The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
VETERANS OF 5
WARS TOCELEBRATE
Ceremonies at Cemeteries and
Evening Services in Honor
of Departed Heroes

OF tnoSe VINO 1ought In the long ago
and in the recent past to maintain the
honor of flag and country; the veterans
of the United States navy will have
exercises on the bay on the Slocum,
and in the evening there VIII be ap-
propriate exercises in the Building
Trades temple at Fourteenth and Guer-
rero streets.
G. A. r.. COMMITTEES
The principal service, that of the
Grand Army, will be conducted under
the supervision of the following COM
mittees:
j. B. Fuller, president of the day; John H. Rob-
Program--W. W Stone. chairman; George
W. Caswell. William j. Ruddick, G. A. Son,
Sig L: Simon, Hugh NJ. Burke, II. S. Lef6nwell,
A Gallagher.
Naval--Thomas A. Nerney, chairman c. ].
Moore. n. A. Wissing William Seagrave
= Decorstion-A; E.; Leavitt, chairman; Albert
Mrs Tillie Huber, E. r. Pease. L. Flaherty.
Hails-Hugh 4: Slime, chairman; A. Gallagher,
ean l. Ale1snaer B. J. oiansS E. l. Dun
ParsdeLHenry Glaze, chairman; Thomas r.
o.Nsll, William A. Smith. George H. Pippy,
Transportation--Wi William Healey, chairman; Is.
Fehnemann, Benjamin Brown. j. H. NoIand, II.
Auditing-J c. currier cbairmaa; Paul t.
Carroll, William Tuggey, Thomas p. Robinson,
John S. Philips, G.. a. Blank.
In the morning those who are to
participate in the parade, which is to
terminate at the national cemetery at
the Preside, where rest the gallant
dead. will form at $3.50 o'clock and
move in the following order with flags
draped and drums mIlff1ed:
United States troops Colonel John A. Luudeen.
commanding; coast artillery corps, n. q. e. IF
California, Colonel George A. schasty, command
ing: Company B, signal corps, y. c. c., Frank
Ladies' auxIiaries- womau's Relief Corps; La
Ves %omans auSilisrg ns !anG r Veterans
GsnG AT%y q S me9 Mas
A. Garfield post No. 81 Commander James Mc-
Mauus; George G. Meade post M As. Com
United Spanish War yeterans-Reinhold Rich
ter camp No. 2, Commander Edward o. Rubin;
Robins; G. H. Riley camp no. Il, Commano.r !
J. Dlouhy: William D. Mckinnon camp No. So,
Commander NJ. A. G. Lessmau.
At the cemetery the exercises, in ad-
dtion to the strewing of flowers and
planting of flags over the graves, will
include:
Firing of minute guns Battery Blaney.
Overture Third artillery band
Introductory Comrade Edward S. Salomon,
chairman of the general memorial committee.
Invocation. Rev. J. C. Meserve.
Remarks, Comrade ]. B. Fuller, president of
Tents of Green Khickerbocker quartet
Lncolns Gettysburg Address" Milton A.
Nathan of Nelson A, Miles camp.
-Tenting Tonight" Lincoln grammar school
chorus.
Grafton Comrade E. r. Ollie of Lincoln post.
MY Own United States l. A. Larsen
Poem, Comrade Elisha Brooks of George Il.
Blessed Are Dead" Knickerbocker quartet
America by the assemblage.
EXERCISES ON sLooUM
The exercises on board of the United
States army transport tug Slocum will
be under the direction of the following:
Committee in charge-Thomas A. Nerney,
Phelps squadron No. IL, q. s. v. n, chairman;
fhePs Fsvs squad5o1 nson No H. NJ
W. r. c.; Fred Stanley, Lincoln post No. 1. q.
a. R.: Harry J. Moore, Il. A. Wissing, William
Committee from Phelps squadron No. II u. S.
'. N.-Commodore Thomas Green, Captain Jo-
seph Hawley, Commander George A. Dueland,
Lieutenant Commander Alexander Anderson, Ship
mate John f. MCGOWAN.
The tug will leave the transport
dock at 1880 O'Clock in the morning
and upon arrival outside the Golden
gate the ceremonies will be:
T. S. Naval Training Station, YerSa Baeha nsno
Prayer. ...:... Commodore Frank G. Wisker
OF Phelps Squadron No. IL, U. S. v n.
Response. ....... ,Knickerbocker Male Quartet
OF Phelps Squadron No. IL. U. S. V. n.
Crossing the Bar" words by Tennyson, music
6g s1sf Male Quartet
Purdy, second tenor; D. B. Crane, first
bass; L. A. Larsen, second bassl
Address. ss.............-......H Hon. c. NJ. Belshaw
Bass Solo, Rocked in the Cradle of the
roDT peep shngn'' h,n,.ta. a. Larsen
................ Commodore Peter H. Mass
OF Phelps SQUADRON No II, 2. s: V. NJ,
Memorial Ceremony. Conducted by George II.
Thomas Circle No. 80 Ladies Of the Grand
Army (Hrs- Elizabeth Merrill President)
'In Liberty's Name (yerdi)
.............. .Knickerbocker Male Quartet
Strewing of flowers the ocean in honor of
departed shipmates and sailors.
During the ceremony of casting flow
ers upon the waters there will be the
firing of minute guns from Hotchkiss
one Founders loaned by the command
ing officer of the U. S. S. MarbIehead.
These will be manned by Shipmates Jo-
seph Hawley, G. A. Dueland, John F.
MCGOWAN and Ray Blackiston. AS the
last of the flowers distributed by rev.
erential hands descend to the waters
a bugler will sound taps.
EVENING EXERCISES
The exercises at the auditorium of
the Building Trades temple, which will
begin at o'clock in the evening, will
be free to all who may desire to at
tend. The order of the exercises there
will be:
Overture .....-............. .Scbupperts band
Introductory. General E. s. Salomon
Invocation
Address. Acting Mayor John A. Kelly
Ienor SOLO -John +. Deneby
Spring Song. ".................. ............. Band
Lincolns Getty sburg ADDRESS. John H. Roberts
Cornet solo, 'Tbe Holy City
........-.-......... Professor von der Mehden
"Pickett's Charge" (orlginaI .................
.-.....-.-.-. Fred Emerson Brooks
Star Spangled Banner. ''.....................
...-...........-....M Mrs. Lulu Ward valerga
Grafton. Frank MCGOWAN
Response to Gettysburg Address. "A. j. Cloud
Call Me Thine own, cello solo. ..........
.......-....-. .-.-.-....-. Prof. Franz Meyer
Violin obligato, Professor Ritzau.
Original poem, by Mrs. NJ. l.. Tbeiss Whaley..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mrs. Florence l.. Backman
"Hearts and Flowers 49,. ...--..,..-.. Band
America -Ihe audience
General George G. Meade post No. As
is to hold special service in the Odd
Fellows cemetery at 1920 o'clock in
the forenoon. There is to be an grafton
by Rev. George Fl. Hough, vocal selec-
tions by quartet, instrumental selec-
tions by Falconers band, exercises by
the public school children of the Rich
mond district and the touching flag
service for the Dead" by Mrs. Henri