Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. THE VETERANS’ DAY Completed Program of the Memorial Exercises Tomorrow. ORATIONS, POEMS AND GARLANDS Fuil Details of the Ceremonies at Arlington and Elsewhere. THE MORNING PARADE Memorial day exercises will be held to- morrow under the direction of the Grand Army of the Republic in all the cemeteries about Washington where are buried sol- diers who fought for the Union in the late war. Distinguished orators and poets will exploit the deeds of the patriot dead, and fair hands will strew flowers over the sol- diers’ graves. The program is even more elaborate than usual, formal services be- ing arranged for in some of the cemeteries where hitherto there has been no recogni- tion of the day beyond the strewing of flowers. The official program, as finally completed today, is as follows: General Parade. 1. The escort, consisting of detachments from the regular troops forming the gar- rison of Washington, will assersble at 9:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania avenue, with head of column on 6th street. . “2. The posts of the Grand Army, includ- ing their armed constituents, the Old Guard, and their armed auxiliaries, the Logan Camp Guard of the Sons of Veter- ans, will form in double-ranked line promptly at 9:45 a.m., on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, the right of the Mne on 14th street; extending westward, as far as necessary, in a compact formation. The Capital City Guard will form on the left of the Logan Camp Guard. The line will be formed by Comrade W. H. Doolittle, chief of staff, assisted by Comrade Michael Ma- hany, officer of the day. In adiition to the Marine Band, the Mount Pleasant, John B. Henderson and Victor drum corps will be in the column, and their places and dis- tribution in the parade will be fixed by the chief of staff in such manner as to insure the best musical and marching results. 3. The following named posts, having been assigned to Memorial day duty else- where, will not appear in the general parade: Farragut, No. 10; John A, Logan, No. 13; George H. Thomas, No. 15; Henry Wilson, No. 17, and George U. Morris, No. 19. Formation of the Column on Parade. Detachment of mounted police, Sergt. G. A. Hess, commanding. Col. D. S. Gordon, U. S. A., commanding the escort. o First Lieut. E. F. Willcox, U. S. A., chief of staif; First Lieut. Thomas Cruse, U. S. A.; First Lieut. A. S. Cummins, U. S. A. and Maj. D. L. M.*Peixotto, D. C. N. G., aids-de-camp. Band of fourth artillery, Annibale Buglione; leader. Maj. J. B. Rawles, U. S. A., commanding battalion of fourth artillery. ee U.S. A, First Lieut. Walter S. Alexander, battalion adjutant. Battery A, fourth artillery—Capt. Walter Howe; First Lieut. W. P. Stone; Second Lieut. D, M. King. Battery G, fourth artillery—Capt. William Ennis; First Lieut. H. R. Anderson; First Lieut. C. P. Townsley. Battery I, fourth artillery—Capt. Constan- tine Chase; Second Lieut. H. H. Whitney; Second Lieut. G. G. Heiner. Band of sixth cavalry. Maj. T. C. Lebo, U. S. A., commanding de- tachment of sixth cavalry. Second Lieut. W. C. Short, U. 8. A., squad- ron adjutant. Troop A, sixth cavalry—Capt. H. M. Ken- dall, First Lieut. J. M. Stotsenburg. Troop H, sixth caval ‘apt. L. A. Craig, First Lieut. J. H. Harman. ‘Troop BE, sixth cavalry—Capt. B, H. Chever, Secoad Lieut. B. B. Hyer. Marine Band, wor. Fanciulli, leader. The Old Guard, Capt. Jas. M. Edgar, com- manding. Logan Camp Guard, S. V. Capital City Guard, Capt. Abram Ackwith, commanding. Commander Marion T. Anderson, Depart- ment of the Potomac. Department officers and official staff. Aids-de-camp to ine department comman- jer. Past department commanders. Posts of the Grand Army. John A. Rawlins, No. 1, John M. Keogh, commander. Kit Carson, No. 2, George E. Davis, com- mander, Lincoln, No. 3, Benj. F. Chase, comman- der. O. P. Morton, No. 4, George H. Boston, commander. bs George G. Meade, No. 5, Jacob H. De- wees, commander. John F. Reynolds, No. 6, Edmond Cotter- ill, commander. James A. Garfield, No. 7, F. H. Smith, commander. Burrside, No. 8, Chas. T. Yoder, mander. Charles Sumner, No. 9, J. P. Quander, commander. Charles P. Stone, No. 11, J. W. Bradbury, commander. U. S. Grant, No. 12, William H. Decker, commander. ® Phil. Sheridan, No. 14, J. F. Raub, com- mander. ao No. 18, R. H. Morgan, comman- er. Lafayette, No. 20, Lorenzo D. Bumpus, commander. Services at Arlington. Commander Marion T. Anderson, Departe ment of the Potomac, presiding officer. 1. Salute of minute guns at noon in ‘honor of the dead, by Itght platoon from the third artillery, First Lieutenant John K. Cree, commanding. 2. Procession at noon, formed by the off- cer of the day and led by the Marine Band, from front of the mansion to tomb of the unknown. 