Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-06
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
Commander Tasker Appoints
G. A. R. Committee.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
PROGRAM OF PREVIOUS YEARS TO
BE OBSERVED.
Sons of Veterans and Spanish War
Commands to Be Represented
Auxiliaries to Participate.
ORDER OF EXERCISES

Preliminary plans for the annual observ-
ance of Memorial day. May 80. have been
made by the officers of the Department of
the Potomac. Grand Amy of the Repub-
lie In combination with the Department of
The District of Columbia, United Spanish
War Veterans. the Sons of Veterans and
the womcns auxiliary societies. Depart
ment Commander \. =. Tasker of the
q. A. r. has issued general orders No. j.
announcing the several committees and
making other advance arrangements for
the patriotic and solemn event
The program Of last year will be fol-
lowed. with but few slight notifications.
The services ut Arlington and the other
cemeteries will be preceded by street
parade. The line will form on the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue, the right
resting on 18th street and the head of the
column will move at 10 a. m. sharp over
the following route: 10th street north to
PennsS lvania avenue. west to jackson
place, north to III street, east to 18th
street. south to Pennsylvania avenue.
thence west to 131a street. to the place as
signed for taking the electric cars to Ar
lngton.
The line will be headed by a detachment
of mounted police, and a portion of the Dis
trict National Guard and the "Old Guard of
l.
Then will follow the department officers and
posts of the c. a. r., the seven camps of
nited Spanish War Veterans and the Sons
of Veterans.
AT Arlington the national salute will be
fired at l. O'Clock noon by a battery of
United States field artillery. and the usual
Strewing of the graves of the nations dead
with fragrant flowers will be followed by
services i'm the amphitheater and addresses
by distinguished speakers
Similar services will be held at the Sol
diers Home, Congressional cemetery, Oak
Hill, Holy Rood Mount Olivet, Glenwood,
Prospect Hill. St. Marys, St Elizabeths
Asylum. Rock Creek and Harmony Gene
teries: also at the Battle Ground National
cemetery, where arrangements will be made
for exceptional ceremonies.
DR.. s. Clifford Cox. department command
err Of the Spanish War Veterans, has issued
general orders. which heretofore appeared
in The Star naming the committees of that
organization to act in concert with those of
the q. A. X. 1t is also stated that Mrs.
Eliza V. Hodgson president of the Ladies
I.ineal Society of the Spanish War Veterans.
has named committees of that body on dec
orationS and refreshments for the veterans
who attend the Arlington ceremonies. Com
mander Cox has also requested Mrs. Kath-
ryn Wood. president of the Edith X. Roose-
Welt Auxiliary. and the president of the
Mary a. Babcock Auxiliary to name similar
committees.
Executive Committee Appointed.
In general orders No , issued by Com
mander \ P Tasker of the G. A. r. it is
stated that the following named comrades
will constitute the executive committee on
memorial services to be held Monday,
May 81. 1908:
A.. p. Tasker. department commander
Il, 7. Entrikin. senior vice department
commander.
Thomas II. Martin. junior vice department
commander.
L. Vanderhoef- assistant adjutant general
Francis l.. McKenna. assistant quarter
master general and treasurer.
Thomas Calver. NJ. D., medical director.
Rev, Henry s Stevens, DID, chaplain.
Past department commanders-Frank H.
Sprague Benjamin +. Hawkes., \. II. G.
Richardson, George Z. Corson. Harrison
Dingman. Charles c. Royce, Samuel S.
Burdett. ID. S. Alexander Newton NJ.
Brooks. jerome Il. Burke. Charles p. Lin
coin, William 5. Odell, NJ Emmett UreIl.
J. NJ Pipes \. f. Dinsmore S. +. FaunCe.
Nathan Bickford, John McElroy. Thomas S.
Hopkins; Arthur Hendricks Calvin Farms
worth, George II. Slaybaugh. Israel w.
Stone, b. f. Bingham, l. G.. Kimball. a.
Hart.
Post Commanders.
William II. Bailey, commander Post No.
j; Gideon A Lyon Post, No .; f. Doug
lass Cling, commander. Post. No. =; Robert
f. Grant, Post No. .; George W. Honey
commander. Post No. ): O. II. Oldroyd
Post No. 3; AfOnzo A. Maxim, commander
Post No. 5. Charles Matthews Post No 3;
Burton r. Ross, commander, Post No. g.;
NJ. NJ. Lewis. Post No, 6; Henry \. John
son, commander Post No. Z; John NJ
Young Post No =; Henry Romeyn, com
maRder Post No. s; Il II. Warner Post
No ;; X. d. Goodman, commander. Post
No. .; Alex Hicks Post, No. .; b. F. Gra-
ham. commander. Post No 10; George r.
Cook. Post No To- ]. Tyler Powell, COM
mander. post No II; S. c. Robb. Post No.
II; y. b. Frisbe commander. Post No. 49,;
Alpheus Dawson Post No. 10; +. c..
DOugherty. commander, Post No. IA; =. o.
Lawrence Post No. II; II. II. House COM
mander. Post No II; Edward Webster,
Post No. IL: William H. Anderson, cOmman-
der. Post No II; w. NJ Jones, Post No.
Ia George w. Fletcher commander, Post
No. 10. G. NJ, Robinson Post No. 10; j. r.
Ford, commander Post No. 20: T. j. Sweet,
Post No. 10; Alexander Freeman. comman-
der, Post No. p; Charles r. Douglass, Post
No IL
Sons of Veterans Francis f, Cross divs-
lon commander; Charles S. Davis, division
secretary; Druid H. Evans commander,
Lincoln Camp. No. >: f. NJ. Taber, COM
mauder. Gushing Camp, No. 30
Spanish War Veterans-S. Clifford Cox.
department commander: Rufus w. Pearson,
department adjutant; G.. L. Rausch, com
mauder. Miles Camp No. |; Hoyt NJ. HSl-
ton. commander, Harden Camp. No. .: jos.
l.. May, commander. 4th Immune Camp
No. 3; J. l.. King. commander. II. w. Law
ton Camp. No. 1; c. G. Weeks, commander
Mckinley Camp, No. >; Lewis w. De-
Bevolse commander. Aston Camp No g.;
II. c. Porter. commander, Dewey Camp,
No. 7.
Aids-de-Camp.
Commander Tasker also announces the
appointment OF the following aids-de-camp
on his staff
John j. NEEDING Post No /; T. c. Upton
Post No. >: F.. IL. Holbrook, Post No .; c.
b Rose Post No. 3; f. A. Wilbur Post
No !: w. n. Thomas. Post No. 6; A. II.
Frear Post No. :; J. +. Johnson. Post No.
y: John w. Andrews, Post No. s: Thos. w.
West. Post No. o; Clayton Il. Boles. Post
No 10: Geo. w. Gladmon. Post No. IL:
VIM. II. Peck. Post No. 10; Thos. II. jerks,
Post No. Il: W. II. LittlejOhn, Post No. Is;
John Guthrie. Post No Il: w. Il. Sebas-
tian. Post No. 10; w. +. Foster Post No
-. j. y. Mayne, Post No. u.
l. -. l.