Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-30

Program for the Day.
Decoration Of soldiers and sailors graves
at various cemeteries at o'clock.
Parade Of veterans at D. m.
Annual Memorial day services at Hans
com park in the afternoon. with Senator
Norris Brown, speaker of the day
Decorating waters Of Missouri at Douglas
street bridge at 4:30 p. m.
Eva Lang and company in "Zra," matt
nee and night at the Burwood.
The Beggar Prince Opera company in
Ihe Mikado," tonight at the Boyd.
The Elmore Stock company In '"rhe Elev-
enth Hour at the Krug.
Concerts by Duss band and Firms
Omaha band afternoon and evening at
Special Memorial day attractions at Lake
Golf at Country and Field clubs.
Arrangements have been completed for
:he observance of Decoration day in Omaha
ander the direction of the joint committees
Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
II contemplates the decoration of soldiers
and sailors graves at a. m. Thursday.
Details from Custer, Crook and Grant posts
and the Womans Relief corps and the La
dies Of the Grand Army of the Republic
will visit the various cemeteries and deco
rate the graves of soldiers with flowers
gathered and donated by the school chill
dren.
The Ladies Of the Grand Army of the Re
public. Garfield Circle, will leave the hall at
, Nineteenth and Farnam streets with large
delegation of school children in carryalls for
Forest Lawn cemetery, where the graves
at the soldiers circle will be decorated ac-
cordng to the ritual Of that order with i'm
pressive ceremonies, the school children
having been drilled during the week for
special service.
Services mt Hnnscom Park.
The general memorial services will be held
Rt Hansconi park during the afternoon and
ALL be preceded with an imposing parade
'V'he parade viii be formed and conducted
II under the direction of Fred w. Simpson,
marshal OF the day; Major General Spencer
Macrone, as special escort, and Charles M
Harpster and Charles w. Allen as assistant
marshals The parade will form at 1;S,
d. M on Capitol avenue, the right resting
on Sixteenth street. The United States
troops. National Guards High School cadet
battalion and mail carriers battalion Will
form on the suth side OF Capitol avenue
west OF Sixteenth street.
The veterans of the Spanish
and Philippine wars and the veterans OF
the war OF the rebellion and carriages con-
tainina the chairman and speaker Of the
day and invited guests viii form on the
north side of Capitol avenue! with the right
ON sixteenth street The parade will move
at 2 p. IN. promptly.
Line of March.
The line Of march will be from sixteenth
rnd Cnn,tol avenue to Douglas street, east
On Douglas to Fourteenth, south TO Far
nam. west on Farnam TO Twenty-eighth'
south TO Ieavenworth, west to Twenty
ninth south to Poppleton avenue, where
the Grand Army posts visiting comrades
woman's Relief corps and Ladies OF the
Grand Army of the Republic will join the
procession, and thence into Hanscom park
TO the grave of the unknown dead, where
the several bodies will take position for
tine exercises. The formation Of thhe pa
y Tede viii be;
FIRST DIVISION.
Two Platoons of Police.
Marshal of the Day.
united States Troops, Major w. r. Aber-
e'SS combie Thirtieth Infantry. Com
manding
First Battalion. -Thirtieih United states
United States sisnai Corps.
Omaha Guards, captain \. d. Falconer'
Commanding
ThurstOn Rides. csptatin, q. B. Solomon
DaIhman Rifles, Captain j. A. Wig, Com
Omaha High School Cadets, CADET Captain Walsh.
Thirtieth United states Infantry
SECOND DIVISION.
Fife and Drum Corps.
Lee Forby Camp, Spanish and Philippine
War Veterans, Commander c. A
YickeTs.
veterans OF lut W az VI 1AiS AeSpSAlOh'
Chairman of the Day, S. T. spalding.
Speaker OF the Day, Senator Norris Brown.
Chaplain OF the Day, Rev 4. ].
Mackay, ID. ID.
BTigader General Earl d. Thomas, COM
manding the Department OF the Mis-
souti, and stan.
Colonel E. D. Pratt commanding Fort
Crook, and Stan
Mayor James {. Daiman and City
Council
Park Commissioners
County Officials,
PrOEram of Exercises.
AT THE UNKNOWN GRAVE
Dirge .....,.. Thirteth L.. S. Infantry Band
Reading Roll OF the Years dead. ........
Song Dahiman ousrtette
Lneoln's Address at GeItysburg -,
Music ... Thirtieth L. s. InfaStry a Baad
ritual service. =. - Woman's Relief Corps
President; Mrs swsrtzi Senior Vice Pres-
dent, Mrs. stevens; Junior Vice Pres-
dent, Mrs. Shields. secretary Mrs.
slingerland; Chaplain, Mrs Jenkins.
} o., Assisted by Juvenile Orchestra.
k. Van Husen, CommaDi,Se;rS1' a r.
Hull, Otficer Of the Day; Rev n IT,
Maekay Chaplain; T. A. Creigh. Ad-
Firing Salute. lute.............,........Co. /. n. G.
'Ap MARCH 10 sPEAKERs AKIss s9; sTA Sn \ G.
Exercises In charge OF Chairman OF Me-
mortal Committee s. h Spalding.
% USdsi Direction Of Miss Fanny ssnSSl &4nol5 ShGIeN
Prayer ....,.....,. Rev 4. ]. Mackay. D. II
Music...,.... Thirtieth L. 8. Infantry Band
Address. Hon. Norris Brown, u. 81 Senator
Music. ..... Thirtieth Z. 5. Infantry Band
'America" ............ School Children
Under Direction OF Miss Fanny Arnold
Benediction Rev. T. ]. Macksy, ID. L
Roster OF the Dead for Year
GEORGE A. CUSTER POST NO. Z
Comrhde John Belts, Company g TNsen-
tieth Missouri Infantry. June 20. isod
Comrade James kincade. Company II
ACOntinued On Second Passl