Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-26
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
Commander Ferree of G. A. r.
Completes Committees.
CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM
Prominent Citizens Invited to Aid in
Managing Details.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP
subcommittee Embrace Representa-
tives Of Spanish War Veterans
and Army and Navy Union.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELL

Department Commander Newton Ferree
has about completed the formation of his
Memorial day committees. and announced
the several details and committees last
night at G. A. r. headquarters Several in
novations have been introduced into the ar
rangements for the observance Of Decora-
ton day this year. Among these Is the
assignment of ten or more prominent citi-
zens to the committees, the inclusion of
members Of the Army and Navy Union in
the details and the creation of committee
on invitations and press.
Among the prominent citizens who had
accepted their assignments up to this att
ernoon are District Commissioner Henry r.
F. Mcfarland, Louis p. Shoemaker, W. V.
Cox and Prof. Jasper D. McFall.
Commander Ferree also held a conference
today with Commander ]. Walter Mitchell
of the United Spanish War Veterans ana
requested him to name an officer OF the
u. s. w. V. to act as OFFICER OF the DAY at
Arlington on May so. Capt. Mitchell was
also requested to furnish a detail of Span.
ish war veterans to serve as the guard OF
honor during the services at Arlington.
Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson. repre-,
sentative from Alabama, has been assigned
to several committees as captain OF Admiral
George Dewey Naval Camp. Spanish war
Veterans.
Subcommittees Named.
The subcommittee of the Memorial day
executive committee. including members Of
the G. A. R.. Spanish War Veterans. Army
and Navy Union and prominent citizens,
are as follows:
RECEPTIONS. S. Burdett, past COM
mander-in-chief. chairman; NJ. T.. treil.
past department commander. vice chair
man: department officers and past depart
ment commanders.
Press and invitations-S. f. Faunce
chairman: Thomas S. Hopkins. John Nc
Elroy, G. NJ. Hustled. ]. Walter Mitchell,
Edward Webster, Andrew S. Burt.
Ffnance-Israel w. Stone. chairman;
George II. Slaybaugh. Nathan Bickford.
B. P. Entriken. A. Hart. l. G. Kimball
A. P. Tasker. Frank II. Sprasue. j. NJ
Pipes. F. L. Mckenna, f. w. Whitaker
o. II. Oldroyd, II. l.. Johnson. w. w
Brown, Thomas J. Stewart. II. II. Bunyea
William A. OMeara, T. J. Putnam. VII
liam Hawthorn, w. B. Sebastian W. 7.
Foster, J. Milton Heller, Parker Trent,
Thacker Z. Lee
chairman A. Fl. G.. Richardson. Harrison
Dingman. w. s. Odel. II. A Johnson, j.
l.. H. Winfield. Albert Carew, Burton r.
Ross, Richmond Pearson Hobson Geo. r.
VIM. NJ Jones. p. o. Lawrence. J. W.
Butcher. William Peacock, George Marin,
J. A. Tolson, James Frank, r. c. Gal
braith. A H. S. Burche.
Transportation-George f. Corson. chair
man; George P. Davis, ]. d. Bloodgood.
Charles Matthews, w. B. Powers. S. Z.
Bromar.
Music-Dr Thomas Calver. chairman-A.
F. Dinsmore. Edward Webster. George
Newton. Rudolph Timer. Alex III. Sands, j.
Luther Brenizer, Jasper D. McFall. ]. w.
Butcher.
Auditing-Calvin Farnsworth. chairman;
Arthur Hendricks, w. W. Eldridge.
At the Cemeteries.
National Soldiers Home cemetery-John
S. Walker, senior vice department comman-
der, chairman; John H. Hennss, comman-
der, with Henry Wilson Post, No. II: VIM
B. Powers, with Aston Camp Spanish War
Veterans.
congressional cemetery-E. H. Holbrook,
junior vice department commander, chair
man; H. Ii. Bunyea. commander. with Far
ragut Post. No. 10; William Peacock. COM
mander. with 4th Immune Camp, Spanish
War Veterans.
battle-ground National cemetery-Newton
NJ Brooks, chairman; Louis P. Shoemaker,
vice chairman: Vim. V. Cox, ]. b. Burke.
Glenwood Prospect Hill, ST. Marys and
Mount Olivet cemeteries-William Haw-
thorn commander Post 10. chairman; d. S.
Welker. senior vice commander with Geo.
II. Thomas Post. No. Is; j. Luther BreniZer.
with Gushing Camp. Sons of Veterans; T..
l.. Cogan, commander, with Harden Camp,
Spanish War Veterans.
Oak Hill and Holy Rood cemeteries
VIM. b. sebastian, commander MOTIFS Fost'
No 49, chairman; Asa Kedney, senior vice
commander. with Norris Post. No. ID;
Richmond Pearson Hobson, VITA Dewey
Camp, Spanish War Veterans.
St Elizabeth cemetery-A. B. Frisbie.
comma nder Post No. ID, chairman; w. II.
Emo. senior vice commander. with Logan
Post. No. 10: Parker Trent, with Lincoln
Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Harmony cemetery-R. A. Goodman. COM
mander Post No 3, chairman; Frederick
Fowler senior vice commander, with Sum-
ner Post, No. 3.
Northeast Arlington cemetery-J. n.
Mayne commander Post No. 81, chairman;
b. F. Davis. senior vice commander, with
Douglass Post No. II.
Isolated graves-Wm. ]. Weiss. chairman:
John H. Henniss. VIM. b. Sebastian f.. l..
Cogan Parker Trent, I. J. Putnam.