Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
PROCEED WITH PLANS
Committees Arrange for Me-
mortal Day Exercises.
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
Gen. Burt Announces Appointment
of Officers.
SERVICES IN THE CEMETERIES
Program for May 80 at Brightwood.
Addresses by ]. B. Henderson
and Hannis Taylor.
IN THE CEMETERIES

| AS only six days remain before the SOL
diers and sailors in the District will hon
or their dead in Arlington and other
cemeteries, plans for the Memorial day
observance have practically been conclud-
ed. Col John S. Walker. department
commander Of the G. A R.. and Assistant
Adjt Cen o. H. Oldroyd received num-
| Der of reports from committee chalrmen
last evening and today noting the conclu-
sion of arrangements for May 80.
The Army and Navy Union Garrisons
| of the District. through Gen. Andrew S.
| Burt. USA. grand marshal, have is
sued a general order announcing that the
| organization will fully cooperate May ~
with the Department of the Potomac.
C. A. r. Gen. Burt announces the Of
ficers of the memorial and executive COM
mittee as follows: President and grand
| marshal. Cen Andrew S. Burt. COM
mander William F. Barry Garrison, No.
%: assistant grand marshal DIR. Ihack-
| er T. Lee. commander Garrison No o.
| secretary, George L. Snider. adJutant.
Garrison No. "a; treasurer. DR. Charles
Y. Petteys, senior vice commander. Gar
| rison No. 6. adjutant general. Capt. j.
| Walter Mitchell, Garrison No. IS: assist
! ant adiutant general. Capt. Thomas A.
| Green. Garrison No. %: chief aids. John
! J. Strain. adjutant, Garrison No. 20:
William A. Hickey. Garrison No. Is. and
Van A. Zahn. Garrison No. -. and aids.
| Past Commander Edward ]. Burch, Car
rison No. IA Commander Aug. F. Bro
| acker Garrison No. "a; Past Commander
| Capt. James Campbell Garrison No. g.;
Senior Vice Commander Charles w.
| Blush Garrison No. g; Senior Vice Com
mander Capt. Robert E. Grant. Garrison
No. 26; Junior Vice Commander \. b.
| Frisbe Garrison No. 26.
Provisions of General Order.
| The general order states that gar
risons will take part in the parade that
| precedes the memorial exercises In the
| Arlington national cemetery:
| Commanders are to report at $50 to
the adjutant general for assignment to
position in line.
The column will form on the south side
of PENNSYLVANIA avenue. the left resting
on 14th street, and will move promptly
at 10 o'clock.
Garrisons will reassemble at the en-
trance to Arlington cemetery and march
to the graves of departed members. where
memorial services will be conducted ac-
cording to the ritual. After these serv-
ices all will march back to the amphi-
theater and take part in the services OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Those not In possession of the regulation
uniform will confine themselves to black
clothes If practicable. with white gloves.
wearing the badge and button of the order
on the left breast
The members have been requested to at
tend memorial services at the Soldiers
Home National cemetery Sunday. May n.
1905 at 3 o'clock pm; Prospect Hill. Gem
etery, Thursday. May %. 1908 at o'clock
pm; Congressional cemetery. Friday,
May %, 1908. at o'clock pm, and to at
tend in a body the memorial services at
Sunday evening, the oath instant. at 8
o'clock.
mass meeting of all the garrisons in
the District will be held in Grand Army
Hall Thursday, May %. at $3.50 o'clock
pm.
At a meeting of the Department Of the
District of Columbia United Spanish War
Veterans last evening arrangements were
concluded for the participation OF the or
ganization in the Memorial day ceremo-
from Gen. George H. Harries stating that
the National Guard Brigade Band. will as
s.st at the Spanish War Veteran services
in Arlington.
At battle-ground Cemetery.
The program of exercises for Decora-
ton day in battle-ground national ceme-
The affair will be under the direction of
Capt Newton NJ. Brooks. past depart
ment commander. G. A. r. The other
members of the committee will be Louis
P Shoemaker. vice chairman: Maj. A. S.
Perham, secretary; w. V. Cox and ]. II.
jerks.
The Soldiers Home Band. under the
leadership Of Prof John S. NJ. thinner
man. will furnish music. The Children of
the Brighuwood, Takoma Park, Bright
wood Park and Petworth public schools
will compose the chorus. under the direc-
| ton of Prof. w. E. Nalley.
Features of the program will be an adj
an explanation of the work Of Fort Ste
vens Association, by w. v. Cox; Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. Barry Buckley. and
an Grafton by Hannis Taylor. chief JUS
tice, Spanish claims commission and for
mer minister to Spain.
The other committees will be as follows:
Executive and finance: Wilton j. Lam
bert, chairman; John G. keene. secre-
tary. Reception: William V. Cox. chair
man: Gen. f. w. Whitaker, vice chair
man: William Nick. Clayton, secretary
Invitations: Benjamin F. Leighton
chairman: Judge Thomas II. Anderson.
vice chairman. Military: Maj. George C..
PotWin, chairman: Capt William w.
kmball. U.S.N.. vice chairman. Flow
ers: Mrs. Lucy NJ. Feldman, chairman +;
Stands and decorations: Louis c. White.
chairman. Harry B. White. vice chair
man.
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