Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
IN MEMORY OF THE
NATIONS HEROES
Plans for Observance of Me-
mortal Day Completed.
COMMITTEES FOR MAY 30
Commander Ferree Requests a Gen.
eral Display of Flags.
CORPORAL TANNER TO SPEAK
Program of Addresses, Music and
Other Ceremonies at Arlington
and Other Cemeteries.

All arrangements for the observance OF
Memorial day in the District have been
completed and the final meeting of the gen
eral committee having charge of the event
will be held this evening at G. A. r. Hall.
The official program was issued this after
noon and is published herewith.
Commander Newton Ferree of the De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A r., has
been Informed that large American flag
will fly from the staff over the White House
Thursday In honor of the soldiers and
sailors of the republic who gave up their
lives while serving under the tri-color. He
earnestly requests that "Old Glory also be
generously displayed Memorial day from
the buildings OF the departments of the gov
eminent and the District of Columbia, in
Guiding the school houses, fire and police
stations, business houses, hotels and resi-
dences a deserved tribute to the ma
tons dead"
Official Program.
The official program for Arlington, Sol
diers Home, Congressional, Oak Hill, Holy
Rood, Mount Olivet, Glenwood, ST. Eliza
beth Asylum, Rock Creek Harmony, Pros
pect Hill, st. Mary's, Battle Ground Ma
tenal cemetery and ISOLATED graves on
Thursday, Memorial day, is as follows:
Parade-The several organizations to par
tclpate in the parade will assemble at $50
O'Clock a m. follows: The Grand Army
OF the Republic will form the north side
or pennsylvania avenue northwest right
resting on 10th street: the United Spanish
war Veterans on 14th street northwest
rlght resting on Pennsylvania avenue, and
the Army and Navy Union on the north
side of E street right resting on 18th street
northwest The column will be formed in
platoons of eight at half distance, and will
a M, SllrD following
route: Fifteenth street north to Pennsyl-
Vdnia avenue, west to Lafayette Square,
north to III street, east to 18th street south
TO pennsylvania avenue to D street, the
place assigned for entraining to Arlington,
The line will be formed follows E. r.
Campbell. marshal officer of the day at
Arlington; j. Milton Heller and Thomas
Brady, officers of the guard detachment Of
mounted police; Brigade Band, D. C. n. G,
Donald Gs Macleod, leader; Fourth Bat
talon, National Guard, d. c.. Mai. Anton
Stephan, commanding; United States Ma
rine Band Lieut.. w. II. Santelman, leader;
Old Guard. Capt James NJ. Edgar, COM
manding; Department Commander Newton
Ferree, department officers and official
stan, past department commanders; men,
bers Of the staff of the commander-in-
chief-John y. Rawlins Post, No. l, William
J. Weiss. commander; Kit Carson Post,
No. 2, Gilbert VI. Hustled commander; Lin
coin Post, No. 3, j. d. BlOodgood, COM
mander; George G. Meade Post, No. D. AL
bert Carew, commander; L. S. Grant Post
No. q. Burton r. Ross commander; James
A. Garfield Post, No. Z. II. |. Johnson
commander; Burnside Post, No. s, George
Newton commander; Potomac Post No. H.
w. A. OMeara. commander. Phil Sheridan
Post, No. IA Milton j. Hull commander
Lafayette Post, No. 90. William T. Foster
commander; Frederick Douglass Post, No.
II, y. j. Mayne, commander.
Charles Sumner Post, No. o. Farragut
Post. No. 10; John A. Logan Post No. 49,
George II. Thomas Post, No 10; Henry Vii
son Post, No. IL, and George u Morris
~ ,iol
service at cemeteries aside from Arlington
national cemetery, and by reason of such
assignment Will not appear in the parade
Drum Corps of the United States Marine
Band
United Spanish War Veterans-Depart-
ment of the District of Columbia-The
department commander ]. Walter Mitch
ell. the department officers and staff; ;
past department commanders; Gen. Nell
son A. Miles Camp, No. 1, Henry Foster,
commander; Richard ]. Harden Camp,
No. .. f. l. Cogan, commander; Fourth
Immune Camp. No. 3, William Peacock
commander; Henry w. Lawton Camp. No
4. J. Milton Heller. commander: Col. John
Jacob Astor Camp, No. 6, William b.
Powers. commander; Admiral George
Dewey Camp No. ., Capt Richmond
Pearson Hobson. commander; Gen. An
commander; Rear Admiral Charles NJ.
Thomas Camp, Jerry Oscar Tolson, COM
mander.
Army and Navy Union-Gen. William
+ Barry Garrison, No. &c, Andrew S.
Burt commander; Admiral David d.
Porter Garrison. No g. Thacker f. Lee.
commander; Guy V. Henry Garrison, No.
., William T. Conray, commander: Col.
Theodore Roosevelt Garrison, No. -, r.
G. Galbraith. commander.
At Arlington Cemetery.
Following will be the order of exercises
at Arlington National cemetery:
National salute. ~ M, battery United
States Field Artillery. Music by the United
States Marine Band. Lieut.. W. II. Santel-
man. leader Music by the 18th Unite !
States Cavalry Band, Ferdinand Angels
berg, chief musician. Vocal music by the
Takoma Chorus Jas. w. Dyer leader. on
Ger Of the day. r. r. Campbell: officers of
the guard J. Milton Heller and Robert E.
Grant.
Decoration Of the Gravcs-The procession.
consisting Of members of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. the Spanish War Veterans,
the Sons Of Veterans, the Womans Relief
Corps. the Ladies of the G. A. R. the Lee
gion of Loyal Women. and the ladies' aux
iliarcs OF the Union Veteran Legion, of the
Union Veteran Union. Of the Sons of Vet
Grams and OF the Spanish War Veterans,
also the Daughters OF Veterans, ex-sol-
dlers and sailors, invited guests and the
public. will form at II 40 4 m. south of the
Arlington Mansion, headed by band.
The procession will march to the Tomb
Of the Unknown a halt will be made, and
during the ceremonies of decorating the
tomb by the special committee selected
from the auxiliary socities the band will
play a dirge.
When the services are concluded the
march will he continued by the main road
TO the Spanish war section. The process
sion wiz then separate to participate In
placing the floral tributes on the graves.
During the ceremony appropriate selec-
lions will be rendered by the band.
Committee on decorations at the tomb o.
the unknOwn-Mrs. Isabel Worren Ball
president Woman's Relief Corps; Mrs
Emma F.. Myers, president Legion Loya
Women; Miss Anna NJ. Roberts, president
Daughters of Veterans; Mrs Dora b. Hen
Dirk. president Grant Circle Ladies of tn,
O. A. r.; Mrs. julia W. Leavitt, presiden