8. Decoration of the tomb of the unknown (all other graves having been previous- ly decorated), under direction of the Woman's Relief Corps, Department of the Potomac, and accompanied by chorus of young girls, trained and led by Prof. H. W. Howard. Centinuation of the services in the am- phitheater. Rostrum in charge of Past Department Ccmmander Gibson and Department In- spector Ross; auditorium in charge of the post commanders named in the order of parade, under chairmanship of Post Com- mander Chase; and approaches kept by n the Old Guard, under Lieut. com- ng the assembly, bugler from the Poet” (Gottschalk), Marine ‘Tread Softly, a Soldier’s Sleeping horus. Ling the assembly to order, Depart- ment Commander Anderson, S. Invocation, Rey. J. D. Smith, depart- Bent chaplain. 9 “Cover Over With Beautiful a ac (Fanciulli), Felix Agnus of Balti- nal, Will Carleton. 2 Green Hill Far A Lucien Young, U. S. r the Comrade That's Hey Shall Be Mxalted’(Elan- 1. the Lord (Mendcis riment Chaplain . Emmet nadge Committee on reception—The department efficers, the assistant adjutant general, the assistant quartermaster general, the past department commanders and the post com- manders. Committeé on decoration—(Auxiliary to the committee on decoration and grounds)— Mrs. Anta M. Hamilton, department presi- dent, W. R. C., chairman; Mrs. A. V. An- derson, Mrs. Susie H. Rose, Mrs. Eliza F. Naylor, Mrs. Isabel W. Ball, Mrs. Elizabeth Montis, Mrs. Kate M. Harris, Mrs. Maria H. Chapman, Mrs. D. S. Gordon, Mrs. Thos. Cruse, Mrs. M. Kendall, Mrs. L. A. Craig, Mrs. B. H. Cheever, Mrs. Emma Shelton, Mrs. Annie Garrison,Mrs, L. BE. Jonnson, Mrs. B. F. Case, Mrs. A. W. Bogia, Mrs. Franees S. Holmes, Mrs. Addie R. Perkins, Mrz. J. M. Keogh, Mrs. W. H. Got- wald, Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Mrs. A. . Thompkins, Mrs. Susie M. McCabe, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Mrs. Annie E. Hoagland, Mrs. L. P. Williams, Mrs. Emma Shelton, Mrs. Nora Edgar, Mrs. Augusta Starkey, Mrs. G. D. Van Fleet, Mrs. Addie R. Per- kins, Mrs. John McClelland, Mrs. J. H. Jochum, Mrs. Georgia G. Bayne, Mrs. Fredk. Fewler, Mrs. Frances Fletcher.” Mrs. Emma Linker, Mrs. S. W. Bunyea, Mrs. J.C. S. Borger, Mrs. J. M. Keogh, Mrs. J. H. Devoe, Mrs. F. L. McKenna, Mrs. A. N. Thompson, Mrs. W. H. Hoover, Mrs. W. H, Decker, Mrs. H. M. Gillman, Mrs. C. F. Walson, Mrs. Maggie EB. Tew, Mrs. Eva M. Dal- rymple, Miss Maria L. Jordan, Miss Maidee S, Ewer, Miss Lizzie K. Farquhar,Miss Mary Glennan, Miss Margaret Clark, Miss Agnes Thornton, Miss L. E. Williams, Miss F. Chambers, Miss Florence J. Hill, Miss M. L. Williams, Miss Jennie Glennan, Miss Allyne Martin, Miss V. S.- Benjamin, Miss Belle Strattan, Miss Willie L. Cowling, Miss Cc. G. McMonigle, Miss Elsie V. Anderson, Miss Pauline R. Ewer, Miss Rose Hill, Miss Fannie Glennan, Miss Katie Clark, Miss Vinnie D. Morgan, Miss Susie H. Rose, Miss Jennie B. Smith, Miss Lizzie L. Fletcher. Organizations assisting the committee on decoration and grounds—Morton Corps, No. 1 : R. C., Mrs. Anna V. Thompkins, president; Sumner Corps, No. 3, W. R. C., Miss Ida E. Duckett, president; Burnside Corps, No. 4, W. R. Cy Mrs. L. E. John- son, president; Lincoln Corps, No. 6, W. R. C., Mes. Frances S. Holmes, president; Potomac Corps, No. 8, W. R. C., Mrs. Nora Edgar, president; U. S. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies of the G. A. R., Mrs. Nellie C. Royce, president; Legion of Loyal Women, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, president. Services at Soldiers’ Home. Senior Vice Commander John H. Howlett, Department of the Potomac, presiding of- ficer. 1, Salute of minute guns, in honor of the dead, at 10:30 a.m., by Hght platoon from third ertillery, First Lieut. W. E. Birk- himer, commanding. 2. At the same hour, procession of officers and veierans of the home, invited guests and visitors, to the speaker’s stand in the cemetery. 3. Decoration of graves by decorating committee, assisted by school children of the vicinity. 4. Sounding the assembly, bugler from Soldiers’ Home. 5. Music—Garland of Flowers” (Boyer), Soldiers’ Home Band. i can to order, Vice Commander How- 7 Mypsic—“Sleep, Ye Brave Ones” (Coe), Mozart Club. a 8. Invecation to the Divine mercy, Rev. . H. Gotwald. 9. Music—‘Honored Each Shrine” ler), Mezart Club. ment.) 10. Poem, original—“’"Tis This, the End,” Dr. Thomas Calver. 11. Song (composed for the occasion)— “The Rest of the Brave” (Calver), Miss Lillian Halley. Address, Very Rev. Dr. Garrigan, vice tector Catholic University. 13. Music—“The Heroes’ (Menker), Sol- diers’ Home Band. 14. Solo, baritone—‘‘The Minstrel Boy,” Mr, James J. Nolan. 15. Recitation--“‘The Soldier Sleeps,” (Cal- ver), Mrs. Mary T. Haywood. 16. Music—“‘To Thee, O Country!” (Eich- burg), Mozart Club. 17. Solo—“Battle of Murfreesboro’ " (Root), Prof. J. H. Hunter. 1s. Music—‘‘Nearer, My God, to Thee,’ Soldiers’ Home Band. 19. Benediction, Rev. Gustav Facius. 