Evening star., 1899-04-18
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Meeting Of the Committee Having thsd
Details in Charge.
Graves of Heroes of spanish-Amerf.
can War to BE Remembered-
The subcommittee.

Saturday evening, the 18th instant. The
committee consists Of the department COM
| mander, as chairman, the department Off
GERS, the past department commanders the
post commanders, with a representative
from each post. and the captains of the
camps of the Sons of Veterans within the
District of Columbia, and the meeting was
called to consider the work necessary for
proper observance of Memorial day. An
unusual interest was manifested in the
matters presented for the committees at
tention.
The department encampment at it's last
session directed the department command
er to include the space occupied by the
dead soldiers of the Spanish-American war
in the plans for the ceremonies attending
the decoration of the graves of the Union
ex-soldiers and sailors. So much of the
usual collections for Memorial day as may
memories of those who fell in the war of
1898, and whose remains are inferred in
Arlington, will be devoted to that purpose,
and the work of the committee will be
broadened to take in the grounds containing
their dust as well. This plan will be fol-
lowed at the memorial services in all the
cemeteries in this Jurisdiction.
RecOmme ndatiOn Adopted.
The following recommendation on this
subject by Past Department Commander
Arthur Hendricks. which was adopted by
the encampment, is published for the in
formation of all concerned:
THE lines of headstones in our national
and other cemeteries are lengthening day
by day, and now, adding to those lines, are
entombed the mortal remains of those who
gave their lives in a cause second only to
that for which we fought We recalled the
days OF 1861 as We watched their march to
the call OF duty, and we again recall the
sad memories of those days when our COM
rades fell in battle as they did, or died from
lingering disease. The dust of both now
commingles; then why should we not give
equal honor to all? Those who fought in
the Spanish-American war were in many
instances the sons of our comrades-in
some cases our own; besides, they were the
soldiers of our country. Surely the frater-
mites of the G.. A. R. are broad enough as
It's members assemble to show their love
Tor their comrades, to remember as well
the Boys of 1885,
Il therefore recommend that the me-
mortal committee of this department. in its
plans for observing Memorial day arrange
Tor the decoration of the graves of all
those soldiers of the Spanish-American war
whose bodies are inferred in the cemeteries
within the jurisdiction of this department,
and that such plans be publicly announced,
and, further that the lists circulated for
the collection of money to defray the usual
expense of Memorial day be amended to
conform herewith
In pursuance with the resolution of the
last department encampment, that the de-
partment commander be, and he is hereby,
requested to make such arrangements with
the proper public school officials may be
practicable, with the view of securing the
participation of the pupils in the observ-
ance of Memorial day." the memorial COM
nittee has also in consideration such meas
ures as will best carry this resolution into
effect.
Favorable responses have been made, it
is Sli6 hV nf rt re OIL
to applications for permission to collect
money for the expenses of the committee.
List of Committees.
The following comprises list of commit
tees: Calvin Farnsworth, department COM
mander. chairman B. F. Chase, assistant
adjutant general, secretary; Jacob H. Dew
ees. assistant quartermaster general, treas
urer.
Finance committee-William Gibson, past
department commander, chairman; Geo. H.
Slaybaugh, senior vice department COM
mander: A. b. Grunwell, Junior vice de-
partment commander; n. NJ. Brooks, past
department commander. Marion L. Ander-
son, past department commander; w. M.
Seton, A. F. Sperry. Stanton Weaver, 4.
P. Entriken, H. buckingham, A. Dodge,
Rudolph Thinner, G. NJ. Rowe, ]. Tyler Pow
ell and Peter McGirr, post commanders.
On decoration and grounds-C. NJ. Robin
n, chairman; T. C. Upton, ]. H. Jen-
kahlert, r. L. Calhoun, ]. w. Butcher, F.
]. Beach. captain. S. V.
On transportation-Chas. Matthews. NJ.
NJ. Lewis, N. n. Mccullough, w. H. Grim
shaw.
on music-S. E. Faunce, past department
commander, chairman, and the following
pest department commanders: NJ. Emmet
Urell, John McElroy, Nathan Bickford, j.
B. Burke.
Audinting committee-Past Department
Commanders Arthur Hendricks. chairman;
A. F. Dinsmore. A. H. G. Richardson.
Soldiers Home cemetery-Geo. A. Stay
baugh. senior vice department commander,
chairman: Post Commanders j. S. Hoover,
Jacob Moore. Past Commanders ]. NJ Pipes,
W. S. Odell, and Henry Wilson Post, No II.
Congressional cemetery-A. B. Grunwell,
Junior vice department commander, chair
man; Post Commander Stanton Weaver,
Convis Parker and Farragut Post, No. 10.
Subcommittee of three in charge of serv-
ices at Oak Hill and Holy Rood cemeteries
Post Commander Rudolph Ullmar, chair
man; G. NJ. Robinson, c. p. Jacobs, cap
tain, Sons of Veterans.
Subcommittee of three in charge of serv-
ices at st. Elizabeth Asylum cemetery
Pest Commander II. w. Emo, chairman; A.
b. Frisbie, +. X. Depuy, captain, Sons of
Veterans, and John A. Logan Post, No. Is.
Subcommittee of three in charge of serv-
ices at the cemeteries in the northeast sec
ton of the city, except Harmony cemetery
Post Commander E. P. Entriken, chair
man; Edward Webster, r. NJ. Weedin, cap
tain, Sons of Veterans, and Geo H Thomas
Post, No 10.
Harmony cemetery-Post Commander S.
w. Herbert, r. Bowie, w. H. Liverpool
battle-ground, Rock Creek and other cem-
eteries-Peter McGirr, chairman: Post Com
mander r. NJ Calhoune, c. S. Davis. cap
tain, Sons of Veterans, and Louis A. Cor
nish.
Reception committee-T. S. Hopkins. past
department commander, chairman: Calvin
farnsworth, commander; Geo. H. Slay-
baugh, S. V. Commander; A b. GrunwelI.
Junior vice commander; j. r. Hayes, med
ical director: Rev. W. II. Honn, chaplain:
y. f. Chase, assistant adjutant general:
Jacob III, Devices. assistant quartermaster
general. and Past Department Commanders
Frank H. Sprague. Benz. F. Hawkes.. A. Isl.
q. Richardson, Geo. E. Corson, Harrison
Dingman. Charles c. Royce, William Glib
son, Samuel S. Burdett, D. S. Alexander.
Newton NJ Brooks, Jerome B. Burke. Chas
p. LINCOLN: William s. OdeIl, NJ Emmet
Crell. j. NJ. Pipes. A. F. Dinsmore. s. E
Faunce, Nathan Bickford Marion T. An
derson. John McElroy, Thos. s. Hopkins
Arthur Hendricks.
Money 20 lend At AZ. . and per cent on
real estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1905 Pa. ave
advertisement.
Continental Chapter, ID. A. r..