Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
DEAD TO Be HONORED
Program of Memorial Day
Has Been Announced.
EXERCISES IN CEMETERIES
Parade Will Start for Arlington in
Early Morning.
DECORATION OF THE GRAVES
Commemoration in Amphitheater.
Exercises Held Today at Sol
diers' Home and in Hamline
M. E. Church.

M. E. Church.
Forty years ago next Saturday the first
Memorial day was observed by direction
of Gen. John A. Logan. then commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public
Since that time it has been a day of
memory and flowers for the soldier and
sailor dead of the republic. 1t has grown
in sentiment as the years have advanced.
In general orders, dated washington.
D. c. May 5. 1885, this city then being
the headquarters of the G. A. R.. Gen.
Logan designated May 80 'for the par
pose of strewing with flowers or otherwise
decorating the graves of comrades who
died in defense of their country during the
late rebellion. and whose bodies now lie
in almost every city. village and hamlet
churchyard in the land
Perpetuate Glory of Heroes.
I'VE should guard their graves" the
order continued. with sacred vigilance.
All that the consecrated wealth and taste
of the nation can add to their adornment
and security is but fitting tribute to
the memory of her slain defenders.
Let no wanton foot tread rudely on
such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant
paths invite the coming and going of
reverent visitors and fond mournerS. Let
no vandalism of avarice or neglect. no
ravages of time. testify to the present or
the coming generations that we have for
gotten as a people the cost of free and
undivided republic.
Let US. at the time appointed. gather
around their sacred remains and garland
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the choicest flowers of spring time; let us
raise above them the dear old flag they
saved from dishonor; let us In this sol
emn presence renew our pledges to aid
and assist those whom they have left
among us. a sacred charge upon ma
tons gratitude-the soldiers and sailors
orphan and widow.
The plans of the Department of the
Potomac for the day of remembrance.
next Saturday, have practically been COM
partment Commander John S. Walker
and his assistants have arranged all the
details.
Preliminary services will be held this
afternoon in Stanley Hall. in the o. S.
Soldiers Home, beginning at o'clock
pm. under the auspices of Henry Will
son Post, No. II, G. A. R.. and at the
Hamlne NJ. E. Church. 9th and
streets. beginning at o'clock this even
ment of the Potomac. The patriotic So
cieties and the general public have been
invited to attend both these services, at
which special programs of speaking and
music will be presented.
Memorial Day Program.
The official program of the Memorial
Day services. signed by Department COM
mander John S. Walker and Assistant Adj
jutant Gen. o. H. Oldroyd Of the G. A. R.,
was completed last evening.
The title page will contain picture of
grim old cannon, resting and rusting IN
bed Of flowers and spring shrubbery.
while blithesome bird Is busy building
it's nest in the mouth Of the silenced
thunderer. from which at one time
belched fire, smoke and shrieking mis-
sies of war. On the next page will ap-
pear a picture of the clasped hands Of
The Union Forever" and the hymns
Nearer. My God. to Thee and "Amer-
lea" Surrounding the ciasped hands are
cotton blooms of the south and sheaves
Of wheat. representing the northland. The
designs are those Of Capt o. II. Oldroyd
On the concluding page is given por-
trait of Abraham Lincoln and his Gettys-
burg Grafton. as corrected by himself for
the ladies' sanitary commission at Baltt-
more. shortly before his death. as stated
by Capt Oldroyd.
Under the heading "Cities Of the Dead
appear the following burial places, at
which ceremonies will be held under the
auspices of the Department Of the Po-
tomac, G. y. r.: Arlington. Soldiers
Home, Congressional Oak Hill. Holy
Rood, Mt. Olivet. Glenwood. Prospect
Hill. st. Mary's.. st. Elizabeth's. Battle
| Ground. Rock Creek, Harmony and iso-
| lated graves.
Committees in Charge.
The committees to be in charge of the
ceremonies May 30 are given as follows:
Department officers-John S. Walker.
department commander. chairman: E. S.
| Hobrook, senior vice commander: 0. H.
Oldroyd assistant adjutant general. sec
rotary: A. E. Johnson. medical director;
| Henry A. Johnson. Junior vice COM
mander; F. L. Mc4>enna. assistant quar-
termaster general. treasurer: Rev. c. w.
Gallagher, chaplain.
Richardson, George E. Corson. Harrison
Dingman, Charles c. Royce, Samuel S
Burdette. D. S. Alexander. Newton NJ
Brooks. Jerome B. Burke. Charles p Lin
coin. William S. Odell. NJ. Emmett Urell
Faunce. Nathan Bickford John McElroy
Thomas S. Hopkins. Arthur Hendricks
Calvin Farnsworth. George H. Slaybaugh
Israel w. Stone. B. F. Bingham. l. G.
Kimball. A. Hart. A. P. Tasker. B. p
| Entrikin. Newton Ferree.
Post commanders and representatives.
Post /, commander. Samuel w. Snow
representative William H. Bailey. Post
q commander John Middleton; represent
alive Robert E. Grant. Post 3. com
J mander. W. H. Raymond: representative
f, ~ieorge r. Ferguson. Post 5. commander
| William j. Breed: representative. Cnarles
Matthews. Post s. commander. Burton r
Ross: representative. N. M. Lewis. Pos'
I. commander. John G. MAYNARD: repre-
sentative. Thomas Calver. Post 8. com
mander. H. l.. Dean; representative, W
w. Brown. Post 8. commander. r. D
Goodman; representative. Thomas
Stewart. Post 10. commander. A. r
Dinsmore: representative. George X
Cook Post II. commander. John. II
| Randolph: representative. william A
lO'Meara: Post IL. commander. A. d. Frls
| bic: representative, T. j. Putnam. Posi-
la. commander, Charles F. Garrett: repre-
sentative. P 0. Lawrence. Post ID. com
mander. Edward Webster: representative
William Hawthorne. Post II, commander
Thomas Day: representative. William NJ
Jones. Post 10. commander. Asa II
Kedney: representative, Rudolph Ullmer
Post 20, commander. George II. Fehl; rep
resentative E. ]. Sweet. Post Il, com
lmander. B. F. Davis, representative. J. w
sons of intermediary L. Streib. di
vision commander: Edwin c. lrelan. di
vision adjutant; Camp No =. r. I. +
Johnson. captain: Camp No. 80. Franci!
E. Cross. captain.
| United Spanish War Veterans-E. l.
lCosan, department commander; James
lCireeley. department adjutant; Camp No
IL. d. ]. Leahy. commander; camp No
IL w. H. Henderson. commander; CamI
lNo. 3. S G. Mawson. commander: CamI
No 4 @. Sears. commander: Camp No
l6 6 Sullivan commando Camp No