20. Hymn—“America,” by all, standing, and accompaniment by the band. 21. “Lights Out,” bugler from Soldiers’ Home. Committee on reception—Brevet Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley, U. S. A., chairman; Capt. D. A. Irwin, U.S. A.; Brevet Maj. R. C. Parker, U. S. A.; Lieut. Col. W. H. For- wood, U. S. ; Past Department Com- manders B. F. Hawkes and J. M. Pipes, Commander Jacob Moore, Comrades W. D. Wallace, W. D. Kernahan, J. W. Brad- bury, J. T. Powell, Thomas Calver and George Funk. Committee on decoration — Mesdames John A. Logan, Indiana Cowling, Sallie Miller, Georgiana Chambers, Mary Moore, George Vanfleet, Carrie Brookfield, Thomas Calver, Martin Gregory, Mildred C. Rice, Etta Austin, Gertrude McElwee, Mary Curtis, Mary Colclesser, George Wheeler, Mary M. Rose, Mary Young, J. J. Campbell, Elizabeth Grinder, Alice Bumpus, Electra E. Smith, Laura Chamberlain, Caroline Nye, Mary White, M. J. Davis, L. N. S. H. Jacobson, Jane Bridaham, Mary Mangard and Sue McCary and Misses Josephine Stanley, Anna Stanley, L. W. Bridaham, Alice L. Howlett, Edith O’Bryon, Florence Howlett, Daisy Calver, B. Carroll Beall, Minnie Cowling, Florence Chambers and May Hunter. Mozart Chorus Club—Prof. Joseph H. Hunter, director; Messrs. F. I. Ruppert,W. A, Dodge, George Speidel, J. A. Pierson, W. H. Martin, W. C. Cole, R. O. Hopkins, N. Irving Martin, C. N. Van Doren and C. E. Marsh, Mesdames Louisa Weber, F. I. Ruppert, M. F. Holderman and R. O. Hop- kins, and Misses Margaret Storm, Lulu Cole, Mary A. Dodge, Etta Stevens, Minnie Roberts, Nellie Smith and Christine Pog- gensee. Accompanist, Miss May Hunter. Organizations present—Henry Wilson Post, No. 17, G. A. R., Jacob Moore, com- mander; Gen. John M. Schofield Garrison, Regular Army end Navy Union, G. W. Giddens, commander; Lafayette Corps, No. 10, Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs. Sallie Mil- ler, president; John C. Fremont Camp, Sons of Veterana (detachment), Samuel H. Jacobsen, commahder; John Logan Camp, Sons of Veterans (detachment), A. W. Root, commander. Services at Congressional Cemetery. Junior Vice Commander William W. Chambers, Department of the Potomac, presidirfg officer. 1. Assembly for parade at 10:30 a.m., in front of Farragut Post Hall, Pennsylvania avenue between 3d and 4th streets south- east. 2. Parade to Congressional cemetery, led by field musicians cf Marine Band and fol- lowed in order by public school children of Southeast Washington, Junior Order of Rechabites, Willlam B. Cushing Camp of Sons of Veterans, Farragut Post, No. 10, G. A. R., and orator, poet and chaplain, in earrlages. 3. Salute of minute guns in honor of the dead by guns and guns’ crews from the navy yard. 4. Sounding the assembly at the cemetery. 5. Dirge. 6. Call to order by the presiding officer. 7. Invocation to the Divme grace and mercy, Rev. Jos. D. Wilson. 8. “Consolation,” ode, Farragut Octet. 9, Oration, Mr. W. C. Arnold, M.C., of Pennsylvania. We Deck Their Graves Alike Today,” (Kel- (With band accompani- 10. Farragut Octet. il, Poem goriginal) by Mrs. M. D. Lincoln, read by Comrade S. R. Strattan. ‘America’’—by all present, led ‘ragut Octet. 1 Nearer, My God, to Thee,” school children. di. Benediction, Rev. E. Olin Eldridge. 15. Decoration of the graves of the Union Gores Dirse—“Rest in Peace”’—during ony of decoration. Committee ef arrangements—Junior Vice Department Commander Chambers, chair- man; Comrades A. F. Dinsmor W. H. Miner, L. 5 R. Strattan, Commi Messrs. the ‘ock, S. W. Bun- A. H. McKim, M. D., W. Barnes, M. B,. Wilson, C. B. Nich- and John Jost; Mesdames C. Parker, M. H. Nichols, Burchfield, Sarah D, Beach, Clara Kalstrom, M. Parker and J. Lizzie Bradley, a ses Belle McKie, Mary ¥ Cathran and Martha Mun- rragut Octet—J. S. Smith, musical dl- i John Green, J. R. Purvis, Lowry, H. C. McKifresh, R. Benham and Harry Ppresent—Farragut Post, R., Wm. B. Cushing Camp, 1t Corps, W. R. C., Junior public schgoi children, day—Past Commander Wil- liam H. Miner, Farragut Post. Gienuwood, Prospect Hill and St. Mary's. Past Commander Nathan Bickford, De- partment of the Potomac, chairman. Com 3 of arrangement--Glenwood— Messrs. Nathan Bickford, Lewis Clephane, I. W. Stone, J. C} Taylor, Peter McGirr and S. C. Robb. Prospect Hill—Messrs. Geo. Wagner, A. E. L. Keese and Louis Beh- rens. St. Mary’s—Messrs. Daniel Genau and Francis Miller. 1. Salute of minute guns, in honor of the dead, at 2:30 p.m., ‘by light platoon from third artillery. 2. At the same time, assembly near gate of Glenwood for procession through the cemeteries, accompanied by the Victor Drum Corps. Glenwood. 8. Sounding the assembly, by bugle call, at 3 o'clock. 5 = 4. Chorus—“Brave Battery Boys’ (Bliss), Grand Army Musical Union. 5. Overture of national airs, special or- chestra, E. 8. Tracy, director. 6. The call to order, by the chairman. 7. Inyocation for the Divine grace and mercy, Rev. Benjamin Swallew. 