Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-28

forth. Mai L. P. Williams. Robert Rey-
Charles w, Taylor. Capt Andrew Geddes
Coleman. M. D.; Col H. D. Norton, Austin
p. Brown, Thomas Biagden.
Finance-Louis p. Shoemaker, chairman;
Wilton Lambert, Thomas Blagden, w. v.
Cox, Blair Lee, John Cammack, r. NJ
Johnson. James w. Orme, II. NJ Bennett.
Capt. Luke Kelly, Capt. J. ]. Balm, Claas
Denekas, Prof. Charles o. Townsend. B. II.
Warner, Jacob Xander. NJ. M. Parker,
John Joy Edison. W. N. Clayton. DR.. ].
Ford Thompson, George Truesdell, Theo-
dore Felter, William B. Denney Austin P.
Brown Zebina Moses, N. L. Robinson.
George Field, William Thomas. William r.
Van Horne.
On floral decorations-Mrs. Louis P Shoe
maker. chairman Mrs. w. v. Cox. Miss
Rosa Wright Smith, Mrs. Charles w. Da-
Wis, Mrs. VIM. E. Andrews, Mrs. Howard
M. Gilman. Mrs. Chas. v. Petteys, Mrs.
Mrs. George Field. Mrs. Galen E. Green
Mrs. Franklin T. Howe. Mrs. 8. e. Gunni-
SON, Mrs. George " Masters. Mrs. A. G..
Osborn. Mrs. George A. Wilson. Mrs. John
G. Keene, Miss NJ. M. Brigham. Mrs. Annie
Stone
On stands and seats-Dr. Charles G,
Stone. chairman: P. B. Corwin, vice chair
man: j. H. Wolff, Thomas OBrian, Frank
J. Metcalf, Howard NJ Gilman. Thomas
F. Brown.
On decorations OF stand and grounds-J.
F: Winans. chairman; D. w. Greene. Dan
lei Williams, Charles Sickels, Irvine Dun
gan.
Press committee-Robert L. Stone, chair
man; Frederick l.. Harvey.
Those with special duties are: p B. Cor
win. superintendent Battle Ground ceme
terry; j. 8. M. Zimmerman. leader Soldiers
Home Band: w. E. Nalley. principal
Brightwood public school; Miss M. Bayly.
T,1r~ Dc, -
K. Finckle. principal Brookland public
school; August Kramer, Soldiers Home
bugler.
Congressional Cemetery.
The services at the Congressional GEM
etery will be under the direction of Abra-
ham Hart. Junior vice department COM
mander. The committee of arrangements
consists of Abraham Hart. chairman; Con-
Wis Parker, A. f. Dinsmore, James Wood
and Francis B. Wheaton.
Farragut Post, No. TO- and Relief Corps,
with Sunday schools will assemble on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast between Sd
and 4th streets at $50 am, from which
point they will be transported to Congress
Sional cemetery. After decoration of the
graves services will be held, beginning at
$50 m. sharp.
The order of exercises will be: (a) Sound
ing the assembly. bugler; CD Chopin's Flu
neral March, Washington Light Infantry
Band: calling the assembly to order, Abra-
ham Hart, junior vice department COM
mander: Nearer. My God. to Thee choir
olson; American Hymn ON. Keller,
choir: Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Mr..
Clarence l.. Parker; 'In Memoriam."
Washington Light Infantry Band: poem,
Comrade d. j.. Evans: Cover Them Over
With Beautiful Flowers (Stewart, choir;
grafton. Edward P. Seeds: war songs,
lections. Washington Light Infantry Band;
America" choir and assembly; benedic-
ton. Rev. J. G. Nicholson: national salute.
The selected choir for the occasion will be
composed of A. w. H. Ferris, conductor;
Mrs A. J. Brown, organist; Mrs. N. D.
Drexel. Mrs. F. II. Deland, Mrs. c. N.
Heitinger. Mrs. VIM D. Henderson and Mrs.
A W. H. Ferris, sopranos; Miss F. Bate
man. Miss G. M. Deland and Mrs. Smith,
altos; DIR. A. J. Brown. Mr.. A. NJ. Trivett
and Mr. A. w. H. Ferris. tenors; Mr. F.
