The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-30
Graves Of the Patriotic Dead Are Decorated by Veterans Today

organization followed. Then came the
Marine Band, playing We'll Rally
Round the Flag" an air whose lively
spirit and imperishable associations
quickened the step Of the old soldiers
The veterans marched by tours, head
ed by the Old Guard. Commanding
this forty-year-old organization is Capt.
4. J: Cunning, who f has worn HI1,S one M.
Of the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts,
against the Confederate forts at Fred
eyiSksburg. Carrying the colors Of this
troSS and a United States flag were
G. ". Sewton and Color Sergeant G..
FoSEstion of Parade.
After this Gle formation was as fol-
lows:
Department commander, department
officers and official staff, past depart
Of the commander-in-chief; John A. Raw
Inns Post. No. !, Frederick r. Sparks,
commander; Kit Carson Post, No. 2, A.
B. Bennett, commander; Lincoln Post,
No. 8, A. H. Feathers, commander;
George G. Meade Post, No. 6. Burton R.
Ross, commander; James A. Garfield
Post, No. z, William NJ. Potter, COM
mander; Burnside Post, No. s, Joseph E.
Hart, commander; Potomac Post. No:
IL, ]. Tyler Powell, commander: Phil
Sheridan Post, No. II. l. D. Williamson.
commander; Lafayette Post, No. 20, Ed
win ]. Sweet, commander; Frederick
Douglas Post, No. q, Charles K. Doug
las, commander
Charles Sumner Post, No 8, Benja-
min Young, commander; Farragut Post,
No. 10, John Shaw commander; John
A. Logan Post, No. ID. a: b. Frisnle'
commander; George H. Thomas Post,
Henry Wilson Post. No. II, William H;
Anderson, commander, were assigned
for memorial service at cemeteries other
than Arlington, and did not appear in
Drum Corps of the United States Ma
rine Band, United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Department of the District OF Co
lumbia; Daniel V. Chisholm, department
commander. Camp No; J. I Kooert z:
c. McKelvey, commander; Camp NO; 3
e. F. Jurgenson, commander; Camp No.
6, G. L. Shorey, commander; Camp NO.
Z, William J. Hanningham, GommahG9er.
J. NJ. Schofield Garrison, No. l, Emil
Walter, commander.
Army and Navy Union-Willam II
Roach, department commanderi DaVla
Daley b goft Commander: Gen. William F.
Barry Garrison, No. 26. w. H. Mellach,
commander; The Presidents Own Gar
rison, No 1O4, Otto Sontag, commander;
Gen. Guy V, Henry Garrison, No; g.
r
James A. Buchanan Garrison, NO. ILL.,
William H. Cook, commander.
Enumeration of the posts Of the Grand
Army as above would tend to misleao
those who did not see the parade, be-
cause the printed list conveys false
idea of numerical strength. All these
organizations were IN fact IN line. But
some of them were represented but by
two or three members. Death or raining
mowers has made the marching strength
scanty.
AS the parade swung around the cor
ner Of Fifteenth street and Pennsyi-
yania avenue, many marching veterans
raised their eyes toward the figure of
one Of the most eminent OF their dead
leaders. The memorial statue of Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman stands In
this corner of the White House grounds
across the street from the Treasury
Building.
This statue and all the other similar
patriotic memorials in Washington had
been draped at the base with the United
States flag in anticipation of today
ceremonies Hundreds and hundreds OF
flags were used in this way. and thous-
ands more have been placed at grave
sides. The emblem of the United States
was also in evidence from thousands
of Washington homes and public build
ings.
Exercises at Cemeteries.
Today has been an active one in the
cemeteries of Washington. In all of
these lie bodies of patriot dead, and
exercises have been carried out in COM
memoration of the brave souls of all.
Besides Arlington and Mt. Olivet, cere-
monies and programs were given at
these under the following direction:
National Soldiers Home Cemetery-J.