8. “A Nation’s Heroes” (Ward), Musical Union. 9. Oration, Hon. Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire. 10. Funeral march (Beethoven), orches- tra. 11. Recit-tion, “The Veterans,” Miss Zue H, Brockett. 12. “Strew the Fair Garlards” (Bierly), Musical Union. 13. Benediction, Rev. Byrcn Sunderland, D.D. 14. “Lights Out,” buglers. 15. Coronation march (Meyerbeer), chestra. or- Prospect Hill. 16. Oration by the Hon. William L, Eld- ritch, with instrumental music by Prof. Donch’s Band, and choral music by the Germania Maennerchor, August Schwarz, leader. , St. Mary’s. - Oration by Michael A. Mess, and the above named band and re music by chorus. Committee on reception—Messrs. J. C. Taylor, chairman; Geo. Wagner, Daniel Genau, Lewis Clephane, Philip F. Larner, John A. Griesbaur, H. 0. Towles, Francis Miller, Daniel McFarlan and Israel W. Stone. Committee on decoration—Messrs. A. E. L. Keese, chuirman; Alex. McKerichar, Louis Behrens, Noah Zeller_and William Kohrt, and Mesdames L, G. Hine, Sara A. Spencer, John R. Wright, Julia Roberts, Mary Becker, Jennie Langley, Mary C. Rice, Mary E, Sulliyan, Mary A. Rathbun, Priscilla Mitchell, Lucy M. Stailey, Geo. J. P. Wood and Fiorence Megrew; Hancock Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Mrs. H. J. Devoe, president; delegation frm the Wo- man’s Relief Corps, committee cf Legion of Loyal Women. Grand Army Musical Union, Comrade E. D. ‘Tracy, director—Comrades C. M. D. Browne, E. H. Brown, P. W. Coleman, L. F. Callan, D. H. Clark, G. Fernald, J. S. Garrison, '. Hensley, C. Johnston, David Kohr, W. B. McKelden, R. M. Me- Kee, D. G. Proctor, Harry Player, Geo. B. Rose, H. F. Smith, Geo. Wheeler and J. C. Windsor; organist, Mrs. E. D. Tracy. Mount Olivet and Graceland. Commander Thos. B. Crisp, George H. Thomas Post, No. 15, chairman. 1. Assembly at 10 a.m. of all who are to take part in the proceedings at Med- ford Hall, Sth and I streets northeast, except that the choir, superintend- ents and Sunday school children form at 9th and E streets northeast. 2. At 10:30 a.m., procession to Graceland, heaaed by Weber's Band, and follow- by fifth battalion, D. C. National uard, and attached companies, Maj. Otto L. Suess, D. C. N. G., command- ing; by the speakers, chaplains and by Geo. H. Thomas Post, G. Geo. H. Thomas Camp, , and Phil. Kearney Camp, Sons of Veterans, and the choir, su- perintendents and Sunday school chil- dren, 3. Decoration of graves at Graceland and dirge by the band. 4. Calling the assembly to order, Com- mander Crisp. 5. Invocation to the Divine mercy, Rev. Adam Reoch. 6. Hymn, America, Sunday school chil- dren. 7. Address, Samuel M. Croft, Sons of Vet- erars. 8. Hymn, arer, My God, to Thee,” Sunday school children. 9. Address, Rev. W. H. Honn, chaplain of the post. 10. Selection, band. 11. Oration, Rey. Thomas Chalmers Easton, .D. 12. “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Sunday school children. “Sherman's March to the Sea” Brooks, Miss Marie Collins. 14. “Marching Through Georgia,” Sunday school children. . Benediction, Rev. John L. Walsh. » “Lights Out,” bugler. . Procession to Mount Olivet and decora- tion of graves therein during dirge by the band. Committee of arrangements—Commander T. B. Crisp, Comrade Edward Webster and Captain W. R. Houvhen, Sons of Veterans. Decoration — Comrades Committee on Charles Bernhardi, H. F. Olmstead, Geo. H. Paddon, E. P. Seavy and John F. Meccham and Captains W. R. Houchen and Jennings Wilson, Sons of Veterans. Leader.of choir, Comrade J. T. Hensley, MD. oak Hill and Holy Rood. Commander Samuel MeMonigle, George U. Morris Post, No. 19, chairman. 1. Parade of George U. Morris Post, ac- companied by band, from 32d and N streets, at 10 agm., marching along N street to th street, to Prospect avenue; thence countermarch to and up 33th street to Holy Rood cemetery. 2. “Lead, Kindly Light,” band. 3. Decoration of graves in Holy Rood. 4. “The Star Spangled Banner,” band. 5. Parade by way of 35th and Road streets to Oak Hill cemetery. 6. Decoration of graves iti Oak Hill. 7. Procession to the chapel in Oak Hill. 8 Address, Commander McMonigle. 9. Prayer, chaplain of the post. Nearer, My God, To Thee,” band. . Poem, Comrade John A. Jayce. . Hymn, “America,” band. Solo, selected, Miss G. L. McCulloch. ‘Marching Through Georgia,” band. Vocal selection, quartet. _ 16. “Columbia, the Gem of ‘the Ocean,” band. 17. Poem, by Mrs. E. C. Bokman, read by Comrade Joyce. 18. Oration,Rev. Dr. Alexander of George- town. 1 Bt z BS BE 1. 1 “Sleep, Comrades, Sleep,’ band. 20. Benediction, Rev. Dr. Graham Georgetown. 21. Parade of George U. Morris Post back to its hall. Cemmittee of arrangements—Commander Sam’l MeMonigle and Comrade B. T. Jan- of ney. Committee on decoration—J. W. Kirkley, Rudolph Ulimer, Fred. W. Stork. Services at St. Elizabeth. Commander H. W. Eno, John A. Logan Post, ‘No. 13, chairman. 