Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
ISSUES ORDERS FOR FLAG DAY.
Mrs. Castle Urges Auxiliary Societies
to Hold Special Services.


Mrs Margaret w Castle. president of the
District Auxiliary to the Spanish War Vet
erans left Thursday for her home in st.
Paul, -accomp anied by her daughter. Miss
Mamie. Captain Henry Castle. and the
other daughter Miss Ann will follow in a
few days. The reason for the early de-
parture from the capital Is the expected ar
rival In San Francisco, on the Sheridan. Of
Captain and Mrs. Castles son, Captain
Chas. w. Castle, sQuartermaster Of the 30th
United States Infantry, who has been for
three years in the service in the Philip
pines.
Before leaving the city Mrs. Castle issued
her general orders for Flag day. In which
she requested all the auxiliarfes in the Dis
trict to observe the day by special cere-
monies. and to display flags at their resi-
dences Monday. June Is. She also directed
that the auxiliaries proceed to elect dele
gates to the District convention of the
auxiliaries. which will be held early in
August
At a council meeting held just prior to
her departure Mrs Castle rearranged the
membership of the department council,
which was made necessary by the resigna-
ton of the senior vice president of the Dis
trict Mrs. Mary A. Chamberlain, who ex-
poets to be absent most Of the summer
The council accepted the resignation OF
Mrs Chamberlain with many expressions of
regret Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. who was
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Hilary. was then elected senior vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Elnira Foley who was
member of the council OF administration of
the District. was elected junior vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Georgia Bell Johnson was elected
ii fiji the vacancy on the District council.
Mrs Castle expects to return to the city
to preside over the District convention. and
may then go on to California to visit son
and daughter. who are now sojourning in
the west. 49,.
Invitations have been issued by Maj
Hodgson of the District Corps, Spanish War
Veterans. to the various patriotic. veteran
and military organizations in the District
to attend Flag day exercises on large
scale. and 1t Is expected that every such or
ganization in the District will be represent
ed at the ceremonies. which will probably
be set for pm, so as to enable all the
school children and department people to
be present. The exercises with take place
on Sherman square, 14th street and Florida
avenue.
Among the organizations which have been
especially invited to attend are the Grand
Army of the Republic. Sons of Veterans
Confederate Veterans; Sons of Confederate
Veterans Sons of the American Revolution.
Sons Of the Revolution, Union Veterans
Union, Union Veteran Legion. the Soldiers
Alliance. the Patriotic Sons Of America,
the Minute Men. the Loyal Legion, Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. Daughters Of Veterans, Ladies'
Aid to the Sons Of Veterans Army Nurses
Association of the War of the Rebellin
Ladies OF the u. A. r.. Legion OF Loyal
Women, Ladies of the U. v. L.. Ladies of
the Wv. U. and kindred organizations.
The exercises will not be tedious. for
there is not to be any Grafton" The very
best speakers available will be secured, and
the speeches are to be of the ten-minute
variety The Marine Band will be present
and the veterans hope to have a large at
tendance of school children to present flag
drills and sa1utes. One Of the very finest
features of the exercises will be the troop
ing of the colors. which will close the exer-
cises. and which will be reviewed by Gen.
Nelson A. Miles.