H. Deland and Mr., E. A. Muir, bassos.
The exercises at the cemetery will close at
Acton, S. w. Bunyea, H. H. Bunyea, Geo.
r. Cook P. ]. Cooksey, J. w. Foster, B. F.
Graham, P. c. George. John Jost, A. Kali
strom. F. A. Lowe. G. w. Mockabee, Dom
aid McCathran. r. J. Nicholson, E. H Rip
ley. NJ. V. B. Wilson, w. w. Walingsford
and Darwin Weaver. for Farragut Post;
Mrs, NJ. Walling. Mrs. M. A. George, Mrs
G. kalstrom. Mrs. J.. A. Bruner. Mrs. ]. E.
Bradley Mrs. A NJ. Dykes Mrs G. NJ
Lowry. Mrs, ]. Parker. Mrs. Williamson,
Miss l. Shanahan. Mrs. NJ. Morgan, Mrs
NJ. w. Fuller, Miss NJ. Mundell and Mrs.
NJ Licar1one. for Farragut Corps.
Soldiers Home.
The services at National cemetery, United
States Soldiers Home, will be under the di-
rection Of I. G. Kimball, senior vice depart
ment commander The parade win form in
front of the Scott building at $50 am, and
march to the speakers stand. Order of
parade: United States Soldiers Home
Band, committees and officers Soldiers
Home. orator, speaker, chaplains, poet and
reader; ST. Peters Church choir, Henry
Wilson Post, No. II, G. A. R., and veterans
Of the home, invited guests and visitors.
Following is the order Of exercises:
Sounding assembly 9:45 am. Soldiers
Dream Rapley). Soldiers Home Band,
closing with Nearer, My God to Thee"
choir. band and assembly; calling assembly
to order, l. G. Kimball. senior vice depart
ment commander: invocation, Rev Allan
and chorus, Tenting Tonight on the Old
Camp Ground. Mr.. Walsh and ST. Peter S
Church choir: poem The Boys in Blue, Maj
+. l. Willis; address. Brigadier General Geo.
d. Ruggfes. Z. S. A. governor of the home
trombone solo. Beyond the Gates Of Para
disc (King), Musician Madert; recitation,
Our Boys (Calver). Miss l.. E. Calver: So
prano solo, Soldiers Home Memorial Hymn,
The Rest of the Brave (Calver), Miss Nc
Caffrey: reading Lincoin's Gettysburg ad-
dress, Mr. Paul Sperry; tenor solo and
chorus, Just Before the Battle. Mother, Mr.
Randolph and choir; grafton, Mr.. Washing
ton Gardner, NJ. G.: paraphrase, Einsam
Wandle 1ch Kalliwoda), Soldiers Home
Band; closing prayer Rev. ]. T. O'Brien
chaplain; America, choir, assembly, and
band; taps Soldiers Home bugler
The exercises at the cemetry will close at
II 30 am. Procession headed by the band
and post will march to the Scott building,
and at high noon, upon signal by the gov
ernor of the home, the ceremony of raising
and saluting the flag will take place. The
choir will sing and the band play The Star
Spangled Banner" and the Soldiers Home
battery will fire a salute Of twenty-one
guns.
Officer of the day. Albert J. Nichols,
Henry Wilson Post. No. II.
The members of st. Peters Church choir
are; Lucius F. Randolph. jr. conductor;
Miss Hattie NJ. Ritchie. Miss Ellen Mccall
frey. Miss Mary Mcmahon, Miss Orel B.
Briggs, Miss Lucie Edwards, Miss Mary
Walsh, Miss Bessie Sweet, Miss Marie Big
gans. Miss Annie Smart and Miss Katie
Dant sopranos; Miss Lillian Mapes, Miss
Mamie Llnfrio Miss Mabel Martin. Mrs
Charles McGill, Miss Elsie Hancock and
Miss Daisy Stockbridge. altos; Mr.. Arnold
8. Condoy, Mr.. G. D. Kehoe, Mr.. Loren
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