Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-30
NATIONAL BOARD
TO VISIT HOME
COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
FOR VETERANS
Memory of Dead Soldiers viii Be
Honored by Elaborate Services.
Visitors to Stay Until
Saturday

General La Grange of the soldiers
home received a telegram yesterday
stating that the New York board OF
managers of the National Home for
Disabled Veteran Soldiers would arrive
at the Pacific home in time to take part
in the Memorial day services today.
In the party are Ex-Governor Frank
lin Murphy of New Jersey, president;
Major ]. w. Wadsworth, Geneseo, N.
Y; Col w. P. Brownlow, Jonesboro,
Tenn; Capt. H. E. Palmer, Omaha
Neb.; J. NJ. Holley and son, La Crosse,
Wis; Col. and Ex-Governor H. I'll.
Markham, Pasadena, local manager,
Major Moses Harris, treasurer; Col. w.
E.. Elwell, inspector general and sur
geon in chief; D. C. Spencer, CHIEF
clerk.
The party will stay at the home until
Saturday, recently having visited the
South Dakota sanatorium.
Governor La Grange has issued gen
eral orders No. %, which provide for
the commemoration of the dead soldiers
buried in the graveyard at the home.
The orders are as follows:
The Program
In accordance with usage, Thursday,
the S0th instant, will be observed as
a general holiday, all labor being sus-
pended, except such as is absolutely
necessary.
Captain Francis McCourt is hereby
appointed marshal of the day, and the
following named members will act as
aids: Charles Landgraf, Geo. K. Ober,
H. C. Deakins and Chas. F. Croft.
At the assembly CALL which will be
sounded at $3.50 a. m, the organiza-
tions will take their positions on the
boulevard in the following order:
John A. Martin post G. A. R. will
form right resting opposite south end
of hospital, facing east; Uncle sam
post G. A. R. opposite John A. Martin
post, facing west; Hopkins squadron,
naval veterans, on right of Uncle Sam
post; Union Veteran legion on the left
of John A. Martin post; band and
cadets Los Angeles Military academy,
on left of Union Veteran legion; home
companies in battalion formation on
left of Hopkins squadron, facing west.
Order of March
1. Home band and firing squad.
g. Governor, staff and guests.
Z. Young Young ladies' Of sawtelle:
S. John A; Martin post W, R. C.
z. Burnside post, W. r. c.
g. AppomattoX circle G.. A. p.
8. John A. Martin post G. 4. R.
10. Uncle Sam post G. A. r.
II. Hopkins squadron, naval veterans.
12 Union Veteran legion.
13 Los Angeles military academy
cadets. -
IA. Companies, members of the home.
Is. Citizens in carriages, etc.
The ladies will decorate the monu-
ment and graves with flowers, and
the officers of the G.. A. r. will read
selections from their rituals; the firing
squad will fire three volleys to each
of the cardinal points of the compass;
the bugler will sound TAPS" which
will close the ceremonies at the ceme- |
terry.
Services in Ward Memorial hall will
commence promptly at o'clock.
Program for Memorial Hall
/ Patriotic airs, home band.
3. Invocation by Chaplain G. W. Will
g Memorial of flowers, by ladies of
Los Angeles and say SaWteiie; eaenarn
5. Grafton, by Colonel James A. Da-
wilson.
S. Airs by band.
7. Reading Lincolns Gettysburg ad-
8. Memorial day poem, by N W. Fitz-
9. Singing. America" by the audi
10. Benediction.
Immediately after the close of the
exercises all will assemble around the
flagstaff for the purpose of saluting
the flag, and witness exhibition drill
bv the Los Angeles Military academy
cadets.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
veterans and neighboring citizens gen.
orally.