Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-29

l senior vice president, and Mrs Sarah j. Neal,
junior vice president will decorate the graves
| of the late Admiral Porter and of Comrade
Deering and such other comrades of Burnside
Post as are buried at Arlington.
Farragut Corps of this department, with fifty
or more OF its membership. will have charge Of
decorations at Congressional cemetery, under
the direction of Senior Vice Department Com
! mandsr DinsmOre.
John A. Logan Corps No. 7, under direction
OF Mrs Anna A. Peck, deputy l. and L. officer,
VIII have charge of decorating the soldiers
graves at AnacOstia and St. Elizabeth.
U. s. Grant Corps. No. 8, with forty of its
members, will have charge of decorations at
Alexandria, Va.
A committee Of four from Burnside Corps,
No L. VIII decorate the grave of the late Mrs
Robert Armour Of Burnside Corps at Oak Hill
and committee of same number will proceed
| TO Mount Olivet and decorate the grave of Miss
Olivia Garesche, also of Burnside Corps.
special committee from Farragut Corps
| VIII be assigned to the duty of decorating the
grave OF Mrs. lmogene Dinsmore, past presi-
dent of that CORDS
committee of four from Sumner Corps. No.
., Will be assigned to the duty OF decorating
lne graves OF members of that corps who have
died during the past year.
special committee, of which Mrs. Golf OF
burnside Corps Is chairman, will place floral
onerlng at the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan.
| THE POTOMAC CORPS
| Potomac Relief Corps, W. r. c., auxiliary to
the Department of the Potomac, G. A. r.. as
usual. takes an active part in the services of
the day. The committees assigned for special
duty at Soldiers Home, Oak HILL &C., will also
go TO Arlington, as the corps always as a body.
! takes part in the services there.
Special committees are as follows:
General committee for Arlington apnointa5
by request Of Department Commanded pines
| TO assist L. 3. Emery and Mrs Sheridan and
o'hers,Mrs. frentlce, corps president. assisted
by Mesdames E. A. Vose. Adelia Saxton, Isabel
Urell. Sallie r. Church Nora Edgar Fannie
Pomeroy. Julia Roberts, NJ. W. <, Weaver.
Margaret Cardella and F. b Wilson,
Committee at Soldiers Home BY request of
Junior Vice Commander Tabor-Airs Rose E.
Herree, chairman; assisted by Mesdames NJ. H.
Welsner, NJ. NJ. Paige. Anna Hamilton, C. G.
Bollinger. E. ]. Smith, Misses Lizzie Tabler.
Ella Partridge and +. L. Perkins
Tomb OF Gen. Logan, with the Illinois Re-
publican Observation-Disclosures Electa Smith.
Z L Cutter, Hattie Scribner and E. NJ. Whit
more Oak Hill Cemetery-Mesdames NJ. A.
Houghton. chairman; Mary E. Fisher, j. H.
Noah, Virginia Travers, Misses Bell Houphton.
| Olive Travers and Helen Roesser.
Mesdames Frances A. Burger and A. E. Sax
| ton will act as charmen of special work in
strewing flowers, assisted by the entire corns
and others.
THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN
| The tomb Of the 2, i'll unknown dead at Ar
lington will be much more elaborately deco
rated than usual, having been especially as
| signed to the executive committee of Potomac
Corps. Miss Cora G. Curry, chairman Mrs
Lizzie Calver assisted by Mesdames Nellie C.
