The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
WILL DECORATE
HEROES GRAVES
Veterans to March to Two
Cemeteries and Pay Trib-
ute to Departed Members
EXERCISES IN EVENING
Programme of Speeches, Mu-
sic and Recitations to Be
Given at the Alhambra

The usual custom OF decorating the
graves OF the dead soldiers Will be OBJ
served in this city next Tuesday. Deco
ration day, by the members of the
Grand Army, Sons OF Veterans and
Spanish American War Veterans. The
veterans will march in parade TO Odd
Fellows Cemetery and the National
Cemetery, where the solemn services
will be held.
This VIII be the first time in many
years that the Grand Army men have
paraded On Decoration day The members
OF Meade Post decided some months ago
20 renew the custom and issued invita-
tions 10 Lincoln Camp. Sons of Veterans,
and Nelson A. Miles Camp, Spanish
American War Veterans. Both camps
accepted and viii march with the
Grand Army men.
The parade viii form on New Mont
gomery street. near the Palace Hotel,
and VIII march 10 Golden Gate avenue,
thence 20 Van Ness avenue, to Geary
members viii take the cars 20 Odd
Fellows Cemetery. The parade will be
headed by Faulkner's Juvenile Band.
Post Commander John H Coburn,
president OF the day, viii make a brief
address, as viii John T. Sheehan Jr
The invocation viii be made by Chap
lain Levi p. Simmons and Rev H A
Auchanbach win recite short prayers
The Memorial Quartet. consisting OF
Edna p. Winchell, Harriet L Mccoy,
Clarence Wincheu and Monroe ]. Orr
VIII render several selections
A detachment Of the Fifth United
States Artillery will fire minute guns
after which the graves OF the veterans
viii be strewn with flowers furnished
by the lad : OF Meade Corps, Woman's
Relief Corps
Al the National Cemetery at the Pre-
ElCio the usual services over the graves
Of the soldiers will be held. commence
Ing at 10 o'clock in the morning. There
viii be addresses by General c. A
Coolidge, Rev. William RAIDER, W. H
Langdon and other well-known speak
ers. The evening service VIII be held
81 the Alhambra Theater. where Father
McQuaide, chaplain Of the United Span
ish War Veterans, viii open the meet
ing with a prayer, and others with fol-
low
The dead naval heroes will also be
hOnOred on Decoration DAY The tug
S-ocum viii leave the transport dock
al o'clock in the morning and on its
arrival outside the heads the services
VIII be held on board and flowers will
be strewn on the waters. Following
are the programmes in full for the
morning and evening exercises at the
Preside and Alhmabra Theater:
National Cemetery, Preside. io a. m.-Fir-
Ing of minute guns. Twenty-fourth Field BAT
tery. - $ A. music. Third Artillery Corps
bsnd L. s A, Armand Putz Ieaoer. nitro
cllctory remarks. General q. A. Coolidge chair
nan general memorial committee: Invocation
Rev William Ra6er: vocal. "Blezt Be the
Gruund'' tLeavlttl California Quartet L
coett'ug nrst tenor u. T. smith, second
tenor e l. Gaze. first bass < i. Parent.
seeond bass. C5etiysburg address Hen VII
lam IT, l4ancdon. Superintendent q Schools
C1e % the Nerion's Dead fwcr3s bN W ".
Stone. music by r 4. Rohnerl. memorial song
I A-eli3nf Grammar School Chorus Mss Esther
Sims leader poem loriSfuae. our Loyal
Dead Charles Wesley Kyle To Thee Q
Ccu1trT fEichbergl. California Quartet. ora
TOR Hon JuliEs Kahn; music. Third Artillery
corps band L. : T.. America Call
foruia Quartet. audience joining: voliey firing.
three voileys. United States Infantry: taps
Eventlg exercises AIhambra ThesteT. Jones
and EDDY streets. 5 O'clock sharp-Prayer,
Rev Father 8IcQuaide department chaplain.
United Spanish War Veterans. overture. ma
t.oilal aus os-In Drcn=slIal band. inlro-
ouctory- CoIlrade J. p Roberts; quartet. Our
Here's fSevfn4. Kuickerbocker Male Quartet /:
ADDE'S Hon Eugene Z. Schnitz. Mayor Of
san Francesca soprano solo, Resignation
(CarO EousJ. Miss Belle Livingston. music.
Orchestral Band. Gettysburg address, ComTade
!. g. Crawford. surgeon OF Lincoln Post G.
= r, harytOne solo. 'H0ssnna Jules
C1ranieri. :. Homer Henley. aceonpanist
beth r. Bartlett; SOLO still the Night
fE3olnl.- Miss Belle Livingston; Grafton. Conf
rad p H Irwin. department. chaplain. nl-
mis- Veteran Association. Kansas. TTenting On
TIE Old camp Ground lsrrsnged by Johnsonl-
kniC Ckerboeker Male Quartet. audience joining-
bsss sole, The Boys Of the Old Brigade
The children Of the seventh and
eighth grades OF the Clement Grammar
School viii render the ode TO the Ma
tion's Dead" at the Preside Cemetery
at the morning exercises.