-
| ing of the monument of the 122d New York.
Features of the Program.
AS has been stated. the ceremonies of the
unwilling will be simple, but most inn
pressive. BY courtesy of Col. W. NJ. Wal
lace, 18th United States Cavalry, command
ing Fort Myer, the 18th United States Cav
airy Band, Charles Burger. leader, will
provide the music for the occasion, their
selections including America, The Star
Spangled Banner and a patriotic medley.
| Prof. Jasper Dean McFall will sing two
! appropriate numbers "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground and The Veterans Last
| Song" This song is great favorite with
| the veterans, the words having been writ
| ten by John Hogarth Lozer, the lighting
! chaplain" the music arranged by his
| son. The song is dedicated to the mem
DRY of Gen. John A Logan. Prof McFall
| will be accompanied by his sister, Miss
| Marion G. McFan.
The assembly will be sounded at $50 by
Wilfred Gaudet, chief trumpeter of the
| 18th United States Cavalry Band. Rev. w.
| G.. Davenport will pronounce the invoca-
tion and the monument will then be pre-
scented by Col. Osgood V. Tracy. The UNI
| yelling will be done by Capt. Caius A
| Weaver of the l22d New York who was
| wounded in the battle of Fort Stevens.
near where the monument stands. The ad-
dressN will be made by Col. b. F. Bingham,
| past comma nder of the Department of Po-
| tomac G.. A. r., and a survivor OF the Ia
] New York DIR. Charles V. Pettys, preSl-
dent of the Associated Survivors OF the
9th Corps of which that regiment was Il
| part will make brief address, ana Dr-
| Thomas Calver will read an original poem
! The March of the Gallant 9th Corps.
The printed programs for the occtSioh
| are very handsome being red ana black on
ivory The Greek cross in white, the en-
| bler of the I'd Division of the 9th Corps, to
which the 122d belonged. decorates the Top
of the first page. Underneath this in let
| tiers of brilliant red. is the legend: Dedlca-
| tion of monument erected by the survivors
and friends of the 122d Regiment. New
York Volunteers. at Battle Ground Ma
tional cemetery. Brghtwood, d. c., Tues
day. July II. 1894. 3 30 pm. Fortieth ami
| versary of the battle of Fort Stevens, July
u. 1864 July u, 1903
Bears the Monument Legend.
On the second page is the dedicatory
| legend which appears on the monument;
"To the gallant sons of Onondaga county,
New York, who fought on this field July
r. 1864, in defense of Washington, and in
| the presence of Abraham Lincoln"
| Below this is picture of Lincoln. The
| fourth page is embellished by flag and
the badge of the Grand Army of the Re
public in colors. with the names of the
committee on reception. which is as fol-
lows: Benz, F. Bingham, David c. Foun-
tain and Charles H. Worden, all of the 122d
New York Regiment; Howard Gilman.
William Hatton, Edward r. Campbell and
John NJ Kline of the Associated Survivors
of the 9th Corps
The comma nder-in- chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Gen. John c. Black,
and staff; the commander of the Depart
ment of the Potomac, G. A. R.. Abraham
Hart. and staff, and the veterans of the
Department of the Potomac will be pres
ent, arrangements having been made for
all who are in government employ to be
excused. The escort of honor Will be the
Old Guard, Capt James NJ. Edgar COM