1. Sounding the assembly at 11 a.m. by a bugler. 2. @rayer, A. Davison, post chaplain. 3. “Sleeping in Their Tents Tonight,” St. Elizabeth's choir. 4. Address, Chairman Eno. ‘The Flag That Waved a Hundred rs,” with the fiag salute, school chil- x dren. 6. Oration, Hon. retary of the Navy *Mr. Herbert will be unable to be present, having gone to Chicago with the Gresham funeral party. 7. “Hail Columbia,” school children, Poem by Comrade D. J. Evans. 9 “To Deck Their Graves," St. Eliza- beth’s Quartet. 10. Address, Rev. James McLaren, 1. Hymn, “America,” by all present. “Lights Out,” by the bugler. Committee of arrangements — Comrade chairman, John A Logan Messrs. W. H. Peck, A. B. James H. Dony, J. K. Davison, Adolph Gertman, C. C. Robey, J. T. Harsh- man and Joseph Haslam. John A, Logan Corps, No. 7, W. R. C.—Mesdames Sim- mons, Leonard, North, Peck and Dony. Nattle Ground and Rock Creek. Past Commander Charles Matthews, Geo. G. Meade Post, chairman. The Union graves in these cemeteries will be decorated by a special committee, assisted by volunteers from various posts of the Grand Army and organizations of Loyal Women, those so engaged afterward repairing to one of the hereinbefore named cemeteries to participate there in the sert- Hilary A. Herbert, Sec- ices. ———— Stexmer Macalester to Marshall Hall and Indian Head, Friday and Saturday eyen- Ings at 6:30 o’clock.—Advt, the | |WEAVING GARLANDS Fair Hands Engaged in Making Floral Offerings. OF PATRIOMC + WOMEN WORK Arrangements Made for the Ex- ercises Tomorrow. WOMEN AND THE G. A. R. The women of the patriotic organizations have been working very hard to make this Memorial day one long to be remembered in the Department of the Potomac. Today they are engaged as they have been for the week past, in making baskets, sashes and emblems, and Grand Army Hall is the scene of busy workers, at least 100 women hustling about, completing the werk for tomorrow's ceremonies. The sub- ecmmittee of the committee of the G. A. R. on decoration, is composed of ten ladies, selected by the commander from the vari- ous corps. Mrs. Anna M. Hamilton is chairman of the subcommittee, and her aids are: Mrs. Emma-A. V. Anderson, na- tional aid; Mrs. Susie H. Rose, depart- mental I. and I. ofticer; Mrs. Eliza Nailor of Lincoln Corps; Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, departmental secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth Montis, departmental senior vice president; Mrs. Katie Harris of Potomac, and Mrs. Maria H. Chapman. These are all on duty, and are making things hum. Wagon after wagon load of flowers and “gr2ens” have been carried to G. A. R. Hall, and yet they are asking for more. The members are arranging 300 set pieces for the officers’ section, and the other sections will be. treated quite as gen- erously, 1t was not until two years ago that the precedent of placing elaborate floral pieces on the tombs of officers was established, and then it was not done by the Relief Corps. They hope to make this the last year that this distinction is made, as they feel that the grave of the humblest private is as sacred as the grave of one who wore the eagles. Then, too, the friends and relatives of the officers remember them with lavish profusion, and the simple trib- ute of a.few blossoms “in memorium” should be quite sufficient. The Woman's Relief Corps is being ably aided in the work of decoration by the Ladies’ Aid to the Sons of Veterans. They have charge of section E, and are prepar- ing set p:eces for all of the hundreds of graves, a stupendous bit of decoration, cn a scale never before attempted at Arling- ton. As aids to both orders the Sons of ‘Veterans are quite equal to the task set them, and are distinct rivals of the “boys” their fathers, who compose the Depart- ment of the Potomac, G. A. R. The Chorus of Girls. One of the most willing aids in the me- morial work has been found in the chorus of young girls whom Prof. Harry W. H2w- ard has been training. These girls are none of them over fifteen, but they are very enthusiastic in their desire to help. They will aid the Relief Corps in decorat- ing all the graves, and will then form about the tomb of the unknown, and as they strew the green sward about the monument with flowers from their preity baskets they will sing ‘Tread Softly, a Sold-er’s Sleeping Here.” They have been in training a long time by Prof. Howard in Httle operettas, and many of them were heard not long since in Jack the Giant Killer. They sing with feeling and much expression. Twenty-two of the girls—there are one hurdred ard twelve {n’all—will carry each a floral letter over a foot in length. As they stand grouped about the tomb of the unknown, these letters will read: “Our Country’s Unknown Dead.” These girls ll meet at Grand Army Hall, on Pen s venue, at 8 o'clock on Thursday mornirg, where transportation will be fur- nd they