Royce, Addie Perkins, A. NJ. O'Connell, NJ. A.
| Mcmillan, E. s. NJ. Chisholm, A. NJ Keoeh A
]. Orion, A. H. Bennett. NJ L. Bundick. c,
Ferris, Misses Helen Matthews. Margaret I.
| Buckly, DIR. C. Burkhardt and Clara A. Ouint
viii be in charge of the work. an original de-
sign, by Mrs. Prentice and Mrs. Calver. The
haa of fhaa h.
curtain of roses bordered by ropes of crows
foot and laurel Against the front will rest n
large ivy wreath: the words, AT Rest will be
developed in white flowers in the ivy mat on
the mound On one end Of the tomb will rest
a shield. on the ground below it will lie
an anchor, at the other end Maltese cross the
emblem OF the relief corps as well as the army
corps, and at its base win rest a star On the
other face Of the tomb will rest the crossed
swords. at their base the words, "Our Heroes"
The ground will be covered with ivy. The ton
Of the stone will be draped in the American
nag and festooned in vines From each point
the nag will float, the whole to be surmounted
by palms and handsome floral flag The can
non which form the posts will be covered with
beautiful wreaths Of laurel and white flowers
The tomb of Mrs. Jeanette Van Deusen, a
member OF this corps who was buried recently
at Arlington. will be beautifully decorated in
IVY, white roses, DC This committee consists
OF Mesdames Z. Z. Myers, Libbie Porter. Anna
Garrison, Sarah A. Hansell. Anna c. Gotwold
| Matte Lincoln and Emma G.. Manning
Amongst the tributes sent by the corps will
be the following: To the unknown dead at
Arnngton, all OF the set pieces.as well as all the
decorations OF this tomb.
To the tomb of Gen Sheridan it's customary
onering-a magnificent floral cavalry saddle Of
Jacqueminot, La France and Marechal Mel
roses and carnation pinks.
Il 10 the tomb OF Gen. LOpan a bapdsor,a nd
appropriate piece.
10 the tomb of Mrs. Van Deusen, fine relief
corps paoge IN bride roses. The CORDS will
visit and bold memorial service then at II 80.
fot0mac Relief Corps herdies will leave g. A.
X Hall ct y, o:l5, $50 and 8.45 an Decoration
day. Over 100 members have signified their in
tention Of going to Arlington.
THE q. A. r. COMMITTEE.
The general memorial committee il comnosed
Of the following members: James NJ. Pipes de-
partment commander, chairman. John p.
Church, assistant sdjutant general secretarv.
Marion 7. Anderson, acting quartermaster gen
eral, treasurer; A. +. Dinsmore senior vice
commander A. s. Tabor, junior vice com
mandsr; j. J. Purman, medical director; L. H.
nork. cnaPiain' WITH Post Commanders ]. w.
T. Williams, J: 2. Lothrop, L. P. Williams. J.
W. Butcher, W. B. Pomeroy, A. II. Van Deusen.
. H. l. Prince, Nathan Bickford, T. s. Kelly. 81
A. II. Mckim. PeytOn Scrivener, j. Thomas
Turner, A b Frisbie and 7. d. Yeager, and
two comrades elected from each post ss follow
Post /, L. w. Whitaker and g. W. TuIey: Post
2, q. Z. Deimer and Charles Hanback,: Posi-
, 8, c. w. shelton and J. NJ. Holmes. Post 4. o.
Il. Douglass and g. H. Boston; Post s, j. 8
: Waugh and Charles Newburg; Post g. g. T.
Faunce and w. H. Gotwald; Post Z, d. W.
Houghton and J. H. Bradford; Post g.
!. Charles H. Ingram and Lorenzo Van
derhoef; Post 9, Robert Morton and
. Henry Queensn; Post 10, H. H. MoleI
. and w. H. Miner; Post II, J. W. bradbury and
!, Lucius Bowman: Post II, II. H. Brewer and q
: T. Dudley; Post IL, r. Il. Marcellas and JOSEPH
4 ninss; and Past Department Commandery Tim
othy Lubey, Frank H. Sprague, Benjamin r
Hawkes., A. b. @. Richardson, George T. Cor
SON. Harrison Dingman, George @. Royce, VIM
Gibson, samuel s. Burdett, d. 9. Alexander
Newton II. Brooks, Jerome b. Burke, Charlie,
p. Lincoln, VIM. 8. Odell and n. Emmett Urell
and the reception committee includes the de-
partmsnt officers, the assistant adjutant gen
eral. the assistant qnartermastsr general tn