The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-27
DAY OF FLOWERS.
Graves of Soldier Dead to Be
Decorated on Tuesday.
G. A. B. Veterans Arrange for
an Elaborate Service.
BLOSSOMS ON WATER.
Exercises for Sailor Dead to Be
Held at Melan Bridge.
Rev. B. F. Boyle Of AtchisOn to
Deliver Address at Auditorium.

44EAAOL41A Lycy THIS year VIII ne QDs
served by the Grand Army posts, their
auxiliaries and other patriotic citizens
of Topeka, on next Tuesday. May Both.
commencing at Z o'clock a. M. and
closing with an address by Rev. E. F.
Boyle OF Atehison, past department
chaplain, at p. m, at the Auditorium.
The programme for the day will be as
follows:
The school children viii gather and
take flowers to their several school
houses from to a. m. and wagons
with gather them up and take them to
the flower room at Lincoln Post hall In
addition. we desire every comrade and
member of our auxiliaries. as well as
every citizen who can, to bring to the
flower room, at Lincoln Post hall at
Sixth and Quincy, a contribution of all
the flowers they can donate to this no.
Bile and patriotic service. Bring them
early from to a. m.
All committees from the several posts
of the G. A. r.. the W. r. c., and
Ladies of the G. A. R., will meet at
Lincoln Post hall at a. m to prepare
the floral tribute to our heroic dead.
The usual exercises at Topeka cerne-
terry will be in charge Of Comrade Geo.
w Weed, of Topeka post IL and the
committees detailed for that purpose
promptly at $3.50 a. IN.
The services at the Catholic cemetery
will be in charge Of Van Smith This
committee will leave the flower room
promptly at a. m.
The services at the Kansas avenue
bridge, in memory of our sailor-soldier
dead, viii be held promptly at 10 a. m.
Presiding officer, J. M. Dumenil.
Programme.
The programme will consist of:
Singing Nearer My God to Thee" by
the assembly. Leader, NJ. Q. Holman.
Participants in the exercises will be
Mrs. Mary e. Perkins, president. Tope-
ka corps No. "a, acting as president;
Mrs. M. M. Mitchell senior vice presi-
dent, Of Blue corps No. 5, acting as
vice president; Mrs. Emily K GIunt,
president, G. g. Gage corps No. S.. act
ing as secretary; Frances N. Wood,
president of Lincoln circle No. 1, act
ing as chaplain, and the music by Jack
sons band.
Prayer by Comrade Rev. John Ire
Use.
Corps and circle officers .recite Float
On Above Them, o Flag for Which
They Diedp' the color bearers waving
flags over the water. Members of the
corps and circle, casting flowers upon
the waters, recite in unison the couplet
beginning with Float calmly over
them, 0. flowers sweet and beautiful"
The poem, Our Patriot Dead" will
be recited by u children from each of
the following schools: Grant, Euclid,
Sumner, Buchanan, Quincy and School
of the Assumption. The children will
advance in six sections of u each each
section reciting a verse. As they recite
the fourth line, they strew flowers up
on the water. The seventh stanza will
be recited by the entire 70 children in
unison.
Comrade presiding will advance and
cast Wreaths upon the water.
Sons of Veterans will advance, casting
flowers upon the water and recite He
roes, who sleep beneath the oceans
wave" etc, in unison.
Singing by all of the national hymn,
America
Taps by the Boys Bugle Corps.
The band, school children and other
participants. except the Grant and
Quincy schools, will meet and march
promptly at $50 a. m. to the center of
the bridge The children of the Grant
and Quincy schools and participants
from the North side will meet at the
hall Of the Blue Post and march prompt
~ at 9:45 a. m, under the charge of Mrs.
N. NJ. Mitchell to center of the bridge.
Parade.
The parade will be in command of
Col. G. NJ. Stockham, chief marshal
who has appointed the following staff:
Chief of staff, Major Geo. W. Weed.
Aides, Capt. H. NJ. Philips, L S. Elder.
F. M. KimbaH, Peter He'll, Josiah VIII
cox.
FIRST DIVISION.
Commanded by Geo. o. Wilmarth
Platoon Of police.
Marshal's band.
Chief marshal and staff.
Mayor and councilmen in carriages.
Speaker and committee in carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Commanded by Col. Arthur W. Sherer
and staff.
Band.
Sons of American Revolution.
I. O. o. F. Cantons.
A. O. u. W.
Modern Woodnen of America.
Woodmen Of the World
All other fraternal and benevolent
societies.
Citizens in carriages and on foot.
THIRD DIVISION.
Commanded by W. J. Whittekind,
with the following staff: B. F. Baird
and J. A. Dunlap.
The Boys Bugle corps.
Jackson's band.
City Troop, in command of Captain
McAfee.
Battery B. K. N. G.. In command of
Capt. w. A. Peterson.
Company A, First regiment, K. NC.
Republican Flambeau Drum corps
Spanish-American Philippine and
other q. s. soldiers.
Old Abe camp No. Is, Sons OF Vet
Grams.
Lincoln Post No. 1, G. A. R.
Gage Post No. 495, G. A. r.
Fort Pillow Post No. 321, G. A. r.
Topeka Post No. II, G. A. R.
Parade win form as follows: First
division on Quincy street, right resting
on Fifth street; Second division on
Quincy street. right resting on Sixth
street; Third division on Fifth street,
right resting on Kansas avenue.
The parade will march at 80 .. m.
sharp. The first gun will be fred at
2 p. M, at which time the several or
CARNATIONS viii form and at the firing
of the second gun at 2:30 p m. the
procession viii start promptly.
The line of march will be north on
Quincy street to Fifth street, west on
Fifth street to Kansas avenue, south
on Kansas avenue to Ninth street,
east on Ninth street to Quincy street,