will be in charge of They will lunch with the Woman's Relicf Corps and G. A. R. The S. O. V.’s and their lady aids will aiso lunch with the G. A. R. and its auxiliar, The girls will be attired in white, and wea> zed and blue sashes furnished by the Relief Corps. Mrs. Mary M. Rose, chairman of the ex- ccutive committee of the department, who has had in charge the memorial arrange- ments for the department, has for her as- sistants Miss A. V. Tompkins, Mrs. Dicker- son, Mrs. Fordham, Miss Eva Chase, Mrs. Emmiline Young, Mrs. Sarah Campbell, Mrs. Williard, Mrs. McClure, Mrs. Turn- bull, Mrs. Montis, Mrs. MeMonigal, Mrs. Emma_A. V. Anderson, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Georgia Bain, Mrs. Alice Burgess, national aid. Tomorrow's Program. The members of the Relief Corps expect to leave G. A. R. Hall by 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning, and have most of the decorating done by the time the commander and orators arrive, when the ceremonies will take place about the tomb of the un- known, promptly at 12 noon. Mrs, Emma A. V. Andezson, national aid, has super- vision of the tomb of the unknown, and will be assisted by Mrs. Anna Johnson, = ce Rose, Mrs. Lizzie Farqua rs. E. Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Montis, Mrs. McClure, Mrs. Nailor, Miss Ruth Hamilton and Mrs. Isabel W. Ball. Mrs. Nora Edgar has charge of the deco- ration of section E, and has for aids Pot mac Corps ladies, whose president she i Mrs. Georgia Bain has supervision of the officers’ section, assisted by Mrs. Augusta Starkey, Mrs. ‘Neal, Mrs. Anna Shimm, Miss Flora Shinn, Mrs. Gladys Tompkins, Mrs. S. R. Jacobs, Mrs. Isabel W. Ball and Mrs. Martha Burgess, chief of staff. At the Soldicrs’ Home. Lafayette Corps will place their beautiful wreaths upon Gen. Logan’s tomb at Sol- diers’ Home, and will assist Henry Wilson Post, which h:.s extended many courtesies to this and other corps of the Potomac W. R. C. Miss Levy of Potomac Corps will, as usual, be the right hand of the veterans of the home in anything they undertake. Mrs. S. R. Jacobs will go to Alexandria, at the order of Lincoln Corps, to place floral emblems upon the graves of deceased mem- bers of Lincoin Corps who are interred there. As a detail from the Department W. R. C., Mrs. Hattie Robb of Potomae Corps and Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Rippley, both of Farragut, will’ go to Alexahdria to decorate the graves of ‘the Union soldiers there. A large delegation of Farzragut Corps will attend to decorating the graves in Congressional cemetery. Logan Corps, An- acostia, will go to St. Elizabeth’s, as has been their custor for years. Mrs. Mary H. North, department, chaplain, has gone to Fairfax county to decorate the isolated graves in that section, taking a detail of young ladies with her, Details have also been sent to Fredericksburg and Culpeper. O. P. Morton Corps will have charge of section B at Arlington, in charze of its president, Miss A. V. Tompkins, and Charles Sumner will decorate section A, under the supervisjon of its president, Miss Duckett. = The orators of the day and the poet, Will Carleton, will be entertained at lunch by the wife of the department commander, Mrs, Emma A. V, Anderson, and members of the department staff. ‘The decorations on the tomb of Gen. Sheridan will probably be handsomer this year than ever before. Mrs. Sheridan and her friends. always place lavish decora- tions upon’ it, and Commander Anderson has received a letter from Geo. H. Thomas Post of Chicago, of which Sheridan was a member, saying that they would send to him a large emblem and bronze marker for the grave of thelr dead comrade. The com- mander accepted the duty, and wrote_that he would receive the embiem and turn it over to the Woman's Relief Corps, who, having the grave in charge, would see that it was properly placed. Legion of Loyal Women. The Legion of Loyal Women will, as a bedy, take part in the services at Arlington. They will Have charge of section D of the soldiers’ graves, as usual, and all the of- ficers’ graves, excepting a ccrner of one of the new sections, which was courteous- ly tendered to the general committee of Jadies under the direction of Mrs, Anna Pe et itil For $8.25 ‘Sale’ cheap $5 and $7.50 won’tl for $8.25? Z in ways. 2-piece All-wool_ Short its, sizes 4 to 14 years, balance of the two lots we have been running at $1.95 Worth $2.50 to $4. ‘Tomorrow, $1.75. Pro Parker, Bridget & Co-s BIG SELLING Half Day Tomorrow. The store will be open late tonight and a half day tomorrow. Those $10, $12 and $15 Suits for $8.25. You’ve noticed that the others have tried to head eff our by advertising $7.50—but it would not work! Now, we want it distinctly un- derstood that we are not lower- ing our high standard of quality —not selling poor suits, and We are after the fine trade—the “finest” trade—the