Memorial Day

Headquarters Welch Post, No. . 137, Department oL Mich., G. A. U. May. 11. L896. ) General rders; First, In obedieneo to General Orders from National ELeadquarters, Memorial Hay, Saturday, May 3Otb, will bo observed bj thia Post. Secowl, Eaeh eomraile will repori at the PoatoRoom at 8 o'clock a. m., Saturday, May 30, 1896. Third, A detachment will bo conveyedtoSt. Thomas Cemetery, starting at 9 o'clock sharp, who will properly decórate the graves of our departed comrades there ; and on its return to the Court House, the Post will fall in and macch to Forest Ilill Cemetery, whère services in acoordance wlth the Ritual will be observed. after which the graves will be decorated : the Post reassembled, and tnarcb back to the hall to disband. Fourth, The cotnrades vvül assemble at the Post lioom at 1 o'clock, Bharp and as soon thereafter as possible fall in and march down to Huron-st., eas1 on Huron to opposite the south of Court House, where they will be joined by Joe T. Jacobs Camp, S. of Y.,Co. A., M. X. G., and Buch othcr organizationc and citizens, either on foot or in carrlages, as vvish to join with them in the exercises of the day. Tlio parade to be under the direction of Major Soulo, Marshall of the Day. to wlioiii all org'anlzationa ;u-o. requested to report. Krom whence they will proceed to the Fifth ward Cemetery, where the gra.ves will be decorated, and the exercises oi theafternoon observed. Fith, The comradee will arain assembled at tho Post Room, at 7 o'elouk . m. and march to the University, to takc part in the services to bc observed Ln Cniversity Hall. Sixth, All old soldiere are cardially Lnvited to fall ln with the Post, thus Lendlng tlicir assistance in obeerviog the exorcisos of the day. Seventh, Tho comrados will as semble at the Post Room on Sunday mom i Dg, May 24th, and be ready to march at 10 o'clock, a. m. sharp for thu purpose of listenitig to a Memorial Sennon at thu L'nitarian ühurch. Eiyhth, The comrades will assemble at tho Post Room on Friday, May 29, at 1:30 p. m., and march to the High School Hall for the parpose of attondiiiLr the Patriot Day exercises to be held there. By order of V. Pistoeius, Commander. I. B. saunders, Adjutant. Welch Post, No. 13T, O. A., has appointed the following special coiiimiltees foi' Memorial day: Executive Commiltee - H. Sou?e, W. P. Breakey, i 'iuis. E. U reene. Finance - Conrad Noli, Hi A. Sweet, Wm. A. Clark. Invitation and Reception- II. S. Dean, Chas H. Mauly, Robert Campbell Munic and Hall Uecoratlon - J. M. IVrkins, O. A. Turner, II. I. Danforth. Printing - James B. Saunders, J. A. Clark, .lames Webb. Cemetory- M. I.'. Crandall, J. M. Perkins, I'atrick Irvvin. Flowers- Win. K. Clnkls, B. Krapf, W. II. Jackson, John J. Schaoz, A. D. Markham, S. R. GrejTOry, John Flaher, LoreDzo (!ross, J L. Hevvitt to act vvith the Woman'a Relief Corps and Jeo T. Jacobs Camp, S. of V. Program - J. l A. Sessions, Wm. E. Childs, J. T. Jacobs, lu the raorning St. Thomas' and Forest I lili Cemeteries will be decorated. The children of the public schools, mera be rs of the üower committee, and others aro requested to bring flovvers to the basement of the eourt liouse on Friday afternoon, May '.). Ii the afternoon at the ffifth vvard eemetory our citizens, the major and coinmon coancil, the children. teachers ;tnl Buperintendents of all the public schools in this viciu'ty, the professors of the ünlversity, Co. A. M. S. T., Woman's Relief Corps and Joe T. Jacobs Camp, S. of V. will celébrate thé day. The eveaing meeting, in University hall, will be addressed by Oen. Kidd, past department commander. On Memorial Sunday, May 24, by invitation, Welch Post, 0. A. R. , the Woman's Reüef Corps, J. T. Jacobs Camp, S. of V., and Co. A, M. S. T., will meet at the Unitarian church, to hear divine services.