The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
NATIONS DEAD
To Be HONORED
Oakland Commences Services
in Memory of Heroes Who
Gave Lives to Their Country
TUESDAYS PROGRAMME
Occasion Will Be Observed
With Military Ceremony
and Memorial Addresses

| OAKLAND, May 2s.-Services over the
army dead commenced in this city to-
day. Exercises were held at 2:30 p. m.
at Evergreen Cemetery. and in the even
ing at the First Methodist and the First
Congregational churches.
The services at Evergreen Cemetery
consisted of an Introductory address by
Commander w. c. AlbeIger, Lyon Post
! No. s, G. A. R., an address by Commander
A. T. Needham, Admiral D. d. Porter
Post No. 169, and a reading of Lincoln
Gettysburg address by Comrade H. She
pard, Admiral Porter Post
/ At the conclusion salute for the dead
was fired by a detachment from Colonel
/ L. D. Baker Camp, Sons of Veterans, and
| taps were sounded by John l. Southhead
OF Colonel E. D. Baker Camp.
In the evening at the First Methodist
Church services were held at which Com
rade Rev. Eli McClish delivered the ad-
dress of the evening. At the First Con-
gregational Church services were held in
which the musical programme was the
! feature, consisting of patriotic selections
appropriate to the occasion.
| The Memorial day programme has been
! completed There will be a parade and
services at Mountain View Cemetery and
| exercises at st. Mary'S Cemetery in the
morning and services at the First Con-
!
parade will form at the gate of Mountain
View Cemetery at 9:45 a. m. under COM
mand of Grand Marshal Frank w. Cush-
| ing and his aides, F. M. Farwel, H. A.
| Longfellow and w. +. Dunno. The order
of march will be as follows:
Thirteenth United States Infantry band
from Preside.
| Grand Marshal Frank w. Cushing, past
commander Admiral d. d. Porter Post
No 169, G. A. R.
Aide, Captain H. H. Todd, Joe Hooker
Post No. IL, G. A. r.
Aide, w. f. Dunno, senior vice divi-
sion commander Department of Califor-
mia. United Spanish War Veterans.
Aide, F. M. Farweil, past commander
Appomattox Post No. 50. G. A. R.
Aide, Gilbert Shepherd, past commander
Lockout Mountain Post No. IS, G. A. r.
Aide, James Cahill, past commander
Lyon Post No. s, G. A. r.
Aide, H. A. Longfellow, senior vice
commander E. d. Baker Camp No. l of
California, s. of V.
First Division-Captain H. H. Todd,
commanding. Company F. Fifth infantry.
n. G. c., Captain Wethern. Colonel E. d.
Baker, Camp No. 1, Sons of Veterans.
Camp E. H. Liscum No. 7, United Spanish
War Veterans. Camp John McCord No.
15, United Spanish War Veterans. Lyon
| Post No. s, G. A. r., Commander w. C.
AIberger. Admiral d. D. Porter Post No.
1863, G. A. r., Commander A. Needham.
Second Division-F. NJ. Farwell, CON-
manding. Band of Lockwood School.
Company A, Veteran Reserves, N. G. c..
Captain Garlock. Joe Hooker Post No.
IL, G. A. r.. Appomattox Post, No. SO,
! G.. A. R., Commander w. r. Thomas.
Third Division-James Cahill. COM
manding. Lyon w. R. c., No. s, Mrs.
F. Ellington in charge. Appomattox
w. R. C. No. 5. Mrs. Annie Goodwin
in charge. Lookout Mountain w. r.
c.. No. 1. Colonel John B. Wyman Cir
Gle No. %. Ladies of the G. A. r., Mrs.
Mary T. Hagar. Ladies' Auxiliary
! Spanish War Veterans. Mrs. z. F. Nor
| Sons of Veterans, Miss Violet Stout in
charge.
| The public school children will
march on the right and left fanks of
| the G. A. r.
All organizations are requested to be
formed at the gates of the cemetery
| at 9:45, in order that the parade may
move promptly at 10 o'clock.
| At Mountain View Cemetery there
will be very simple services held, ac-
companied by the usual military sa-
lutes and taps.
At the new soldiers plat in st.
Mary's Cemetery services will be held
at 1890 a. m. at which Rev. J. B.
McNally of ST. Patrick's Church of this
city will deliver the principal address.
In the evening of Memorial day the
regular memorial service will be held
at the First Congregational Church at
! D. NJ. George w. Langan will, as
| president of the evening, introduce
1 H. C. Capwell, president of the Oak
! land Board of Trade. who will deliver
| the memorial address.