The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
OF
MEMORIAL DAY

Commander Sherman, Of Tor
bert Post, Issues General
Orders to Veterans.
DETAILS TO VISIT CEMETERIES
The following general order for the
observance Of Memorial Day has been
ssued by A. T. A. Torbert Post:
Morristown, N. j., May "a, 1909.
Comrades In accordance with our
general custom, and in compliance
with orders from Headquarters, Mon
day, May 3fst, will be observed as
Memorial Day. The following in
structions are therefore promulgated:
l. On Sunday evening, May Both,
the Post will attend Divine Service in
the First Presbyterian Church. Com
rades will assemble in the Post
Rooms in full uniform, with white
gloves. Let no Comrade absent himr
self because he has no uniform. Span
lish-American War Veterans, The Nor
ris Light Infantry and Co. B of the
United Boys Brigade of America, OF
Morristown, are invited to accompa-
ny us. Comrades will assemble in
the Post Rooms at 6.45 p. M, and
prepare to march to the church. 9th
er organizations will form in front
of the Grand Army Hall.
2. On Monday, May 31st, Com
rades will assemble at 8 a. M, in
the Post Rooms. The line will form
on Washington street in the follow
ing order: The Morristown Band, A.
T. A. Torbert Post, No. "a, G. A. R.,
carriages containing Veterans unable
to march, The Morris Light Infantry,
The United Boys Brigade of Ameri-
ca, Flower Wagons. The line OF
march will be taken up at 10 a. m.
sharp. The route will be: Morris
street to Elm street, to Hill street
to Franklin Place, to Franklin street
to Elm street, to South street, up
South street, and around the Park to
the Soldiers Monument, where the
usual exercises will take place. The
officers will be prepared to take their
assigned parts in the exercises.
| 8. Flowers already made up should
be sent to the Post Rooms as early
as possible on Monday morning, not
later than a. m.
4. A flag and a living plant should
! be placed at the head of each sol
dier's grave, and should be in posi-
tion not later than Wednesday, May
| 26.- Flags can be procured free o.
cost at H. G. Emmell's store.
s. The following details for thi:
i purpose are made:
I Soldiers Monument-L. P. Hannas
e. A. Doty, G. D. Young, Samue
Brown, G.. w. Pierson, Fred. Much
more, w. Hessey, A. Pruden, P M
Hall and M. B. Monroe.
Evergreen Cemetery-F H. Lang
don, J. Darling, S. B. Heath, G. Fl
Davis and P. b. Sweeney.
st. Peter's-C. F. Axtell and A. L
Long.
First Presbyterian-H. G.. Emmel
and J. H. Berry.
Church of the Assumption-C. Hal
ly, H. McNally and P. Moore.
Madison-E. w. Scofield and ]. Wa
tiers.
Hanover-C. B. Meeker.
Mendham-G. S. Beavers and J. L
Mattox.
New vernon-D. w. Tunis and G
w. Blanchard.
Whippany-A. J.. Tuers.
Basking Ridge and Bernardsville-
G. H Chapman.
6. COLLATION. in the Royal Arcan
UNI Hall, Miller Building, at / p. M.
on Memorial Day. Members of the
Post and their wives, Spanish-Ameri
can War Veterans, The Morris Light
Infantry and Co. B of the United
Boys Brigade, of Morristown, are in
lyited to the collation.. Comrades and
| invited organizations will re-assemble
in the Post Rooms at 12.45 p. M, and
march to the Royal Hall, preceded by
the Morristown Band.
| 7. Comrades r. w. Owen, G. r
Axtell and William Hessey have
been requested to invite other guests
as friends of Torbert Post, to the col
lation. The guests are requested to
assemble in the hallway, second floor
of the Miller Building, at 12.45 p. M,
and be escorted to the banquet hall.
s. Comrade G. D. Young will see
that suitable tables are provided for
the occasion.
8. The public exercises in the Ly-
ceum will commence at p. M The
oration will be delivered by, General
Horatio G. King of Brooklyn, N. Y,
whose subject will be: "The Last
Days of the Rebellion" which win be
largely reminiscent. Comrades will as
semble in the Post Rooms, and 9TH
er organizations in front of the Grand
Army Hall at p. M, in full uniform,
if possible, and, preceded by the Nor
ristown Band, march to the Lyceum.
ANDREW M. SHERMAN,
Commander
lLUCIUS P. HANNAS, Adjutant.
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