742 WICHELS-1964-802 eng Wichels, Ernest Memorial Days In Vallejo May 31, 1964 Decoration Day was made a fixed celebration on May 5, 1868, when Commander-in-Chief John A. Logan, of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a general order designating May 30, 1868, "for the purpose of strewing with flowers the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country." Some 15 years later the G.A.R. asked that the name of this annual observance be changed to "Memorial Day," but here in 1964-about 80 years later-we still find many old timers calling it "Decoration Day." vacahc@gmail.com 802 45675154213 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/802/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/802/802.1.pdf PDF Document