Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
MEMORY OF THE DEAD
Committee Arranges the
Program for May 80.
ITS CLOSING SESSION
PARADE TO TAKE PLACE IN
EARLY MORNING.
Commander Tasker Of g. A. R. Ap-
points Members of His Staff
Spanish War Veterans.
ITS CLOSING SESSION

The final meeting Of the Memorial day
committee OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. comprising also representatives OF
the United Spanish War Veterans. and
the Sons OF Veterans. was held last night
at G. A. r. Hall. Commander A. r. Tas-
ker of the Department of the Potomac
presided and called for the closing reports
of the several committees. The reports
were submitted and all preliminary busi-
ness closed up.
The general committee, which held its
concluding session last night was COM
posed of the department officers past de-
partment commanders, a representative
from each of the seventeen posts in the
District. representatives from the Depart
ment Of the District of Columbia United
Spanish War Veterans and of the Sons of
Veterans.
Arrangements for the parade to take
place Tuesday morning. preceding the
ceremonies at Arlington. were announced
by Department Commander Tasker. The
several posts Of the G. A. R.. the Spanish
War Veterans. Sons of Veterans and the
Army and Navy Union will assemble in
front of G.. A. r. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between 14th and 18th streets north
west. at $50 o'clock, where line will be
formed. the right resting on 18th street.
Order of the Parade.
The parade will move in the following or
der:
Platoon of mounted police.
The full Marine Band, in charge of Sec
ond Leader Walter Smith.
Fifth Battalion District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, Maj. Richard D. Simms COM
handing.
The Old Guard of the G. A. R., in full uni
form. with shakos, Capt James NJ. Edgar In
command.
Department Commander A. P. Tasker.
Official staff and aids.
Past department commanders.
Post No. 1, Commander William H. Bailey.
Post No. .. Commander f. Douglas King
Post No. 3. Commander George w. Honey.
Post No. 3. Commander A. A. Maxim.
Post No. &, Commander Burton r. Ross.
Post No. Z. Commander Henry A. johnson.
Post No. s. Commander Henry Romaine.
Post No. II, Commander J. Tyler Powell.
Post No. II. Commander E. c. Dougherty.
Post No 20. Commander Josiah T. Ford.
District National Guard Band. D. B. Mac
Leod leader
Department Commander S. Clifford Cox.
United Spanish War Veterans.
Staff and aids.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. 1. Com
mander G. f. Rausch.
Richard H. Harden Camp, Commander
Hoyt Holton.
Fourth Immune Camp. Commander Joseph
L. May.
u, y.
Lyon King.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp.
Commander Porter.
Mckinley Camp.
Corps.
Sons of Veterans.
The Army and Navy Union. Commander
Michael r. Hackett.
The line of march will be the same on
former Memorial days.
Members of Staff Appointed.
Commander Tasker announced his staff
the following: Senior Vice Department
Commander B. p. Entrikin. in charge of the
ceremonies at the Soldiers Home. and
Junior Vice Commander Thomas H. Martin.
in charge of the services at Congressional
cemetery; Assist. Adjt. Gen. L. Vanderhoef,
Assist. Or. Gen. F. L. McKenna. Depart
ment Chaplain Rev. Henry S. Stevens; Med
ical Director DR.. Thomas Calver. Chief
Mastering Officer B. L. Janney, Inspector
Gen. ]. Tyler Powell, Chief of Staff Byron
W. Bonney.
Aids TO the department commander
John ]. Needing of Post No. /; E. H. Hol-
brook and T. C. Upton. Post No. 2; G. B.
Rose. Post No. 3; E. A. Wilbur. Post No.
): W. n. Thomas. Post No. 8: A. II. Frear,
Post No I: ]. w. Andrews and Jerome F.
Johnson. Post No 8: Thomas w. West.
Post No. 8; Clayton Boles. Post No. 10;
George w. Gladmon, Post No. IL; w. II.
Peck. Post No. 49, Thomas H. jerks. Post
No. ii; w. H. Iittlejohn. Post No. 15:
tan, Post No. 10; W. r. Foster. Post No.
%: ]. n. Mayne. Post No. 81 and Charles
II. Worden.
DIR. S. Clifford Cox, department comman-
named as his staff the following Senior
vice commander. A. b. Claxton. Wasching-
ton Loan and Trust Company; junior vice
commander. F. w. Alexander. 301 E street
l. IiV,tnr DIFF
GA 18th street; quartermaster, William r.
Stone. jr.. 1863 18th street northwest; in
spector. f. l.. Cogan; surgeon, Dr. Charles
l.. G.. Anderson: judge advocate. John
Lewis Smith. and mastering oI1cer, Rich
ard b. Leach.
Past Corps Commanders Lee M. Lip
scomb and Fred w. Hodgson will accom-
pany the staff Capt Charles s. Domer
will be officer of the day and Capt. Sheri-
dan Ferree officer of the guard at Airing
ton. The guard will comprise twenty-five
Spanish War Veterans. armed with cap
tured Spanish Remington rifles and wear
ing their distinctive uniform OF blue and
gray
II was announced that at - o'clock noon
May 30 the entire parade will form at the
amphitheater at Arlington and. preceded
by the bands. will march to the Spanish
war section. where brief services Will be
held under the auspices of the Department
of the District of Columbia, United Spanish
War Veterans. These ceremonies will take
place about the pretty monument erected in
honor OF the dead of the war with Spain
by the Colonial Danes. The services will
begin with introductory remarks by Com
mander S. Clifford Cox; invocation by Rev.
George F. Dudley, late chaplain of the 1st
District of Columbia Volunteers. in the
Spanish war; placing of floral wreath
on the monument. and a dirgt by the cav
airy band. The parade Will then break
ranks and proceed to the amphitheater,
where the general ceremonies will be held.
and addresses delivered by Senator For
aker for the civil war veterans and Chap
lain c. c. Pierce, u. s. A. for the soldiers
of the war with Spain. The John Jacob
Astor Camp, Commander Louis W. De
Bevose, will assist the members of Henry
Wilson Post. G. A. R., in the ceremonies
at the Soldiers Home, by direction Of Com
mander Cox