tailors’ trade—and we are get= = ting it by giving them as good a suit as they ever had for a half to. two-thirds what the have been paying. To freshen up the $8.25 assortment we have put in this morning a line of about 180 fime $14 and $15 Suits,- which we did not feel able to include in the §8.25 lot at first--cost us more. asked $14 and $15 or more elsewhere for them—or may be a few can be had of a cer=- tain clothier for $12.50—but why pay him the $4.25 extra, when you get them here Sale of Boys’ Suits Tomorrow. $1.75 and $2. We deo not care if we don’t make a penny on Boys’ Cloth- Weare willing to wait un- til they grow up, for if we once sell them we will sell them al- PARKER, BRIDGET & CO., The ut suits for You'll be Boys’ All-wool| Combination Suits, consisting of two pairs of pants, a jacket and cap to match, es'4 to 14 years. Have been selling at $4, $4.50 and $5. Tomorrow, $3. gressive Clot Hamilton, as it contains the last resting place of her husband, and the tomb of Gen. Sheridan, which will be in charge of the Women’s ‘Relief Corps, instead of the Sheridan Post, G. A. R., as heretofore. The Legion of Loyal Women, through the cour- tesy of the War Department, will serve coffee from the big tent, as usual, to the committees on duty that day. Tite legion headquarters, 419 19th street, was a busy place. Many beautiful floral offerings sprang into being under the skillful fingers of the members and friends. Each piece was marked at once and so arranged as to ayoid handling, so that, by the aid of the handsome set of compicte maps made for this work by Mrs. Laura V. McCul- lough, recording secretary of the legion, each may be placed on the grave of the hero in whose honor it was made, and in perfect condition. + Committees representing the legion will be on duty at other cemeteries as follows: At Culpeper, Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Ferree, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Tanner, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Cutter, Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Houston. Alexandria—Mrs. Margaret Cameron, Miss Burghardt, Mrs. Holley, Miss Shinn, ‘Mrs. Scribner, Mrs. Avery, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Odell, chairman. Soldiers’ Home and Logan tomb—Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Calver, Mrs. Nye, Mrs. Electa Smith, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Davidson. « Oak’ Hill—Mrs. D. W. Houghton, Harner, Mrs. McGirr, Mrs. Waters. Glenwood—Mrs. Cutter, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Ferris. : = Congressional—Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Prentice, Mrs. Floyd, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Brough. Coaches will leave at 8 o'clock, head- Mrs. uarters 419 10th street northwest, in ae of Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Osborn and Mrs, Perham. Memorial Day Notes. Col. Gordon of the sixth cavalry has is- sued the following order: Pursuant to in- structions from’ the commanding general, department of the east, no traffickers or other objectionable persons will be allowed on the United States reservation on Mem- morial day, May 30, 1895. The commanding officer, troop G, sixth cavalry, is charged with the execution of this order. So much of post order No. 47, c. as directs the formation for parade on May 30 is amend- ed, so that the artillery from Washington barracks, District of Columbia, will take the front of the column, the leading bat- tery resting on 6th street. The drum corps of Canton Potomac, No, Patriarchs Militant, has been engaged Geo. G. Meade Post, No. 6, G. A. R., for. the parade on Decoration day. = ——— Steered by an Air Jet. A writer in the Deutsche Bauzeitung has Spme ideas in regard to the method of pro- pelling the airships of the future, which have a certain interest, although they are not altogether new. Regarding as neces- sary conditions of flight through the air the employment of sustaining planes and of some propelling force, he says that, in- stead of the revolving helix commonly used, it would be, in many respects, advan- tageaus to employ a simple jet of air to produge the reaction necessary for driving the craft, in any desired direction. The water jet has already been applied to the propulsion of steamers, with rather indif- ferent success; but he points out that for sailing through the air a jet which could be directed to any quarter at pleasure by simply turning a valve would have great advantages, as no other steering mechan- ism would be required, and the rotary fan for producing the blast would be a very compact affair in comparison with the hel- ical propellers used, for example, in the Maxim flying machine. ——_+-e+__ Information From a Man. From the Rehoboth Sunday Herald. The bloomer dress is a pair of trousers, very baggy at the knees, abnormally full at the pistol pockets and sonsiderably full where you strike a match. The garment is cut decollete at the south end and the bottoms tied around the ankles or knees to keep the mice out. You can’t put it over your head lke you do your shirt, nor around you like a corset, but you must sit on the floor and pull it on, just as you do your stockings, one foot at a time in each compartment. You can easily tell the right side to have in front by the buttons on the neckband, ROSEBERRY AGAIN WINS Sir Visto Takes the Famous English Derby. Ten Thousand Americans Assembled on Epsom Downs Today—Ideal Weather for Racing. EPSOM, Eng., May 29.