Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
MEETINGOF COMMITTEE
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR ME
MORTAL DAY SERVICES.
Senator Foraker to Be Orator of the
Day at Arlington-Spanish
War Veterans Services.

Senator Jos. 3. Foraker of Ohio will be
the orator of the day May 80 at Arlington
This announcement was made by Command
er A. P. Tasker of the Department of the
Potomac, at meeting last night of the
Memorial day committee of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, held at G.. A R.
Hall. The further announcement was made
that Chaplain c. c. Pierce, United States
army, who Is stationed at Fort Myer, will
deliver the Grafton for the Spanish war vet
Grams.
S. w. v. Represented.
This year. heretofore stated In The
Star, the soldiers of the war with Spain
will be represented by one speaker in
the ampitheater at Arlington. who will ad-
dress the general assemblage instead of
speaking at the monument to the dead of
the war of 1898 in the Spanish war sec
ton, had been the case former Me-
mortal days. Chaplain Pierce is an active
member of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams and is also chaplain of the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia, and it is
understood in his address he will speak par
ticularly concerning the dead of the Spanish
American war, while also paying a tribute
to the brave men who fell while battling
under the flag in the sixties.
Metropolitan Church Meeting.
A report was made last night by the
committee having charge of the service to
be held in the Metropolitan NJ. f.
Church, Az and C streets northwest,
Sunday evening, May 2S beginning at s
o'clock. This service, it was stated, will
include the G. a. R. veterans. the Spanish
war veterans, the Army and Navy Union
and all kindred associations of comrades
and ladies.
The memorial address will be by Rev.
Frank NJ Bristol, d. D.. pastor of the
Metropolitan Church. The music on that
occasion will be by DIR. George w. Walter
organist of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation. who will give an organ recital
at the opening of the services, and by
chorus of young people from the Eastern
High School, under the direction of Prot
HaIstead z. Hoover, instructor OF music
in the public schools.
Soldiers Graves Undecorated.
Another matter of Importance that came
before the Memorial day committee last
night. as stated by Commander \. p Tas-
ker of the Department of the Potomac, IL
A. r. was that for long time there was
a lack of information concerning the loca-
ton of soldier graves in Arlington and other
cemeteries There was no evidence thal
those in certain graves had been soldiers
and there was consequently some crluclsIl
because the graves were not decorated.
Therefore committee consisting of Messrs
Edward Webster. Charles Matthews, p. O.
Lawrence, r. d. Goodman, Charles H.
Douglas and F. L. Mckenna was appoint
ell as permanent organization for the
purpose of obtaining all the information
possible as to the names of soldiers, the
companies and regiments of which they
were members and the location of Their
graves, SO that hereafter appropriate hon
ors can be paid to them.
Information Desired.
Commander Tasker requests that all per-
sons who know of such soldier graves fur
nish the desired information to the commit
tee or to the department headquarters of
the G. A r. for future use.
1t was stated that the programs of Me-
mcria day services at Arlington and the
several other cemeteries in and about
Washington had been completed and will
be made public in few days.