The Washington times., 1911-05-27

LAS the years roll on. Memorial Day
brings to us a deeper sense OF per-
sonal loss as the comrades drop out
from our ranks. So let us bring the
choicest and best garlands to keep
green the memory of those who oner-
ed their lives to save our country IN
it's hour of danger"
The foregoing paragraph is the clos
ing part of the general orders OF
Headquarters Department of the 20
tomac. Grand Army OF the Republic
pertaining to this years observance
of Memorial Day The fact that dur
ing the last year 120 members of the
Grand ARMY in the District of Column
bia have passed away emphasizes to
veterans the Importance of the annual
commemoration of dead comrades in
arms.
Parade Growing Shorter.
Preparations are complete for next
Tuesday. Following a short parade
the parade is growing shorter as wen
as having fewer marchers each year,
! cars will be taken to Arlington. Inc
parade will begin at Fifteenth and
| Pennsylvania avenue at 10 a. m. ana
will proceed past the White House.
| north TO H street, east on H street to
thirteenth street, and along Thir-
! teenth to B street, where cars will be
| boarded.
Major E. r. Campbell, of Burnside
Post No S, has been appointed mar
| shall of the day by Department Com
| mander George c. Ross. c. II. Nor-
| den. of Post IA, is officer OF the
guard; Frederick S. Hodgson and c.
! o. Howard. aides.
The Marine Band will head the pa
rade to Arlington and in the line Will
be a battalion of the District Ma
tional Guard, Spanish War Veterans,
and representatives of the Army and
Navy Union.
Tribute to unknown"
After arrival at Arlington the vet
Grams will first pay tribute to The
Tomb of the Unknown" following
which they will march to the amphl-
theater, where an elaborate program
Is scheduled. President Taft and Sem
ator Curtis will make addresses.
music will be given by the Dumbarton
| Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
choir, and the benediction will be pro-
nounced by the Rev. Henry n. Couden,
| chaplain OF the House.
Exercises at Mt. Olivet, which take
place at g. m, are expected to draw
| nearly as large a crowd as at Airing
! ton. At Mt. Olivet the Sons. OF Neter-
ans will have a prominent place in
the program. for % Tana the So9 Go1 Oh
mander E. F. Warner have made all
arran gements.
The only afternoon program besides
that at Arlington is to be at Battle
rangements have been made by Capt.
N NJ Brooks, past department COM
mander. The Soldiers Home Band
will furnish the music and the chill
dren of the Brightwood Public School
will sing patriotic songs and decorate
the graves.
National Cemetery Observance.
Observances at Glenwood. Prospect
Hill and ST. Mary's cemeteries will be
under the direction of George H,
Thomas Post No. 15.' Samuel Beight,
commander, has set 9:15 as the hour
]. 6. Bloodgood, senior vice com
mander, assisted by Henry Wilson
the exercises at the National Gene
terry, Soldiers Home. At the Con-
gressional Cemetery, the Rev. n. H
Miller, Junior vice department COM
VIII De dSSlSlSO
by Farragut Post No. 10. The United
States Engineer Band will play Sc
lections.
Exercises in st. Elizabeths Gene.
terry and Harmony Cemetery will &C
on simultaneously, beginning at 1890
A B. Frisbie. commander of John A
Logan Post No. 10, is in command al
. st. Elizabeth's, and Charles Sumner
. Post No. 9 has direction of the Har'
mony program.
For years George w. Morris Pos
No. 10 had charge of the day, at Holy
rood and Oak Hill cemeteries. The
! post has been disbanded because
! death has left but two members, bu
these two, Joseph w. Kirkley and
: Rudolph Ollmer, have been designated
to take charge of the program a.
these two cemeteries.
Service for Four Brothers.
Special memorial services will be he'll
at II in the morning at Arlington owe
the graves of four brothers, who's
bodies lie there side by side. The fou
are Jacob L.. Joseph E. John L., AM
Nathaniel Mccullough. Kit Carson Post
No. ., will conduct the service, an
! Wendell Phillips Stafford, associate jus
! Itice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, will deliver an address.
Two of the brothers died in battle,
third shortly after the war. Nathanie
= Mccullough, who survived until Angus
} ~ 1908, arranged to have the bodies o
Ills brothers brought here and burie
ltolft1er. On his own death. he wa
I'D q rest beside them The brother