Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-27
APPEAL F0~MERCHANTS
ASKED TO CLOSE PLACES OF BUsI-
nrsE May 80.
Department Commander Kimbau Urges
a General Observance Of Day-Exer-
AS o. y
cises at st. Elizabeth's.

Commander Ivory G1KimbaH of the De-
partment Of the Potomac, Grand Army OF
the Republic. has addressed an open letter
to the merchants and professional men OF
Washington. urging them to close their
places Of business Memorial day. Com
mander kimball in his appeal says II
should be so observed as to teach lessons or
patriotism. love of country and of the flag
to the young" !. / I
The graves of the soldier dead in the two
cemeteries at the Government Hospital for
the Insane will not be forgotten, and fol-
lowing their decoration appropriate exer-
cises will take place at Poplar Spring. on
the main grounds of the. institution. The
committee in charge of the ceremonies con-
sists or MRS. N. R. Harnish, Mrs. Evander
frencn, MRS Katie Barry, Miss Craemer
and Miss Hardy. assisted by the Ladies Re-
lief Corps of Anacostia The services will
be under the auspices of John A. Logan
Post. NO. ID, Grand Army of the Republic
Of Anacostia.
Among those who will speak in honor
OF the occasion is Dr.. A. B.. Richardson,
the superintendent of the institution. The
st. Elizabeth Band will render special
program. assisted by the choir of the hos
pital, and a number of the singers of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church.
"A special feature of the occasion will be
the participation Of the school children Of
GRATED stand, while rustic seats will be pro-
vided' for the assemblages which VIII be
largely composed of patients of the hos
pital, particularly men Of the army and
navy.
The Maine section contains 149 graves, in
which are inferred 164 bodies and parts OF
bodies recovered from Havana bay. The
entrance to this plot Is marked by the great
anchor of the destroyed battle ship, fanked
by.wo ancient cannon, or cannonades, cap
tured from the Spanfards. Considerable
Improvement has been made In the Span
ish war section since last Memorial day,
and the locality presents pretty spring
time scene.
Victims Of Spanish American War.
Memorial day the Spanish War Veterans
and the survivors Of the LIST Regiment. Dis
trict of Columbus Volunteers, will place
floral tributes on the graves of twenty-four
District boys who served in the District
regiment during the war with Spain, be-
sides number of other District volunteers
who served in several branches of the mil
itary and naval service during that war
and the instruction In the Philippines.
The records of the War Department show
that the following volunteers of the LIST
District Regiment are sleeping their last
long sleep on the picturesque slopes of Ar
lington: Lieut.. Richard y: Harden of the
Emmett Guard William F. Nelson. private.
Company A; Thomas c. s. Maddux, pri-
vate. Company B; Isadore B. Belmont and
henry =. futsche, pr1Vates, company =;
Henry A. Dobson. sergeant. and Austin F.
Towner. Corporate Company D: Henry ia
cobson. George n. Hodge and Joseph D.
Rupert. privates oofapany E; Frank 2.
Barrows. Milton !. Hilton and Frederick
F. Harrington. pHvatsS Company F; Geo.
F. Schilling. corporal. and Socrates Maui
pin. privates. Company G: William E.
Stearns. private. Company H; Henry Jost,
sergeant. GeorgesGask&H Frank r. Grff-
fifth. Edmond F. Burke and William A.
TAFT. privates, Company 1; Newton Ferree,
sergeant. Lee Huntington and Warren 8.
Reed. privates, Company K