—Americans held a foremost place teday in the crowds which turned out to witness the Derby race. It is estimated that there were 10,000 men and women from the United States upon the grounds when the first race of the day was called. The most prominent of the trans-Atlantic visitors chose the old way of reaching Epsom, traveling on coaches, which started from Trafalgar square and from the front of Savoy Hotel. One of the first of these coaches to leave the Savoy carried Joseph H. Manley of Augusta, Me., and Mr. Whitelaw Reid. A second coach carried Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. O'Neil of Pittsburg, Pa., E. T. Barney of Cincinnati, Ohio, W. G: MacKey of Chi- cago and’ Mrs. Reeves and daughter of Baltimore, Md. A third coach had among its passengers Mr. C. L. Crane of St. Louis, Mo. = es a Strong: of Ohio, W. S. Fer- guson of Pittsburg, Pa., and Congressman McCall of Massachusetts. In addition to these there were a large number of coaching parties composed of prominent New Yorkers. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Grant, ex-Judge Lester Holmes, Mr. Peter Morris, Mr. Henry Gilsey, Mi, Center Hitchcock, Mr. Charles Frohman, Mr. William Bininger and Mr. John E. Giles. The great ckerges which have marked each succeeding Derby day for several years past were more marked than ever today. Now all the English “swells” avoid the long, dusty, noisy journey, which ne- cessitates a start from London before 9 a.m., and instead they breakfast quietly at their usual hour, take their usual airing in Hyde Park, dnd at 12 or 1 o'clock proceed quietly to Victoria or Waterloo station and are whisked down to the race course in half an hour. But there were the usual crowds of min- strels, gypsies, boxers, men on stilts and the other familiar features of Epsom down on Derby day; but there was a sort of forced gaiety about the affair. Bright sunshine and a gentle breeze brought a very large number to the downs. Nasrulla Khan, the second son of the Ameer of Afghanistan, who accompanied the Priace of Wales and his suite to the races, was the center of much curiosity. The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coturg-Gotha, the Duke end Duchess of Connaught, the Duke and Duckess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Teck and other members of the royal fam- ily were also present. The summer toilets of the ladies formed a magnificent blaze of color, and in every way the scene was one which must have delighted all present. There were fifteen starters as follow: Beckhampton, Curzon, Galopian, Kirkcoi nel, The Owl, Laveno, Le Var, Racon- teur, Sir Visto, Slowstep, Solaro, Chibiabos, The Brook, Villiers and Salvington. The betting at the start was 9 to 1 against Sir Visto, 33 to 1 against Curzon and 100 to 8 against Kirkconnel. The horses were sent away at 3:21 p.m. in ideal racing weather. Mr. Brassey’s Chibiabos led until the horses were de- scending the hill, when Gen. Randolph’s The Brook took a slight lead. On enter- ing the straight Mr. A. D. Cochrane's Beckhampton took up the running, fol- lowed by Mr. T. Cannon’s Curzon, but in- side the distance Lord Roseberry’s Sir Visto came along with a rattle and won the Derby of 1894 by three-quarters of a length, in 2 minutes, 432-5 seconds. Half a length separated second and third horses. Mr. Fairies’ Solaro was fourth. Last year there was some excitement concerning Lord Roseberry’s Ladas, the favorite, who won in grand style. Not only was Lord Roseberry prime minister of England, but considerable romance hung about the noble lord’s supposed prophecy at Eton that he was destined to marry the richest heiress in England, to be prime minister and to win'the Derby. Lord Roseberry last year won five races, which netted him about £17,000, THE EVENING STAR has a Larger Circulation in the Homes of Washington than all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because it Stands Up . Always for the Interests of the People of Washington; Contains . the Latest and Fullest Local and General News; and Surpasses all the Other Papers in the City in the Variety and Excellence of its ‘Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, asa Local Advertisin Medium, without - Peer, Whether Cost or Measure of Publicity be Considered.