General Meade Ceremony
Join the General Meade Society for its annual celebration of Major General George Meade’s birthday. The event will include a Civil War Band concert, a parade to the grave of General Meade, speakers, wreath-laying, and a champagne toast.
11:15 AM: Concert of Civil War Era Music
Beck’s Philadelphia Brigade Band
12:00 PM: March to the Grave of General Meade and Family
12:15 PM: Call to Order
Andy Waskie, PhD, President, General Meade Society
Invocation
Chaplain Albert El, Legion Post 40
Speeches
Keynote Address
John Voris, Lincoln Historian;
General Meade Society of Philadelphia
12:45 PM Wreath Laying
General Meade Society, Loyal Legion (MOLLUS), Legion Post 405, Union League, Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
12:55 PM: Honor Volleys and Taps
1:00 PM: Champagne Toast
Donations appreciated
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
General Meade Society, American Legion Post 405, Beck’s Philadelphia Brigade Band, Assorted Friends & Sponsors
Happy New Year!
COST
This is a free event. A donation of any size to The Friends of Laurel Hill can be made when you register.