Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

breadth OF the land the people of the ma
tional capital will unite in memorial OBJ
servances which, in character and extent
will be appropriate to the time and fitting
to the capital city.
The services will be held under the aus
pices of the Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic, and will be
participated in by the Spanish War Veter-
ans, the Legion of Loyal Women, other
patriotic societies and citizens in general
Arlington National cemetery the cemetery
at the Soldiers Home, the Congressional
Oak Hill. Holy Rood. Mount Olivet, Glen
wood. Prospect Hill, st. Marys, St Eliza
beths, Rock Creek, Harmony and Battle
Ground cemeteries Will be the scene of sep
arate exercises in connection with the gen.
eral plan. At Arlington the most extensive
observances will be held
The leading feature of the exercises In
the city will be the parade. Starting at the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street. the pageant will proceed westward
and, turning, will follow a circuitous course
until again reaching the avenue, where eiec-
trio cars will be taken for Arlington.
Music by Marine Band
Martial music will be furnished by the
Marine Band. Vocal and instrumental
music will also be part of the observanccs
at Arlington and the other cemeteries The
memorial tributes at Arlington will be ush-
cred in by national salute, fired by q bat
terry of United States field artillery.
AS to the parade, the line will form on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, the
right resting on 18th street, and the head
of the column Will move at 10 o'clock sharp
over the following route: Fifteenth street
north to Pennsylvania avenue, west to La
fayette Park, north to K street east to 18th
street, south to Pennsylvania avenue to
the place assigned for taking the electric
cars to Arlington.
The line will be composed as follows:
Detachment of mounted police.
U. S. Marine Band, Lieut.. VIM. II. Santel-
mann. leader.
9Th Battalion. N. G. D. c., Major William
e. Harvey, commanding.
Old Guard, Capt James M. Edgar, COM
manding.
Department commander.
Department officers and official staff
Past department commanders.
Members of staff of commander chief
John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, Orlando E.
Caruana, commander.
Kit Carson Post, No. 2. Charles S. Wilder.
commander.
Lincoln Post, No. g. ]. D. Bloodgood, COM
Geo. G. Meade Post, No. 3, Alfred Shaw,
commander.
U. s. Grant Post, No. Q, Richard M. Cal
houn, commander.
James A. Garfield Post, No Z, John M.
Young, commander.
burnSlOe f'OSt, NO. q, LucluS II. Alden,
commander.
Potomac Post, No. IL. William A. O'Meara.
commander.
Phil. Sheridan Post, No. II, B. w. Bonney.
commander.
Lafayette Post, No 20, H.. C. Watson,
commander.
Frederick Douglass Post, No. 81, j. N.
Mayne, commander.
Charles Summer Post, No. 8; Farragut
Post. No. TO- John A Logan Post No. Ii;
Geo. H. Thomas Post, No. 10; Henry Will
son Post, No. II, and Geo. u. Morris Post,
No. 10. having been assigned to other Gene
teries for duty are excused from taking
part in the parade.
Exercises at Arlington.
The following will be the order of ex-
ercises at Arlington: National salute II m,
battery United States field artillery.
Music by the United States Marine Band,
Lieut.. VIM. II. Santelmann, leader; music
by the 18th United States Cavalry Band.
Ferdinand Angelsberg, chief musician; vo-
cal music by the Takoma Chorus, Jas. W.
Dyer, leader.
Charles H. worden will be officer of the
day and Capt Sheridan Ferree officer OF
the guard.
The procession, consisting of members OF
/ the Grand Army of the Republic, the Span
ish War Veterans, the Sons Of Veterans,
the Woman's Relief Corps. the Ladies OF
the G.. A. R., the Legion of Loyal Women.
and the Ladies' Auxiliaries of the Union
Veteran Legion, of the Union Veteran
Union, of the Sons of Veterans and of the
| Spanish War Veterans. also the Daughters
OF Veterans, ex-soldiers and sailors, invited
guests and the public will form at II m
south OF the Arlington Mansion headed by
| the band.
| The procession will march to the .'Tomt
of the Unknown" a halt will be made, and
| during the ceremonies OF decorating the
1 tomb by the special committee selected
from the auxiliary societies the band viii
| play dirge.
| When the services are concluded the
march will be continued by the main roac
/ to the Spanish war section. The process.
/ sion will then separate to participate II
| placing the floral tributes on the graves.
During the ceremony appropriate selec'
lions viii be rendered BY the band.
| Tomb Of the Unknown.
/ Committee on decorations at the tomb Of
| the unknown-Mrs. Vina N. Calhoun. de